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Orb: The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld

On April 2, 1991, “Big Life” label released “The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld”, the debut Orb studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Do Not Erase”, “Marcus Studios”, “Berwick Street Studio”, and “Trancentral” in London, and was produced by Alex Paterson, Andy Falconer, Kris Westona, Steve Hillage and Jimmy Cauty.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson – performer, engineer, mixing
  • Guy Pratt – bass
  • Tim Russell – engineer, mixing
  • Kris “Thrash” Weston – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Hunter – engineer assistant
  • Youth – mixing
  • Thomas Fehlmann – mixing
  • The Designers Republic – design

Track listing:

  1. Little Fluffy Clouds (Earth Orbit One) – Alex Paterson, Martin Glover
  2. Earth (Gaia) (Earth Orbit Two) – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston
  3. Supernova st the End of the Universe – Alex Paterson, Miquette Giraudy, Steve Hillage
  4. Back Side of the Moon (Luner Orbit Four) – Alex Paterson, Steve Hillage
  5. Spanish Castle in Space (Lunar Orbit Five) – Alex Paterson, Jake le Mesurier, Guy Pratt
  6. Perpetual Dawn (Ultraworld Probe Six) – Alex Patterson, Andy Falconer, Paul Ferguson
  7. Into the Fourth Dimension (Ultraworld Probe Seven) – Alex Paterson, Andy Falconer, Paul Ferguson
  8. Outlands (Ultraworld Probe Eight) – Alex Paterson, Thomas Fehlmann
  9. Star 6 & 789 (Ultraworld Nine) – Alex Paterson, T Green, Hugh Vickers
  10. A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld (Live Mix Mk 10; Ultraworld Ten) – Alex Paterson, Jimmy Cauty, Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson, Bruce Woolley, Trevor Horn

Orb: Abolition of the Royal Familia

On March 27, 2020, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Abolition of the Royal Familia”, the sixteenth Orb studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson – keyboards, sampler, programming
  • Michael Rendall – mastering
  • Steve Hillage – vocal, guitar
  • Roger Eno – vocals, piano, harmonica, trumpet
  • Paul Conboy – synthesizer
  • Daniel Gaudi – synthesizer
  • Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer
  • Nick Burton – bass, art direction, design
  • Youth (Martin Glover) – bass
  • Nick Burton – bongos
  • Andy Caine – vocals
  • Roney FM – vocals, spoken word
  • Ruby – howl voice
  • David Harrow – melodics
  • Ollie Cripps – trumpet
  • Violeta Barrena-Witschi – strings
  • Prince Sherman – dub effects
  • Leighton Newell – whistle
  • Key Harris – tuning fork
  • Pure Evil (Charley Uzzell Edwards) – art direction, design
  • Gary Deep Oldknow – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Daze (Missing & Messed Up Mix)
  2. House of Narcotics (Opium Wars Mix)
  3. Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)
  4. Honey Moonies (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix)
  5. Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)
  6. Afros, Afghans and Angels (Helgö Treasure Chest)
  7. Shape Shifters (In Two Parts) (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)
  8. Say Cheese (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix)
  9. Ital Orb (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix)
  10. The Queen of Hearts (Princess of Clubs Mix)
  11. The Weekend It Rained Forever (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower))
  12. Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy (L’anse Aux Meadows Mix)

Orb: Orbus Terrarum

On March 20, 1995, “Island” label released “Orbus Terrarum”, the third Orb studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, and was produced by Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, Thomas Fehlmann and Kris Weston.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson
  • Andy Hughes
  • Thomas Fehlmann
  • Kris Weston

Track listing:

  1. Valley – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Simon Philips, Tom Green
  2. Plateau – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
  3. Oxbow Lakes – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
  4. Montagne d’Or (Der Gute Berg) – Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, B. J. Cole, Kris Weston, Nick Burton, Thomas Fehlmann
  5. White River Junction – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
  6. Occidental – Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, Kris Needs, Kris Weston, Nick Burton, Simon Philips, Thomas Fehlmann
  7. Slug Dub – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Paul Ferguson, Thomas Fehlmann

Orb: Cydonia

Orb-Cydonia

On February 27, 2001, “Island” label released “Cydonia”, the fifth Orb studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Alex Paterson, Thomas Fehlmann and Andy Hughes.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson
  • Thomas Fehlmann
  • Andy Hughes

Track listing:

  1. Once More
  2. Promis
  3. Ghostdancing
  4. Turn It Down
  5. Egnable
  6. Firestar
  7. A Mile Long Lump of Lard
  8. Centuries
  9. Plum Island
  10. Hamlet of Kings
  11. 1.1
  12. EDM
  13. Thursday’s Keeper
  14. Terminus

Orb: Orblivion

Orblivion

On February 24, 1997, “Island” label released “Orblivion”, the fourth Orb studio album. It was recorded in May 1996, and was produced by Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson
  • Andy Hughes
  • Thomas Fehlmann

Track listing:

  1. Delta MKII
  2. Ubiquity
  3. Asylum
  4. Bedouin
  5. Molten Love
  6. Pi
  7. A.L.T.
  8. Toxygene
  9. Log of Deadwood
  10. Secrets
  11. Passing of Time
  12. 72
    •  0:06 – sample
    • 5:00 – silence
    • 6:37  – hidden track