Trying to keep an interesting and Orb related thread alive Felix thinks (and thereby 'is'):
I personally love the new album.
Mine is still in the pipeline between Japan and Belgium.
I'm sick of old orb.
I'm not, but hey I listened to some Marilyn Monroe last week!
Frankly, classic orb sounds terribly dated. We're clinging to a memory of the early 90s, comparing new to then isn't worth the effort. If U.F.Orb came out today we'd talk about the lack of sample density and criticize it's long bouts with repetitiousness. I still love the album because it defined a time for me. That time has long passed.
That may be true, The Beatles sound dated as well, but Strawberry Fields still is the best tune ever.
I'd like to point out I define the real progression of the orb with Orbvs Terrarvum -- from there the sound became denser and more interesting.
I don't like the term interesting, it is often used as a synonym for 'boring'. For me OT, FFWD and PF sounds 'interesting' indeed. I can understand (and even appreciate) what they were trying to achieve, but it doesn't rock my socks off.
It would be a shame if the band regressed back to what they were producing 10 years ago. A band that doesn't evolve after a decade may as well not bother producing music.
Yep. What I do now, however, miss in the latest Orb releases is a constant flow (or a general theme). It is as if you're listening to a collection of different bands. But when there is no differentation at all it also plays on my nerve, like the most recent Fehlmann album IMO. Guess it's hard to please everyone... Felix