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offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-07-24 18:38 [#00792776]
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I don't care what electro has to say about my threads, I
have to post this... this album is just so good... I love
it... so relaxing, and deep, and beautiful, and amazing...
see this is the kind of ambient I love... it has beats, but
the beats aren't the main thing... here the beats are kind
of subtle in most places, yet their there... yet the
melodies and sounds everywhere else are just so good...

My favorites so far: Valley, Oxbow Lakes, White River
Junction, and Slug Dug, but all of them are sweet... this is
great... I played it last night in bed, and it was awesome!!


 

offline DaWeeze from WANTED IN 16 STATES! on 2003-07-24 18:44 [#00792788]
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Plateau just floors me! Such an airy, etheral, astral and
all other kinds of spacy tune, built over a smooth 14
minutes of ambient washes and dubby turbulence.

IT'S WHAT GOD SOUNDS LIKE, MAN!

8)~


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-07-24 20:50 [#00792942]
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Plateau is one of the most beautiful tracks I've ever heard.


THe manipulation of space seems to fuck with my head a
little. He's constantly playing with the reverb.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2003-07-24 20:57 [#00792945]
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i mean wow uh yeah


 

offline DaWeeze from WANTED IN 16 STATES! on 2003-07-24 21:00 [#00792948]
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Better pay homage. It's not wise to commit blasphemy on The
Spherical One...

;)

BTW, that's a snazzy avatar...


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-07-24 21:34 [#00792960]
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man I love this CD! the orb totally fucking rules, this isnt
their best CD iMO, but.. it is one of their best... their
are so lush and rich in sound.


 

offline revpersona from Plainfield (United States) on 2003-07-24 22:13 [#00792997]
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Oxbow Lakes and Plateau now were talking.


 

offline Spaced from Mars (United States) on 2003-07-24 23:04 [#00793017]
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Yeah I have this record...its very good. Not normally my
sort of ambient but nonetheless a decent record. Lately I've
been in more of a synthpop mood. Anyone here know of Otaku
No Denki?


 

offline N-gon from Vero Beach (United States) on 2003-07-25 00:46 [#00793068]
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I listen to Orblivion a lot. I have yet to hear or buy
anything from Orbus Terrarum. If I like Orblivion, would i
like Orbus Terrarum?


 

offline DaWeeze from WANTED IN 16 STATES! on 2003-07-25 00:57 [#00793077]
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I don't know. The past Orb albums rely a lot on space and
drawn out atmospherics more than Orblivion. I suggest you
try out Orbus Terrarum, that would be the best, most logical
step. It's grounded, but tends to expand its music in more
directions than Orblivion, which tends to be more straight
forward.


 

offline plaidzebra from so long, xlt on 2003-07-25 01:12 [#00793103]
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n-gon- i think orbus terrarum is much more ambitious, unique
and less dependent on contemporary stylistic references (not
that this is necessarily a bad thing) than orblivion. ot is
dense and sprawling, loose and syncopated, very different
from orblivion. if you really like orblivion, though,
you'll probably want to sample some other orb flavors. it's
probably your best bet for the next orb purchase.



 

offline alnuit on 2003-07-25 01:21 [#00793115]
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I ADORE the way the thrashy drums kick in i the minute or so
of Montagne d'Or (Der Gute Berg)...Valley and Plateau are
beautiful too. And Slug Dub is just plain funny.


 

offline viktor from Uppsala (Sweden) on 2003-07-25 02:15 [#00793172]
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yeah, this is an amazing album... but noone has mentioned
'occidental'!! thats one of my favourite tracks by the
orb...


 

offline DaWeeze from WANTED IN 16 STATES! on 2003-07-25 02:20 [#00793178]
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Occidental is...odd. Doesn't seem like is mixed right (or
maybe that was the point). I like the weirded out synth and
the flat metallic reverb of the percussion, but the samples
in the mix are very strange choices, even for The Orb.
Doesn't weaken the album (too many brillant moments to do
that), even for a bit overdone 13.5 minutes.


 

offline Quernstone from Padova (Italy) on 2003-07-25 02:35 [#00793192]
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Glad to hear peeps like it. None of my friends were to
enthused when I bought it but I was convinced it would grow
on me and it has. I love the little samples in Slug Dub,
they crakc me up every time.

Oh adn I have it on this sweet double vinyl!


 

offline viktor from Uppsala (Sweden) on 2003-07-25 02:41 [#00793197]
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i just like that nice beat and the weird melody...for me,
that track is the perfect soundtrack to the map on the back
of the CD...very nice artwork, by the way...


 

offline Co-existence from Bergen (Norway) on 2003-07-25 02:52 [#00793202]
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plateau is my fave!'a simple sentimental song....'



 

offline viktor from Uppsala (Sweden) on 2003-07-25 02:58 [#00793207]
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if you listen to the melody in slug bub that comes in the
first time at 1:55, those of you who are fans of miles davis
will hear that it is...eerhhm...stolen from a track called
"calypso frelimo"... maybe "stolen" is the wrong word, it
could be a homage to davis...but i dont think its
coincidence.


 

offline Toejam from Perth (Australia) on 2003-07-25 03:20 [#00793219]
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I've yet to check out any Orb...

Was going to at one stage, this allbum particularly, so I'll
have to get it next time I'm in town... :)


 

offline alnuit on 2003-07-25 07:09 [#00793387]
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you're kidding me...*rushes home to confirm*


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-07-25 07:35 [#00793412]
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yes, I love those drums man!!! :)


 


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