"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.
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Another site with Orb shows
Here. Sorted by year and quite comprehensive. Thanks to thatch for managing such a good site!!
Monday, 19 April 2010
HFB's EP:One released
Somehow I missed it - High Frequency Bandwidth has released their first EP, with 2 more to follow soon (April 26th and May 10th).
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Baghdad Batteries Special Edition
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
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
Monday, 5 April 2010
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Happy Fan Babble No. 5
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
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
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Happy Fan Babble No.4 (Incorporating Hemps Fresh Bugle!)
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 ..........
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 ..........
Monday, 15 February 2010
HFB's Happy Fan Babble No.3
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...
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...
Monday, 8 February 2010
Some news about HFB and The Orb
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
"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
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