July 2004 - Orb - mailman.xmission.com

em:t records
by -->rachel 11 Jul '04

11 Jul '04

Hi everyone! I got an advance from em:t records of the 004 compilation - its got a great new track by our own Mr Hughes, and also a track from our list's own Gel Sol? (Or am I wrong?) They have their new site up at http://www.emitrecords.com if you want to stay on top of things... =) rachel ------------------------------------ Rachel's Orb Discography http://www.backsideoftheorb.com

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Bikes and Trikes
by Felix Atagong 10 Jul '04

10 Jul '04

Someone wrote and Jason replied: >>I get the general feeling on this forum that the new orb album has not >>been received very well....is that the case? >>For what it's worth, I thought it was far better than cydonia. >Personally while I thought the UK version of B&T was FAR better than the >Japanese version, neither tops Cydonia. I'd rate the Japanese version a 5, >UK version a 7, and Cydonia 7.5 (or maybe 7.75, but that may be taking the >whole ratings thing a bit too far). It is the opposite for me, I like the Japanese version more, but that may just be because that version has been glued into my brains. Of course From A Distance and Kompania are far better in the UK version, but Aftermath with its stupid Pass The Dutchie treatment has ruined the record far more than the original From A Distance did. And for Abstractions and Tower Twenty Three, the new versions are about as good, or as average, as the originals so I stick to the Japanese ones. If something is better on the UK album it is the follow-up of the tracks, Dilmun was rather an useless coda on BTJap, but on BTuk it follows the flow nicely. Dilmun still is a haunting track, I find, and one that could have been elaborated a bit... So Japs are leading 7,2 - 6,8 against the British... ...and I think both BT's are far better than Cydonia. Felix (still deaf from Deep DADADA DADADADA (Smoke On The Water) Purple 2 days ago)

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The original CD pressing of The Orb's Adventures Beyond Ultraworld
by RoS 10 Jul '04

10 Jul '04

How rare is it? I am talking about the original Big Life pressing in a paper case from 1991.. Roman

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re: [Orb] Bikes and Trikes/Simon Howat
by Alan Evil 10 Jul '04

10 Jul '04

>Message: 1 >From: David Doree <daviddoree(a)yahoo.co.uk> >Subject: [Orb] Bikes and Trikes/Simon Howat > B&T rears again! >I thought It was a good album,7/10.But alas I know tis >people on this list who think It Is a pile of crap,and >that Is fair enough,but the more and more you listen >to It tis soundscapes hidden deep Inside the tracks- >which Is why I fell In love with The Orb In the first >place!-"You've been orbed"-And all >that.................. >And I bet you these people who think It Is crap >haven't witnessed The "B&T" experience live-If not >then shame-I recommend! >===== >Nicht die welt! That last little bit, see, that's what pisses me off. Fuck 'em if their live version of the album is a gem. The album is crap. Whatever happened to the concept of the ALBUM? This magical thing that is greater than the sum of its parts and which is augmented by experiencing the live show but which stands on its own? Why not first go play your incredible live set of your new material and then go into the studio and make an approximation of that instead of releasing a shit album of dirt basics you use for your live show? So fucking what if the live show is great? There's a lot of us that the Orb won't come close to on this or any tour and we can't afford to fly to Europe or Japan to see them so their live show is as relevant to us (unless we get a really nice boot of it, hint hint) as the price of oil to an ant. The album is what we've got and it's a piece of crap. Somebody link me to a live version of this stuff that I can actually enjoy instead of being irritated that it was released under the moniker of the Orb. ____________________ www.psychicreform.com or http://www.ifpr.homestead.com until we get things working ____________________ A man without self-doubt is a monster. --Garrison Keillor

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orb.com?
by David Doree 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

Anyone know what's goin down with theorb.com site? U P D A T E,AND A L L T H A T ? -"Derren Brown" what a twat! ===== Nicht die welt! ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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re: [Orb] Bikes and Trikes
by JASON HICKS 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

> >I get the general feeling on this forum that the new orb album has not > >been received very well....is that the case? > > >For what it's worth, I thought it was far better than cydonia. Personally while I thought the UK version of B&T was FAR better than the Japanese version, neither tops Cydonia. I'd rate the Japanese version a 5, UK version a 7, and Cydonia 7.5 (or maybe 7.75, but that may be taking the whole ratings thing a bit too far). Jason _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

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Re: [Orb] The Secret Language Of Ordinary Objects
by claus 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

hmmmmmm... Is it then a completely different version (meaning a different language version) I have found???? Or do they not have a clue as to what they are doing... :O) Check the link: http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/news.php?nno=6782 I don't know which language it is but it looks japanese (or something similar) Nick - the UK version, is that a 10 track album or 11 as well (any bonus tracks or a plain 10 track album)? Cheers CLaus Weather status in Denmark... This morning: RAIN - lots of rain This afternoon: The sun is shining...:O) But the rain should come again.. :O(

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re: [Orb] Bikes and Trikes
by Crab ~ 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

>Don't worry you're stuff is far worse than lx's shite. But you're a good >girl for keepin' at it. > Ok. So what do you consider good? Wasp in Lager mayhap? I like Thrash alot more than his music, but thats still not much. Kris and I have good make-up sex tho, something angeldust knows about.

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OT test - delete
by Don Gagen 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

testing the new spam settings on our mail server. Please ignore... "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." Despair INC. DONALD D GAGEN MAILTO:DGAGEN@ENSEMBLESTUDIOS.COM ENSEMBLE STUDIOS http://www.ensemblestudios.com

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re: [Orb] Bikes and Trikes
by angel dust 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

Don't worry you're stuff is far worse than lx's shite. But you're a good girl for keepin' at it. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Alan Evil" <alanevil(a)bellsouth.net> Reply-To: What were the skies like when you were young?<orb(a)mailman.xmission.com> To: "orblist" <orb(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: re: [Orb] Bikes and Trikes Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 19:23:18 -0400 >Message: 7 >Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 09:42:15 +0100 (BST) >From: "Simon Howat" <simon.howat(a)amc.com> >Subject: [Orb] Bikes and Trikes >I get the general feeling on this forum that the new orb album has not >been received very well....is that the case? >For what it's worth, I thought it was far better than cydonia. You're fucking nuts. Cydonia was at least a full point better than B&T and in my opinion it's two and a half points better. B&T SssUuuCccKkkSss. There's nothing even vaguely Orbish about it. It's CRAP I tell you. I make better albums than B&T. Do you hear me?!? B&T is utter SHITE! ____________________ www.psychicreform.com or http://www.ifpr.homestead.com until we get things working ____________________ A man without self-doubt is a monster. --Garrison Keillor _______________________________________________ Orb mailing list Orb(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/orb _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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