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Has anyone heard this yet? My intial reaction is that this was the record that SHOULD have followed UF Orb. Patterson's comments about this being a jungle emersed album are highly unfounded (except for maybe "Delta MK II" and the hidden track.) Instead it's most the Orb doing the Orb circa 1991. Not as good as the first two albums, but certainly better than THOSE last two. scott warner scottw@west.net

On 27 Feb 1997 8:38 -0800 (-1300), scott warner wrote to me:

quoted 2 lines Not as good as the first two albums, but certainly better than THOSE last

> Not as good as the first two albums, but certainly better than THOSE last > two.

Those my friend ARE fightin' words..... so you didn't like the last two records. I love 'em. I agree, "pomme fritz" and "orbus terrarum" are certainly recorded in a completely different mindset from the bouncy housey goofball cartoonish rhythms of orb's first two discs. Instead, they've captured beautiful ebbing and flowly swishy ambience in cascading rhythms not nearly as prominent, yet infinitely more complex than the first two albums. Also, it took me a while to "adjust" to patterson's wavelength. But today I would just as easily praise UFOrb for it's brilliance as I would to Orbus Terrarum. In that sense, I really look forward to hearing Orblivion..... Lame Thread Prevention in Effect: Aaron Michelson --------------------------------------------------------------------- aw-teck'r (autechre) "Everything you Know is Wrong" For reviews, interviews, art & trash http://www.on-it.net/~aaron/ aaron@defiant.on-it.net

quoted 3 lines and the hidden track.) Instead it's most the Orb doing the Orb circa 1991.

> and the hidden track.) Instead it's most the Orb doing the Orb circa 1991. > Not as good as the first two albums, but certainly better than THOSE last > two.

is nooone interested in progression anymore? are you all satisfied with an artists' particular sound, enough to desire recording after recording of the same thing? (hmm, then i think the chemical brothers new one is for you) the (dare i say it) *amazing* 'orbus terrarrum' was leagues ahead of 'ultraworld' and 'uforb'. on terrarum patterson went deeper, creating this dense deep deep sonic halllucination, filled to the brim with fierce emotion and melody *without losing his sense of humor*. pre-fritz orb was great, trippy, fun music. post-fritz brought a new element of emotion. 'pommes fritz' was a growth period, obviously bridging the gap between uforb and terrarum (this period also including the half-assed 'valley' as well) i saw them on the last tour (for terrarum) and, even though it was the fourth time i'd seen them, it was absolutely fucking amazing, and sticks in my mind as one of the best live gigs i've ever seen. while i have the utmost respect for the orb's pre-'fritz' stuff, stick 'blue room' next to 'montagne d'or' and i'll take the latter any day. mb <mB.twenty-first century soul. <mikebee@freenet.tlh.fl.us.

tacklisting: 1. Wagonchrist - (lapping up) Space Milk from Sunset Boulevard EP 2. Wagonchrist - Throbbing Snatch from Rissalecki EP 3. Luke Vibert - Radart from A Polished Solid 4. Wagonchrist - (untitled) from London is a Country a modest start. 26 minutes. will probably do another luke one later. should be up very, very soon. it's a fucking lot of work. any other luke requests for later? _____ / ,-,_) /,_) (/ RESH Live & Direct from the G-Spot, Orange County, California, USA http://www1.linkonline.net/fresh/fresh.htm