Tag: The Orb
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RC 324: New Normal / Coronacoaster
Everyone’s talking at me…about The New Normal, which apparently is like New Coca Corona, i.e like the old one but with all the nice things taken out. Apparently we are in a new future, one that seems to be cribbing the lyrics to East 17 songs…Stay now…stay now…stay now…and government mixed message memes with laughable…
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Strong and stable clouds
Brilliant version of The Orb’s Little Fluffy Clouds using Theresa May and her ‘Strong and Stable’ BS. (via TXL). And remember, those in the UK, VOTE TOMORROW. Preferably making June the end of May.
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Original Space – KLF/Orb
I didn’t know this had leaked, the original demo of Space with the contributions of Alex Patterson still intact. The story goes* Jimmy Cauty and LX were the original Orb (hence ‘Loving You…’ having a credit to Jimmy) but Alex wanted to sign with Big Life as he didn’t want The Orb to seen as…
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Covers covers covers
Via Ian Fondue posting the video of Art vs Science’s fascinating psych/funk version of Enter Sandman by the (below) which mixes vocoder with great psych guitar, I started listening to Triple J’s Like A Version, and found this fascinating trip hop cover version of Bitter Sweet Symphony by E^ST above…with a wonderful surprise at the…
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Eclectic Future
More glimpses into the future – this time via the Research and Development arm of Eclectic Method. Ties in rather nicely with the Disney post and me watching Red Dwarf X and earlier episodes again. I must say I prefer the dystopian future to the 50s’ shiny one – much more realistic. (via Solcofn) P.S.…
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Golden Clouds
Combining the themes of the last two posts there’s more clouds this time but happier and dubbier golden ones. The Orb have revisited the perennial fave ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’ (again?) but with a vocal from a different Lee, rather than Ricky Lee it’s Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry on the mic. Even more tripped out than the…