From: RedLabel1@aol.com
"Well Sir it would appear that the Orb's captain is one Dr. Alex Paterson
although he is surrounded by many collaborators who think in exactly the same
way he does. Captain Paterson appears to have had previous posts as a roadie
for a venemous post-punk act call the er, - let me check my notes Sir, ah
here it is - the er, Killing Joke, also as an A & R man for EG Records (home
of Bria...), two facts which a lot of media earthlings seem intent on
mentioning at any opportunity Sir. The Orb Mothership was partly born out of
ambient DJ'ing marathon's in Earth year 1988 with Jimi Cauty (later of the
mighty KLF squadron and rank of Sound Navigator) and after thier debut
release "The Kiss EP" a record based around samples from New York's infamous
KISS FM wireless station - they appear to have invented something called
Ambient House ("for the E generation") in Earth spin 1989, at the time of
something called "Acid House Music" with the Minnie Ripperton sampled twenty
minute epic, "A Huge Ever Pulsating Brain that Rules From the Centre of The
Ultraworld." My sentiments too Sir...
What these media men (hirs) don't mention Sir, is just how important a factor
they have been to this techno music thing, how they have opened up
exploration in their field and how their appearance has helped people who are
taken by their manifesto, to no longer be scared of making music for the
emotions which lurk inside them and to also toy with these machines that are
used to translate their thoughts. They also often miss that The Orb exists
as an invite for collaboration existing only as a name for projects of all
shapes and sizes.
Proof? Well their third single "Little Fluffy Coulds" was written during
Earth rotation 1990 with one Youth - a former member of the Killing Joke
regiment. At this time Capt. Paterson recruited an eighteen year old
technician by the name of Kris Weston - previously under file as "Thrash" -
who still plays a major technical part on board the Mothership. Capt.
Paterson has worked with Steve Hillage ex of Gong corp. on his System 7
project and in return requested his help on numerous Orb assignments. Also
commander Thomas Fehlmann from the Berlin Division, whom he met whilst at EG
through Fehlmann's Readymade concept and his involvement with Fischman's
Friend/Sun Electric. Fehlmann also helped on "Adventures Beyond the
Ultraworld," The Orb's first full length reconnaissance mission in Earth turn
1991.
Sir, The Orb mothership has continually futhered it's concept by relaying
messages across a hundred subsequent slices of vinyl which includes them
being requested to decode and restructure projects by other organizations not
always from the same realm as themselves. Yes I'll just check Sir...ah,
there's a huge list Sir, yes I will hurry Sir...no I won't read all of them
Sir, but they have provided ultramixes for Earthlings called Erasure, Depeche
Mode, Marathon, U2, Sun Electric, Wendy & Lisa, Primal Scream, Pato Banton,
Wire, YMO, The Grid, Mike Oldfield, Keiichi Suzuki, Front 242, and Material
to name but a few.
Other full length exercises of their own included their second long-playing
decree, "UFOrb" which entered the Uk tabulation at Number One on it's week of
release and was preceded by "The Blue Room" which at 39m and 58s - in Earth
time Sir - made histoey as the longest single ever to receive a placing. It
seems Sir, that when they appeared on the popular motion decipher box as
celebration of it's entry, they merely sat in white suits playing a strange
Earth board game call Chess Sir...or is that cheese?
A series of highly acclaimed sessions have been recorded for open-minded
wireless guru Sergeant John Peel, the first two of which have been released
on one CD. The popularity of these has been due to the alternative
interpratationsprovided by the fact that basically The Orb is a DJ and an
engineer working to spotaneously live. In April of Earth revolution 1991,
they gave their first demonstration in front of a conference and have
continued to do so since at even larger attended meetings.
Sir, this is one hugely pulsating important factor to The Orb's existence,
again often missed by the "menhirs," they under value and misinterpret these
events and often claim that they are nonsense. But the Orb have to be
watched closely Sir, one listen is never enough. By playing these "gigs,"
where they recruit extra help from specialists in the fields of percussive
and bass enhancement, they reload, decipher and elucidate these messages and
no performance is ever the same. Sometimes Sir, they put on these incredible
all-night rendez-vous in an Earth town called London where everything happens
all at once and lots of its inhabitants stay up all night smiling. They have
also been invited to perform these rituals at other strange gatherings.
Twice they have played a summer event called Glastonbury, the last time we
witnessed them - on Earth run 93 - so many came to hear their wisdom that
it's organizers had to stop people entering the huge field that they were
within. On the August Bank Holiday of that same year in another part of
Earth called Copenhagen, they played on a flaoting "Ghetto Blaster" to 4000
people at a man-made dock just outside the main harbour, access to which
could only be attained by boat and where long ago a man named Nelson lost his
arm. We understand that many people also "lost it" that night Sir. They are
also highly popular at an Earth point called Japan and indeed recorded
evidence of these three locations is available on a four album, double CD set
entitled "Orb Live 93" the first release by their new base of outlet, Island
Records, although for non-Orb excursions, Captain Patterson is still involved
with the label that he set up with Field Marshall Morris - The Orb's manager.
As I already revealed Sir, The Orb's captain is also a Doctor. er...an
Orbologist, Sir...and this last year has seen him travel to numerous
surgeries with his medicine box brimming with 12" platter, administering
medicinal musical cures. He is often attended by associates and fellow
experts DJ Lewis who accompanies the Mothership wherever it visits - and it
would appear that another medical man, Dennis the good Doctor, of Unit 808
State. When three work together they operate under the cryptogram "The Three
Muskateers," spinning out uninterrupted and detailed examinations of this
communicative force in a language that they all seem to understand.
Now Sir, The Orb have a brand new summary of recent experiments carried out
in their laboratories which is due to be revealed in these United States July
12, a detailed report of investigations under the title "Pomme Fritz." It's
their first major account for nearly two years and it sees them reprogrammed
in a way that shows that there is more to them than we first assumed. Sir,
close scrutiny here is now essential, just as we thought we were right on
their trail, they appear to have thrown us off. This is where we really have
to start watching them Sir...I know Sir, I know, I've got extra men working
on it right now Sir. We are only restricted by our ideas Sir and the wealth
of the Orb is obviously limitless.
Ah but here's the detail that our trip was in aid of Sir, Alex Paterson is a
Chelsea supporter..."
Your interpreter was Sherman At The Controls (Summmmmm-er 1994)
P.S. Attn Earthlings....In Ord to celebrate the landing of "Pomme Fritz" we
invite you to a listening party...ah ...rahter we invite you to hast a
listening party. The one in your state. There will be 50 Orb listeing
parties -- one for each of the States in the Union. If you would like to
host the Orb listneing party in Orb state and receivean Orb listning party
kit -- inclduing the Orb Pomme Fritz cassette, some Orb posters, and some Orb
buttons .. all to share with you friends both on and off the Net, just be the
first person from your state to message us back. We'll send it off right
away...
Here's the catch...you have tohave at least 10 people over to share the Orb
with you, and you have to take a couple of photographs of the action in
progress and send them back to us on the Mothership. All photos will be
forwardfed to our Captain, the good doctor Alex Patterson. For your
troubles, we will reward you with a complete set of Orb CDs, including Pomme
Fritz, Live 93, UFOrb, and the double CD set of Adventures beyond the
Ultraworld. But ya gotta have the party and send us the shots. Interested?
Message us back...Over and out.