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At Friday, 29 June 2001, you wrote:

quoted 14 lines Can somebody give me more info on this

> >Can somebody give me more info on this >"Bad Orb" thing? I visited the website >after reading the little bit of info >here, and rather like the sounds coming >across. I'm assuming they are only >available on vinyl, at a rate of once >a month. How are the t-shirts related >to the music? BadOrb is a division of >Deviant, so is Witchman involved at all? >(I vaguely remember Witchman being on >Deviant, and he was listed as opening >for the Orb when they toured....) >

Badorb is Alex Paterson's new pseudo- underground label. It is supposed to release a 12" a month each titled with a symbol which is also available on a t-shirt. Yes the tracks on the first three Badorb releases sound good enough that i will be ordering some via the website which will be the only means of distribution. Regarding Witchmann, i believe he is now an official member of the orb so it would be save to assume that there will be some Witchmann involvement on Badorb but probably under a different name because all the badorb artist names are aliases... -->-Lance---- PO Box 450715 Westlake, OH 44145 United States --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

there's a town near where i live which is called "Bad Orb". oh, yeah, and "Bad Vilbel" is only 15 miles away......but it's rather boring :) »Eikman« -] http://www.eikman.net [- ----- Original Message ----- From: omz <omz23@airmail.net> To: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 12:06 AM Subject: [idm] BadOrb

quoted 37 lines Just FYI there are only a few hours left to purchase the first three

> Just FYI there are only a few hours left to purchase the first three > twelve-inchers from this label. > > www.badorb.com > > > > -- > > > > ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^- > omz > > beautamous loaf recordings > http://www.hotweird.com/loaf/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >

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quoted 1 line What's up with the repress of BoB 1-3...anyone know anything?

>What's up with the repress of BoB 1-3...anyone know anything?

i dont know anything about the represses but are there any comments/reviews on any of the badorb record that came after 1-3? they looked promising on the badorb website (especially the one with the sun electric & orb rmxs) but i never got around to ordering them because the badorb site doesnt play well with macs. : ( -- -->-Lance---- PO Box 450715 Westlake, OH 44145 United States --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 2 lines but i never got around to ordering them

> but i never got around to ordering them >because the badorb site doesnt play well with macs. : (

The badorb site worked when I accessed it using Explorer rather than Netscape on my Mac. -paulp --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

They've already been repressed and, to my knowledge, are on their way out as I received my last week. They look exactly the same except that they use the newer styled certificate instead of the older one (which I assume is to distinguish between first and second pressings). laz Mxyzptlk wrote:

quoted 6 lines What's up with the repress of BoB 1-3...anyone know anything?

> What's up with the repress of BoB 1-3...anyone know anything? > jeff > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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All I can say is that I got mine due to their messing up my original order for Bobs 1-3, so I'm not sure how they're handling the ordering process for the repress. I simply know that they've repressed them (or repressed some). ??? Lance: as for Bob4 and on, Bob4/Creature is a family member of LX's doing slightly left-of-cheesy ragga/jungle...it has a nice gritty feel to the production and lots of deep bass. Think what jungle sounded like right after it left that Suburban Base period. The "nonexistant" Bob4.5 (which came gratis with Bob4) is drippy, dreamy pseudo ambient/IDMish rhythmic stuff; each of the four tracks is quite unique and has the atmospheric feel of Pomme Fritz or FFWD. Bob5/Multiverse is two longish cuts that feel like Orb old skool. The A starts with a sizzling salsa band riff then dumps into Ultraworld basslines; the B has a quickish kind of high bassline reminiscent of Propellerheads or Bently Rhythm Ace. Definitely worth my money... laz Mxyzptlk wrote:

quoted 23 lines When did they repress...I was under the impression that this was to occur

> When did they repress...I was under the impression that this was to occur > between Nov 14th and Dec 14th. Did I miss the boat (again!) or is there > some extra-difficult navigational trick on the site which gets one to the > place of ordering? Thanks for any info. > jeff > > At 12:02 PM 11/24/2001, you wrote: > They've already been repressed and, to my knowledge, are on their way out > as I received my last week. > > They look exactly the same except that they use the newer styled > certificate instead of the older one (which I assume is to distinguish > between first and second pressings). > > laz > > Mxyzptlk wrote: > > > What's up with the repress of BoB 1-3...anyone know anything? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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What's up with the repress of BoB 1-3...anyone know anything? jeff --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

When did they repress...I was under the impression that this was to occur between Nov 14th and Dec 14th. Did I miss the boat (again!) or is there some extra-difficult navigational trick on the site which gets one to the place of ordering? Thanks for any info. jeff At 12:02 PM 11/24/2001, you wrote: They've already been repressed and, to my knowledge, are on their way out as I received my last week. They look exactly the same except that they use the newer styled certificate instead of the older one (which I assume is to distinguish between first and second pressings). laz Mxyzptlk wrote: > What's up with the repress of BoB 1-3...anyone know anything? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

So what's this about a repress? I thought the whole point was the Badorb releases were pressed and deleted as per the number of orders? Not to rant but so far I have been wholly unimpressed. I bought the subscription and now I regret it. The release schedule is seemingly determined by the alignment of the stars and the shipping schedule is determined by some other form of Garphoo's desire. Every time a BoB release shows up in the mail it is badly folded and dented. It really sucks to have something so limited show up already in bad shape. A little bubble wrap and some padding never hurt anyone else that ships from the UK to the US yunno? Live and learn I guess Shimone/Justes http://www.staticbeats.com | Electronic Music For The Mind http://www.shimone.org | Pictures From The Soul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mxyzptlk" <jpklein@telocity.com> To: "idm-m" <idm-m@yahoogroups.com> Cc: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 10:37 AM Subject: [idm] badorb

quoted 3 lines What's up with the repress of BoB 1-3...anyone know anything?

> What's up with the repress of BoB 1-3...anyone know anything? > jeff >

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Geez. I'm blushing now. I didn't realize they were in such high demand. I got quite a few requests from people wishing to buy my BadOrb's. I subscribed to the series because in the beginning they're release schedule was *supposed* to be every month but was just so spotty that I gave up on coming back to their website over and over again. Also, when the website was first launched it crashed regularly, the ordering page had broken links that led to nowhere and then finally the entire website was removed. It reappeared a few months later but like I said, overall I have been very unimpressed. I expected much higher standards from an Orb affiliation. If this were some obscure IDM label out of Czechoslovakia funded with hard-earned milk money I would be much more sympathetic. These guys have all the resources, all the experience, and plenty of the money to get this thing done right and smoothly. I'm just disappointed now that although I personally take *great* care of my records they arrive with already bent sleeves and certificates. At least I don't have to wonder when it'll show up. One day I open my mailbox and something is there. My apologies - I didn't mean to get anyone's hopes up by implying I didn't want them anymore... I do want them and if my goal was to sell them I'd have bought TWO subscriptions ;-) I will certainly keep you all in mind though when I lose my job and need to pay rent ! Shimone/Justes http://www.staticbeats.com | Electronic Music For The Mind http://www.shimone.org | Pictures From The Soul --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Has *anyone* received BoB 11 yet? I WAS missing everything past BoB 10 - and then 3 BoB 12s landed within a week. Unfortunately I have found this to be typical. jeff --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 4 lines Has *anyone* received BoB 11 yet? I WAS missing everything past BoB

>Has *anyone* received BoB 11 yet? I WAS missing everything past BoB >10 - and then 3 BoB 12s landed within a week. Unfortunately I have >found this to be typical. > jeff

I have received BOB11 as well as BOB12... -- :::my spine is the bassline::: ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ omz beautamous loaf recordings http://www.hotweird.com/loaf/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

I have 2 10s & 3 12s...but I ordered 10-14 (one each). I don't know anyone who hasn't had their troubles with Garphoo. jeff At 05:52 PM 7/31/2002, Jeff Birgbauer wrote:

quoted 14 lines Hi Jeff

>Hi Jeff >>Has *anyone* received BoB 11 yet? I WAS missing everything past BoB 10 - >>and then 3 BoB 12s landed within a week. Unfortunately I have found this >>to be typical. >> jeff >i think i got bob 11 a long time ago i think. i just finally got the bob12 >cd after like 2 months er something. i didn't order the vinyl this time >around, only mp3s. they messed up once and i have 2 bob5s i think, i told >them i'd send it back but never did and they never asked me to. i haven't >received any mp3 certificates in a long time. crazy! > >Jeff > >

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quoted 1 line What's all of this about BadOrb...

> What's all of this about BadOrb...

BadOrb was a short-lived record label run by The Orb's LX Paterson that was, in my opinion, conceptually brilliant. Every lunar cycle, they'd post short MP3 snippets of a few tracks from a 12" on their site. You'd go and listen and, if you liked them, order the 12". Then, when the next lunar cycle rolled around, they'd press up as many 12"s as orders they'd gotten and then delete the release forever. Most of the music on the 14 12"s they released was pretty solid, too. Thing is, they had absolutely horrible fulfillment problems. It was hard to know whether the fault was with BadOrb itself or with Deviant, who handled the fulfillment, but the result was a series of posts every month or so to the Orb mailing list along the lines of "I haven't gotten mine yet. Has anyone gotten theirs?" and "I got mine today. I'm in Milwaukee." and "I got mine today but it was packaged really poorly and warped." Etc. There were further complications in that you could opt for a subscription and order like 10 in advance, and sometimes the people with subscriptions would get theirs well after everyone else, if they got them at all. I believe when the label finally went under there were people left out there who never got records they paid for. It was an absolute disaster.

quoted 1 line ...and Mughz?

>...and Mughz?

Mughz were BadOrb coffee mugs emblazoned with these goofy little satellite/animal hybrid characters that adorned each of the releases. There were also t-shirts (called "Togs") to go with each release that featured the same characters. JG --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

There was also a compilation CD released on Shanachie that contains a good portion of BadOrb's output (or lack thereof, depending on how you look at it). -paul peterson --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org