The Orb is Alex Patterson, ex Killing joke roadie and electronics wizard. He formed The Orb in the late eighties after a colaborations with various groups such as KLF. 'Chill out' by KLF was going to be the first Orb album. So this is the first of many Orb albums and includes their most famous track, 'Little Fluffy Clouds' which finally made top ten after being re-issued. It also includes the dub track 'Perpetual dawn'. This album is an excursion through the universe without leaving your house. The start of the 90s brought an ambient revival first made popular in the 70s by people like Brian Eno. It drifts in and out of the tracks like you are passing through different galaxies without problems of black holes or meteorites. Even though you are millions of miles away The Orb protect you throughout. It's minimal but keeps you hooked and by the end you are left with a feeling of weightlessness, well almost.
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