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- The_Orb abstract "This article is about the band. For the comic book character, see Orb (comics).The Orb are an English electronic music group known for 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. Its early performances were inspired by ambient and electronic artists of the 1970s and 1980s, most notably Brian Eno and Kraftwerk. Because of its trippy sound, the Orb developed a cult following among clubbers "coming down" from drug-induced highs. The Orb has maintained its drug-related and science fiction themes despite personnel changes, including the departure of Cauty and other Orb members Kris Weston, Andy Falconer, Simon Phillips, Nick Burton and Andy Hughes. Paterson has been the only permanent member, continuing to work as the Orb with the Swiss-German producer Thomas Fehlmann and, later, with Killing Joke's Martin "Youth" Glover and Tim Bran of Dreadzone.Alex Paterson prides the Orb on manipulating obscure samples beyond recognition on its albums and during its concerts; his unauthorised use of other artists' works has led to disputes with musicians, most notably with Rickie Lee Jones. During its live shows of the 1990s, the Orb performed using digital audio tape machines optimised for live mixing and sampling before switching to laptops and digital media. Despite changes in performance method, the Orb maintained its colourful light shows and psychedelic imagery in concert. These visually intensive performances prompted critics to compare the group to Pink Floyd.The Orb's critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom peaked in the early 1990s with the albums The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld and U.F.Orb, the latter of which reached #1 on the British album charts in 1992. This success led to its infamous appearance on Top of the Pops, where the group showcased its quirky style by playing chess (an interest of Paterson's since his early youth) while the group's single "Blue Room" ran in the background. The Orb's mid-1990s albums were met with mixed reactions from British critics; however, its work received praise from American publications such as Rolling Stone. The group experimented with vocalists on its next two albums, which critics generally described as bland and uninspired. The Orb then shifted gears to a minimal techno style spearheaded by member Thomas Fehlmann, releasing its new material on the record label Kompakt.".
- The_Orb activeYearsStartYear "1988".
- The_Orb associatedBand David_Gilmour.
- The_Orb associatedBand FFWD.
- The_Orb associatedBand Martin_Glover.
- The_Orb associatedBand Sun_Electric.
- The_Orb associatedBand System_7_(band).
- The_Orb associatedBand The_KLF.
- The_Orb associatedBand Transit_Kings.
- The_Orb associatedMusicalArtist David_Gilmour.
- The_Orb associatedMusicalArtist FFWD.
- The_Orb associatedMusicalArtist Martin_Glover.
- The_Orb associatedMusicalArtist Sun_Electric.
- The_Orb associatedMusicalArtist System_7_(band).
- The_Orb associatedMusicalArtist The_KLF.
- The_Orb associatedMusicalArtist Transit_Kings.
- The_Orb background "group_or_band".
- The_Orb bandMember Alex_Paterson.
- The_Orb bandMember Thomas_Fehlmann.
- The_Orb formerBandMember Andy_Hughes.
- The_Orb formerBandMember Jimmy_Cauty.
- The_Orb formerBandMember Kris_Weston.
- The_Orb formerBandMember Simon_Phillips_(producer).
- The_Orb genre Ambient_house.
- The_Orb genre Breakbeat.
- The_Orb genre Dub_(music).
- The_Orb genre Electronica.
- The_Orb genre Intelligent_dance_music.
- The_Orb genre Trip_hop.
- The_Orb recordLabel Badorb.com.
- The_Orb recordLabel Big_Life.
- The_Orb recordLabel Columbia_Records.
- The_Orb recordLabel Island_Records.
- The_Orb recordLabel Killing_Joke.
- The_Orb recordLabel Kompakt.
- The_Orb recordLabel MCA_Records.
- The_Orb recordLabel Mercury_Records.
- The_Orb thumbnail OrbCopenhagen.jpg?width=300.
- The_Orb wikiPageExternalLink www.badorb.com.
- The_Orb wikiPageExternalLink www.theorb.com.
- The_Orb wikiPageExternalLink watch?v=6r0HsA3Kk9Q.
- The_Orb wikiPageID "7368926".
- The_Orb wikiPageRevisionID "603313363".
- The_Orb artist "Orb, The".
- The_Orb associatedActs David_Gilmour.
- The_Orb associatedActs FFWD.
- The_Orb associatedActs Martin_Glover.
- The_Orb associatedActs Sun_Electric.
- The_Orb associatedActs System_7_(band).
- The_Orb associatedActs The_KLF.
- The_Orb associatedActs Transit_Kings.
- The_Orb background "group_or_band".
- The_Orb caption "Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann of the Orb at Culture Box in Copenhagen.".
- The_Orb currentMembers Alex_Paterson.
- The_Orb currentMembers Thomas_Fehlmann.
- The_Orb description "Clip from "Toxygene", The Orb's controversial pseudo-remix of Jean Michel Jarre's "Oxygene 8".".
- The_Orb description "Clip from The Orb's "Little Fluffy Clouds", featuring vocal samples of Rickie Lee Jones.".
- The_Orb description "Clip from The Orb's "Loving You" featuring a Minnie Riperton sound-alike singer.".
- The_Orb description "Clip from The Orb's near 40-minute version of "Blue Room," the longest single to chart in the United Kingdom.".
- The_Orb description "Featuring rapping by MC Soom-T, "Aftermath" showcased The Orb's willingness to experiment with other genres on Bicycles & Tricycles.".
- The_Orb filename "OrbBlueRoom.ogg".
- The_Orb filename "OrbLittleFluffyClouds.ogg".
- The_Orb filename "OrbLovingYou.ogg".
- The_Orb filename "OrbToxygene.ogg".
- The_Orb filename "The Orb - Aftermath.ogg".
- The_Orb genre Ambient_house.
- The_Orb genre Breakbeat.
- The_Orb genre Dub_(music).
- The_Orb genre Electronica.
- The_Orb genre Intelligent_dance_music.
- The_Orb genre Trip_hop.
- The_Orb hasPhotoCollection The_Orb.
- The_Orb id "345600.0".
- The_Orb label "Big Life, Island, Badorb.com, Kompakt, Malicious Damage, Mercury, MCA, Columbia".
- The_Orb name "The Orb".
- The_Orb origin "London, England".
- The_Orb pastMembers Andy_Hughes.
- The_Orb pastMembers Jimmy_Cauty.
- The_Orb pastMembers Kris_Weston.
- The_Orb pastMembers Simon_Phillips_(producer).
- The_Orb pastMembers "Andy Falconer".
- The_Orb pastMembers "Nick Burton".
- The_Orb pos "left".
- The_Orb title ""Aftermath"".
- The_Orb title ""Blue Room"".
- The_Orb title ""Little Fluffy Clouds"".
- The_Orb title ""Loving You"".
- The_Orb title ""Toxygene"".
- The_Orb wordnet_type synset-musician-noun-1.
- The_Orb yearsActive "1988".
- The_Orb subject Category:1988_establishments_in_England.
- The_Orb subject Category:Ambient_music_groups.
- The_Orb subject Category:British_techno_music_groups.
- The_Orb subject Category:Chill-out_musicians.
- The_Orb subject Category:Columbia_Records_artists.
- The_Orb subject Category:English_electronic_music_groups.
- The_Orb subject Category:English_house_music_groups.
- The_Orb subject Category:Island_Records_artists.
- The_Orb subject Category:MCA_Records_artists.
- The_Orb subject Category:Mercury_Records_artists.
