The Orb
The Orb is a British electronic music band known for pioneering the genre of ambient house. The Orb is heavily influenced by dub music, and much of their later output has been in the electronic dub category, more so than ambient house. The group was formed in 1988 by Dr. Alex Paterson (full name Duncan Robert Alex Paterson) and Jimmy Cauty (one half of The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu and later The KLF). The Orb's first release was the acid house anthem "Tripping on Sunshine".
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The Orb
The Orb is a British electronic music band known for pioneering the genre of ambient house. The Orb is heavily influenced by dub music, and much of their later output has been in the electronic dub category, more so than ambient house. The group was formed in 1988 by Dr. Alex Paterson (full name Duncan Robert Alex Paterson) and Jimmy Cauty (one half of The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu and later The KLF). The Orb's first release was the acid house anthem "Tripping on Sunshine".
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Garage Session
Track 1 from the Garage Sessions EP out now A bit of 90’s garage on this one 🕺more
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We Must Create
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For his latest album, "New Techniques To Escape Mediocrity Vol.1", the New Wave-inspired Synthwave producer David Garelli, aka Batta Malagna, draws on the musical language developed by the New Wave of composers such as Diaframma, Litfiba The Smiths and Joy Division. Inspired by the mediocrity of his country, by the non-existent opportunities and by the dating apps where the more superficial and flashy side of his peers and others comes out, Batta's work on New Techniques delves deeply into the cinematographic films of the 80s. In a certain sense, the relationship between New Wave and cinema was predestined. Both mediums arose in the late 19th century, and both continued to exert enormous influence on popular culture, art, and intellectual life throughout the 20th. Inevitably, the two mediums would meet in a collision facilitated by both popular tastes and technological innovation. Early films were rudimentary, single-shot experiments without color or sound, and early cinematic depictions of musicians and New Wave as an art form lacked complexity, limited to documentary-style depictions of their performances. Soundtracks introduced the producer into the creative process, transforming the musician from subject to agent. As the true champion/archivist of sound that he is, Battamore
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