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From:
Stephen Hebditch
Date:
Fri, 21 Jan 1994 13:13:50 GMT
Subject:
Re: William Orbit
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In article <9401202248.AA42638@tuba.aix.calpoly.edu>, <rweisend@tuba.aix.calpoly.edu> wrote:
quoted 5 lines I picked up Strange Cargo III by William Orbit, and I consider it one of my>I picked up Strange Cargo III by William Orbit, and I consider it one of my >best CD purchases of the year. There doesn't seem to be much discussion >of Mr. Orbit on this list, nor uk-dance or alt.rave. Does anyone else >have Strange Cargo III? Is this considered i.d.m.? How does SCI and SCII >compare to SCIII?
There have been occasional outbreaks of Mr Orbit on UK-Dance - reviews of the Water From A Vine Leaf single and Strange Cargo III have appeared along with a couple of other comments. SC I and II are in much the same vein as III, though with more of a tendancy towards MOR in places - they appeared on IRS's 'new age' label. :-( There are some good tracks on both though, with probably I being the better. You can hear ideas he later developed in Bassomatic and a couple of the tracks were big amongst Balearic DJs at the time. III is funkier and Water From a Vine Leaf is one of my favourites from last year - particularly From: ??? Date: ??? Subject: ??? Status: