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The commercial and artistic peak of the ambient-house movement, U.F.Orb strides past the debut with more periods of free-form ambience and less reliance on a standard 4/4 beat. From the opening "O.O.B.E." through the bass-heavy gait of "Blue Room" and "Towers of Dub," the flow is more natural and ranges farther than most would have expected. The bevy of contributors (including Steve Hillage, Jah Wobble, Youth, Thomas Fehlmann, and Slam) never threatens to overload the proceedings, though the minimalist sampling of Ultraworld is replaced by a production focus much more dense and busy, especially on the "rain forest on Saturn" ethno-ambience of "Close Encounters." Elsewhere, Paterson maintains his fascination with the earthy dub basslines of Mad Professor and Lee Perry, even while he's indulging in flights of fancy indebted to Sun Ra.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Alex Paterson, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Orb, Producer, MainArtist - Thomas Fehlmann, ComposerLyricist - Kristian Anthony Weston, ComposerLyricist - Kris Weston, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Fortune Benskin Green, Flute, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Guy Pratt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Paterson, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Orb, Producer, MainArtist - Kristian Anthony Weston, ComposerLyricist - Kris Weston, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Jah Wobble, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Paterson, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Orb, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kristian Anthony Weston, ComposerLyricist - Miquette Giraudy, ComposerLyricist - Kris Weston, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - John Joseph Wardle, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Alex Paterson, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Orb, Producer, MainArtist - Thomas Fehlmann, ComposerLyricist - Kristian Anthony Weston, ComposerLyricist - Victor Lewis-Smith, Performer, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Weston, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Marney Pax, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Alex Paterson, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Orb, Producer, MainArtist - Kristian Anthony Weston, ComposerLyricist - Stuart McMillan, ComposerLyricist - Orde Meikle, ComposerLyricist - Kris Weston, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Martin Glover, ComposerLyricist - Youth, Producer - Alex Paterson, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Orb, Producer, MainArtist - Kristian Anthony Weston, ComposerLyricist - Kris Weston, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Alex Paterson, Composer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - The Orb, Producer, MainArtist - Kristian Anthony Weston, Composer - Kris Weston, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
The commercial and artistic peak of the ambient-house movement, U.F.Orb strides past the debut with more periods of free-form ambience and less reliance on a standard 4/4 beat. From the opening "O.O.B.E." through the bass-heavy gait of "Blue Room" and "Towers of Dub," the flow is more natural and ranges farther than most would have expected. The bevy of contributors (including Steve Hillage, Jah Wobble, Youth, Thomas Fehlmann, and Slam) never threatens to overload the proceedings, though the minimalist sampling of Ultraworld is replaced by a production focus much more dense and busy, especially on the "rain forest on Saturn" ethno-ambience of "Close Encounters." Elsewhere, Paterson maintains his fascination with the earthy dub basslines of Mad Professor and Lee Perry, even while he's indulging in flights of fancy indebted to Sun Ra.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:56
- Main artists: The Orb
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1992 Inter-Modo ℗ 1992 Inter-Modo
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