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The Orb

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Little Fluffy Clouds..The Orb are an English electronic music group known for popularising chill out music in the 1990s and 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. Their early performances were inspired by ambient producers, most notably Brian Eno, and German artists such as Kraftwerk. Because of their "trippy" sound, they developed a cult following among clubbers "coming down" from drug-induced highs. Despite many personnel changes, Alex Paterson has maintained The Orb's science fiction themes and visually-intensive live performances. Their frequent use of unlicensed samples has been a source of contention and legal disputes with other record labels and artists..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Orb.http://www.theorb.com/.Toxygene..Filling in the gaps. No.78http://mog.com/Neill/blog_post/29537

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  1. Dale says I read a story a while ago that Alex Patterson was moved to the sound of the Orb when, while serving as a roadie for Killing Joke, he stood outside their hotel in an industrial park in Berlin, listening to the sounds from the many factories and such. I'm pretty sure he was tripping as well.
    Permalink posted 02/09/2007
  2. Neill says I can believe that....although he's had some big hits in the UK he's always been considered underground. Any club big enough to have a chill out room always played a lot of his stuff in the 90's...
    Permalink posted 02/09/2007
  3. Augusts1 says Really into The Orb, I have 6 of their proper cds then their Hits cd(which has all sorts of remixed songs of theirs & live versions I couldn't resist) & a remix cd. I've also seen them live in San Francisco when "Cydonia" was released & it was probably the most fun I've had a concert. They put on an amazing set w/a cool light show that was so trippy I felt I was on drugs w/o being on any! And Alex Patterson just looked like he was having a blast & was quite a character, quite funny.
    Permalink posted 02/09/2007

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