From: owner-orb-digest@lists.xmission.com (orb-digest) To: orb-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: orb-digest V2 #397 Reply-To: orb-digest Sender: owner-orb-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-orb-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes orb-digest Thursday, December 21 2000 Volume 02 : Number 397 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 12:30:38 -0000 From: Matt.Skinner@skanska.co.uk Subject: RE: (orb) Orb Video's there's a best of video, but I THINK it's only available over here i.e. the UK. So I'm afraid all you NTSC boys are out of luck. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 15:49:25 -0700 From: "Meredith, Justin" Subject: (orb) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 17:50:07 -0500 Hey I hope every one has a Merry Christmas!!! I am going to St. Louis to freeze my A$$ off and visit w/family. Later! ps-Only a month til Cydonia(damn i hope i didn't jinx it!)! Justin Meredith IKON Office Solutions JuMerideth@IKON.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 15:56:48 -0800 From: Chris Johnson Subject: Re: (orb) the Orb's name Simon Bennett wrote: > > how many of you have seen 'Sleeper'? if you haven't, whether because you > fear Woody Allen or you don't watch anything made before 1985 (not a bad > idea) it's a fascinating insight into why the Orb chose their name > perfectly. :) and even though i'm not a big Woody Allen fan i did like it. I've always thought that it was greatly to the Orb's credit that they never used any of the obvious, "relevant" samples from Sleeper. The closest they got was the relatively sly use of the "Rags" samples in Towers of Dub. Chris np: v/a - Infinite Beat Vol. 1 # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:21:52 +0800 From: Kael Driscoll Subject: Re: (orb) the Orb's name >I've always thought that it was greatly to the Orb's credit that they >never used any of the obvious, "relevant" samples from Sleeper. The >closest they got was the relatively sly use of the "Rags" samples in >Towers of Dub. my fave orb sample by far, ever since i first heard it... when I saw the scene in Sleeper, I nearly wet myself laughing its such a classic sample: "hello, I'm Rags, woof woof woof" I love it KL # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 19:13:13 -0800 From: Ed Subject: (orb) Little Fluffy Slippers > While out Christmas shopping yesterday afternoon, I stopped in my tracks > in one of the major department stores. There they were! Light blue > slippers with little fluffy clouds on them. Naturally I bought them and > will place them in my wife's stocking Christmas morning. (If your in > SoCal stop at a Robinson/May to find 'em) > > Edward # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:32:59 -0800 (PST) From: Gavin Miller Subject: RE: (orb) Orb Video's - --- Matt.Skinner@skanska.co.uk wrote: > > there's a best of video, but I THINK it's only > available over here i.e. the > UK. > > So I'm afraid all you NTSC boys are out of luck. Unless if you know of somebody with a NTSC copy and the ability to duplicate videos in Hi-Fi stereo.... Gavin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:00:28 +0100 From: derrien@club-internet.fr Subject: (orb) Sleeper >I've always thought that it was greatly to the Orb's credit that they >never used any of the obvious, "relevant" samples from Sleeper. The >closest they got was the relatively sly use of the "Rags" samples in >Towers of Dub. > >Chris > Actually, LX did. In "Textures", there are samples from Sleeper, including "The orb, the orb, the orb"... JCFromParis - -- We're in a musical, a musical, And there's always someone to catch me, There's always someone for me, There's always someone to catch me, When you fall... Bjork - In the Musicals # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:43:35 -0000 From: "§ | §h裣ìë2Ð" Subject: RE: (orb) Please... dont be a nazi [orb'n it in the space city] thanks for the specifics! i guess i enjoyed myself a little too much at the shows. :) >From: Gavin Miller >June 1995 was the Tovrvm Orbvs America. According to >RJ's site the venue is Deep Ellum Live and the date >was June 12, 1995. I disagree with this date for I'm >positive the Orb played the Riviera in Chicago on this >date, for I was supposed to go but couldn't. >This show was @ Bomb Factory 4/24/97. This tour was a >double bill, Orb & Chemical Brothers. Both bands >played full sets. This tour the Orb's set lasted >approx. 105 mins, where the second tour in July/August >97 was about 90 mins. >Gavin _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 12:46:02 -0600 From: John Moxness Subject: (orb) cydonia take me away so when can i expect to go down to my local disk shop and pick up once more? and how about the full length release date??? i gave orblivion a quick spin last night and i couldn't believe how bad that release really is. toxygene and the hidden track are by far the best off that release. i feel cydonia is going to be a pivotal release. i am excited to see what has changed from the v.1 but i am prepared for the let down. i'm also prepared to grab my abtu, uforb, pf, and ot, lock myself in my room never to hear from lx again. john # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 11:02:09 -0900 (AKST) From: "James A. Crippen" Subject: Re: (orb) cydonia take me away On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, John Moxness wrote: > > > so when can i expect to go down to my local disk shop and pick up once more? > and how about the full length release date??? > > i gave orblivion a quick spin last night and i couldn't believe how bad that > release really is. toxygene and the hidden track are by far the best off > that release. I finally bought Orblivion a few weeks ago, and although I'd heard some people say it was wonderful, or their favorite, I have to admit that I was sorely disappointed. Very disappointed. Some of the tracks on U.F.Off grated on my ears the first few times I'd heard them, but eventually I got used to them and even began to like the harsh sound. But Orblivion really got under my skin. I think that's probably Orb's worst album yet, and hopefully ever. I'm sure some people will disagree, but I don't intend to start a flamewar here. I won't be getting rid of the album, at least to have a complete collection. But it's definitely not in my pile of heavily listened music. > i feel cydonia is going to be a pivotal release. i am excited to see > what has changed from the v.1 but i am prepared for the let down. > i'm also prepared to grab my abtu, uforb, pf, and ot, lock myself in > my room never to hear from lx again. Now, that's a little extreme. I really like some of the tracks on v1, like Promis, for instance. Terminus is also a favorite of mine. Ghost Dancing is pretty good too, although it teeters on the edge of pop noise now and then in the song. Mile Long Lump Of Lard absolutely sucks, I think. It's nothing but irritating, grating noise. Perhaps this appeals to those who enjoy illbient, and maybe that legitimizes the track somewhat, but I still won't like it. Yungle is okay, but it's a bit too repetetetive on somewhat irritating themes. Turn It Down is neat, though. I think that as long as they keep Once More, Promis, Ghost Dancing, and Terminus then they'll have a respectable album. Musicians can't put out albums that please everyone, but at least some of the tracks will please most of the people. That's the hope, anyway. I can't say that I don't love Orb's classic works like LFC, Blue Room, and OOBE. But I can understand how LX could be getting tired of them after 8 years or so. I can see how they'd get boring after a while. I think he should take some inspiration from what Thomas Fehlmann's doing lately -- that's some really enjoyable, playful stuff. 'james - -- James A. Crippen ,-./-. Lambda Unlimited Anchorage, Alaska | |/ | 61.2069 N Y=\f.(\x.f(xx))(\x.f(xx)) | |\ | 149.766 W YF=F(YF) \_,-_/ # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 17:08:42 EST From: Bbbrooo@aol.com Subject: (orb) Christmas lights! When you are up looking at the beautiful Christmas lights!: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg Remember the Orb - "Don't leave earth without one". Happy Christmas, 1&all, np: BBC interview with Alex on the making of "Adventures Beyond...." - it gives that 4th dimension to the album. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 22:34:21 -0000 From: "Gloria Davy" Subject: Re: (orb) Christmas lights! >np: BBC interview with Alex on the making of "Adventures Beyond...." - >it >gives that 4th dimension to the album. can (has) anybody got this in mp3 format? "It's the anti-escape Orb!" H. Simpson _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 18:41:59 -0600 From: ". : : x e n l a b : : ." Subject: Re: (orb) cydonia take me away > i gave orblivion a quick spin last night and i couldn't believe how bad that > release really is. what about molten love? - -e # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 16:13:32 -0800 From: "-> rachel" Subject: Re: (orb) cydonia take me away >what about molten love? hear here! personally, i think Molten Love is an excellent track, and aptly named, at that! =) rachel # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 18:57:08 -0600 From: "Sean Wolfe" Subject: Fw: (orb) cydonia take me away > > >what about molten love? > > > > hear here! personally, i think Molten Love is an excellent track, and > > aptly named, at that! Finally... I've always said that this is one of the best tracks on Orblivion.. But until now, it hasn't seem to have gotten equal praise... I love those melty beats... Mmmmm.... Sean # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 22:18:03 EST From: Ovation15@aol.com Subject: Re: (orb) cydonia take me away uhhg, not this again. well personally i love orblivion. it is certainly not my favorite album but is very pleasing none the less. i love the way the orb have evolved over the years and key word being evolved. not stuck the the same style. its a good thing they have not listened to insults like this and let it effect the music they produce. i dont see how you as a fan could talk so badly about orblivion. i mean its one thing to say its not your favorite or it could have been better, but it is beyond me how you could listen to that beatiful album and come up with nothing but negativity. im sure LX will be equally happy for you to lock yourself away never to be heard from again. i love how the fans of old like to stick around only to insult the orb's new work. if you are so dissapoited why not move on to another band that you feel is better. gemini killer In a message dated Tue, 19 Dec 2000 1:47:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, John Moxness writes: << so when can i expect to go down to my local disk shop and pick up once more? and how about the full length release date??? i gave orblivion a quick spin last night and i couldn't believe how bad that release really is. toxygene and the hidden track are by far the best off that release. i feel cydonia is going to be a pivotal release. i am excited to see what has changed from the v.1 but i am prepared for the let down. i'm also prepared to grab my abtu, uforb, pf, and ot, lock myself in my room never to hear from lx again. john # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. >> # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 22:29:30 EST From: Ovation15@aol.com Subject: Re: (orb) cydonia take me away just bought orblivion?? since when have you been an orb fann and what have you been doing this whole time? though we dissagree about orblivion your opinions on cydonia v.1 are almost identicle to mine. i for one am looking forward to LXs new adventures. i respect your opinions because it is constructive critisism instead of dry insults which are not uncommon on this list. gemini killer In a message dated Tue, 19 Dec 2000 3:04:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, "James A. Crippen" writes: << On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, John Moxness wrote: > > > so when can i expect to go down to my local disk shop and pick up once more? > and how about the full length release date??? > > i gave orblivion a quick spin last night and i couldn't believe how bad that > release really is. toxygene and the hidden track are by far the best off > that release. I finally bought Orblivion a few weeks ago, and although I'd heard some people say it was wonderful, or their favorite, I have to admit that I was sorely disappointed. Very disappointed. Some of the tracks on U.F.Off grated on my ears the first few times I'd heard them, but eventually I got used to them and even began to like the harsh sound. But Orblivion really got under my skin. I think that's probably Orb's worst album yet, and hopefully ever. I'm sure some people will disagree, but I don't intend to start a flamewar here. I won't be getting rid of the album, at least to have a complete collection. But it's definitely not in my pile of heavily listened music. > i feel cydonia is going to be a pivotal release. i am excited to see > what has changed from the v.1 but i am prepared for the let down. > i'm also prepared to grab my abtu, uforb, pf, and ot, lock myself in > my room never to hear from lx again. Now, that's a little extreme. I really like some of the tracks on v1, like Promis, for instance. Terminus is also a favorite of mine. Ghost Dancing is pretty good too, although it teeters on the edge of pop noise now and then in the song. Mile Long Lump Of Lard absolutely sucks, I think. It's nothing but irritating, grating noise. Perhaps this appeals to those who enjoy illbient, and maybe that legitimizes the track somewhat, but I still won't like it. Yungle is okay, but it's a bit too repetetetive on somewhat irritating themes. Turn It Down is neat, though. I think that as long as they keep Once More, Promis, Ghost Dancing, and Terminus then they'll have a respectable album. Musicians can't put out albums that please everyone, but at least some of the tracks will please most of the people. That's the hope, anyway. I can't say that I don't love Orb's classic works like LFC, Blue Room, and OOBE. But I can understand how LX could be getting tired of them after 8 years or so. I can see how they'd get boring after a while. I think he should take some inspiration from what Thomas Fehlmann's doing lately -- that's some really enjoyable, playful stuff. 'james - -- James A. Crippen ,-./-. Lambda Unlimited Anchorage, Alaska | |/ | 61.2069 N Y=\f.(\x.f(xx))(\x.f(xx)) | |\ | 149.766 W YF=F(YF) \_,-_/ # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. >> # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 22:32:32 EST From: Ovation15@aol.com Subject: Re: (orb) cydonia take me away wonderful track on a wonderful album. thank you LX for your years of work youve givin us. you are a true inspiration to me. gemini killer In a message dated Tue, 19 Dec 2000 6:55:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, ". : : x e n l a b : : ." writes: << > i gave orblivion a quick spin last night and i couldn't believe how bad that > release really is. what about molten love? - -e # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. >> # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 09:31:08 -0500 (EST) From: "Benjamin L. May" Subject: Re: Fw: (orb) cydonia take me away > Finally... I've always said that this is one of the best tracks on > Orblivion.. But until now, it hasn't seem to have gotten equal praise... I > love those melty beats... Mmmmm.... My fav is the mix of that track of the orbscure tracks CD. I can't believe most of that was never released on vinyl (grumble grumble). # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 09:30:54 -0500 From: "Vince Frank" Subject: (orb) Oh dear God not again.... > i dont see how you as a fan could talk > so badly about orblivion. - --snip!-- > i love how the fans of old like to stick around only to insult the orb's new > work. if you are so dissapoited why not move on to another band that you feel > is better. ===>Aw, c'mon people--just because we are fans does not mean we must like every album. I have a LOT of bands that I love, but virtually every one of them has at least one album that I think sucks. I think we compare those albums that we dislike to the bands' entire catalog. I myself didn't care for Orblivion, but then again, I'm comparing Orblivion to the Orb's catalog. In other words, it sucks (IMHO) compared to the Orb's other works...it DOESN'T suck in relation to, say, Britney Spears.... Here are some other favorite bands/artists of mine, and albums they've released that I think suck: The Cramps: Look Mom! No Head (great title, but otherwise...) Donald Fagen: Kamakiriad Pink Floyd: The Wall (yes, I truly detest that album) Van Halen: Diver Down (the only bad David Lee Roth VH release) Tangerine Dream: Optical Race Deep Forest: Comparsa Devo: Shout! Elvis Hitler: Supersadomasochisticexpialidotious Dead Kennedys: Bedtime for Democracy Styx: Kilroy Was Here My point is this: it's fine to like every release from your favorite band or artist, but just because I (or someone else) may not like every album does not make me (nor anyone else) any less of a fan. If I were not a fan, I wouldn't be on this list...and I think that goes for everyone else on this list, too. In fact, I can honestly say that this is the ONLY non-work-related list that I am on.... If I were on it only to stir up trouble, I'd go for a bigger target like, say, Janis Joplin or Aerosmith.... Happy Festivus all! Vince # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 09:21:45 -0600 From: John Goelzer Subject: RE: (orb) Oh dear God not again.... > Here are some other favorite bands/artists of mine, > and albums they've released that I think suck: > Styx: Kilroy Was Here Awww gee thanks, man; now I've got "Mr. Roboto" going through my head. Misery loves company, so I'm "infecting" the rest of you. "You're wondering who I am / (secret, secret, I've got a secret)..." Yyyyaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhhhhh! (beating head on desk) JG # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 09:59:17 -0600 From: John Moxness Subject: RE: (orb) cydonia take me away uhhg, not this again. well personally i love orblivion. it is certainly not my favorite album but is very pleasing none the less. i love the way the orb have evolved over the years and key word being evolved. not stuck the the same style. its a good thing they have not listened to insults like this and let it effect the music they produce. i dont see how you as a fan could talk so badly about orblivion. i mean its one thing to say its not your favorite or it could have been better, but it is beyond me how you could listen to that beatiful album and come up with nothing but negativity. im sure LX will be equally happy for you to lock yourself away never to be heard from again. i love how the fans of old like to stick around only to insult the orb's new work. if you are so dissapoited why not move on to another band that you feel is better. gemini killer ===>easy there killer. first of all the whole damn list has been pretty dry lately. agree? and second of all orblivion makes me sick to my stomach. maybe the orblivion release time period was a bad time in my life and i associate those times with orblivion. but i feel that orblivion is a sorry boring mess with the exception of a few tracks that faintly shine from across my listening room. i have given it many many listens and it hasn't grown on me at all. i get tense and irritable and no amount of kind is going to help me swallow orblivion. how's that for negativity. there is one good thing that has come out of orblivion for me. for a long time the only electronic music i owned was the orb. the long awaited orblivion bummer got me off looking for new 'bands' to fill the void. thanks orblivion! i might not have ever ventured out for the likes of the future sound of london or autechre. how's that for seeing the bright side of orblivion. as for locking myself in away i'll bet lx would love to join me never to hear from another record company again and get back to the centre of that pulsating brain. on a happer less stressing string...i must say that with all the holiday bs and life in general the one orb track that can always align the stars and soul is alles ist schoen. god bless lx. loaf & peas, john if you can't beat your computer at chess, try kickboxing. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 16:23:45 -0000 From: "Gloria Davy" Subject: RE: (orb) cydonia take me away >how's that for negativity. yay negativity!!!! Vince pretty much summed it up. All bands make less-than-stellar albums, and with the Orb's longevity it was bound to happen. My dissappointment is that I see Cydonia as an attempt to break into the mainstream market and compromise their sound to gain a wider audience. I'm all for evolution and growing - there's no need to make another U.F.Orb or Orbvs Terrarvm, but making an album with several vocal tracks(what is the count up to now, 5 vocal tracks?) kind of eliminates the reason I first got into the Orb - intense atmoshperic beats without the need to concentrate or focus on words. It's difficult to have an OOBE when someone's whispering shit in your ear. Unless it's "a m*rijuana bomb was ejected from a small aircraft" I kept trying with Cydonia, but the words took me to a place I didn't want to be. bring back the humour!!! ***** killer _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:46:33 -0000 From: "Howat, Simon" Subject: (orb) pink floyd mixes and other bits Well, finally, I thought it was time to listen to those 'so-called' pink floyd orb remixes. I'm so glad that the mixes are not by the orb, otherwise I'd be joing in in the negative vibe orgy that has prevailed since somebody slagged off orblivion. Incidentally, the guy who slagged off orblivion......how come you had the cydonia pre-release before the orblivion release? This has been preying on my mind slightly as you have got them out of order somewhat. I think a lot of LPs you have to take in the context in which they were released - orblivion was released some time ago now, and next to Cydonia it seems rather old hat, but it's got its good bits. If I listened to ABTU now instead of 1991, I'd almost certainly never love it in the immense way that I do. Same probably goes for all of the Orb stuff. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:19:16 EST From: Ovation15@aol.com Subject: Re: (orb) Oh dear God not again.... i dont mind not liking an album (as i said in my post), its to say that it just plain sux. i dont see how you cannot AT LEAST appreciate it. gemini In a message dated Wed, 20 Dec 2000 9:32:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Vince Frank" writes: My point is this: it's fine to like every release from your favorite band or artist, but just because I (or someone else) may not like every album does not make me (nor anyone else) any less of a fan. If I were not a fan, I wouldn't be on this list...and I think that goes for everyone else on this list, too. In fact, I can honestly say that this is the ONLY non-work-related list that I am on.... If I were on it only to stir up trouble, I'd go for a bigger target like, say, Janis Joplin or Aerosmith.... Happy Festivus all! Vince # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:23:49 -0500 (EST) From: Anthony Bryan Subject: RE: (orb) cydonia take me away hmm, I think orblivion is really great. of course there are the 'filler' short tracks, as segueways...how can you not like some of those songs? I think orblivion is sooo much stronger musically than the older albums...when you listen to them, they're all just sample collage...of course, amazingly done but lfc for example, when you take away reich & the cloud sample...not much left. I still love those albums too... once you see the orb live, at least for me, I have trouble listening to the albums...so boring compared to live. it would be nice if they would compile an updated ABTU of recent live stuff. can anyone compare the old cydonia to the one that looks like its going to get released? the vocals on cydonia only irritate me on ghostdnacing, the once more ones are almost indecipherable (which is how I like em) but wonder whats the point of having em if you can't really hear them well enough to have people understand or sing along...might as well be vox less. I just got once more, the brown 12"...haven't listened enough yet but I do like it. IF ANYONE FROM ISLAND WANTS TO SEND ME SOME PROMOS, I'LL PAY! ant # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 23:23:03 +0100 From: derrien@club-internet.fr Subject: RE: (orb) cydonia take me away >hmm, I think orblivion is really great. of course there are the 'filler' >short tracks, as segueways...how can you not like some of those songs? > >I think orblivion is sooo much stronger musically than the older >albums...when you listen to them, they're all just sample collage...of >course, amazingly done but lfc for example, when you take away reich & >the cloud sample...not much left. I still love those albums too... > >once you see the orb live, at least for me, I have trouble listening to >the albums...so boring compared to live. it would be nice if they would >compile an updated ABTU of recent live stuff. > So true, Ant... :) JCFromParis - -- We're in a musical, a musical, And there's always someone to catch me, There's always someone for me, There's always someone to catch me, When you fall... Bjork - In the Musicals # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:52:19 EST From: Ovation15@aol.com Subject: (orb) Orb Videos i know i am bit late on this string but here's my comments. i was also qite dissapointed with the orb videos though in 1990 computer animation and audio/visual manipulation was not quite so advanced. i do remember in 1992 when 'The Lawnmower Man' came out i was completely blown away by it. it was a huge step in computer animation. has anyone seen the 3lux-3 'a journey through ambience' video?? it was the video made by studio 7 that came out before the X Mix series and included the orb's 'Towers of Dub'. its amazing and i highly recommend people get a copy of this. it was released in 1993 and was very advanced IMHO. i have an original copy and would happily dup if in trade for some of the orb's videos on VHS like patterns and tex or UF OFF. id appreciate copies of originals or high quality dups. gemini # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 16:49:43 -0800 From: George E Williams Subject: (orb) underneath the rudder (not entirely OT) saw this mentioned on another list its available via www.fe.org Artist: MORGENSTERN, BARBARA Title: Fjorden Label: MONIKA (GERMANY) Format: CD Price: $15.00 Catalog Number: MONIKA 16CD 2nd album from Barbara Morgenstern, with guest production assistance from Robert Lippok (To Rococo Rot), Thomas Fehlmann and Pole (production & mix on 5 tracks). "I was pleasantly touched by Barbara's debut album of autumn 1998 Vermona ET 6-1. With organ as her main instrument, the work was like an homage to the Czech organ of the same name, through without the trash quality. In that album Morgenstern melded warm analog sounds from the past and nineties beats in a techno-design of song writing, home recording and electronica, without retro-lounge-cuteness either. You could have called that work Indietronic, but the term didn`t exist at the time. Even now, two years later, it won`t fit. yet it comes to mind, because Fjorden has obviously been recorded with new equipment and new technique. Still working out of her own studio, using sampler and sequencer in her instrumentation, Barbara Morgenstern tells us stories. Her wonderful, heartbreaking voice, adds context to the beats and sounds. Fjorden comes across as familiar & intimate. This album is a clear step forward, without throwing the past overbard -- with its warm analog sound, is like a good friend visiting -- rotating in your CD player. You are not alone. Barbara Morgenstern is there with her music. And it`s wonderful that she`s there!" -- Jan Ole Jöhnk, Ende ......................................................................... ... ..................... sig....................................................... ............................. i have neither name nor mumber .............. .........nor a hook to hang a hook upon .................... ......................................................................... ....... ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:47:18 -0800 From: Chris Johnson Subject: Re: (orb) Sleeper derrien@club-internet.fr wrote: > > >I've always thought that it was greatly to the Orb's credit that they > >never used any of the obvious, "relevant" samples from Sleeper. The > >closest they got was the relatively sly use of the "Rags" samples in > >Towers of Dub. > Actually, LX did. In "Textures", there are samples from Sleeper, > including "The orb, the orb, the orb"... I knew that. ;) (At least it was tickling the back of my brain as I wrote my original comment; I just couldn't bring it to the surface.) I won't hold it against him; since it was a DJ mix, rather than a proper Orb track. ;) Chris np: In The Nursery - Counterpoint # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 21:31:19 -0800 (PST) From: Basscadet@webtv.net Subject: Re: (orb) Oh dear God not again.... >David Lee Roth Hey,hey,hey now!!!! Each to their own an' all that, but we'll have none of that language here. : ) >Happy Festivus all! Bring on the feats of strength! martin on~~~>~~~Young American Primitive # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 00:46:14 -0800 (PST) From: Chain Reaction Subject: (orb) Yes, live rulez! - --- Anthony Bryan wrote: >once you see the orb live, at least for me, I have trouble listening to the albums...so boring compared to live. I fully agree...there's no Orb like live Orb! Considering the fact that the last official live release was in 1993, a new live album would be more than welcome... But we have a great new album coming up, right...!?! It looks like there are more people who miss the old, long, tripping soundscapes that actually take you somewhere... Grtnx, Steph... == "Life films us exactly" - Vladislav Delay _____________________________________________________________ jouwnaam@mailadres.net Gratis webmail bij http://www.directhit.nl/ - maak je eigen startpagina # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 01:03:23 -0800 (PST) From: Chain Reaction Subject: (orb) ftp-site with Pomme Fritz video Dear All! I remember that there was a message the other day on the list about the fact that there wasn't an ftp-site with the Pomme Fritz video. Actually, there is! Try this one: adres: 137.224.147.134 lg: orb pw: orb Good luck, and enjoy! Steph... == "Life films us exactly" - Vladislav Delay _____________________________________________________________ jouwnaam@mailadres.net Gratis webmail bij http://www.directhit.nl/ - maak je eigen startpagina # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:00:06 -0000 From: "Smiley" Subject: (orb) adios... for now from Kael Driscoll... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hello Orbies first: I love yous all second: I got 6 weeks holiday coming up from tomorrow so I am unsubscribing for a while :( I will be sorry to not hear from you all for that time, but I must keep that mail level down!! Please do email me personally though, stay in touch! so merry festivus to Vince, Smiley, Womble, Atty, Rachel, Sarah, JC, Chain Reaction, Dr O'Boogie, Nico, James, JoHannah, SteveO, Seofon, Chris, Andrew, Ormond (if you are still here??) and every other rocking member of this list. Please feel free to email me direct, or pass on any really cool news that I may miss PLEASE!!! to Smiley and Seofon: I will stay in touch re trading/presents we have something really special with this orb list... no other list I have ever seen or been on can compare to the coolness of crew on this list go the orb! when I get back, we should all have a nice spanking new copy of Cydonia.... and only we will know what a journey that has been! peace and orbs to all DJ KL signing off cheers Kael "Hello, I'm Rags. Woof woof woof!" # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ End of orb-digest V2 #397 *************************