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The Orb founder ALEX PATERSON announces 3 new projects for 2021

March 13, 2021 XS Noize

The Orb founder Alex Paterson has revealed 3 new projects for 2021; the launch of Orbscure Recordings record label, the first release on the label from Sedibus (Alex in collaboration with Andy Falconer) and biography […]

INTERVIEW: “There’s more to life than the Royal Family” – A chat with The Orbs’ ALEX PATERSON

April 23, 2020 Neal McClelland

As a young DJ, I have vivid memories of overnights in the back of my mates Nova listening to early Belgium & Piano rave tracks, after which we would listen to Pink Floyd The Wall […]

ALBUM REVIEW: The Orb – Abolition Of The Royal Familia

March 25, 2020 Ben P Scott

32 years after its formation, The Orb follows the genre-hopping 2018 treasure No Sounds Are Out Of Bounds with this equally cerebral new LP. Abolition Of The Royal Familia is the Alex Paterson helmed unit’s […]

THE ORB announce new album ‘Abolition of the Royal Familia’ out March 27th

February 6, 2020 XS Noize

On March 27th Cooking Vinyl present ‘Abolition of the Royal Familia’ – the 17th album by prolific electronic godfather Alex Paterson and his rotating roster of collaborative cohorts. It forms part two of a pair […]

XS Noize Best Albums of 2018

December 22, 2018 Ben P Scott

2018 has been an incredible year for albums. The year saw the strongest new acts in decades release their debuts, as well as a number of alternative legends returning to top form. The world of dance […]

The Best Of September 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

October 1, 2018 Ben P Scott

Welcome to the September 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. If you enjoy any of the songs featured here, we encourage you to […]

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The Best Of August 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

September 3, 2018 Ben P Scott

Welcome to the August 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. If you enjoy any of the songs featured here, we encourage you to […]

PLAYLIST: The Best Of July 2018

July 31, 2018 Ben P Scott

Welcome to the July 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. If you enjoy any of the songs featured here, we encourage you to […]

THE ORB announce new single and video “Rush Hill Road” featuring Hollie Cook

May 4, 2018 XS Noize

As part of their 30th-anniversary celebrations and in anticipation of their forthcoming album, veteran electronic gods THE ORB are delighted to announce new single “Rush Hill Road”. With vocals from rising reggae star Hollie Cook, […]

THE ORB Prepare “NO SOUNDS ARE OUT OF BOUNDS” For Release on June 22nd

April 20, 2018 XS Noize

Alex Paterson’s longstanding electronic titans THE ORB present the new album NO SOUNDS ARE OUT OF BOUNDS, which, as the title suggests, finds them embracing an anything-goes new approach to creative freedom. Refreshing and reinventing […]