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- SEP 29, 2023
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- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld · 1990
- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld · 1991
- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld · 1991
- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld · 1991
- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld · 1991
- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld · 1991
- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld · 1991
- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld · 1991
- Orbus Terrarum · 1995
- Metallic Spheres In Colour · 2023
Essential Albums
- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld is less an album than a magical place—like Narnia or Wonderland, but easier to get to (and get lost in). House grooves and hip-hop breaks provide the gently funky underpinning for undulating waves of sound: hazy synths, dub bass, field recordings, and brain-teasing snippets of movie dialogue. The Steve Reich-sampling "Little Fluffy Clouds" is a rave-defining anthem, and the epic closer will have you dreaming in colors you never knew existed.
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- Lose yourself in the cosmic soundscapes of the UK's ambient house pioneers.
- Explore the psychedelic nougat center of this playful group.
- Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.
Live Albums
- 1993
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About The Orb
The Orb virtually invented the electronic genre known as ambient house, resurrecting slower rhythms and providing a soundtrack for early-morning ravers once the clubs closed their doors. They helped popularize the style with their landmark 1991 debut album, The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld. The group even appeared on the British chart show Top of the Pops and hit number one in the U.K. with 1992's U.F.Orb. During the 2000s, they became affiliated with German techno label Kompakt, while the 2010s brought high-profile collaborations with two major influences: David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Lee "Scratch" Perry. The Orb then returned to Kompakt for several albums, including the hip-hop-influenced Moonbuilding 2703 AD and the ambient release COW / Chill Out, World! The group's post-Kompakt output has included 2018's No Sounds Are Out of Bounds and 2023's Prism, outward-looking works with numerous collaborators.
- ORIGIN
- London, England
- FORMED
- 1988
- GENRE
- Electronic