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music for listeners
by Alan Evil (lists) 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

I can't find the link to a track listing for the Music for Listeners 5 hour thing. Totally enjoyable and good enough quality for my earphones.

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u.f.orb remaster...
by rene 07 Oct '07

07 Oct '07

So I guess this is the new artwork? Also, the tracklisting states "O.O.B.E - Andy Hughes mix". Interesting... Info courtesy of www.amazon.co.uk --------------------------------- Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on Yahoo! TV.

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Reporting in from Mars
by Dave and Ros 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

Greetings all, I must say this has been a great year Orb-wise as far as I am concerned. More Orb releases than I can keep up with-including UFOrb2!-more list-chatter than I can read (I am now in the process of catching up on 30 messages), and to top it all off my wife conspired with a Lister to get me a birthday present from LX himself! Not so bad turning 40 after all.. (Yep, it arrived this week.) Seriously, many, many thanks, Gavin! Next time you are in Toronto to visit your friends and a show, let me know and I will get your tickets for you. I am blown away (or "really, really chuffed" for the benefit of English readers). Cheers, Dave. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=17043 <http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=17043&l=305a4&id=622601441> &l=305a4&id=622601441

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THE ORB Q&A ANSWERS FROM LX!!
by Stephen Wright 30 Sep '07

30 Sep '07

>> [Bbroo Writes] 1) Is there any truth to the rumour that there will be >> an Orb DJ (or live) session in an amsterdam coffeeshop for all the >> orb listees who have supported the band with their hard earned cash >> throughout the years?...."the dream" (is alive) promotional event, >> maybe...? >> NO THERE'S NOT. GREAT IDEA ! WILL ASK MY RECORD LABEL.... >> ...'kashmir coffeeshop', 'twstd nightclub', 'Sugar Factory' or >> 'Studio 80' would be great locations. >> THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTIONS . >> 2) Did I hear that LX is a dad again? >> YES ! TO A BOY & HIS NAME IS TIGER . HE'S NEARLY 11 MONTHS OLD NOW.. >> 3) Is his daughter into music? Does he find himself influencing what >> she listens to and does she like the orb? >> YES MIA IS BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF MUSICAL INTEREST. GOT HER A >> KEYBOARD FOR HER BIRTHDAY . SHE LOVES LITTLE FLUFFY CLOUDS ! >> 4) Is it true that a certain ex-orb member (heavy metal fan) has >> always been an egotwisted twat or do his deep psychological problems >> spring from the day he was locked out of the studio? >> NO COMMENT >> 5) The day before this, was Alex repeatedly playing a simple sine >> sine wave when he was told to f*off by this same individual and thus >> ended his orb involvement? >> CAN'T BE BOTHERED , HE LEFT 13 YEARS AGO ... STILL THINKS HE'S >> SOMETHING. >> 6) Does Alex foresee any future Orb presence in online virtual worlds >> such as Second Life, etc, or does he think it's a load of crap? >> BEEN THINKING ABOUT DOING GIGS ALL OVER THE PLACE IN ONE GO , BUT >> IT'S GOING TO TAKE OFF WITH THE FUTURE. >> 7) Does he ever use an erbthc vaporizer, if so what is his preferred >> setting? >> NO , >> 8) What would be the cost for the Orb to play at a solar powered >> Total Eclipse Party on July, 22, 2009 in Nepal or Northeast India? >> YOU'RE HAVE TO TALK TO THE MANAGEMENT. BUT THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL. >> WENT THERE IN 1992 & GOT SOME BRILLIANT SAMPLES IN THE JUNGLES OF >> NEPAL & NORTHERN INDIA, >> [Rachel] Could you please ask him about the backwards lyrics at the >> beginning of Majestic (if they were intentional, etc.)? >> NO , BUT INTERESTING ! WAKE UP / FUCK YOU .... >> >> [JC] 1. Does he plan to do more remixes for other artists ? >> IF & WHEN THE TIME ARRIVES , IT WOULD BE LOVELY. GOT TF DOING A REMIX OF VUJA DE & A GREAT VIDEO IN THE MAKING WITH MOSHINO IN JAPAN. VERY COOL. AT THE MOMENT WE ARE DOING A PIECE OF MUSIC FOR A FILM ABOUT THE BIG BANG. CO NAMED " COGNIORB ". >> 2. Will Badorb resurface again via Itunes or something like that ? >> NO , SAD NEWS, ROB DEACON PASSED AWAY TWO WEEKS AGO IN A BOATING DISASTER ... NO PLANS ON THAT FRONT.... GOT A 10" COMING OUT IN NOVEMBER CALLED THE " PRESS ONCE " BY NINA WALSH & I , AS THE ROOTMASTERS. ALSO DOING AN ALBUM . . . WORKING WITH DOM BEKEN ( TRANSIT KING & BELKA ) AS HFB & DOING AN ALBUM DUE FOR NEXT YEAR. >> 3. Why did they cancel their Antwerp concerts this summer ? (sigh) >> ask the promoters !!! >> [Brian Kinney] >> 1 - His thoughts on the state of the music scene. >> cut up & eaten up , by the majors , destroying our life styles & having no spirit. >> 2 - His thoughts on digital distribution vs hard media. >> past me now, still 21st century here we go >> 3 - What's he listening to right now? >> the sound of my garden , my cats , jets , and the computer humming. >> 4 - Where does he see himself in 20 yrs? >> hopefully still here & enjoying football, music & my family ( no 1 ) >> 5 - Should we still be expecting an Orb dvd? >> leading question, I have a plan ! look out for malicious damage off shoots ..... >> 6 - What's his Xbox Live gamertag? (I'm sure he plays Fifa) >> sfx snow boarding .... wipe out is the bomb >> [Anthoney Bryan] this may be a touchy subject, but I'd be curious to >> know which time period with his former partners (thrash, andy, >> witchman? are there more?) does he regard as most productive/best, >> and would he work with them again? (in light of his working with >> cauty & youth again, & fehlmann as a mainstay). >> also, who are his favorite one off or part time collaborators? >> 1/ jimmy Cauty (88-90)--- best time ! 2/ youth (90-92)--- best >> time as well ! 3/ thrash(92-94 )< : ( : ( sad. 4/ thomas fehlmann >> (90 to present ) ---- best time. andy hughes(95-99) ---fun times . >> simon phillips as bass player from 92 / 03 ---- best times. witchman >> ( 00- 03)------ very dry times ! fil le gonidec ( 82 - present ) >> ------ still having a laugh. tim bran (05-present) ----- more best >> times . youth (o5 - present ) --- back to the best time ! >> [Gel Sol]Ask him when he's gonna release Orbvs Terrarvm Part II and >> Orblivian Part II. Also, ask him if he sampled the opening bassline >> fromthe Eagles "One of These Nights" for The Passing of Time. >> orbvs planned for next year & there's extra tunes too. >> maybe one of these things that happen in black ink. >> [Ramon Vink] -is there going to be another Orb mission to space? Or >> is Orb grounded to earth.. >> yes ! " 7 wonders of the universe " . >> -i want to know once and for all, the sample in the start Perpetual >> Dawn: "what is this? i never heard...." and that 'laughing' sample >> right after that, where did it come from? -any plans to do a concert >> in the Netherlands again? >> from an old radio show ... love to play in holland . >> >> [John Goerner] Maybe ask him about Pomme Fritz II? >> that's a universal idea.... >> >> [Dave & Ross] Will The Orb touch down again any time in the near >> future in TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA? >> played on vancouver island not so long ago/ may as well been mars if >> you live in toronto. when we go to the states next year hopefully we >> will... >> [Mark Weston] Please can LX tell us if the Freebird track will ever >> get released ' >> Also are there any UK dates up and comming ? (club veneus) >> free bird is out next year after the dream. on an album called " orb ups ". ( orb cover versions.) we are planning a british tour in january 008. >> >> [Steve Wright] What is your favorite toy in the studio? >> As I have recently joined a band is there any advice you can give me >> about the studio process? >> >> cyclosonic paners ....... & look after your ears . >> peace & love lx

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hey steve, how did you do that? & theORBscureDDJ's new release.........
by b broo 29 Sep '07

29 Sep '07

hey steve, thanks for the Q&A. Now give us a clue, how did you get that link to LX? cummon u can tell us, we are all friends here & how's the new band thing going?....... and p*t* aka theORBscureDDJ http://www.theorbscureddj.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk - i cannot wait for your new 'do robots dream' "I can tell you that they certainly do...." congratulations mate, you are signed up to perform at the Summer 2009 PV Eclipse concert....... cheers, bbroo p.s. just listening to the orb 'live at maritime SF' - some very nice stuff (if anyone doesn't have it, i'll send you a copy), although i must admit i do really prefer the old stuff..... and Bill Hicks reads the news: http://www.recharge-plus.com/extras/bill_hicks_energy.wav _________________________________________________________________ Kick back and relax with hot games and cool activities at the Messenger Café. http://www.cafemessenger.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_SeptHMtagline1

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RE: [Orb] THE ORB Q&A ANSWERS FROM LX!!
by John Goerner 28 Sep '07

28 Sep '07

That's pretty funny. Thanks for working on those and submitting them. I hope you do (did) realize my question was sarcastic and not intended to go to him. Still funny. -----Original Message----- From: orb-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Wright Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:18 AM To: What were the skies like when you were young? Subject: [Orb] THE ORB Q&A ANSWERS FROM LX!! [Bbroo Writes] 1) Is there any truth to the rumour that there will be an Orb DJ (or live) session in an amsterdam coffeeshop for all the orb listees who have supported the band with their hard earned cash throughout the years?...."the dream" (is alive) promotional event, maybe...? NO THERE'S NOT. GREAT IDEA ! WILL ASK MY RECORD LABEL.... ...'kashmir coffeeshop', 'twstd nightclub', 'Sugar Factory' or 'Studio 80' would be great locations. THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTIONS . 2) Did I hear that LX is a dad again? YES ! TO A BOY & HIS NAME IS TIGER . HE'S NEARLY 11 MONTHS OLD NOW.. 3) Is his daughter into music? Does he find himself influencing what she listens to and does she like the orb? YES MIA IS BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF MUSICAL INTEREST. GOT HER A KEYBOARD FOR HER BIRTHDAY . SHE LOVES LITTLE FLUFFY CLOUDS ! 4) Is it true that a certain ex-orb member (heavy metal fan) has always been an egotwisted twat or do his deep psychological problems spring from the day he was locked out of the studio? NO COMMENT 5) The day before this, was Alex repeatedly playing a simple sine sine wave when he was told to f*off by this same individual and thus ended his orb involvement? CAN'T BE BOTHERED , HE LEFT 13 YEARS AGO ... STILL THINKS HE'S SOMETHING. 6) Does Alex foresee any future Orb presence in online virtual worlds such as Second Life, etc, or does he think it's a load of crap? BEEN THINKING ABOUT DOING GIGS ALL OVER THE PLACE IN ONE GO , BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE OFF WITH THE FUTURE. 7) Does he ever use an erbthc vaporizer, if so what is his preferred setting? NO , 8) What would be the cost for the Orb to play at a solar powered Total Eclipse Party on July, 22, 2009 in Nepal or Northeast India? YOU'RE HAVE TO TALK TO THE MANAGEMENT. BUT THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL. WENT THERE IN 1992 & GOT SOME BRILLIANT SAMPLES IN THE JUNGLES OF NEPAL & NORTHERN INDIA, [Rachel] Could you please ask him about the backwards lyrics at the beginning of Majestic (if they were intentional, etc.)? NO , BUT INTERESTING ! WAKE UP / FUCK YOU .... [JC] 1. Does he plan to do more remixes for other artists ? IF & WHEN THE TIME ARRIVES , IT WOULD BE LOVELY. GOT TF DOING A REMIX OF VUJA DE & A GREAT VIDEO IN THE MAKING WITH MOSHINO IN JAPAN. VERY COOL. AT THE MOMENT WE ARE DOING A PIECE OF MUSIC FOR A FILM ABOUT THE BIG BANG. CO NAMED " COGNIORB ". 2. Will Badorb resurface again via Itunes or something like that ? NO , SAD NEWS, ROB DEACON PASSED AWAY TWO WEEKS AGO IN A BOATING DISASTER ... NO PLANS ON THAT FRONT.... GOT A 10" COMING OUT IN NOVEMBER CALLED THE " PRESS ONCE " BY NINA WALSH & I , AS THE ROOTMASTERS. ALSO DOING AN ALBUM . . . WORKING WITH DOM BEKEN ( TRANSIT KING & BELKA ) AS HFB & DOING AN ALBUM DUE FOR NEXT YEAR. 3. Why did they cancel their Antwerp concerts this summer ? (sigh) ask the promoters !!! [Brian Kinney] 1 - His thoughts on the state of the music scene. cut up & eaten up , by the majors , destroying our life styles & having no spirit. 2 - His thoughts on digital distribution vs hard media. past me now, still 21st century here we go 3 - What's he listening to right now? the sound of my garden , my cats , jets , and the computer humming. 4 - Where does he see himself in 20 yrs? hopefully still here & enjoying football, music & my family ( no 1 ) 5 - Should we still be expecting an Orb dvd? leading question, I have a plan ! look out for malicious damage off shoots ..... 6 - What's his Xbox Live gamertag? (I'm sure he plays Fifa) sfx snow boarding .... wipe out is the bomb [Anthoney Bryan] this may be a touchy subject, but I'd be curious to know which time period with his former partners (thrash, andy, witchman? are there more?) does he regard as most productive/best, and would he work with them again? (in light of his working with cauty & youth again, & fehlmann as a mainstay). also, who are his favorite one off or part time collaborators? 1/ jimmy Cauty (88-90)--- best time ! 2/ youth (90-92)--- best time as well ! 3/ thrash(92-94 )< : ( : ( sad. 4/ thomas fehlmann (90 to present ) ---- best time. andy hughes(95-99) ---fun times . simon phillips as bass player from 92 / 03 ---- best times. witchman ( 00- 03)------ very dry times ! fil le gonidec ( 82 - present ) ------ still having a laugh. tim bran (05-present) ----- more best times . youth (o5 - present ) --- back to the best time ! [Gel Sol]Ask him when he's gonna release Orbvs Terrarvm Part II and Orblivian Part II. Also, ask him if he sampled the opening bassline fromthe Eagles "One of These Nights" for The Passing of Time. orbvs planned for next year & there's extra tunes too. maybe one of these things that happen in black ink. [Ramon Vink] -is there going to be another Orb mission to space? Or is Orb grounded to earth.. yes ! " 7 wonders of the universe " . -i want to know once and for all, the sample in the start Perpetual Dawn: "what is this? i never heard...." and that 'laughing' sample right after that, where did it come from? -any plans to do a concert in the Netherlands again? from an old radio show ... love to play in holland . [John Goerner] Maybe ask him about Pomme Fritz II? that's a universal idea.... [Dave & Ross] Will The Orb touch down again any time in the near future in TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA? played on vancouver island not so long ago/ may as well been mars if you live in toronto. when we go to the states next year hopefully we will... [Mark Weston] Please can LX tell us if the Freebird track will ever get released ' Also are there any UK dates up and comming ? (club veneus) free bird is out next year after the dream. on an album called " orb ups ". ( orb cover versions.) we are planning a british tour in january 008. [Steve Wright] What is your favorite toy in the studio? As I have recently joined a band is there any advice you can give me about the studio process? cyclosonic paners ....... & look after your ears . peace & love lx

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The Orb Live at Roubaix, la condition publique Saturday 22, 2007
by Jean Christophe DERRIEN 28 Sep '07

28 Sep '07

Me and my wife went this week end to the NAME festival in Roubaix, North of France. It's a festival in an old factory with three large stages. The sound was really good in the beginning of the event and there were some fun stuff to do (like strange video games and such...) The Orb did a live set at midnight after a live set by Petter (which was pretty good). I didn't see or recognize Youth, but Fil was there as a roadie, and Tim Bran as his sidekick with the Corpral singing from time to time. I didn't really like this live set. Why ? Because Tim Bran asked to the sound guys to put the volume as up as possible. Some people went away because of that. And it made the tracks almost painful to hear (thank god I had earplugs). The Petter live had a really good sound, The Orb hadn't. Here's the tracklisting (I don't have The Dream yet, but I wasn't impressed by the new unknown tracks). 1. A huge (dance mix) / From a distance 2. Towers of dub 3. New Track 4. Outlands (the new uptempo version) 5. New Track 6. It's Alright (Sterling Void) / Little Fluffy Clouds 7. Little Fluffy Clouds (Danny Tenaglia mix) 8. New cool track 9. Perpetual Dawn 10. Blue Room 11. New track 12. Freebird The tracks 7 and 12 were clearly not live. I might sound like an old guy, but I really miss the magic. The old tracks were not really done well. No flow, no ambient intros. I miss Andy Hughes and the 1996-1997 live sets, when it was really dreamy AND drum n bass AND spacey. I miss OOBE, long versions of Blue Room, Terminus... I hope the next live sets will be better, but I'm not sure I will be there. JC

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Re: Re: [Orb] Orblivion Clock!
by Nick King 28 Sep '07

28 Sep '07

There's one for sale for 50 quid at an online shop... I'm off on holiday for a week to Las Vegas, but am contemplating buying one... Hmmm... I'll wait until I get back off holiday before making a decision! :-) > > From: "Mark Weston" <mark.weston5(a)ntlworld.com> > Date: 2007/09/26 Wed PM 12:59:30 GMT > To: <Orb(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Orb] Orblivion Clock! > > Hi all. > I got one of those clocks. > It was a proper promo item made for Island Records when the LP came out. > Its 18" across got the Orblivion logo across the middle. > Its a nice item. > I got mine off a geezer who used to work at Island. > I have only ever seen another one. > Me mate Phil has one. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ramon Vink > To: What were the skies like when you were young? > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:44 AM > Subject: RE: [Orb] Orblivion Clock! > > > Hey cool! Now you can listen to "Passing of time" while observing your clock.. :) > > > > gr, R > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:35:00 -0700 > > From: rachel(a)migoto.com > > To: orb(a)mailman.xmission.com > > Subject: [Orb] Orblivion Clock! > > > > Hey Orbsters - > > > > I too have been feeling a bit sad as of late about the evolution of the > > music. It just doesn't seem to have that certain something that Orb songs > > always did, at least to my ear. Not sure if that's them moving a new > > direction, or me staying attached to an old one. > > > > Regardless, I'll always give new tunes a try. > > > > And even better, a very, very great friend arrived with a special gift for > > my new apt - one of the Orblivion clocks! Despite any disenchantment with > > recent Orb tunes, I was nothing short of ecstatic to have one of these! > > It is truly glorious! > > > > =) > > rach > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Orb mailing list > > Orb(a)mailman.xmission.com > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/orb > > Report list abuse to list-abuse at studio-nibble.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Van Windows Live Messenger voor jou: 30 gratis waanzinnige emoticons! > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > Orb mailing list > Orb(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/orb > Report list abuse to list-abuse at studio-nibble.com > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam

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Dream on Dreamer life is in your way?/The Dream.
by David Doree 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Took seven days to arrive from Japan! Quicker than some U.K.merchants!! It's a good album,I agree with the person who said it's probably the best since Orblivion,and yes it is heavily laden with samples,but what else would we get from Mr Paterson? For me probably the only tune that I am not to keen on is Codes?????? -Mr Bran's influience is all over it. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/

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Thanks for the Questons, keep em coming.
by Stephen Wright 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

Hi all, thanks for the questions I will keep the flow coming for 5 days, to let those who are on the archive version get there chance, and i will then forward on your questions. Cheers all. Steve

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