"FACT mix 341 is like a slow-motion kayak ride through a pipe of slurry, thick, overwhelmingly delayed basslines obscuring wonky melodies – some recognisable (‘What A Wonderful World’, ‘Zombie’), others from another planet entirely. Plus, of course, you get Perry toasting on top, though around half-way through he gets bored and toddles off for a while. Would you want it any other way? We certainly wouldn’t."
In a forthcoming interview with Pulse Radio, The Orb's Alex Paterson has revealed that his new collaborative album with reggae and dub musician Lee 'Scratch' Perry will be released this September.
The DJ, producer, and former member of The Orb passed away on Friday June 12th. According to a recent press statement, his death was due to "a short illness."
It's now twelve years since the Orb sent us the catchily titled 'A Huge Ever-Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre of The Ultraworld'. Out of the Acid House ether it came stroking our fuzzy little heads with its spaced out sequences and ethereal atmospherics. What the hell was this? Who's lost the beats? Whadda…
