Orb: Okie Dokie The Orb (2xLP, 20th Year Anniversary)

The Orb – Okie Dokie It’s The Orb On Kompakt. Released via Kompakt. Available on Double Vinyl LP

“Okie Dokie Its The Orb On Kompakt“ is already the 13th album of one of Britain’s most prized cult bands. We feel it’s better that way, because the music of The Orb only has an intensive effect when taken in as a long playing full length. And it proves
with this lovingly conjured collection of songs brought together like a collage.

The first half of Okie Dokie showcase The Orb´s love for minimal Techno and Schaffel/Shuffle as it is so obviously present in the foreground, while the second half is only reserved to the classic Orb-ish ancestral domain. There are wonderful guest
appearances by Schneider TM and Kompakt´s ambient-guru Ulf Lohmann.

As many of you know, there is so much history about The Orb you could write a book. Since Jimmy Cauty and Alex Paterson, in the flush of euphoria invented Chill Out and Ambient House in the first summer of love 1988, an incredible amount of things have
occurred. The following timeline should give you a rough idea. – Alex Paterson gives up his job as roadie for Killing Joke.

– “A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld” is not only the record with the longest title of the world, but it also marks the departure into the new sonic worlds of post-Rave Ambient. – While Cauty goes different ways with The KLF, The Orb re-form themselves and have a big hit with Little Fluffy Clouds in 1990. – The debut album “The Orb´s
Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld“ hits the Top 30 in England. – The Orb produce “Higher Than the Sun“ for Primal Scream. – The Orb perform “Blue Room“ as chessplaying aliens at Top Of The Pops. Everything goes. – “Blue Room“ clocking in at 39:58
minutes goes into music-history as the longest time for a chart single ever. – The Orb achieve great success in Glastonbury ’92 + ’93. – The Copenhagen double concert “to the sunrise and sunset” is eternalized on record: “Live 93“ – Previously a floating member of The Orb, Thomas Felmann becomes a fixed member in 1997 – No joke: Robbie Williams takes part of The Orb for a short time.

Tracklisting: The Orb – Okie Dokie It’s The Orb On Kompakt

A1. KomplikaFon
A2. Lunik Tm
A3. Ripples
B1. Captain Korma
B2. Kan Kan
B3. Rolo
B4. BeaFtude
C1. Cool Harbour
C2. Traumvogel 
C3. Because / Before (Sibirische Musik)
D1. Tin Kan
D2. Kompagna (Zandic Mix)
D3. Falkenbrück
D4. Snowbow