The Orb's 'No Sounds Are Out of Bounds' Is One Bold and Fascinating Album
By opening the door to collaborators, the Orb have created a finely-tuned, artistic slam-dunk on No Sounds Are Out of Bounds.
25 Jun 2018
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The Orb: COW / Chill Out, World!
The Orb's COW / Chill Out, World! is a career milestone amid a 25-year career already full of career milestones.
13 Oct 2016
Prins Thomas: Principe Del Norte
Prins Thomas doesn't waste a second of this 100-minute collection. And that's no small feat.
22 Mar 2016
The Best Electronic Music of 2015
Electronic music is one of the broadest reaching genres by design, and 2015 showcases that as well as any other year on record.
21 Dec 2015
The Orb: Moonbuilding 2703 AD
The Orb sail over the moon on this one, making electronic greatness look easy as ever.
21 Jun 2015
Decibel X: September 2013 - Seattle, WA
On September 25 through 29, the seaport city of Seattle, Washington lit up for the tenth time with one of the largest live event programs in North America.
28 Oct 2013
2013 Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit (Preview and Schedule)
The 2013 Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit will take place from October 25 - 27 in Asheville, North Carolina.
16 Oct 2013
The Orb Featuring Lee Scratch Perry: The Observer in the Star House
In keeping with the Orb’s tendency toward sci-fi themes, the album is called The Observer in the Star House. But the sci-fi endeavor is more Cocoon than Star Wars – gentle, romantic and consistently delivered rather than epic in scope.
26 Aug 2012
In the Star House: 10 Questions with the Orb
Alex Paterson sits down to discuss his outfit's forthcoming collaboration with Lee "Scratch" Perry, as well as what he thinks of the Orb being an "ambient group" and which track of his he places above all others.
23 Aug 2012
The Orb - "Golden Clouds" (81Neutronz Remix) (PopMatters Premiere)
The Orb pairs up with Lee Scratch Perry to rework the classic "Little Fluffy Clouds" on the new single "Golden Clouds".
05 Aug 2012
15 Landmark Dance Tracks from 1991
As a precursor to PopMatters' upcoming retrospective on music in 1991, Sound Affects takes at look at 15 pivotal tracks from the year where dance music's potential to amaze seemed boundless.
Steve Jansen
Music
13 Sep 2011
My Life With the Tape Hiss Cult
When we think of our experiences with electronic music, we can follow a thought trail that leads like a Wikipedia article from one incendiary album to many others. Their qualities are not always alike but for one: the nostalgic thread that runs through them.
01 Dec 2010
The Orb feat. David Gilmour: Metallic Spheres
The sound of Pink Floyd's lead guitar sits on top of the Orb's music rather than inside of it. That's good, but not good enough.
13 Oct 2010
Ain't No Cure for the Digital Virus
How I came to love electronic music... I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell looped and thrown over a 4/4 or broken beat with a bad ass bass line.
29 Mar 2010
The Best Electronic(a) Albums of 2008
Ghosts, bugs, animals, tambourines, other channels, and Hercules: they're all part of the best electronic(a) music of the year.
David Abravanel, Timothy Gabriele, Alan Ranta, and Dan Raper
Music
10 Dec 2008
The Orb: The Dream
Doctor Patterson thankfully steers the Orb back to its roots on their 10th full-length. Gosh, that's keen.
11 Jun 2008
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