The Orb: Re-entering the Ultraworld
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Length: 03:30
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It's been 17 years since The Orb unleashed Little Fluffy Clouds on the world and opened the door for groups like the Future Sound of London, Loop Guru and DJ Spooky. Original Orb members Alex Paterson and Youth get back together on a new CD of hallucinogenic grooves and surreal landscapes called The Dream. The Orb talks about their sample and slice journey in this sound-rich and tightly edited short feature.
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Piece Description
It's been 17 years since The Orb unleashed Little Fluffy Clouds on the world and opened the door for groups like the Future Sound of London, Loop Guru and DJ Spooky. Original Orb members Alex Paterson and Youth get back together on a new CD of hallucinogenic grooves and surreal landscapes called The Dream. The Orb talks about their sample and slice journey in this sound-rich and tightly edited short feature.
Broadcast History
aired on WXPN June 11, 2008
Transcript
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BACK IN THE 1940 AND 50S, COMPOSERS LIKE PIERRE HENRY, PIERRE SCHAEFFER, JOHN CAGE AND KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN WERE ALL CREATING MUSIC OUT OF AUDIO COLLAGES. THEY USED TAPE AND TURNTABLES TO SAMPLE SOUNDS FROM THE REAL WORLD LIKE THIS 1950 RECORDING BY HENRY AND SCHAEFFER.
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PUT A BEAT AND SOME REGGAE BASELINES TO THIS AND YOU MIGHT NOT BE FAR OFF FROM THE MUSIC OF THE ORB.
MUSIC BITE
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THE ORB INITIALLY CONGEALED IN THE 1980S AROUND ALEX PATTERSON, KILLING JOKE BASS PLAYER MARTIN GLOVER, BETTER KNOWN AS YOUTH, AND JIMMY CAUTY WHO WENT ON TO SHORTLIVED ELECTRONICA PIONEERS, KLF. THE ORB CREATED A RECONSTRUCTED WORLD THAT SAMPLED SOUNDS FROM ACROSS THE SPECTRUM AND LACED THEM TOGETHER IN HALLUCINOGENIC ATMOSPHERES AND THROBBING DUB GROOVES LIKE LITTLE FLUFFY CLOUDS. THAT PIECE SAMPLED AN INTERVIEW WITH SINGER RICKIE LEE JONES.
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UNLIKE STOCKHAUSEN...
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Timing and Cues
Incue: [sonar sound] + This is an Echo Location: Soundings for New Music.
Outcue: I?m John Diliberto and this has been an Echo Location, Soundings for New Music
