The commercial and artistic peak of the ambient-house movement, U.F.Orb strides past the debut with more periods of free-form ambience and less reliance on a standard 4/4 beat.
From the opening "O.O.B.E." through the bass-heavy gait of "Blue Room" and "Towers of Dub," the flow is more natural and ranges farther than most would have expected.
The bevy of contributors (including Steve Hillage, Jah Wobble, Youth, Thomas Fehlmann, and Slam) never threatens to overload the proceedings, though the minimalist sampling of Ultraworld is replaced by a production focus much more dense and busy, especially on the "rain forest on Saturn" ethno-ambience of "Close Encounters." Elsewhere, Paterson maintains his fascination with the earthy dub basslines of Mad Professor and Lee Perry, even while he's indulging in flights of fancy indebted to Sun Ra.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O.O.B.E.Thomas Fehlmann, Dr. Alex Paterson, Kris Weston | The Orb | Play | 12:51 | 29 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Towers of DubThomas Fehlmann, Dr. Alex Paterson, Kris Weston | The Orb | Play | 15:00 | 34 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Close EncountersOrde Meikle, Dr. Alex Paterson, Kris Weston | The Orb | Play | 10:27 | 23 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | MajesticDr. Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Youth | The Orb | Play | 11:06 | 25 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Sticky EndDr. Alex Paterson, Kris Weston | The Orb | Play | 00:50 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aisha | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Thomas Fehlmann | Composer |
| 3 | Miquette Giraudy | Composer |
| 4 | Tom Green | Flute |
| 5 | Steve Hillage | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Producer |
| 6 | Greg Hunter | Engineer |
| 7 | Orde Meikle | Composer |
| 8 | The Orb | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 9 | Dr. Alex Paterson | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 10 | Marney Pax | Harmonica |
| 11 | Guy Pratt | Bass |
| 12 | Scruff | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Thrash | Engineer, Producer |
| 14 | Kris Weston | Composer |
| 15 | Jah Wobble | Bass, Composer, Guest Artist, Programming |
| 16 | Youth | Composer, Guest Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |