October 2009 - Orb - mailman.xmission.com

Baghdad Batteries Cd & T shirt received
by derrien＠club-internet.fr 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

As always, the Malicious damage crew does the things pretty well...Chocolate Fingers is my new favorite Orb track... :)The packaging is quite beautiful.Well done.JC

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err.... Gilmour with The Orb.... apparently....‏
by Guiesepe Eisonhawk 07 Oct '09

07 Oct '09

but FYI - is'nt it actually David Gilmour's project ...with The Orb apparently.... ?‏ now I know full well that this is The Orb's passonate list here here but, Isn't this future collaboration matter of factly, going to actually be David Gilmour's project ...or will it be 50/50? & who else thinks another side project by D.A.R. Paterson & John 'Witchman' Roome's 'Unknown Ghosts' should be sooner, nearer & kept more nittly grittly Joe from FL "Be Self - Actualised"

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Orb on BBc 6 Mix Sept 12‏
by Guiesepe Eisonhawk 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

http://theorbscureddj.blogspot.com/2009/09/hot-off-me-digital-mixer-here-is… link to the full BBC 6 MIX is to the right... hasta rasta chaka > "Aaaargh. Missed this while I was away. Anyone have a copy kicking about? I think the BBC archive is gone."

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Re: [Orb] New album......../BB Launch party.
by Justin Gimblett 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Never quite got around to messaging you lot on my thoughts from the launch party. Was quite fun seeing everyone in the white hooded suits, but once out of the bar and reception area, (which had some nice trippy laser spot colours in red and green running over everything), it kind of felt a bit like a gimmick in the main room. The visual on the screens were great, but didn't really get much feeling for the visual beamed onto the crowd. The set was great, with a few oldies mixed in with BB and a couple from the Dream. I really enjoyed it and was much better than when I last saw Alex at the KOKO club a couple of years back. Funny story for you from the gig - I got to meet Alex and Thomas afterwards, which was a first for me in almost 20 years of being a fan. Thomas was very considered to speak to, softly spoken and very polite, even a little shy. Alex was in a right strop though! Someone at the bar had failed to produce his pint of Guinness whilst he played and he took great offense to working all evening with no refreshment as his rider! I offered to buy him a pint but he stormed off to sort it out for himself. I got to meet them both again later on when they were outside. Alex apologized to me for being in a mood and offered me his joint to share with him! We chatted whilst they both signed my BB cd for me - Alex's message read "LX & Guinness Love !" did make me laugh. Will remember next time to make sure he has a pint in his hand after a gig before I go to talk to him! I really like the 6 mix by the way, kinda reminds me a little of the gig. __> Justin / Gimberz

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Baghdad Batteries now on Spotify
by Richard Mills 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Hey orbsters, For all the Spotify users out there (so I guess I'm just talking to the Europeans here), Baghdad Batteries has just been added to their ever-growing pulsating library. Here's the link <http://open.spotify.com/album/3vft4LMgPYmY267DTF4i3i> Happy listening :) Rich PS - Great news about the Gilmour/Paterson collaboration!

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***David Gilmour b/w D. Alex R. Paterson for reals this time***
by Guiesepe Eisonhawk 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

http://mog.com/blog_post/content/265/1516674 & http://mog.com/blog_posts/1516674/mogbar Pink Floyd's David Gilmour is to collaborate with The Orb's Dr Alex Paterson to work on a new album. In an interview with The List, Dr Alex Paterson said "I’ve just started work on an album with David Gilmour from Pink Floyd which I think every Orb and Pink Floyd fan will want to hear." The album is likely to be in the very early stages so it is not likely to be released any time soon. The Orb remixed Richard Wright's song "Runaway" in 1996, crafting two different versions of the track for a single release from Wright's 'Broken China' album which is now out of print. The Orb are an English electronic music group known for popularising chill out music in the 1990s and spawning the genre of ambient house. Founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and KLF member Jimmy Cauty, The Orb began as ambient and dub DJs in London. Their early performances were inspired by ambient and electronic artists of the 1970s and 1980s, most notably Brian Eno and Kraftwerk. Because of their "trippy" sound, The Orb developed a cult following among clubbers "coming down" from drug-induced highs. Joe from FL "Be Self - Actualised"

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Orb on BBc 6 Mix Sept 12
by Mark Weston 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/6mix Hi all. just a line to say the Orb are on ^mix digital on September 12 Regards Mark W.

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