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The Orb (sometimes credited as simply Orb) is a British electronic music band known for pioneering the genre of ambient house. The Orb is heavily influenced by dub music, and much of their later output has been in the electronic dub category, more so than ambient house.
The group was formed in 1988 by Dr. Alex Paterson (full name Duncan Robert Alex Paterson) and Jimmy Cauty (one half of The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu and later The KLF). The Orb’s first release was the acid house anthem “Tripping on Sunshine”.
In May 1989, the Orb released the “Kiss EP”, which was heavily influenced by New York’s KISS FM. Paterson began DJing around London, England at this time when he met Paul Oakenfold. At Oakenfold’s behest, Paterson began DJing at Land of Oz, the chill-out room at Heaven.
Paterson mixed samples of BBC nature recordings, NASA space broadcasts and everything in between into the music of ambient pioneers such as Brian Eno. Around this time, Paterson met Steve Hillage and Hillage later contributed guitar to the Orb’s “Blue Room” single. In return Paterson worked on Hillage’s System 7 project.
In October 1989 the Orb released the 22-minute single “A huge ever growing pulsating brain that rules from the centre of the ultraworld”, which contains large chunks of Minnie Riperton’s “Loving You”. The single managed to reach the lower end of the UK chart. Although Paterson and Cauty had been working on a debut album, the two split in April 1990. Cauty removed Paterson’s contributions to the album and released the remainder as “Space”.
The group was formed in 1988 by Dr. Alex Paterson (full name Duncan Robert Alex Paterson) and Jimmy Cauty (one half of The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu and later The KLF). The Orb’s first release was the acid house anthem “Tripping on Sunshine”.
In May 1989, the Orb released the “Kiss EP”, which was heavily influenced by New York’s KISS FM. Paterson began DJing around London, England at this time when he met Paul Oakenfold. At Oakenfold’s behest, Paterson began DJing at Land of Oz, the chill-out room at Heaven.
Paterson mixed samples of BBC nature recordings, NASA space broadcasts and everything in between into the music of ambient pioneers such as Brian Eno. Around this time, Paterson met Steve Hillage and Hillage later contributed guitar to the Orb’s “Blue Room” single. In return Paterson worked on Hillage’s System 7 project.
In October 1989 the Orb released the 22-minute single “A huge ever growing pulsating brain that rules from the centre of the ultraworld”, which contains large chunks of Minnie Riperton’s “Loving You”. The single managed to reach the lower end of the UK chart. Although Paterson and Cauty had been working on a debut album, the two split in April 1990. Cauty removed Paterson’s contributions to the album and released the remainder as “Space”.
Top Albums
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Earth (Gaia)
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A Beautiful Day
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Toxygene
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Perpetual Dawn
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Spanish Castles in Space
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Back Side of the Moon
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Vuja De
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Lost & Found
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Mother Nature
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Valley
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Asylum
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Shoutbox
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producerdan74 wrote:
they are my #1 band. been listening for 20 yrs and own a physical copy of every release ever.
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SuperPopGirl wrote:
ohhh, I love The Orb!
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fireflyutu wrote:
That's sad :{ RIP andy A legend gone
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31zillah13 wrote:
Be at peace Andy. :(
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chicken_dance wrote:
:(
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etherealmoment wrote:
:( such sad news. rip andy ...
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birrein wrote:
RIP Andy Hughes
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keltysem wrote:
The Orb’s Andy Hughes Dies at 44! Here is the link to the article: http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=133&csid2=844&fid1=39462. !
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darthsketch wrote:
@bebop:It's the first song on their best album...of COURSE it's going to be the most played.
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bebopbolton wrote:
alright, Clouds is a decent song, but why the hell does it outplay everything by a ratio of 3:1? Sooooo many better songs.
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Pewp wrote:
Can't wait for the new album with Thomas Fehlmann.
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JuodasPK wrote:
That bad mf ate all slugs: baby slug, mother slug, grandmother and great grandmother slug.
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DJiLLWiLL wrote:
It all about toxygene. bomb ass shit
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Terrasidius wrote:
land of green ginger is on Bicycles and tricycles, im positive it is. awesome track
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Shponglation wrote:
Because Techno sucks:)
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imanelectrician wrote:
was it the orb, tom middleton, and klf that advanced berlin school and techno into chill and beyond ???
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bachrodi wrote:
think their name comes from the spiritual phenomenon of "orbs"?
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slackON wrote:
Cydonia <3
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Shponglation wrote:
Speechless, you guys rule,still trying to find The Land Of Green Ginger, anyone know where it is?
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Electrofreaks wrote:
Orbus Terrarum is THE BEST! <3
Videos
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Featured Tracks
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The Dream full track | 6:24 |
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Vuja De full track | 5:43 |
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Something Special full track | 0:35 |
Events
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Jul
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The Orb
Bowery Ballroom, New York NY, United States
5 shouts
| 11 attendees
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Jul
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Camp Bisco 8
Indian Lookout Country Club, Mariaville, NY, United States
14 shouts
| 66 attendees
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Aug
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Aurora Festival 2009
Aurora Festival, Asprovalta, Greece
41 shouts
| 148 attendees
News
Andy Hughes
25 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/orbisms
ELECTRONIC MUSIC
ENGINEER/PRODUCER GENIUS ....
ANDY HUGHES OF THE ORB....
SADLY PASSES AWAY ON FRIDAY 12TH JUNE 2009Andy Hughes,
electronic music producer/DJ who was born 11th November 1965 an. …
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26 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/orbisms
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Recent Activity
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blueproof, Pastaroni, k31n3 and 2 other people added The Orb to their libraries. 35 minutes ago
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LORGILEIN tagged The Orb with ‘ambient’. yesterday evening
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rachaeloates, anthrobot, qoolqat and 5 other people added The Orb to their libraries. yesterday evening
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GelberHamster tagged The Orb with ambient, chillout and electronic. Wednesday evening
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kniazeff, TanerJames, cmsxlg and 7 other people added The Orb to their libraries. Wednesday evening
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Wittiginia tagged The Orb with idm, chillout, electronica and 2 other tags. Tuesday morning
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Wittiginia, BorzumSul, Drumbadu and 6 other people added The Orb to their libraries. Tuesday morning
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a_phake tagged The Orb with electronic dub, chillout, ambient and one other tag. Sunday evening
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a_phake, rheonwyn, hhormbrey and 12 other people added The Orb to their libraries. Sunday evening
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thirstyEars added The Orb to the lineup of Baghdad Batteries album launch at ARCH 635, Clapham. Saturday afternoon
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