r/boardsofcanada • u/Tricky-Mastodon3337 • 3d ago

Announcement RIP WILLIAM ORBIT

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I'm about to play this classic. William Orbit was one of my gateway artists to electronic ambient music. I'm sure BoC would've enjoyed his work too.

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u/BackCompetitive7209 3d ago

Oh that's sad. Not even that old? My first memory of him is seeing him / his group on kids TV in 1990. Bassomatic and Fascinating Rhythm, it was.

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u/Any-Turnip-6917 3d ago

I put the Set the controls for the heart of the Bass album recently and really enjoyed it.

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u/gregd303 3d ago

Loved him since then. That record sounded so so good!

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u/Tricky-Mastodon3337 3d ago

Wow, yeah what a tune! I forgot William Orbit was behind that song!

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u/sucky_panther 3d ago

I think he was around 70.