I personally love the new album. I'm sick of old orb. 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.
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. Everything before, to me, smacks of the days before electronica was common and those of us who like eletronica could still be captivated by generic tones and unmodified rambling samples. Sure, it's good stuff, but do I really want to hear 20 minutes of cicadas and pool balls with absolutely no progression? Newer orb tracks are machines with working gears and levers.