Q-I was in Tower Records a couple years or so back when I actually heard the Tape-beatles playing. I asked the surly record store clerk type about it and his response was on the order of "Uh, wuh? Tape who? This is The Orb, dood." I'm interested to know how you felt being sampled, and whether The Orb asked permission? A-I had heard that the Orb had sampled us on one (or more) of their cds, but haven't actually heard the work. We were a bit taken aback that they had apparently (we were told) used our work with little or no modification (depending on how true what we were told is). But we're not upset about it; in fact we are somewhat flattered. We would have been happier if they'd turned it into something that obviously was taken from us, but was nonetheless The Orb's work. But we might be able to get some notoriety out of it anyway, somehow, especially if people like you make a big deal out of it in print. No, the Orb did not ask us permission, nor did they inform us of what they had done (in spite of the fact that our phone number and address appears on all of our releases). http://www.deuceofclubs.com/write/tapebeat.htm different interview - seems they dont mind now! havent heard the orb???!!! ay? waaaaaaaaa???tut tut"!!!