Orboretum: The Orb Collection is the fourth compilation album by the Orb released on 8 November 2024 on Cooking Vinyl.[1][2]
| Orboretum: The Orb Collection | ||||
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| Released | 8 November 2024 | |||
| Length | 154:00 | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | The Orb | |||
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In Alex Paterson's words, the compilation is "a sort of director's cut, reframing our output, making new neuro pathways, and new juxtapositions."[3][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld" (Orbital Dance Mix) | The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1991) | 8:11 |
| 2. | "Little Fluffy Clouds" (Ambient Mix 1) | The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1991) | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Perpetual Dawn" (2024 version) | The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1991) | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Pomme Fritz (Meat 'N Veg)" | Pomme Fritz (1994) | 8:59 |
| 5. | "Blue Room" (radio 7") | U.F.Orb (1992) | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Oxbow Lakes" (Sabres No. 1 Mix) | Orbus Terrarum (1995) | 7:21 |
| 7. | "Toxygene" | Orblivion (1997) | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Asylum" (7" edit) | Orblivion (1997) | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Once More" (Scourge of the Earth Long Mix) | Cydonia (2001) | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Ghostdancing" (version) | Cydonia (2001) | 6:45 |
| 11. | "Gee Strings" | Bicycles & Tricycles (2004) | 5:13 |
| 12. | "Aftermath" (LP version) | Bicycles & Tricycles (2004) | 4:40 |
| 13. | "From a Distance (Blast Master v The Corpral)" | Bicycles & Tricycles (2004) | 3:55 |
| 14. | "Dilmun" | Bicycles & Tricycles (2004) | 3:59 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lunik" (Komplott EP version) | Komplott EP (2004) | 5:24 |
| 2. | "Captain Korma" | Okie Dokie It's The Orb on Kompakt (2005) | 5:18 |
| 3. | "Appletree in My Back Yard" (Abakus Remix) | Tsunami Benefit compilation (2005) | 8:47 |
| 4. | "DDD (Dirty Disco Dub)" (Belka & Strelka Remix) | The Dream (2007) | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Metallic Spheres in Colour – Round Side" (2024 edit; with David Gilmour) | Metallic Spheres (2010) | 8:19 |
| 6. | "Golden Clouds" (featuring Lee "Scratch" Perry) | The Orbserver in the Star House (2012) | 5:45 |
| 7. | "Fussball" (featuring Lee "Scratch" Perry) | More Tales from the Orbservatory (2013) | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Pillow Fight @ Shag Mountain" (radio edit) | No Sounds Are Out of Bounds (2018) | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Rush Hill Road" (radio edit) | No Sounds Are Out of Bounds (2018) | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Doughnuts Forever" | No Sounds Are Out of Bounds (2018) | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Daze" (Missing & Messed Up Mix) | Abolition of the Royal Familia (2020) | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)" | Abolition of the Royal Familia (2020) | 4:56 |
| 13. | "AAA (Violeta Vicci Remix)" (Hung, Drawn & Quartered) | Abolition of the Royal Familia (Guillotine Mixes) (2021) | 6:03 |
| 14. | "H.O.M.E. (High Orbs Mini Earth)" | Prism (2023) | 10:36 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] | 14 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[6] | 30 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[7] | 2 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[8] | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Orboretum: The Orb Collection – Out Now". The Orb (Official Site). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "The Orb set to release career-spanning compilation, Orboretum: The Orb Collection". 909originals.com. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Orboretum by The Orb, retrieved 8 November 2024
- ^ Ewing, Jerry (24 September 2024). "The Orb announce career-spanning 2CD & limited-edition quadruple vinyl octagonal set". Prog. Retrieved 8 November 2024 – via Loudersound.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
edit- Orboretum: The Orb Collection at Discogs (list of releases)