The Orb News

The Orb discography updated

2011-09-16T04:46:00.000-07:00

I have updated my text-based and very detailed discography with info on C Batter C, Shrubbn!! remix and Mojo cover CD. You can click here for it or follow the link on the right.

New Orb official site - my work is done

2011-06-24T00:06:00.000-07:00

Official The Orb website is now on - with many news from Alex itself. My work is done - I'm closing this blog now.

Orb Ups finally!! + more news

2011-06-16T14:34:00.001-07:00

HFB is coming along very well as well , nearly finished the side scrolled mixes for pixeljunk & deciding on the last couple of tracks for the difficult 2nd album .

the orb is releasing battersea bunches late september 2011 & orb ups is being lined up very soon for a release ...

Taken from forthcoming, brand new The Orb website.

More new releases from High Frequency Bandwidth

2011-04-11T21:54:00.000-07:00

At long last the Original Soundtrack Recordings from HFB's score to the PixelJunk® Shooter series is available to buy. Every track has been lovingly re-created from the dynamic score prepared for the Playstation games.

Shooter 1 garnered a BAFTA nomination for Best Original Soundtrack (Shooter 2 will be eligible for next year's awards.)

Malicious Damage Records have released the album as a DRM-Free Download in iTunes and all good MP3 stores as of now. Priced at £7.99 for the UK, the full iTunes version includes a digital booklet featuring exclusive artwork, original concept art from Shooter 1 & 2 and liner notes from Q Games' studio director Shouichi Tominaga and HFB.The album will also be available on your Playstation via the Playstation Store and Playstation Network very shortly.For those of you who found HFB listening to the PixelJunk games, we've reason to be optimistic that Shooter 2 isn't the end of the story, but like us, you'll have to wait and see.

We've just finished a remix for Russian label Ketama Records (who hosted HFB's debut in Moscow)of the delightful "Sirtaki on Mars". Keep your eyes pealed here for a preview.

Juliet Russell (vocals on "High Five Brother") just released her debut solo single which she co-produced with Dom Beken. Watch the video, buy the single or give a thumbs up to her Facebook site all via www.julietrussell.com

Dynamax (vocals on several HFB favourites) has been collaborating with Dom on a new project known as Years of the Canine. Guests include Afrika Bambaata, Mike "Clip" Payne (Parliament/Funkadelic), Kris Needs and Guy Pratt. Check it all out at www.yearsofthecanine.com

Keep an ear out for Alex's new project with Gaudi and Chester... codename ScreeN.

Thanks to Aaron Miles for info

New Malicious Project

2011-03-29T01:00:00.000-07:00

From Malicious Damage mailing list:

SCREEN: BRAND NEW MALICIOUS PROJECT
this is a very exciting new project from alex paterson, gaudi & chester, there'll be a new album out after the summer and some downloads available before then - if you like spaced out ambient dubness you'll love it, if you like gaudi's unique synthesis of dub and electronica you'll love it, and if you like the orb you'll love it... watch this space...

Thanks to Rachel Roth for info.

The Orb to play in Poland again

2011-03-06T01:08:00.000-08:00

The Orb will perform on Burn Selector Festival in Kraków, Poland. It's their second visit in my country. Details here.

Some interesting info from Aaron Miles

2011-02-19T06:21:00.000-08:00

The weird Orb/HFB track released a while ago - Liquidator Chelsea Mix (HFB vs the Orb) is ACTUALLY The Harry J. All Stars - Liquidator from the I'll Be Black compilation... Might be a little bit different but not enough to be a remix.

On the Baghdad Batteries bonus cd, the track "The Doll" is a version of Thomas Fehlmann's Barbie Girl remix of Electric Chairs BOB 6.

Another Fehlmann connection is Angel 3 Dub from Orbsessions 1 and Angel 4 Matrix from Orbsessions 2 is ACTUALLY Teufel from Fehlmann's Good Fridge (Flowing: Ninezeronineight).

Thanks to Aaron Miles for info.

Battersea Bunches Limited Edition A & B

2011-02-04T22:19:00.000-08:00

Limited edition set of battersea bunches prints + DVD

there are 2 versions of this, SET A & SET B, each one has different prints but the DVD contents are the same on both

a short film by mike coles & alex paterson with music specially created by the orb plus accompanying exhibition by mike coles
In 1956 three young children took a trip from Battersea to Greenwich and the journey was beautifully captured on super-8 film by their aunt. In Battersea Bunches Mike Coles and Alex Paterson have revisited this journey, merging echoes of the past with fragments of the present to create an emotional and powerfully surreal memory. Ghosts of childhood in the fifties haunt the cavernous and derelict Battersea Power Station of today, fragments of lost time drift along the river Thames blending with snatched visions of the future. Set to a haunting musical soundscape written and recorded by The Orb this film suspends us in a twilit, dreamlike world of lost memories. It has its funny bits too.
Mixing stills from the film with contemporary footage Mike Coles has created a series of stunning, frozen snapshots of this haunted magical world.

CONTENTS [SET B]
6 signed & stamped prints of images from the exhibition
ON THE DVD: Battersea Bunches Film 17m 26s
Slideshow of images from the exhibition plus extra images
Dolly Unit by The Orb, promotional video 05m 04s
a poem by Lil Newell written when she filmed the original footage in 1956

PLEASE NOTE: the DVD was burnt for UK TV systems and i'm not sure whether it will work in other regions, however, it should work on most computers

Get it here: http://www.maliciousdamage.biz/shop/

Thanks to Aaron Miles for info.

Metallic Spheres Burn Interview 24-09-2010

2011-02-03T22:07:00.000-08:00

A Burns Studio interview with LX back in September is up on youtube….

Thanks to Dave and Ros Booth for info.

Le Gran Orb Soundsystem

2011-01-05T09:08:00.000-08:00

"tune in to www.FNOOBradio.com
next week, the 11th Lx Paterson's Chewy Chewsday session with DJ Gaudi
... & on the 18th Lx announced (on today's Chilled Chewy Choosedays session) The Orb Soundsystem will be live (sounds like a tour rehersal!)"

Thanks to Giuseppe Eisonhawk for info.

Metallic Spheres on Blu-Ray in Japan

2010-12-16T11:22:00.000-08:00

"Metallic Spheres is shortly (29th December) to be released on Blu-Ray in Japan, featuring 2 extra tracks: The Cult Of Youth (Ambient Mix) and Hymns To The Sun...."

HMV Japan

Thanks to Nick King for info.

Interesting article about The Orb + some news about band's future

2010-11-06T12:26:00.000-07:00

"Jimmy Cauty, the original other member who left to concentrate on the KLF, has asked to come back to the fold and we're going to re-record what should have been our first album but never got released. I'm also doing an opera - the Royal Opera House has commissioned one from The Orb for 2012. And I'm going to be working with Lee 'Scratch' Perry who, like Dave, was an original hero of mine. One by one, I'm knocking them off."

Whole article here.

Thanks to Bytesizenun for the info.

Alex Paterson Of The Orb Chooses His Favourite 13 Albums

2010-11-05T08:41:00.000-07:00

"You can find the entire article and 13 album choices from LX Paterson on this link:

http://thequietus.com/articles/05233-bakers-dozen-alex-paterson-chooses-his-favourite-13-albums."

Info from The Orb's myspace blog

Battersea Bunches trailer

2010-10-30T11:47:00.001-07:00

Check it out here - the trailer to Battersea Bunches - a movie by Alex Paterson and Mike Coles.

UK Charts #12 !!!

2010-10-19T03:07:00.000-07:00

Metallic Spheres debuted at no. 12 in UK!! It's their highest position since Orblivion (#19).

And it's #48 here, in Poland, where only few people know The Orb. But everybody knows who David Gilmour is...

Listen to full Metallic Spheres album!!

2010-10-06T11:26:00.000-07:00

Go here and listen to whole album.

Thanks to Rachel Roth for info.

Metallic Spheres iTunes app + LX talks on BBC

2010-10-04T11:45:00.000-07:00

You can find the app on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/metallic-spheres/id394248595?mt=8

"its kind of like an interactive visualizer

and also a brief interview with LX about the album:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20101004_theorb.shtml"

Thanks to Rachel Roth for info.

Metallic Spheres album covers + tracklisting

2010-09-29T22:24:00.000-07:00

On Sony site you can see three different album covers - every format has unique design. And here's the tracklisting for the album:

Metallic Side:
1. Metallic Spheres
2. Hymns to the Sun
3. Black Graham
4. Hiding in Plain View
5. Classified
Spheres Side:
6. Es Vedra
7. Hymns to the Sun (reprise)
8. Olympic
9. Chicago Dub
10. Bold Knife Trophy

Thanks to Rachel Roth for info.

Hymns to the Suns - new Orb video

2010-09-29T05:52:00.000-07:00

Clash Music have an exclusive video clip of The Orb and David Gilmour 'Hymns To The Sun' from their 'Metallic Spheres' album. You can view it here.

Thanks to Nick Annan for info.

Metallic Spheres website + new Orb remix

2010-09-17T09:56:00.000-07:00

There is Metallic Spheres promo website at http://www.metallicspheres.com. It contains some info, video, music and some other goodies.

Another interesting video can be found on the Amazon site.

On the forthcoming Ninja Tune compilation 'Ninja Tune XX' we will find Coldcut & Hexstatic 'Timber' (Super Sargasso Orb Mix). More info here.

Thanks to JOHAN ZIJLSTRA and theORBscureDDJ for info.

The Orb and Youth Compile 3-Disc WAU! Mr. Modo Compilation

2010-09-07T22:17:00.000-07:00

"Looks like The Orb's co-founder, Alex Paterson (pictured above, front and center), has been quite busy lately. A while back, the classic mixtape he made alongside Thomas Fehlmann for Coldcut's radio show back in 1991 was reintroduced to the world, and more recently, Paterson joined forces with Martin Glover (a.k.a. Youth) and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour on the forthcoming Metallic Spheres album. Now, Paterson and Glover will revisit the days of late-'80s acid-house with a lengthy compilation telling the story of their WAU! Mr. Modo label. Entitled The Orb & Youth Present: Impossible Oddities, the release features classics and rarities from the likes of Insync, Mystic Knights, Indica Allstars, Readymade, Eternity, Uncle 22, and, of course, The Orb. The mix album will packaged along with artwork by The KLF's Jimmy Cauty, a poster made up of music press cuttings from the '80s and '90s, and a bonus third disc featuring a DJ mix of WAU! Mr. Modo tracks by The Orb. You can check out the cover and tracklist before Impossible Oddities is released on September 11.

CD1
1. THE ORB ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’ [Demo Version] **
2. ETERNITY ‘Ashram House’ (Extended Mix)
3. THE ORB ‘Tripping On Sunshine’ (Live Mix)
4. DISCOTEC 2000 ‘Feel This’
5. STP TWENTY THREE ‘Let Jimi Take Over’ (Ultramix 1)
6. JOHNSON DEAN FEAT LYNDA LAW - ‘Somebody Somewhere’(Black Country Mix)
7. UNCLE 22 - ‘LOVE’
8. PARADISE X ‘2 Much’ (Out Of This World Mix)
9. DELKOM ‘Superjack’ (Orbital Infusion 2000)
10. SUN ELECTRIC ‘O'Locco’ (Orbital Therapy Part 1)
11. INDICA ALL STARS ‘Open Our Eyes’ (Original)
12. INDICA ALL STARS ‘Open Our Eyes’ (New Style Version)
13. MYSTIC KNIGHTS ‘Filo Funk’

CD2
1. ZOE ‘Sunshine On A Rainy Day’ [Reformation version] **
2. BLOWFLY ‘Work Your Body’ (Work Your Body Mix)
3. ETERNITY ‘Blackcurrant’
4. INSYNC ‘Reflection’
5. READYMADE ‘See Saw’ (Victor)
6. STP TWENTY THREE ‘Some Lovin' (Just A Beat) (Massive Mix)
7. UNCLE 22 ‘Sulpher Salsa’
8. LYNDSEY HOLLODAY ‘Feel The Love’
9. INSYNC ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ (Original Mix)
10. MYSTIC KNIGHTS ‘The Wrath Of Khan’ (Long Play Mix)
11. UNCLE 22 ‘Is It House?’
12. SOUND IRITATION ‘Seventh Seal’

CD 3
1. UNCLE 22 ‘The Man From…’
2. SUN ELECTRIC ‘O'Locco’ (Orbital Therapy Part 5)
3. STP TWENTYTHREE ‘Goldfinger’ (Alpine Drive Mix)
4. PARADISE X ‘2 Much’ (Out Of This World Mix)
5. GEORGETTE DELLA ROSA ‘D'ya Wanna’ (Roots Mix)
6. READYMADE ‘Ambient State‘ (Edit)
7. INSYNC ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ (Ambient Mix)
8. MYSTIC KNIGHTS ‘Filo Funk’
9. JAM ON THE MUTHA ‘Hotel California’ (Orbitally Ambient Mix)
10. APPOLO XI ‘Peace’ (In The Middle East)
11. STP TWENTYTHREE ‘I'm Gonna Love You' (Pablo Style Mix)
12. DELKOM ‘Superjack” (Neutron Infusion 9000)"

From XLR8R site. Thanks to Guiesepe Eisonhawk for info.

The Orb featuring David Gilmour - Metallic Spheres - new album in October

2010-08-17T22:23:00.001-07:00

Great news today!! New Orb album featuring David Gilmour will be released in October. More info here. And also check out this video (there is David and Youth, but not Alex).

Thanks to Aaron Miles for info.

Premiere of Alex' film

2010-07-24T12:21:00.000-07:00

FRIDAY DECEMBER 17TH 2010
premiere of alex paterson & mike coles' film "battersea bunches" with live music by a. paterson and t. fehlmann + accompanying exhibition of artwork, at the redgate gallery in brixton - full details on here soon

Info from Malicious Damage website.

HFB's album is out (also available Deluxe Edition)

2010-07-06T11:09:00.000-07:00

Hell Fire and Brimstone is the new studio album by High Frequency Bandwidth - it's out now in all the usual places or direct from Malicious Damage.

Here's some info about what you get...

1.Hundred Forty Billion features Dynamax, fresh from The Bronx and European Ambassador of Afrika Bambaata's Zulu Nation and Ice T's Rhyme Syndicate. True credentials. Check out the video on our video page or on YouTube. this track also featured on the BAFTA nominated PS2 game by Pixel Junk, "Shooter" 2. Heptafleurobutryl features MOBO award winning East London MC Funky DL. Unofficially known as "The UK's hardest working man in Hip Hop" his accomplishments are too numerous to list. If you doubt, visit his website. 3. How Far Back? 4. Harmless Feather Bed featuring Dynamax 5. Hallo From Berlin 6. Hot From Behind 7. Happiness Feels Brilliant 8. Hill Film Blues featuring Dynamax. As featured on "Shooter" 9. Hey, Fizzy Bubbles! with vocals from West London's own Gerel 10. Hell Fire and Brimstone as featured on "Shooter" 11. Hidden Foto Banks as featured on "Shooter". Watch the Video on our video page or on YouTube. 12. Holes for Black 13. Harmonic Five [Beatless] 14. Hitchcock's First Bugle features the heavenly trumpet work of Quentin Collins of the Transatlantic Collective 15. Hitchcock's First Blunder 16. High Five Brother featuring Juliet Russell and Simone Niles 17. Huge Fiery Ball Watch the Video on our video page or on Vimeo.

Available from the Malicious Damage Shop is the Delux Edition lovingly packed into a tin with Colsey's artwork and a bonus CD of remixes:

1. Hundred Forty Billion (Gaudi Mix) Recent collaborations with names such as Grandmaster Flash, Horace Andy and Michael Franti make Gaudi one of the world's most in-demand producers and remixers. Just listen to this remix and all will be clear if you didn't know already. 2. Happy Fucking Birthday (Tripswitch Mix) from Cape Town. The track also features Aadesh Shrivastava, one of Bollywood's best known artists - an old friend, he first proved his dexterity over breaks and hip hop by featuring on Wyclef Jean's album Carnival Vol. 2 3.Harmonic Five [Broken] (Indidginus Baragouin Mix) a didg playing sensation from Cape Town 4.High Five Brother (Ivan Novich Mix) an up and coming prodigy from the U.S. 5. Holes For Black (81Neutronz Mix) One of New York's hottest new turntablists, 81 Neutronz aka Nick Low-Beer also features on the latest Eminem album 6.High Flying Birds (Hektagon Mix) from the Pushin' Plastic stable 7.Happy Fucking Birthday (Andy Blake Mix) Andy Blake is currently one of London's most fashionable DJs, regularly holding the fort at World Unknown. 8. Holes For Black (Indidginus Event Horizon Mix) 9. High Five Brother (DJ Red and Josh Dupont Mix) Houston's Finest 10. High Flying Birds (Mike Lennon Mix) Another member of the venerable Pushin' Plastic Stable

Ambient Masterclass

2010-06-08T22:39:00.000-07:00

"This month's issue of UK music technology magazine Computer Music (Issue 153, July 2010) contains a feature entitled Ambient Masterclass, which features Dr Alex Patterson of the Orb, Gier Jenssen - better known as Biosphere - and FSOL's own Garry Cobain giving their tips and advice on creating ambient music."

Info from FSOL site.

HFB's EP:Two and EP:Three released & album launch party

2010-05-20T04:31:00.000-07:00

Week ago.

There will also be album launch party - Hell Fire and Brimstone.

Another site with Orb shows

2010-05-05T02:27:00.001-07:00

Here. Sorted by year and quite comprehensive. Thanks to thatch for managing such a good site!!

HFB's EP:One released

2010-04-19T07:20:00.001-07:00

Somehow I missed it - High Frequency Bandwidth has released their first EP, with 2 more to follow soon (April 26th and May 10th).

Baghdad Batteries Special Edition

2010-04-08T03:33:00.000-07:00

SPECIAL EDITION NUMBERED CARDBORB BOXED SET
BAGHDAD BATTERIES {ORBSESSIONS VOLUME III}
AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK WITH STEREO SOUND
FEATURING THE MUSIC FROM WERNER BOOTE'S AWARD-WINNING FILM PLASTIC PLANET

"There’s a very special atmosphere to this album: two men bouncing ideas and exploring in classic Orb style to make a classic Orb album, hitting the magic place Alex always strives for, but this time with a lustful vengeance tempered with new gentleness and a movie in their heads."

this is a magnificent piece of nonsensical frippery that looks like it was posted from baghdad in 1938

here's what you get:
the double vinyl
the UK CD release
a special bonus CDR of alternative interpretations
a wallet of recently discovered photographs & documents
a small tin of associated paraphernalia [copper wires, paper clips, pennies, lemon balm seed packet*, numbered badge, action figure]
a unique personalised certificate of authentication stamped by the orb & malicious damage
*due to customs restrictions we can't send the actual seeds outside europe - sorry!

vinyl tracklisting:
STAGE A: styrofoam meltdown 3:45, chocolate fingers 5:14, baghdad batteries 5:09, raven's reprise 4:13
STAGE B: dolly unit 5:02, super soakers 8:42, orban tumbleweed 3:33
STAGE C: suburban smog 6:52, pebbles 1:08, woodlarking 3:48, OOPA 6:12
STAGE D: chucks peaks 9:22, dolly unit remix 8:48

CD tracklisting:
01 styrofoam meltdown 03:45... 02 chocolate fingers 05:13... 03 baghdad batteries 05:09
04 raven’s reprise 04:12... 05 dolly unit 05:01... 06 super soakers 08:42
07 suburban smog 06:51... 08 orban tumbleweed 03:32... 09 pebbles 01:08
10 woodlarking 03:47... 11 OOPA 06:12

bonus CDR of alternative interpretations:
chucks peaks 9:22 [same mix as on the vinyl]
styro 3:43, mutant ambience 5:28
suburban ambience 4:36, the doll 4:18
plastic thrills 5:18, styrofoam capital 10:04

You can buy it here.

Thanks to Aaron Miles for info

New Thomas Fehlmann album "Gute Luft" is out

2010-04-05T07:34:00.000-07:00

More details here.

Happy Fan Babble No. 5

2010-03-02T06:37:00.000-08:00

Exclusive material
There's a new 2 hour radio show from the Fnoob archives ready to hear or download at http://www.highfrequencybandwidth.com/audio

The Hash Wednesday Sessions...

Dom and Alex start a new radio show at fnoob.com tomorrow (3rd March 2010). From 1800 till 2200 GMT we'll be sharing what's on our turntables at home on the internet radio station where you can join ourselves and other listeners in the chatroom. We may even have phone lines open (check fnoob's site for details.)

Hemp’s Fresh Bugle
Issue #2

Herb, Fred and Bert met in a hub on the south star near "great miss indeed ", the deep space outpost warmed by the 6 star system of fnoob. Fnoob is like living in a cushion full of Jamaican rum & emu like beings that eat their own arms. Luckily, their arms perpetually regrow from the ions that bombard "great miss indeed".

"A circus of sound with eons of noise from the outer rim planet high in the constellation of solaris prime." The Star News

“After countless journeys across the chocolate forests, flying against the endless winds of radio waves from mobiles & greys refusing our visa's, 9-11 became just a number. Today is 15-01: just a number, as today will be yesterday one day soon.” The Sunshine Paper (Happy Free Bums)

“HFB – heaven’s finest band - have arrived in a planet near you, from deep space via a sell out tour of Mars at Mount Olympus.

(The biggest mountain range in our solar system.) Theew are rumours of extra gigs in the frozen lakes of the martian north pole. Digital downloads will become available soon...” Hemps Finest Bugle (news spread ad7459*)

Live versions available on Mars only: $5 Plus a free t & a signed poster of solaris prime .

From the lawns of neverland to the statues at gracelands . we bring u " Hell Fire & Brimstone” .....

the Holy Fun Bible 320 Bb C .

We asked one lucky recipient of the new album from the inter kingdom of chilled rhythms for his perspective: “it’s the new set of seconds from that heavy fish breath, the hosts with the most, - your planet is cool. BRING IT BACK. High Frequency Bandwidth - it's a star breaker, a sonic selection to smooth your stockings & leave you in suspenders.”

* extracts from the newspaper HEMPS FINEST BUGLE ad 7459

Happy Fan Babble No.4 (Incorporating Hemps Fresh Bugle!)

2010-02-23T01:56:00.000-08:00

Recent News

No.1 The good people at BAFTA have nominated us for "Best Original Soundtrack" for our music on the Pixel Junk PS3 game "Shooter" in the BAFTA Video Game Awards. If you're a BAFTA member - VOTE FOR US! Thanx.

(We didn't believe it either, so look here: http://www.bafta.org/awards/video-games/nominations-in-2010,1017,BA.html)

Exclusive material
Log in at http://www.highfrequencybandwidth.com for our 50 years of Island Records Talvin Singh remix.

Next HFB Events

The Hash Wednesday Sessions starring HFB start at http://www.fnoob.com every second Wednesday from March 3rd 2010 at 1900 GMT. Four clear hours of commercial free music from the vinyl archives of Dr Alex Paterson and Dom Beken.

We're also playing a one off gig at The Orange Street Music Club (Canterbury).Tix cost ?7 from Orange Street Bar (they take card payments) OR call the Tin Man 01303-863474
Doors Open 8pm, Show time: 9pm-11pm Close Midnight
www.orangestreetmusic.com
Orange Street Music Club
15 Orange Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2JA
Telephone: 01227 760801

Special Insert

Hemp’s Fresh Bugle

Issue #1

Witnesses at the landing site said, “…we heard Hitchcock’s first bugle! It brought us to Earth's solar system & the Martian House scene…”

…Herb knew of Fred & Bert , Bert knew of Herb & Fred! Together they became HFB. From then on everything HFB became a “joint decision”…

On 27 Jan 2010, at 17:54, Lx Paterson wrote:

“and ? x”

Begin forwarded message:

From: Lx Paterson

Date: 15 January 2010 08:54:10 GMT

To: dom beken

Subject: hfb press " high times " news from beyond the stars .....

Back in the day when ghetto blasters & tag teams ruled the earth, b4 WMD, there came three into one: Herb, Fred & Bert.

Herb F. B. came from a galaxy far into the Future in da mothership of titan proportions.

Living in a pickled pitched pattern within the star of Frequency's (in a beats per Bandwidth), this drifted across the ether: “filter the echo & rearrange my shirt please Herb, we're going in , at one Beat per decade . High Times – HFB!”

Fred H. B. rode on a spirit beyond the phoenix, from on " High ": Beaming down digital

downloads of the new sound called chill hop. Not on a stick, not a boat, but transmitted in earth seconds to the earth portal area known as Malicious Damage. The subject matter concerns an odd couple* called ... HFB

Bert H. F. (alhough the anti matter disclaimer had a cold) ate a worm hole for breakfast, rapped from across the ocean of time, brought warmth, happiness & countless opponents crazed by the souls of their demons; to rest in the open fires of Bambaataa-Land.

* that's odd . three people as a couple ..........

HFB's Happy Fan Babble No.3

2010-02-15T04:01:00.000-08:00

We've just uploaded a 10 minute mix featuring 29 tunes from our favourites for you to listen in-situ or cut-out-and-keep. There's a track listing at the bottom of this e-mail...

Recent News

Last week we braved the freezing weather for the first video shoot of Hundred Forty Billion featuring guest vocalist Dynamax and our very own corporal, Eric Von Skywalker... Shot by Malicious Mike, the video features South London's finest graffiti artists giving Waterloo the HFB treatment.

Please forward this to anyone you think might be interested and ask them to register too... the more people we get on board the better chance we have of being able to start touring!

10 minute mix track list:

1 In Flux - DJ Shadow
2 Falkenbuk - The Orb
3 Hell, Fire and Brmstone - HFB
4 Heptafleurobutryl - HFB
5 The Last Lighthouse Keeper - Transit Kings
6 Hundred Forty Billion - HFB
7 Heavenly Feather Bed - HFB
8 Right Now Real - Mad Lib/MED
9 Getto Rhyme Story Percee P
10 Good Morning Sunshine - Quasimoto
11 Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
12 Japanese Cars - Transit Kings
13 The End of Bitters - Prefuse 73
14 Fist Full of Dollars (Main Theme) - Ennio Morricone
15 Baghdad Batteries - The Orb
16 Energy Fools the Musician - Brian Eno
17 No Awareness - Dr Octagon
18 Soul Clapp - Canned and Able
19 The Stampede- Oh No
20 White Man's Got a God Complex - Last Poets
21 Gladiator - Common
22 Broken Levee Blues - DJ Shadow
23 Ronotik Works 1.0 - Oh No
24 Snowbow - The Orb
25 Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copeland
26 Petite Fluer - Chris Barber
27 Witness - Rodney P/Roots Manuva
28 Huge Fiery Ball - HFB
29 Triple Tone Eyes (Dom1 remix) - Just Jack

Coming up...
Darkfibre direct an insane slow motion scooter stunt fest for "Huge Fiery Ball"...

However I can't find a link for that mix...

Some news about HFB and The Orb

2010-02-08T22:14:00.000-08:00

First of all, High Frequency Bandwidth started to sent their bulletin, called Happy Fan Babble:

"After the predictable teething problems when we launched the site this week i thought I'd upload an extra exlusive for the weekend: a one hour continuous mix 1st broadcast on Dom's internet radio show. The next show is Monday night (8th Feb) 2100 to 2300 GMT broadcast at www.fnoob.com Please listen in - I'll be in the chat room there for any Humdrum Funny Banter!

Please tell everyone you know to register at the site - as soon as we have enough people we should be able to convince the powers-that-be to book us some shows!

Recent News:

The album and EPs are finished and mastered by our friend Hippy. There's a quick spin through of a selection on the front page of our site and 10 samplers on MySpace. The first releases will begin on Malicious Damage Records from April 2010.

Next week we'll be shooting the video for "Hundred Forty Billion" with guest vocalist Dynamax..."

Next one is interesting site with Orb live show and an interview with Alex' for download:

"Once a month on solipsistic NATION I feature a live performance from an electronic musician and boy do I have a treat for you today because today’s is a live set from The Orb recorded at the A.B. in Brussels September 25th of 2009! As an added bonus, we’re also going to talk to The Orb’s co-founder, Alex Paterson."

More at Solipsistic.

Plus more live shows:

"LX is DJing at the highly secretive Brixton night "World Unknown" with visuals from our very own Malicious Mike Coles.

February 12th 2010

"A challenging and exciting music policy ." Time Out
“We like the cut of World Unknown's jib, especially when it comes to musical policy” FACT

Dr. Alex Paterson exclusive World Unknown-style set (The Orb/HFB)
Andy Blake exclusive live acid house set (Dissident, Black Editions)
Joe Hart DJ set (Bloc, Body Hammer)
Visuals from Mike Coles (Malicious Damage)

Acid house, new beat, EBM, cold wave, minimal wave, synth pop, proper electro and more.

Due to the phenomenal response to Andy's free World Unknown download, here's a new equally stunning free mix from Joe Hart. Ignore at your peril:
http://disception.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9725&p=176183#p176183

February 12th / 11pm - 5am / Secret location, Brixton, London / £5 before 12 and £7 after . Visit www.worldunknown.co.uk for address or email mail@worldunknown.co.uk for address plus £5.00 guest list all night"

And the last live show:

11 April 2010, London - SILVER ODYSSEY DINNER - THE ORB (LIVE VOCAL PERFORMANCE) + BEYOND THE WIZARDS SLEEVE (DJ) site

Archive of Live Orb Shows

2010-02-04T22:08:00.000-08:00

Joe Topijan has opened site with archive of live Orb shows. The address is http://orbus.terrarum.net Nice work, Joe!!

Chuck Peaks - new track on Orb's Myspace

2010-02-03T22:30:00.000-08:00

You can listen to it here. It's 9:21 long and it was available on BBC mix as track 2.

Exclusive mix from HFB + Baghdad Batteries vinyl info

2010-02-03T22:25:00.000-08:00

Info from HFB mailing list (thanks to Rachel Roth for it):

just thought i'd let you know that anyone who registers with HFB for future updates can now download a FREE exclusive 1 hour mix by dom beken and alex paterson

just go to http://www.highfrequencybandwidth.com and click register and you'll then be taken to the members' area where you can listen or download

then i recommend that you go to http://www.maliciousdamage.co.uk/shop where you can exchange monetary units for all manner of fine malicious music and frippery

ps: BAGHDAD BATTERIES LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET DOUBLE VINYL COMING SOON

The mix is actually half an hour long...

Dolly Unit video

2010-02-03T04:37:00.000-08:00

Check this out.

Pop Ambient 2010 available to listen

2010-01-18T04:16:00.000-08:00

You can listen to whole Pop Ambient 2010 compilation with Orb track among others. Just go here. Thomas Fehlmann song from the same compilation is also available as a free download here.

Pop Ambient 2010 with new Orb track

2009-12-12T12:46:00.001-08:00

Taken from XLR8R site (thanks to Guiesepe Eisonhawk for info):

Longstanding German techno imprint Kompakt is releasing Pop Ambient 2010, the tenth release in their annual compilation series of lush and relatively formless music, this January. The 13-track release, curated by label head Wolfgang Voigt, is purported to be "a defining moment for the series—a change in pace but a familiar face for those that have been yearning for our annual remedy," and features both new and previously released tracks from the likes of The Orb, Popnoname, and recent XLR8R-featured artist DJ Koze. Fans can get their hands on the tastemaking compilation when it hits retailers January 18. Check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:
1 Marsen Jules - The Sound of One Lip Kissing
2 Brock Van Wey/BVDUB - Lest You Forget
3 Triola - Shildergasse
4 Wolfgang Voigt - Zither Und Horn
5 Andrew Thomas - Clouds Across Face
6 The Orb - Glen Coe
7 Mikkel Metal - Blue Items
8 DJ Koze - Bodenweich
9 Jürgen Paape - 864M
10 Dettinger - Therefore
11 Thomas Fehlmann - In the Wind
12 Popnoname - Deutz Air
13 Brock Van Wey/BV - Will You Know Where to Find Me

New Playstation Game with HFB SoundTrack

2009-12-11T12:17:00.000-08:00

Finally some news from High Frequency Bandwidth. New album out early 2010!!

David Gilmour New Album Collaboration with The Orb's Dr Alex Paterson

2009-10-05T22:41:00.000-07:00

Pink Floyd's David Gilmour is to collaborate with The Orb's Dr Alex Paterson to work on a new album.

In an interview with The List, Dr Alex Paterson said "I’ve just started work on an album with David Gilmour from Pink Floyd which I think every Orb and Pink Floyd fan will want to hear."

The album is likely to be in the very early stages so it is not likely to be released any time soon.

Found here and here.

Thanks to Guiesepe Eisonhawk for info!!

The Orb - BBC 6Mix

2009-09-14T23:54:00.000-07:00

Last saturday The orb did a nice mix for BBC. You can listen to 2 hour show here. theORBscureDDJ made it available for download on his blog. Here's the tracklisting for this stripped down mix:

1. Baghdad Batteries
2. I don't know - but sounds very Fehlmannish
3. I don't know - nice dub
4. Styrofoam Meltdown
5. Dolly Unit (majestic flowing mix)
6. Orban Tumbleweed
7. Woodlarking
8. DDD (thomas fehlmann flowing disco mix)
9. Pebbles
10. Raven's Reprise
11. Edelblau

Another mysterious remixes & Alex' collaboration

2009-09-11T02:00:00.000-07:00

Aaron Miles has pointed out that KLF Communications site is listing 4 Orb remixes I have never heard of:

Run of Run DMC - Praise my DJ's (Orb Mix) 4:15
Scott Brown - Johnny (Orb Mix) 2:08
Subsonar - Stand Strong (Orb Duat Remix) 8:10
Red 5 - Life Me Up (Orb's Up Remix) 5:39

Discogs lists only Red 5 mix, but claims that it was made by some other Orb, not ours. Don't know if it's true or not.

And also some sources claim that album All in a Day by hip-hop artist Backyard Dog features guest appearance not only by Alex Paterson, but also "by the late Kirsty MacColl, Steve Hillage, the Beloved and Jeremy Healy's Easy Posse."

If you have more info about these facts, let me know.

Another Baghdad Batteries bonus track

2009-09-10T07:09:00.001-07:00

If you buy Baghdad Batteries through iTunes you will get bonus track: Plastic Thrills (5:17). Thanks to Aaron Miles for info.

Interesting Orb spotting...

2009-09-10T06:47:00.000-07:00

...here, in new iTunes 9 info. Spotted by Brian Frick.

The Orb to perform in Poland

2009-09-10T02:29:00.000-07:00

The Orb will be the main star of FreeFormFestival 2009, which will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 16th and 17th of October. Details to follow.

Baghdad Batteries bonus track duration...

2009-09-05T12:07:00.000-07:00

...is 8:48.

Mysterious Orb remix - Lindsey Cockwell

2009-08-26T22:54:00.000-07:00

Some of you might remember the mysterious promo CD-R for Badorb's Bless You compilation which included exclusive track Tiny Snatch by Lindsey Cockwell. Aaron Miles was able to find this track and noticed that it sounds very orb-ish. It might be produced by Orb or remixed by the band (the track is 3:26 long). Lindsey Cockwell official site has interesting quote: "...Somewhere in the middle of all this her ear for melody was spotted by Alex Patterson of the Orb who produced a version of her song 'Tiny Snatch Of Daylight'..." The track has basslines and pretty good production. Her own stuff is quite minimal in comparison.

So, if someone knows anything about this track - let me know.

Baghdad Batteries t-shirts

2009-08-26T12:08:00.000-07:00

Info from Malicious Damage:

we're now taking orders for the new orb album BAGHDAD BATTERIES
[plus associated t-shirts]
http://www.maliciousdamage.co.uk/shop
if you order it before next monday you should have it
through your letterbox by the time it's in the shops
[UK only - the rest of the world may take a little longer]

Gel-Sol's Adventures Beyond the Plunderworld

2009-08-21T21:54:00.000-07:00

Gel-Sol, the man who can be easily named Andy Hughes' successor, made free download album, called 'Gel-Sol's Adventures Beyond the Plunderworld'. The cover looks somewhat familiar...

Check out his website for more very nice and interesting music.

Baghdad Batteries japanese bonus track

2009-08-12T23:57:00.000-07:00

Japan edition of 'Baghdad Batteries' will include bonus track: Dolly Unit (majestic flowing remix). Details.

Plastic Planet trailer

2009-08-12T00:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/plastic-planet/trailer with Orb's 'Cool harbour' in the background.

Baghdad Batteries details

2009-08-08T12:59:00.001-07:00

Thanks to polar-sequence, we have now Baghdad Batteries entry on Discogs. The album should be out on September 7, and it's quite short - only 53:21. Check this out.

HFB remixed Blue Pearl

2009-07-26T22:28:00.000-07:00

"Blue Pearl's 1990 hit "Naked in the Rain" has been remixed and re-released. Get your HFB mix without spending a penny right here:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=324319773

Then tell everyone else and let's see if we can go viral!"

Info taken from HFB's myspace.

Andy Hughes passed away on June 12th

2009-06-23T22:10:00.000-07:00

Very sad news today:

"Electronic music engineer/producer genius Andy Hughes of The Orb sadly passes away on friday 12th June 2009"

More info here.

DDD (Dirty Disco Dub) Remixes - new Orb single

2009-06-18T04:12:00.000-07:00

Tracklisting:

1. DDD (dirty disco dub) 5:02
2. DDD (dirty disco dub) (radio edit) 3:31
3. DDD (dirty disco dub) (belka and strelka remix) 5:03
4. DDD (dirty disco dub) (thomas fehlmann remix) 9:39
5. DDD (dirty disco dub) (codemonkey remix) 8:55

Released by Six Degress as a digital single only. You can get it here.

Both tracks 4 & 5 were previously available on 'Full Orbient' podcast, but Fehlmann remix was named 'flowing disco remix' and Codemonkey was named 'tripswitch remix'.

US tour delayed

2009-06-01T22:12:00.000-07:00

The Corpral spoke:

"dear friend sorry but due to unfortunate circumstances beyond the control of The Orb (more on this later) the north American tour delayed!?"

Thanks to Guiesepe Eisonhawk for info.

Edit: more info here.

The Orb To Perform Tubular Bells

2009-05-31T22:12:00.000-07:00

by Paul Cashmere - May 31 2009

House pioneers The Orb will pay tribute to Mike Oldfield`s classic `Tubular Bells` with a special performance of the piece called Orbular Bells.

The performance will take place in London on June 6th as part of the British Music Experience, a new and permanent exhibition to be housed at the O2 Arena.

The Orb will perform a DJ set featuring the Tubular Bells music while in another performance, The Hard Bell Ringers of Great Britain will do their own version of the classic on the same day.

Paul Lilley, curator of The British Music Experience, commented: "Tubular Bells is a much loved classic British album and I can't think of a more appropriate place to celebrate it than at The British Music Experience, fast becoming the home of music history in the UK. Interactivity is key to the exhibition and I know children and adults alike will be clamouring to have a go themselves."

The event is free to attend.

Remix contest

2009-05-26T21:55:00.000-07:00

Check this out: http://www.acidplanet.com/contests/orb

Edit: Added banner:

Baghdad Batteries delayed

2009-05-22T04:58:00.000-07:00

Bad news from Malicious Damage:

"the release has been delayed until september 7th so we won't be taking advance orders until august"

Liquidator Chelsea Mix (HFB vs The Orb)

2009-05-12T21:56:00.000-07:00

Strange track called 'Liquidator Chelsea Mix (HFB vs The Orb)' is available as a free mp3 on iLike.com. Get it here.

Thanks to Aaron Miles for info.

Ketama Live vol.3 (Tundra and Sunflakes) - new mix by The Orb

2009-05-12T00:21:00.001-07:00

Suddenly appeared here and there. Here's the tracklisting:

1. Autolump - Is It Likely (That A German Person Will Hear This?) 7:50
2. The Orb - DDD (Belka & Strelka Mix) 5:04
3. The Orb - Angel 4 Matrix 3:34
4. Caned & Able - Soul Clap 4:06
5. Vin100 & Merka - Ruski 5:49
6. Belka & Strelka - Tico 1:00
7. Nu Galaxy Constellation 253 - ARI (Ant) 7:14
8. HFB - Broken 5th Harmonic 5:36
9. Nina Walsh - Strong (The Power Remix) 3:36
10. Vin 100 & Hektagon - Perpetual 4:51
11. Hugh & The Sounditions - Asaram 4:23
12. Rootmasters - Janis Joplin’s Mum 4:39
13. Canola Tenderfoot - First Come First Served 3:15
14. Transit Kings - The Last Lighthouse Keeper 6:36

Released in Russia on World Club Music label. First one in Ketama Live series was mixed by Youth, second one by Cell.

Edit: added track durations.
Edit2: Some more shots of the digipak and CD itself.

Transmission Remix

2009-05-09T03:14:00.000-07:00

Somehow I missed it:

we’ll have the transmission dance alone video ready and online by next monday to coincide with the digital release of the EP
here’s the tracklisting:
1: dance alone [single edit] 4:26
2: dance alone [THE LEGEND OF A VISITING ORB , FROM ANOTHER TIME & SPACE mix] 6:55
3: dance alone [ambient drift mix] 11:02
4: dance alone [detroit tech mix] 4:50

From Malicious Damage mailing list.

Baghdad Batteries tracklist

2009-05-03T02:21:00.001-07:00

Seminal UK ambient outfit The Orb are set to release their new LP, Baghdad Batteries in July.

Widely credited as a driving force behind the early '90s chill out and ambient house movements, the group has existed in various different formats during their two decade life span, with founding member Dr Alex Paterson remaining the only consistent player throughout. Baghdad Batteries heralds the reunification of Paterson and long-term collaborator Thomas Fehlmann who last sparred together on 2005's Okie Dokie It's the Orb on Kompakt.

The album will be the third in the Orbsessions series for UK imprint Malicious Damage, although whereas the previous two entries were comprised of "nuggets trawled from the vaults," the latest offering will be composed of brand new material recorded at Fehlmann's Berlin studio. So how does it sound? Expect a "subterranean house pulse beamed up from the Earth's core, resulting in a new form of space disco which sounds as old as time itself while brushed with the most future-pointed minimal techno shadows," and you'll be somewhere close.

Tracklisting

01. Styrofoam Meltdown

02. Chocolate Fingers

03. Baghdad Batteries

04. Raven's Reprise

05. Dolly Unit

06. Super Soakers

07. Suburban Smog

08. Orban Tumbleweed

09. Pebbles

10. Woodlarking

11. OOPA

Malicious Damage will release Baghdad Batteries by The Orb on July 6, 2009.

Taken from Resident Advisor web site. Thanks to Aaron Miles for info.

New Orb tour dates

2009-04-23T12:07:00.000-07:00

The Orb have just updated their tour schedule on Myspace. Check it out. Mostly USA dates.

Little Fluffy Clouds fan video

2009-04-14T11:33:00.000-07:00

Great clay animation found on YouTube. Thanks to Sosstortford the link.

New Orb album news + The Orb has remixed Transmission

2009-04-10T01:16:00.000-07:00

Info from Malicious Damage:

"THE ORB: BAGHDAD BATTERIES {orbsessions vol iii}

this is all mixed, mastered and being manufactured at the moment... it's all
brand new material from alex paterson and thomas fehlmann, it'll be released on july 6th and here's a slice of the press release: "... the good Doctor sets the controls beyond any Earthly confines and gets down to stratospheric sound painting and advanced sonic science, sprinkled with an avant garde disregard for conventional structures. These startling electronic odysseys are hatched with long-time collaborator Thomas Fehlmann, The Orb's Berlin connection who's been there from the first album and last made his towering presence felt on 2005's Okie Dokie album for the renowned Kompakt label, bastion of Berlin techno. Such is the case with Baghdad Batteries where the pair have injected some of these breathtaking outings with a subterranean house pulse beamed up from the Earth's core, resulting in a new form of space disco which sounds as old as time itself while brushed with the most future-pointed minimal techno shadows..."

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HFB

the second single in the download series hidden foto banks is now available on itunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=307208133&id=307208127&s=143444

they did a fantastic set on the friday night at the-situation and there's another couple of gigs on the way

25th April at Ironworks, Inverness, Scotland

6th June at Inspiral Lounge, Camden, London

the video for hidden foto banks is slightly behind schedule but it should be up on youtube by the end of next week and single no. 3 should be available in a month or so

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TRANSMISSION

we're releasing dance alone from the sublimity album as a download single on may 11th... it's accompanied by 3 remixes including a killer orb remix [THE LEGEND OF A VISITING ORB, FROM ANOTHER TIME & SPACE]"

HFB's album release date

2009-04-03T06:08:00.000-07:00

Apparently the album will be released September 2009. And his title has changed to Hell, Fire & Brimstone.

HFB's second single is also out...

2009-04-03T02:42:00.000-07:00

The new single “Hidden Foto Banks” is out in the usual download places… we’ve also had an offer for a remix from someone a bit special… please no peeking under our hats! And Colesy has the video nearly ready.

Info taken from HFB's blog on myspace.

HFB's first single is already out.

2009-04-03T02:22:00.000-07:00

Somehow I missed it. The first High Frequency Bandwidth single, called Hitchocock's First Bugle, is already out on digital download sites (like 7digital.com). It also have interesting video. And according to their official management site, HFB's debut album, called Paradise Ali, will be released near the end of 2009.

The Orb at Camp Disco VIII

2009-04-02T22:23:00.000-07:00

From organizer's site:

"THE DISCO BISCUITS ANNOUNCE FIRST ROUND OF PERFORMERS FOR CAMP BISCO VIII

3-DAY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
IN MARIAVILLE, NEW YORK JULY 16-18 2009

Performers Include The Disco Biscuits – All 3 Nights, Nas & Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley, STS9, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, The Orb, DFA Disco Tent, Chromeo, Shpongle, Dr. Dog, K'Naan, and Many More!"

More info here.

More info on new Orb album

2009-03-23T03:30:00.000-07:00

According to Dave Booth, who spoke with Malicious Damage, Baghdad Batteries will be brand new Orb album (recorded by Alex with Thomas Fehlmann), and not part of Orbsessions. However, Orbsessions 3 will appear sometime in the future...

The Orb in the Bay Area

2009-03-19T03:02:00.000-07:00

Little info, but interesting:

The Orb will be playing the bay area in June and are already set.

I assume it means USA...

Discography updated

2009-03-16T01:12:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Aaron Miles I was able to update my text-based discography - especially Thrash part. You can follow the link on the right or just click here to retrieve the file.

HFB already did a remix...

2009-03-13T00:34:00.000-07:00

...for Loverush UK!

Loverush UK! Ft Molly Bancroft - Fountains Of Youth (HFB Rmx) (4:10)

Details.

High Frequency Bandwidth Asked To Remix Talvin Singh

2009-03-13T00:23:00.000-07:00

High Frequency Bandwidth have been asked by Mercury Music Award Winner Talvin Singh to remix a track from his 4th-coming re-release of his first album, & in return, Talvin will remix a track from the HFB album"Paradise Ali". Details.

Alex Paterson live

2009-03-12T23:32:00.000-07:00

Alex will play on Malicious Night, Thursday, April 2, London, UK. Details.

New Orb album announced!!

2009-03-12T11:44:00.000-07:00

Info from Malicious Damage label:

"There'll be a new orb album released on malicious damage in june
it's called baghdad batteries, is the third in the orbsessions series and it's all brand-new material from alex paterson & thomas fehlmann - full details will be announced shortly but if you want a sneak preview make sure you turn up for the first night of the malicious gigs as we'll be playing a few tracks"

The Orb at Coachella 2009

2009-03-09T23:48:00.000-07:00

The Orb will play at Coachella festival on Sunday, April 19. Details at www.coachella.com

Detailed Orb discography

2009-03-05T03:46:00.000-08:00

I like text-based discographies. Since 2001 I was constantly updating The Orb discography based on old Lazlo Nibble's work. And now I want to share my work with you. The file (270 kB big) contains all Orb releases, remixes and compilation appearances every Alex Paterson collaboration & dj mix, Andy Hughes, Andy Falconer & Kris Weston discographies and much more. Take it from here. It is rough text, so it includes some mistakes, my comments etc. See it in a text editor and do not wrap lines (some are quite long).

Some older releases

2009-02-24T01:57:00.000-08:00

The Orb has made a very nice mix for Resident Advisor (released 8 Jan 2009). The page also contains interview with Youth. You can download the mix for free from here (it's not available from Resident Advisor site anymore). The tracklisting is not given, but I was able to reveal most of the tracks, so it goes like this:

1. Ulf Lohmann - Audrey (4:05)
2. Ulf Lohmann - Kristall (3:50)
3. unknown (3:48)
4. The Orb - The Forest of Lyonesse (0:21)
5. Andrew Thomas - I Am Here Where Are You (3:42)
6. The Orb - Snow Bow (2:03)
7. Gas - Gas 1 (9:46)
8. Klimek - Sun(rise) (4:14)
9. Köhncke/Heimermann - Albatros (8:03)
10. Thomas Fehlmann - With Oil (3:04)
11. Ulf Lohmann - Nicht die Welt (2:22)
12. Markus Guentner - Chrom (6:41)
13. Ulf Lohmann - Audrey (4:10)

Most of the tracks are taken from various Pop Ambient compilations. Track 3 is still a mystery to me. If anyone knows what is it - let me know.

Paterson has also returned to make remixes. Last year we were able to have remix for Infadels (made by Alex and Tim Bran): Circus of the Mad (orb remix) (5:40) released on A Million Pieces single (details) and a mix available on Verve//Christmas Remixed compilation. It's track 5: Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (the orb remix) (5:31) (details - made by Alex and Thomas Fehlmann). Both mixes are totally different - Infadels one is in The Dream fashion and Armstrong is more Okie Dokie-ish.

Thomas Fehlmann remixes Depeche Mode

2009-02-20T07:28:00.000-08:00

On April 20th we will receive new Depeche Mode album. Deluxe version of Sounds of the Universe will contain new Thomas Fehlmann remix - Little Soul (thomas fehlmann ambient mix). More details on official DM site.

OOPA - new Orb track

2009-02-20T07:07:00.000-08:00

In celebration of 100th release, Shitkatapult label has released compilation called Strike 100. It contains new track from The Orb called OOPA (6:14). It sounds very Fehlmann-ish - just in Okie Dokie fashion. Details on Discogs here.