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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

660.0. "The Orb" by SHAPES::FIDDLERM () Mon Apr 23 1990 19:52

    
    Has anyone heard of a band called The Orb?  I have a tape of a track
    they did as a Peelie session, called 'Loving You', that goes on for
    nearly 20 minutes.
    
    Its good stuff - kind of a cross between Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd,
    Kraftwerk, and modern Indie house pop sensibilities, all mixed together
    after a good night at the local Curry House ( a new dance style! Curry
    House!!).  Its open to criticism of 70s retro mania, but sounds great
    in the Mikemobile on the way into work.
    
    Anyone know any more?
    
    Mikef
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660.1The Orb and more of the new 90's dance trance...JGO::KWIKKELThe dance music library 1969-20..Thu Apr 26 1990 19:5532
660.2Cock a doodle doo!SHAPES::FIDDLERMFri Apr 27 1990 17:4813
    Someone knows what I'm on about!!!
    
    What Orb track do you have?  The Peel session was recorded off the
    radio (Loving You), and is not commercially available.  Have You got
    the track called "Pulsating green brain controls the Inner Mind", or
    somesuch.  Is loving You available on vinyl?
    
    I have asked in REcord shops over hers, only to be met with blank
    looks.
    
    To the Mikemobile!!
    
    Mikef
660.3JGO::KWIKKELThe dance music library 1969-20..Fri Apr 27 1990 18:569
660.4chill outSHAPES::FIDDLERMFri Aug 17 1990 20:4412
    err...whats the single called... The ever pulsating brain that rules
    from the left centre of the Ultraworld.  Basically, its the Loving You
    thingy.  I really like the single, tho its nowhere near as good as the
    Peel session version.  
    The A side must last for 15+ minutes, and has lot sof nice synthesisery
    rythmns and stuff.  Nothing drastically new, but good to listen to in
    the car.  B side is not very interesting.  I picked up the original mix
    for 1.99 in Our Price in Reading, hven't heard the remix.
    
    Can't really imagine dancing to it, tho.
    
    Mikef
660.5AYOV11::SROBERTSONWed Aug 19 1992 14:182
    THE ORB and Flowered Up are on radio one thursday 9p.m. with their live
    recodings at Glastonbury.
660.6New AlbumCURRNT::CARSONDon't leave earth without oneThu Jan 06 1994 21:186
    Anybody headr what there new double album out is like?
    
    Can't remember the name but it has a lot of the stuff they did at
    Glastonbury on it. Saw them there - excellent stuff -.
    
    -=paul=-
660.7AYOV16::SROBERTSONFri Jan 07 1994 11:312
    
    	Sorry haven't heard it yet - but I like your header.
660.8Love the cover %^)WOTVAX::STONEGTemperature Drop in Downtime Winterland....Fri Jan 07 1994 12:3515
    
    Paul, it's called "Live '93" and in vinyl form is actually a Quadruple
    album ! I got it for Christmas but haven't heard it all yet. What I
    have listened to is good, just turn off the lights, turn up the volume
    and imagine the light-show!
    
    When the NME reviewed it they said the Orb were in danger of becoming
    the next generation Grateful Dead by becoming too self indulgent, and
    making tracks that were too long and boring... I might be missing
    something here but, as the 'Dead are the biggest Live act in the world
    - playing more shows each year than any other major band - and having
    been around for longer than all but Cliff Richard and the Stones; I'd 
    have thought it was quite a compliment !!
    
    Graham.
660.9High price.KERNEL::HOGGANDFri Jan 07 1994 12:415
    The price of the vinyl is the same as or, in some cases, greater than
    the CD.
    
    Dave - a confirmed vinyl-ite.
    
660.10A little fluffy cloud in the skyJURA::PELAZ::MACFADYENwho has hidden the agenda?Fri Jan 07 1994 13:1110
My sister has a huge investment in DAT equipment, all so that she can listen
to endless tapes of Grateful Dead live shows made by computer people with too
much time and too little imagination. I would *hate* for the Orb to become
anything like the Dead. But sadly I agreed with the NME's assessment of the
Orb, they are becoming far too self-indulgent and their track on the Trance
Europe Express compilation is the worst track on that otherwise excellent
record.


Rod
660.11http://www.hyperlink.com/orbMOVIES::VERBISTFri Mar 31 1995 17:590