The Orb in the new millenium, what's your favorite (if anything?)

"Bicycles & Tricycles" wasn't as good as "Okie Dokie" but "From a Distance" in its various versions (including the dub version on Speicher) was maybe their best single in this period?

― with hidden noise, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 15:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

I felt like I had to buy Okie Dokie because, hey, it's on Kompakt and what a title

― mh, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 16:13 (1 year ago) Permalink

From a Distance is great, but i have a soft spot for Metallic Spheres, embarassing lyrics and all. Does anyone rate the Transit Kings album?

― mizzell, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 16:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

I quite like it but I didn't want to put it on this poll. I wish they had done more.

― Xerox of Fate, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 16:24 (1 year ago) Permalink

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 00:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

The Orb were mainly good in the 90s, but "Metallic Spheres" was an interesting project, so I am going for that one.

― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 00:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

Bicycles & Tricycles is a really pleasant listen imo

― same old song and placenta (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 01:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 00:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

Is Cydonia as bad as I remember?

― hot slag (lukas), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 00:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

guess not a lot of people are fans here, but I figured Okie Dokie was going to win this

btw - Cydonia really isn't so bad, it's only really a disappointment when held against their 90's stuff, which was pretty much all ace. it's the first Orb album with some real filler on it but I would rank "Terminus" among the top 2 or 3 tracks they ever did.

― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

My problem was that I only really know the Kompakt record. My review of the Komplott single here:

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/the_rubber_room/mum-the-orb-heircraft-totem-thread-pulls-irene-moonortho.htm

― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 19:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

Playing the new Orb feat. Lee Perry - The Orbserver in the Star House album this morning and....it doesn't suck. I was worried Scratch would ruin this but he hasn't so far. Versions of Little Fluffy Clouds and Police and Thieves aren't bad. The backing tracks done by LX are actually pretty good and although Scratch is all over the place, he's not irritating like he can be. Wouldn't mind if they put out a dub companion with less Scratch and more effects. Anybody else listening to this?

― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:15 (9 months ago) Permalink

Scratch never ruined anything even in post 80s ramble mode

― boooooo he ain't hardcore (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:20 (9 months ago) Permalink

A little Scratch goes a long way and this has a LOT of Scratch. It's definitely not annoying though. Kinda glad my expectations were so low because the longer this plays the more I'm enjoying it.

― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:27 (9 months ago) Permalink

i think "Okey Dokey" is pretty over-rated now, hard to think of it as a Orb record, but i've been getting right into the post Live Evil 90s stuff so

― boooooo he ain't hardcore (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:28 (9 months ago) Permalink

I've got a lot of time for the Orb and have loved spending my Tuesdays listening to Alex DJ on FNOOB. Just bought a ltd ed. vinyl copy of UFORB with Patterns and Textures as the bonus 12". I actually really like Okey Dokey but for post 2000 Orb i've narrowed it down to a 10-12 song playlist.

― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:40 (9 months ago) Permalink

i don't hate Okey Dokey it just feels more like a Fehlmann joint than a Orb one

― boooooo he ain't hardcore (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:43 (9 months ago) Permalink

Villalobos and Pole are doing mixes of Soulman.

― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 1 September 2012 19:53 (9 months ago) Permalink

instrumental version of this album reveals it's true worth. best Orb album since the 90s.

― brotherlovesdub, Sunday, 2 September 2012 17:32 (9 months ago) Permalink

agreed on Okey Dokey but Fehlmann's stuff has always been great. still my favorite of the 00's

― frogbs, Sunday, 2 September 2012 18:11 (9 months ago) Permalink