U.F. Orb (Deluxe Remastered Reissue w/Previously Unreleased Tracks) - 2 discs [Deluxe Edition, Original recording remastered, Import]

The Orb | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Deluxe Edition, Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Universal I.S.
• ASIN: B000SQD0PS
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,011 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. O.O.B.E.

2. U.F.Orb

3. Blue Room

4. Towers Of Dub

5. Close Encounters

6. Majestic

7. Sticky End

8. O.O.B.E. (Berlin 12/08/91)

9. Towers Of Dub (Ambient Mix)

10. Blue Room (Ambient & Mark Angelos Mix)

11. Close Encounters (Ambient Mix 1)

12. Majestic (Mix 1)

13. Assassin (Chocolate Hills Of Bohol Mix)

Editorial Reviews

2007 digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of this classic 1992 Ambient/Electronic album features a bonus disc that includes six tracks: 'O.O.B.E.' (Andy Hughes Mix), 'Towers Of Dub' (Ambient Mix), 'Blue Room' (Ambient & Mark Angelos Mix), 'Close Encounters' (Ambient Mix 1), 'Majestic' (Mix 1) and 'Assassin' (Chocolate Hills Of Bohol Mix). U.F. Orb was the sophomore album from Alex Paterson and Kris Weston and featured the mammoth single "Blue Room", which clocked in around 40 minutes! By entering the UK Top 10, the track was the longest ever to make the charts! Universal.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Blend, minus some fun, January 21, 2008

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Robert J. Anselmi "Orb-o-phile" (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: U.F. Orb (Deluxe Remastered Reissue w/Previously Unreleased Tracks) - 2 discs (Audio CD)

I knew it was inevitable, the deluxe remastering with bonus material seems to be the staple of the music industry these days. And the Orb are perfect candidates due to their prolific output of retakes, remixes, hash browns and do you want fries with that?

So back to the cds. This is a worthwhile purchase, and I found some mixes I hadn't heard before on CD2, which is the only reason I bought it. I had patterns and textures (where Towers of Dub was taken from), and the Assassin single with all versions of the song, so nothing new there. But I had no clue where Majestic and Close Encounter remixes came from and this was a nice delight (though standing on their own, these two mixes are rather drab and low-key). But still it was a delight to find some new material.

Having almost everything in the orb catalogue (and believe me, I mean everything!) it was interesting to find something new. I only hope that Orbus Terrarum finds some nice gems when it is re-released (hopefully it will be).

To answer the reviewer about including the 40-minute version, I think that would seriously have been overkill. Not to mention, there's nothing spectacular about that version. It's a repeat of the 17-minute version with a new bassline. So really, what's the point? But what I did feel was missing was the UFOrb (Bandulu mix) and perhaps another mix of O.O.B.E. to top it all off (from the second peel session would have been nice). The Mad Professor remix of Towers of Dub was a little too chaotic a mix for this kind of CD in my opinion. I have it anyway, so It doesn't matter if it's in there or not.

If I were to guess what's going to be included in the Orbus Terrarum rerelease, it's going to be Montagne D'Or (live from peel session 2), One or two remixes of Oxbow Lake (from the single), and Valley & Plateu (some orbscure live versions). I just hope that there's something new and exciting to find, and not the same old rehash. Guess what I'm really waiting for is the 3rd CD installment of Orb Sessions.

Now to go purchase The Dream.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Re-issue of a, already great album., December 8, 2007

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C. Burnside "Jabba Jaw" (the same planet as you.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: U.F. Orb (Deluxe Remastered Reissue w/Previously Unreleased Tracks) - 2 discs (Audio CD)

When the Orb released their first album, I was not interested because I own the Aubrey Mixes and the first Peel Session. Therefore I wasn't interested in purchasing music that I already have.

This is different. There are some mixes that I have never heard, or have heard on rare singles. What is nice about that is the casual listener has the opportunity to listen to mixes that devoted fans have been hearing for years. In a way I agree with the previous reviewer about the forty minute mix of The Blue Room. I also feel that it would add too much to the album. In a way it would be like eating too much food in one setting. I think a better alternative would be to reissue the Blue Room single on a single compilation as well as including Assassin.

Anyway, this is a great album that is well respected among Orb fans. To the first time listener, it is a well crafted piece of work.

Later.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not enough stars, December 19, 2008

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starzero "*0" (chicago, il) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: U.F. Orb (Deluxe Remastered Reissue w/Previously Unreleased Tracks) - 2 discs (Audio CD)

If I could give this album six stars, I would. Or even ten. The original is an absolute 5-star classic, simply a must-have. When I first heard it, the sound changed my concept of what music could be. I found myself floating in some other world, completely adrift in space. The one disc alone was as mind-expanding as I imagine psychotropic drugs to be.

The second disc is remixes of tracks from the first one, and a single-only track. The mixes are all quite good, though the ambient mix of Towers of Dub still bugs me with its extended comedy routine. The audio clip running through the song of a comedic drug bust is mildly amusing, but it brings the track down to earth instead of letting it float in space as the album version does. For me, this is the only low as the other mixes either enhance hidden aspects of the original songs or add fascinating new dimensions to their spacey vibes.

If you've never heard The Orb, you should at least get the original U.F.Orb album. If you have that, then there's no reason not to get this version, with improved sound and a second disc of superb remixes. This was possibly the peak of the group's sound, and it's well worth revisting. This music never gets old.