More Tales from the Orbservatory is the twelfth studio album from ambient house duo the Orb, released on 3 June 2013.
More Tales from the Orbservatory | ||||
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Studio album by The Orb featuring Lee 'Scratch' Perry | ||||
Released | 3 June 2013 | |||
Genre | Electronica, dub, IDM, chill-out, trip hop | |||
Length | 52:30 | |||
Label | Cooking Vinyl,[1] The End Records[2] | |||
Producer | The Orb | |||
The Orb featuring Lee 'Scratch' Perry chronology | ||||
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Background
editLike The Orbserver in the Star House, the album features reggae producer Lee 'Scratch' Perry on vocals. It was also recorded at the same sessions of The Orbserver in the Star House.[1]
Critical reception
editAggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 61/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The Independent | [1] |
Mojo | [4] |
musicOMH | [5] |
Q | [6] |
Initial critical response to More Tales from the Orbservatory was mixed to positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 61, based on 4 reviews.[3]
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Fussball" | 4:31 |
2. | "Africa" | 5:33 |
3. | "Tight Interlude" | 1:22 |
4. | "Making Love in Dub" | 6:45 |
5. | "No Ice Age" | 4:19 |
6. | "Don't Rush I" | 4:37 |
7. | "Fussball" (Instrumental) | 4:30 |
8. | "Africa" (Instrumental) | 5:31 |
9. | "Making Love in Dub" (Instrumental) | 6:45 |
10. | "No Ice Age" (Instrumental) | 4:16 |
11. | "Don't Rush I" (Instrumental) | 4:29 |
Total length: | 52:30 |
Personnel
editThe Orb
Other personnel
- Lee 'Scratch' Perry – vocals, production
References
edit- ^ a b c Gill, Andy (31 May 2013). "Album review: The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry, More Tales from the Observatory (Cooking Vinyl)". The Independent. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "The Orb feat. Lee Scratch Perry – THE ORBSERVER in the star house". The End Records. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ a b "More Tales from the Orbservatory – The Orb". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Freeforms about football, his old tunes and beyond, to variably potent digi-dub backings. [Aug 2013, p.98]
- ^ Mainzer, Jordan (3 June 2013). "Album Reviews The Orb featuring Lee "Scratch" Perry – More Tales From The Orbservatory". musicOMH. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Deep is the word here. [Jul 2013, p.109]