THE ORB - HOUSE OF BLUES, ANAHEIM, CA - JUNE 10, 2009
90's electronic music stalwarts The Orb (co-founded by former KLF member Jimmy Cauty) will bring their ambient house stylings to the House of Blues , located in the House of Mouse (that be Disneyland to you non-Californians), this summer. Click here to buy tickets.
The Orb was first brought to my attention, as I'm sure this was the case with a lot of newbie electronic music fans back then, with the 1990 single "Little Fluffy Clouds" featured on their 1991 album, "The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld." This peculiar song features samples of folk songstress Rickie Lee Jones, from an interview on her 1989 "Flying Cowboys" album, kind of blissfully ruminating on what it was like to grow up in Arizona, especially the beautiful skies, hence the "Little Fluffy Clouds" of the title. This made no sense to me when I was thirteen or fourteen, but I loved it. I eventually moved on to Orbital, but The Orb are forever.
Please enjoy a couple of videos from this seminal chillout group:
Steve Reich and Ennio Morricone are all up in this piece as well. Google those names if you have no idea what I'm talking about. Good stuff.
The Orb - "Toxygene" from their 1997 album, "Orblivion"
This song rocks.
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