ORB / U.F.Orb
Artist ORB
Album Title: U.F.Orb
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Primary Genre Electronica/Dance: Ambient Electronica
Format CD (2)
Released 1992
Label Big Life Records/Mercury Records
Catalog No 314 513 749-2
Bar Code No 7 314-513749-2 0
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
U.F.Orb [disc 1]
1. O.O.B.E. (12:51)
2. U.F. Orb (6:09)
3. Blue Room (17:34)
4. Towers Of Dub (15:00)
5. Close Encounters (10:27)
6. Majestic (11:06)
7. Sticky End (0:50)
U.F.Orb [disc 2]
1. Blue Room (Edit) (3:12)
2. Blue Room (Frank De Wulf Remix) (7:39)
3. Assassin (Oasis Of Rhythms Mix) (15:17)
4. Blue Room (Full Length) (40:00)
Date Acquired 04/15/1993
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 8.75

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Notes

(p) & (c) 1992 wau! mr modo records
all tracks mixed at matrix 4 studio
engineered by greg hunter and thrash

Reviews
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Review by John Bush

The commercial and artistic peak of the ambient-house movement, U.F.Orb strides past the debut with more periods of free-form ambience and less reliance on a standard 4/4 beat. From the opening "O.O.B.E." through the bass-heavy gait of "Blue Room" and "Towers of Dub," the flow is more natural and ranges farther than most would have expected. The bevy of contributors (including Steve Hillage, Jah Wobble, Youth, Thomas Fehlmann, and Slam) never threatens to overload the proceedings, though the minimalist sampling of Ultraworld is replaced by a production focus much more dense and busy, especially on the "rain forest on Saturn" ethno-ambience of "Close Encounters." Elsewhere, Paterson maintains his fascination with the earthy dub basslines of Mad Professor and Lee Perry, even while he's indulging in flights of fancy indebted to Sun Ra.
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