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Artist:
THE ORB
Title:
Kompassion
Label:
KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
KOM 073EP
"One of the most influential bands of electronic music, who has taken a creative break of almost two years, is back! For the first time, The Orb -- a.k.a. Alex Patterson and Thomas Fehlmann -- are sailing under the German flag and approaching the sound of Cologne: The A-side featuring 'Cool Harbour' is really hot. Cascades of strings and overdubs, typical of The Orb sound, are merging together thus resulting in a racy shuffle format. With 'Gee Strings' they have examined the microhouse-phenomenon and consider it right. And of course, the ambient aspects are not missing, either. 'Dilmun' is cruising the pop ambient sea, thus closing the circle of the past and future of of chill-out sounds."
Artist:
THE ORB
Title:
Komplott
Label:
KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
KOM 106EP
"The Orb, Captain Petersen and Commander Fehlmann are always in cosmic mission. Passing thousands of stars through the galaxy of the eternal white noise. The picture melts into the black hole, the tender power is bending the groove. The turbines shuffle on acid in the free fall through loops of light, we stagger in the rain of data through a song of old times. I'm singing in the rain... But this is only an illusion. And there is this place at the end of the milky way... Where one could stay forever. But now target on Kompakt to deliver the precious cargo."
Artist:
THE ORB
Title:
Komfort
Label:
KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$8.00
Catalog #:
KOM 121EP
"After
Kompassion
and
Komplott
, The Orb grace us with their third installment on Kompakt:
Komfort
and indeed, both new tracks tend to be a bit more comfortable than their predecessors. 'Ripple' is a hell of a groove monster, but at a moderate speed of roundabout 105 bpm. Though, it's as compelling as any uptempo techno could be. Do we witness the hour of birth of a new style? We wouldn't mind, would we? It's a real challenge to track down and identify all those tiny pads and sounds that might be organic, virtual, or of a third kind. The Orb are playing tracks on our ears and we love it. 'Traumvogel,' (German for 'dreambird') is another masterpiece of ambient arts. An epic, deeply emotional soundtrack to the sweetest illusion you can imagine. This track, made of harp sounds and exotic rattles of that enigmatic bird stimulates body and mind instead of setting those asleep. This is the genuine quality of The Orb. They invented this utterly entertaining form of ambient. It keeps you attentive from beginning to end like a radio play without words. That's why they are titans of this genre. Do you think this 12" is too short? Well, honestly we do too. But we're very proud to announce The Orb's first longplayer for Kompakt to be released later this year. First pre-listens promise-- something HUGE. But first things first, enjoy your summer with
Komfort
!"
Artist:
THE ORB
Title:
Okie Dokie It's The Orb on Kompakt
Label:
KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:
2LP
Price:
$14.50
Catalog #:
KOM 128LP
Double LP version. Britain's The Orb -- a.k.a.
Alex Paterson
and
Thomas Fehlmann
are one of the most influential and most prized electronic acts to grace Kompakt.
Okie Dokie It's The Orb On Kompakt
is the duo's thirteenth album, and it proves to be a sonic collage of intensive, lovingly-conjured quiet ambience.
Artist:
THE ORB
Title:
Okie Dokie It's The Orb on Kompakt
Label:
KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:
CD
Price:
$14.50
Catalog #:
KOMP 045CD
Britain's The Orb -- a.k.a.
Alex Paterson
and
Thomas Fehlmann
are one of the most influential and most prized electronic acts to grace Kompakt.
Okie Dokie It's The Orb On Kompakt
is the duo's thirteenth album, and it proves to be a sonic collage of intensive, lovingly-conjured quiet ambience. The first half of
Okie Dokie
showcases right up front The Orb's love for minimal techno as still as water and schaffel/shuffle, while the second half is only reserved to the classic Orb-ish ancestral domain of trance-inducing, pulsating ambience. There are wonderful guest appearances by
Schneider TM
and Kompakt's ambient-guru
Ulf Lohmann
. Ever since
Jimmy Cauty
and Alex Paterson, in the flush of euphoria, invented Chill Out and Ambient House during that first summer of love in 1988, The Orb have brought the hum of the galaxy to living rooms and clubs like the good cosmic soldiers they are. The Orb have been working exclusively with Kompakt since 2002 and after a series of electrifying singles ("Kompassion," "Komplott" & "Komfort" ) -- the full album has finally been delivered.
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