http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_orb_return_with_cow_chill_out_world
We're still making new threads for Orb albums correct?
Sample track seems quite lovely. As does the insinuation that this may...MAY be a sequel OF SORTS to Chill Out. Cool tracklisting too.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 30 August 2016 14:10 (seven years ago) link
I'm excited for this release. Is the pre-order up yet?
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 30 August 2016 18:11 (seven years ago) link
this is going to be the perfect soundtrack for the onset of autumn isn't it ?
well, i bloody hope so.
― mark e, Tuesday, 30 August 2016 22:05 (seven years ago) link
Moonbuilding was also on Kompakt and a total comeback album for the good doctor, one of my favorites from last year. If this one is of similar quality, color me excited as well!
― octobeard, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 00:19 (seven years ago) link
ohh the sampler 5th Dimensions is lush and wonderful. can't wait!
― octobeard, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 00:27 (seven years ago) link
Have we covered whether they're misspelling Okey Dokey on purpose like some Throbbing Gristle nonsense or do Brits have that wrong in the dictionary a la anodised aluminium
― Anacostia Aerodrome (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:22 (seven years ago) link
http://www.luksiupienine.lt/nz/wp-content/gallery/okidoki/OKI-DOKI-vaniles-skonio.jpg
― Len Wankobinc (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 06:18 (seven years ago) link
afaik we spell it okey dokey too but once you've corrupted all correct into okay and then formed the nonsense babytalk phrase okey dokey from that it's a bit weird to start getting fussy about "throbbing gristle nonsense"
I mean it's not like we're over here getting proprietary about the spelling of newsy wewsies
― meh 😐 (wins), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 06:30 (seven years ago) link
huh just the other day ten years ago they were saying 'okie dokie' was a creative renewal
― j., Wednesday, 31 August 2016 06:31 (seven years ago) link
indeed - though I kinda feel that latter-period Orb depends mightily on Fehlmann, and if he's not involved than the results won't be very good. Moonbuilding felt like a pretty good bounceback after some lackluster collabs and soundtrack stuff. Really deep album too. Probably should check out the Alpine single they just put out.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 12:47 (seven years ago) link
Great points re: Fehlmann. In any case, whatever and whoever sparked this creative resurgence has my appreciation. This 90's downtempo revivalism is pretty awesome.
― octobeard, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 19:10 (seven years ago) link
so this is excellent. Ambient in the the classical text book sense. subtly shifting tone float environmental submersion. will have to relisten to the fist chill out as well.
― dsb, Saturday, 19 November 2016 00:23 (seven years ago) link
Keep coming back to this album--hoping it will be on a fair amount of others' year-end lists, since am pretty sure it will be somewhere on mine. (Think it helped that I had zero expectations...)
― Rad Macca (Craig D.), Saturday, 19 November 2016 02:56 (seven years ago) link
the classical text book sense is what left me a little cold on this - I liked it but it felt inessential in its rigidly formalist design. I mean, it is what it is and no surprises, but as Boomkat Ambient becomes more and more of a thing this feels more like a retro exercise than anything else.
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 19 November 2016 09:03 (seven years ago) link
I've not really bothered with an Orb album in maybe 10 years but I love this.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 19 November 2016 09:29 (seven years ago) link
Sorry by 10 I actually mean like 18 years.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 19 November 2016 09:36 (seven years ago) link
Surprisingly enjoyed their remixes for Principe Del Norte, I should check this out.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 20 November 2016 12:26 (seven years ago) link
The album title is very 2016.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 20 November 2016 12:29 (seven years ago) link
The last one was fantastic! Definitely check out Moonbuilding
― octobeard, Monday, 21 November 2016 05:48 (seven years ago) link
^^^^^
― a but (brimstead), Monday, 21 November 2016 05:58 (seven years ago) link
Going to see them on Saturday on the strength of this album. Never particularly cared for them previously, but wish they had more records in this style. The 'classic' stuff I've tried out seems pleasant enough but doesn't really hold my attention, though I've already played COW about 25 times
― PaulTMA, Monday, 21 November 2016 11:41 (seven years ago) link
been listening to this all week, it's damn good. Forcing Fehlmann to make music without the metronomic kickdrum results in some pretty interesting moments.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 19:21 (seven years ago) link
agreed.
they are experiencing a definite late career uplift.
this and their last album on kompakt are really good.
― mark e, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 19:53 (seven years ago) link
in fact,
the only negative was having to rip off the tDR designed sticker to get into the cd.
i really wish that they had used the design on the actual cover.
― mark e, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 19:55 (seven years ago) link
glad this thread was awakened -- I listened to the mix that came out and meant to get to the album, but you get distracted, you know...and wow, it's REALLY good!!
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 22:14 (seven years ago) link
Don't overlook the Alpine EP from earlier this year. I'd rate that higher than Chill Out, World! actually, though prefer Moonbuilding to both.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 00:09 (seven years ago) link
It's good enough to make me wanna write about it, at least in conjunction with the KLF album.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 16:35 (seven years ago) link
Enjoyed your blog post but it seems you pasted the final section twice. Now I'm off to play Chill Out and COW back to back.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 18:00 (seven years ago) link
lol I hope you did that on purpose
― frogbs, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 18:03 (seven years ago) link
Ha. No I didn't, but it was meant to be.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 18:34 (seven years ago) link
COW is a 10/10
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
after a really stressful week of world based chaos (mk2 trying to get home from cambodia and all that jazz), the orb live album is really hitting the spot.i think i need to rediscover the orb over the next few weeks/months.
― mark e, Saturday, 21 March 2020 23:11 (four years ago) link
COW is a much better album than I remembered
Forcing Fehlmann to make music without the metronomic kickdrum results in some pretty interesting moments.
OTM. I think it gives his loops more room to play out, interact with each other, shape the evolution of the track.
― lukas, Saturday, 21 March 2020 23:40 (four years ago) link
having heard fehlmanns lagos album, which is good but takes a while to get going, i tend to agree.
― mark e, Sunday, 22 March 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
COW is a phenomenal album. Only listened to it out of curiosity via namechecking KLF's Chill Out. It does actually live up to that comparison, despite being a different kettle of fish
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 22 March 2020 00:07 (four years ago) link
they have a new one today, Fehlmann isn't on it but apparently it's quite good
― frogbs, Friday, 27 March 2020 14:57 (four years ago) link
i sorta totally forgot about the orb and am glad this thread strolled by
― blather rinse repeat 2020 (Hunt3r), Friday, 27 March 2020 15:00 (four years ago) link
yeah this one is real nice, it's the album that "Towers of Dub" hinted at but was never made. "Afros, Afghans, and Angels" is one the best pure ambient tracks I've ever heard from them. lead single is totally misleading
― frogbs, Thursday, 2 April 2020 02:54 (four years ago) link
major Katamari Damacy/Sega Dreamcast vibes on "Queen of Hearts"
― frogbs, Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:00 (four years ago) link