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RE: [Orb] tea time!!!!
by lithium 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

we'll have to ask krissy, can't have a tea party without the keeper of the Sacred Tea..... m~ --- Ted Tofield <ted.tofield(a)plumpton.ac.uk> wrote: >How when where? > >Ted > > >-----Original Message----- >From: miriam rainsford [mailto:lithium@careinthecommunity.co.uk] >Sent: 15 April 2003 11:45 am >To: orb(a)mailman.xmission.com >Subject: [Orb] tea time!!!! > > >yeah just thought i'd say.... iriXx in da house.... > >m~ _____________________________________________________________ tHIngs aRe gOIng tO ChaNGE aRouND HerE... get a free you(a)careinthecommunity.co.uk e-mail address: for info visit http://www.tobyslater.com music, pictures, discussion, writing, art and much more yOU caN't jUSt tURn AND rUN http://www.tobyslater.com _____________________________________________________________ Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get you(a)yourchoice.com w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag

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by Bbbrooo＠aol.com 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

hey Dr and andy pandy how about a reply (via "a contact" of course)?

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RE: [Orb] Two Magic Orb Moments
by JASON HICKS 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

Magic Orb Moment #1. It was the first time I saw the Orb, Orbus Terrarum tour June 1995, at La Luna in Portland. They closed the set with LFC and there were these swirling sun visuals, Simon's bass was kicking and sounded so sweet as well as the live drums (whoever that was). And everything just "came together", I turned around and the dude behind me had the biggest most genuine grin on his face, an expression of pure happiness and I was right there with him. It was the first time I ever went to a live electronic show, and it hooked me, I think I've been searching for a live experience to match up to it ever since. Magic Orb Moment #2. In college I had room in the mountains of Santa Cruz (more like Bonny Doon for those in the know) that looked out over this amazing lushly vegetated gully with a deck and the whole deal. One of my favorite Saturday activities at this time was to ingest some liquid early in the morning and just hang out by myself in my room and on my deck for the first few hours. If you've never tripped by yourself before I highly recommend it, so much easier to reach a state of bliss with no outside distractions. Anyway I was listening to the Ultraworld album and AGHEGPB comes on, which at the time was my least favorite Orb song (not anymore though). Something about the tones touched something off in me, the reptition of the arpeggiated sequence and I started crying. It was one of those utterly soul cleansing and beautiful cries, where you feel all the layers of bullshit built up over the years cracking away. Like you are really alive in that moment,and it just feels right. Being in that state and really listening to all the different sections and samples in the song, it made me think that song is sort of an auditory summation of the history of all life on earth. Incredible experience. Thanks LX, Thrash and Youth for providing the catalyst, and thank you all for listening to my nostalgic rambling! Jason _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Fw: [Orb] Magic Orb Moments
by Edward Halley 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

It was '91, Swedish Eagle and Freddie Snakeskin had left KROQ and were starting a new format at 103.1 on the dial. Their new home was MARS-FM, LA's first electronic dance music station. Snakeskin at the afternoon drive slot. Driving home one afternoon he played "Perpetual Dawn." I love reggae, so made a mental note when the sister sang about a sound system called the Orb. That bass was phat! Made a trip over to Moby Disc on Beach Blvd. to try and find the song. Found the single disc album "Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld" and on first listen it became my favorite album. A short time later I found the "Little Fluffy Clouds" CD single at Tower in Anaheim. A couple of years later at one of our Friday sessions my friend Thomas and I were discussing music and the Orb. One of us had played an Orb track during our sets and we were talking about what we collected. Thomas stated you'd have to be crazy to collect the Orb, because they have so much material plus remixes and it would be impossible to track them all down. Well of course I took up the challenge and have been tracking down Orb material ever since. Saw the Orb for the first time in 1995 at the Hollywood American Legion Hall. Would have attended 1993's Park Plaza gig if I had known about it. Anyway I've tried to catch them every time since. Organic '96, The Mayan, Coachella (power turned off) and Area: One. Also managed to see LX DJ four times. Always an irie experience after the show. Drove him to his hotel after one of the shows at the Knitting Factory. After all these years their still better than most of the other music out there. Looking forward to the new album and hopefully a tour! Fountain Valley Lounge Lizard

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RE: [Orb] Orb - Are You Experienced?
by Alan 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

BAda BUMP From: Rob_King <RobKing(a)pigeon.carleton.ca> Subject: RE: [Orb] Orb - Are You Experienced? To: "'What were the skies like when you were young?'" <orb(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <58BA0EC3782F4B4FA904328974C1E21CC39152(a)dove.nt.carleton.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" OK, I'm surprised no one has said it yet, but: Estranged wives are always a pain in the neck. (sorry, I couldn't resist!)

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Re: [Orb] FTP Server.
by Bbbrooo＠aol.com 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

Pheew, yes John I agree. I've always thought that the world would be a much happier place if once in a while everyone had a little drink, erb and orb. ******** > Ive been practicing actually > Ill see ya in court! > Laters > k oi kris, does that mean friday is cancelled? I've got the car started and have a ladder. I'll be outside the chippy on the high street 11pm (blue morry thou, wood panelling, fungus in window troughs, LEB ladder -baler corded to roof). We'll head over to Alex's and get YOUR Alles 1st Shoen mixes back. It's only breaking and entry if you get caught.....

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re: [Orb] Thrash's new music...Justablip
by Orbscure 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

> Only half or less finished > Ahh shit man ... > This Is gonna take years.... and the sarf norwood massive are already signed up waiting for some top thrash tunes innit if yer need any help, just scream i'll hear yer above the rumble of the a23 big up my friend cheers'n'peace... + + orbscureDDJ + + ++class of 89-93 - big up the tooting massive!++ ++ Orb KDX Server - Tranquility Bass @ orbscureddj.dyndns.org ++ ++ more KDX info from http://www.haxial.com/products/kdx/ ++

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Re: [Orb] Orb - Are You Experienced?- Completely OFF TOPIC
by JASON HICKS 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

Wow, that's quite an excruciating story John! You know what they say though, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Thanks for sharing with the list, you win most "magical" Orb moment methinks! Jason _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Orb - Are You Experienced?
by John Wintemute 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

Back in November of 1992 if was stabbed in my neck while I was sleeping by my estranged wife who I was in the process of divorcing. I lost nearly six pints of blood in less than 20 minutes. While I was recuperating at UCLA Medical Center, I heard "Little Fluffy Clouds" on MARS FM Los Angeles. I was pretty much in and out of consciousness all that day and on heavy doses of morphine. Somehow that sound really impacted me and made me feel much more at ease. I set the name "The Orb" to memory and went out and bought "Adventures Beyond..." the very day I got out of the hospital at a cool little indy CD store on Pico across from Westside Pavilion in West Los Angeles. It quickly became my favorite CD of all time (and actually still is). I quickly introduced this album to all of my friends. We all had a lot of great "High Times" with "Adventures..." and some nice herb. Shortly thereafter I found the "Patterns & Textures" video on import NTSC VHS at the same store and the new release of "UFOrb" with bonus "Blue Room" CD single included. I was planning on dosing on acid for the first time the following weekend and saved the video and new album for just that occasion (also renting The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine"). I have to say it was an amazing evening, even life altering in my way of looking at things. I saw "The Orb" live at an old hotel in the Wilshire district of Los Angeles (I think it was late 1993). It is still one of the most memorable live performances of my life. Since then I have bought every CD, import CD singles, etc. that I could find along with some nice bootlegs when visiting London and Amsterdam 4 years ago. I have met and spoke to Alex several times after his DJ gigs. The last one at whatever club Vinyl in L.A. is now called several months back where we shared my pipe of chronic with Alex and his mates and hung out for about an hour. He is a great guy and has really influenced my life in a lot of ways. Sorry this was so long and hopefully didn't bore to death anybody who read the whole thing. John Wintemute

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***OFF TOPIC*** Ex-wife
by John Wintemute 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

Thanks for everyone's encouragement. Thankfully this is way in the past though it does haunt me from time to time. I primarily brought it up because it tied into my discovery of the orb. John Wintemute The Orb - Don't leave earth without one!!!

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