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OT - Need some help
by RMStringer 06 Oct '07

06 Oct '07

Does anyone remember a band called bouswah tag They were a late 80s band. I cant seem to be able to find any information them and that spelling might be bad as well. IF anyone can help, please email me. Thankx, RMStringer ++++++++++++++++++ My BLOG: <http://renigade.blogspot.com/> BOB's Thoughts... Link - http://renigade.blogspot.com/ Other BLOG: <http://randomfallingtrees.blogspot.com/> Random Falling Trees Link - http://randomfallingtrees.blogspot.com/

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re: (OT) Test Message
by Justin Gimblett 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

Hi fellow orbsters I also have not been able to post in as long as i can remember, so I hope my test messgae also comes through too! Again thanks to RMS for his help in getting back to orb transcentral, have felt a little lost reading your messages but not being able to reply for myself from my sealed off bubble! My copy of the Dream arrived yesterday from Japan and on first listen there is some great stuff on there and some not so, like another has said, a mixed bag. The good, well the title track the dream is great and vuja de i actually really like the vocals on it. Orbsonia is absolutely fantastic, and a hark back to older more ambient noodlings. I quite like high noon and katskills too. The bonus track is like some of the dancier moments from the real old days. The artwork is really cool too - has anyone got a translation yet for the japanese orb history booklet inside? he he. However there is some dross there too - Beautiful day and DDD are not my cup of tea at all. And not so keen on some of the rapping in places either. Would prefer generally no voals (apart from on vuja de), but maybe the european release will have slightly different versions once alex has read the feedback from the board. Overall I would say this is miles better than okie and cydonia and whilst maybe not quite as good as orblivion, its nearly on a par. But I guess we just have to accept that nothing will ever again be as good as the perfect Orb trio - ABTU, UF Orb and Orbvs Terrarvm. I do love things being more sample driven again after the paired down bore that was okie dokie. For me the samples bring an aura to the songs that enables you to catch something new in the tracks each time you listen to them. So pretty happy with the first couple of listens to the dream and happy that Alex has got a little bit more on track. Not perfect, but definately not bad at all. Regards Gimberz

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Reporting in from Mars
by Dave and Ros 02 Oct '07

02 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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FSOL "from the archives"
by P J Kane 02 Oct '07

02 Oct '07

i know this is slightly OT, but i just saw these on Amazon as imports... are they worthwhile? PJK please don't hate me because i can't type..... --- All the cool kids are doing it: HTTP://www.EvilSponge.org

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(OT) Beyond the wizard's sleeve
by Jean Christophe DERRIEN 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

Dust Galaxy : Come Hear the trumpets (Beyond the wizard's sleeve reanimation) http://www.myspace.com/robgarzamusic Other remixes and info : http://www.myspace.com/beyondthewizardssleeve JC

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(OT) Beyond the wizard's sleeve
by Jean Christophe DERRIEN 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

IMHO the best remixers of the moment. Like The Orb in the old days. Every remix of BTWS sounds great to me. Any opinions ? JCFromParis

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(OT) Test post
by theorbscureddj 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

sorry for the waste of a message people but as i've been unable to post to the list since june i just wanted to perform a quick test mail just to see if the problem has been sorted... if it has, thanks to RMStringer for the assistance... :o) cheers Pete + + theORBscureDDJ + + ++ http://www.theorbscureddj.blueyonder.co.uk ++

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FW: orb mailing list
by RMStringer 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

Is or has anyone had this same problem? A fellow list member as ked me to post this for him. RMStringer ################# "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." - Author Unknown From: Justin Gimblett [mailto:JGimblett@keypeople.co.uk] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 5:17 AM To: RMStringer Subject: RE: orb mailing list Hi Ya RMS I tried setting up gmail as you suggested and i get the orb digest mailer there too, but I still can't post. Have tried and failed several times. Made sure the mail I sent through was plain text and not rich text. Made sure it came from the account I set myself up from. And nothing. Is really frustrating because it feels like I can't be a part of the community for a type of music that noone else I know understands! . Can you maybe spare a couple of minutes and post something on the mailer for me and ask if anyone has any other suggestions to try and solve my problem? Thanks again for your help. Gimberz _____ From: RMStringer [mailto:RMStringer1971@comcast.net] Sent: 17 September 2007 22:06 To: Justin Gimblett Subject: RE: orb mailing list DRW, Christian Nelson cannot post wither. I suggest that you try to get a GMAIL account and try to use it. Let me know if I can help more. RMStringer ################# "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." - Author Unknown From: Justin Gimblett [mailto:JGimblett@keypeople.co.uk] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:23 AM To: RMStringer1971(a)comcast.net Subject: re: orb mailing list He ya RMStringer You and I have spoken in the past and we have exchanged Orb tracks too via your server. I tend to go by the nickname Gimberz, although my full name is Justin Gimblett. Anyway, I wondered if you could help me. I have tried several times recently to post replies to the Orb mailing list and they never get added. I know the emails leave my PC here and arrive because they don't bounce back. I am also sending it from the PC and email address which is registered with the Orb Mailing List, as I still get all the Orb Digest messages sent through ok to me. I make sure my subject line applies to the subject on the mailing list I am wishing to add a message to and the email gets sent to orb(a)mailman.xmission.com as it should. Even still, my messages are never added. So I am not sure if they are getting deleted or if there is some problem. Since I can't post on the list I can't seem to get any help as to what I am doing wrong. I did send an email to <mailto:mailman@mailman.xmission.com> mailman(a)mailman.xmission.com which the instructions state I should do if having problems, but that email just bounced back to me. With noone to contact and no way to post, I am at a bit of a loss as to what to do and wondered if you had a spare 5 minutes to help me? I would really appreciate it if you could either pass this message on to who it should go to to sort this out ; or post this email onto the list on my behalf and ask others if they can help instead if you don't know the answer; or lastly email me back yourself and tell me what I am doing wrong if you know what the answer to my problem is. Hope to hear from ya soon. Thanks mate. regards Gimberz __________ NOD32 2534 (20070917) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com __________ NOD32 2561 (20071001) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com

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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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