The Orb
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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 “
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Jun
28
Tree of Life
Karagöl Lake, Izmir, Turkey
4 going
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Jun
29
The Beat-Herder Festival
The Ribble Valley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
22 going
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O.Z.O.R.A. Festival 2012
Dádpuszta, Ozora, Hungary
108 going
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News
Metallic Spheres Top 10 from Word Magazine
8 Dec 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/orbisms
- Metallic Spheres Top 10 from Word Magazine 8 Dec 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/orbisms
- Alex / The Orb Clash magazine 8 Dec 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/orbisms
- Alex / The Orb Clash magazine 8 Dec 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/orbisms
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