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For those of you who are Orb experts, which album would be best to start with. I'm not really sure myself, and I need someone else's opinions. Also, does some of their earlier stuff sound really dated now? Thanks Toejam :) |
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urgh..... I don't really like it. Sorry |
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that's cool, Chri5py! I don't know if i will yet, either. |
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Toejam Your best bet would be to get a hold of Live 93 as it has a most of the mainstream tracks on it Towers of Dub etc. Pomme Fritz is worth a shot if you like more of an avante garde sound. Or Orbvs Terrarvm is also pretty good. |
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The best stuff is the first 2 albums and live 93 in that order i'd say. 1st is called "adventures beyond the ultraworld" or summat like that and is a classic I reckon. 2nd called UFOrb which is also good. Dunno about 'em sounding dated, maybe a bit but they're still well worth checking out. Their recent stuff sucks though. I saw them live in 93 and was so mushroomed out I couldn't move too well but it sounded amazing!!! (I don't do that any more...!!!) |
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all of their stuff sounds dated now,but orb are good anyway. i like uf orb&pomme fritz |
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UFOrb if only for Towers Of Dub |
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I've got Adventures beyond the Ultraworld. And i hate it. How anyone thinks this dated piece of crap is a classic of electronica is beyond me. maybe their other stuff is good. |
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OMFG... do you ppl even understand the complexity of orblivion or orbus terrarum? the layers involved? man you ppl are fuckin dumb. ROFL. |
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do not touch orbus terrum untill later stages start with UForb then go to orblivion then beyond the ultra world hey there is a greatest hits out there but that will give you you know a hint of what to expect |
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maybe some people here understand it, but simply don't like it, kind of like i understand confield but don't particularly like it. |
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Yea sorry GOD ROFLMAOtwat :| |
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:D |
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that's right. i am GOD. unfortunatly, so are you. isn't that fucked up?! |
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I only got their latest album, Cydonia, and I like it. But I'm also curious how their older stuff sounds. |
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much better, actually. Orblivion is flawless, IMO. sometimes it gets cartoony, but i kinda dig that sound. |
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"I've got Adventures beyond the Ultraworld. And i hate it. How anyone thinks this dated piece of crap is a classic of electronica is beyond me." er - no offense but it sounds dated cos it's 10 years old!!!!!!!! For it's time it was and IS a classic! I'd find it hard to recommend any early Orb album really - not because I don't think they're any good, cos I luv most of it, but simply because I'm not sure how a new listener would take to it. Listen with a bit of context in mind. I recall reading a review of Orbvs Terrarvm a while back and it was slated to feck...admittedly it's quite different to alot of their stuff, but it's one of my fav albums of all time - I seriously listen to it every night while I have a ciggie before bed time. You should try catching them live too - it's fantastic. Anyhow - you can't honestly tell me Ambient Works doesn't sound dated! Still doesn't mean it's no good! |
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I guess you had to be there. Man. (urgh!) |
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Who cares about the "complexity" or the "layers" involved when the music sounds terrible. Perpetual Dawn, Little Fluffy Clouds, etc. -- sounds extremely cheesy and dated. Not very interesting. The Orb were innovators but come on - they were never that amazing. |
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Does no-one like Cydonia?? |
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little fluffy clouds is immense. you might want to get 'u.f.off' which is their best-of, if you don't want the whole back catalogue. u.f.orb is pretty good, but i probably only like about half of all the orb stuff i've heard. |
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BIG FAT FUCKIN BOLLOCKS!!!!! |
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Ahem... sorry bout that, that was meant to be from me =oD |
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Adventures is still a classic. Period. I think that Alex Patterson is a mastermind, a genius, not smaller than RDJ. I would start my Orb experience with U.F. Orb, though. |
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orbs' adventures beyond the ultraworld would be the clear choice for me, still is an awesome album, and i was/still am a fan, although not of the later stuff u.f.orb is quite commercial so far as the orb go, but i reckon its best to start at the beginning |
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Maybe you should listen to Juno Reactor/Alex Patterson-Shango the track, Feel the Univerese ,is really good... |
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Damn right! Saw them live twice, once in Toronto in '95, and then for Area One. They (he) are a live act. And they also have a Sense Of Humour. This may confuse many of you serious electronica fans, and for that I'm sorry. They also have a lineage, something you newbies to "electronica" won't recognize. Samples and allusions and references to everything from Reich to Parliament. How anyone can love BOC and "hate" the Orb is beyond me and begs the label of either poser or hypocrit(ic). Little Fluffy Clouds is only cheesy because you urchins first heard it on an Beetle ad. If you want to hear the commercial electronic wank you accuse the Orb of being, try listening to KLF! The Orb is about big fat sounds in the big fat sky, and if you can't get there, I pity you. Watch Sleeper, and maybe you will start to understand (unless you find Sleeper to be cheesy 70's filler by a lmae and burnt out film maker, in which case I'd recommend Prozac or Car Exhaust). Cheers! |
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well, when i first bought their stuff, it was the adventures beyond the ultraworld, but some of it bored me. but i was blown away when a few weeks ago i bought orblivion. i like listening to a few tracks while in a car on a long journey cuz it kinda does something to me i think like sync's the driving with the music or something...i dunno, i am weird hehe. but orblivion is nice stuff, you'd like it. |
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KLF are genuises. Justified! |
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yeah, but that was all Tammy Wynette. Their earlier stuff wasn't too bad, the Mu Mu's and the Timelords, etc. But the White Room was all just filler for the Club Floor formula shite. IMHO |
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Uh-oh, here I go... I am probably the biggest Orb fan in Canada (check out my email address), I have 30+ orb cds. I am also a personal friend ;) of Alex Paterson (one T). I have seen him/them at least 7 times (amazing considering I was living in Ottawa, Canada). The first time was Montreal in '93. Alex Paterson is a true musical genius! His music is soo complex and significant! Just listen/feel "Orb Live '93" - out of this world!!! Their stuff was so ahead of its time...and CLASSIC. Orb is my fave band yet I very rarely listen to them, 'cause it's like a sacred experience, I have to be in the proper frame of mind (which is all too infrequent), I don't want the music to lose any of its power. I'm not as crazy about their newer stuff, i best like pre-Orblivion stuff. Top 3 albums: 1. Orb Live '93 2. Orbus Terrarum 3. Pomme Fritz ...if you're just starting out try 1. or best of. |
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OK...I just picked up Bless You (Badord Comp...) and it seems really good so far, and I usually need a few ticks to get into these things... I guess once you get the lads out of their life sucking record contracts and set them up with their own (on-line) label, the kids really get down to business! I won't bother with specific track recommendations yet...wait for the new topic! |
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bah how can you insult perpetual dawn??!!! thats one of my all time top20 songs.. btw "bless you" is repetitive but great in some parts Orb-Cool Harbour is excellent |
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