Orb

This article is about the band. For the comic book character, see Orb
(comics). The Orb are an English electronic music group known for spawning the
genre of ambient house. Founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and KLF member Jimmy
Cauty, The Orb began as ambient and dub DJs in London. Its early performances
were inspired by ambient and electronic artists of the 1970s and ... read more

The Kenneth Bager Experience

Kenneth Bager, the man who brought Demark The Orb and Paul Oakenfold, yeah?
Posted 22 September 2011 3.29pm — Comment on this

Recycled riffs – samples of music biz justice

For some musicians, having their records sampled has been like winning the lottery. Others are not so lucky, Angus Batey learnsThe name Melvin Bliss probably doesn't mean...
Posted 23 June 2011 10.12pm — Comment on this

Turn on, tune in, chill out

Summer 1989: Number 20 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicA couple of years after the Second Summer of Love, the chill-out room was as much a...
Posted 15 June 2011 12.31am — Comment on this

'Pawn Stars' Missile -- The Explosive Photo

Filed under: Pawn Stars It's the missile guidance system thingy that launched a full-scale Federal investigation into " Pawn Stars " -- and...
Posted 22 March 2011 7.40am — Comment on this

Thomas Fehlmann to Release New Single on Kompakt

Techno legend and half of the esteemed group The Orb, Thomas Fehlmann, has a new single to be released on Kompakt featuring himself along with live strings and percussion...
Posted 7 January 2011 9.45pm — Comment on this

A Geotic Album, RJD2 EP & Memoryhouse Mixtape: All For Free!

Geotic:Made in four days as a “spirit successor” to a previous album, Bath’s Will Wiesenfeld has released a minimalist and ambient album under the mon...
Posted 4 January 2011 1.09am — Comment on this

Solar Bears

Dublin pair Solar Bears spent much of 2010 dressing up simple electronics in mutant disguises. Stretched synthesisers became violin-type string sounds, beats were ha...
Posted 3 January 2011 2.18pm — Comment on this

The Orb announce UK shows and ticket details

Group will play gigs in London and Manchester next month
Posted 17 November 2010 11.12pm — Comment on this

The Orb 'Ambient Spheres' Gala shows announced

Time to chillout
Posted 17 November 2010 2.59pm — Comment on this

Download Michna and Dust La Rock's 'Best of the Orb' Mix

Ghostly's Michna and Fool's Gold's Dust La Rock like The Orb—a lot. As such, the boys recently dug into the musical vaults and put together a cassett...
Posted 15 November 2010 6.00pm — Comment on this

The Orb Vs David Gilmour - Metallic Spheres

Ambient prog techno anyone?
Posted 11 October 2010 6.16pm — Comment on this

The Orb + David Gilmour

New album sees collaboration with legendary Pink Floyd guitarist
Posted 4 October 2010 9.40am — Comment on this

tuesday morning updates

-nits- said...el debarge-heart, mind & soul (1994)per request from 1 of my readers, i'm adding el debarge's 'heart, mind & soul' from 1994. el is featured in the octobe...
Posted 28 September 2010 10.24am — Comment on this

Lollapalooza Lookback 1997: Korn Spend The Summer In 'Hot-Ass Africa'

Korn headlined Lolla's strangest incarnation — and then the fest took six years off.By James MontgomeryKornPhoto: MTV NewsWith the 2010 edition of Loll...
Posted 5 August 2010 11.50am — Comment on this

Apples in stereo Contest, "Hey Elevator" Video

What? You love The Apples in stereo and you'd like a chance to win a home theater speaker system from Orb Audio? You're in luck...Head over to the band's *Facebook ...
Posted 29 June 2010 10.20pm — Comment on this

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