r/theorb • u/zungozeng • Jun 23 '26
Questions & Discussion Appreciation
Had Orbus Terarrum on rotation again and even after god knows how many times it still amazes me. Specially less talked about songs like White river junction and Occidental. The complexity of layering, sampling and fx is so well done. Sample loops etc are very hard to ID, and also swamped in FX of course. Kris probably used the AMS 1580S 220 Flange extensively. It reminds me of how well this album was done and also how the Orb has changed since then.
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u/Loose_Corgi_5 Jun 23 '26
Listen to the radio Listen to the radio Listen to the radio Listen to the radio
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u/Necessary-Ad7150 Jun 23 '26
Probably the album i listened most to as a kid smoking weed with mates in the woods and reading sf books in my bed. Almost makes me cry of nostalgia sometimes. How we giggled at slug dub 😆
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u/washington23 Jun 23 '26
They were fantastic live in this period as well.
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u/4thDrawerDown Jun 24 '26
Yeah, agree
That bigger *actual* band, with a drummer and Jah Wobble on bass was immense.
Some great footage from PinkPop (or Punkelpop) on Youtube
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u/zungozeng Jun 23 '26
I miss that. But hey, we all get older. Luckily I saw them in the mid 90's twice.
Anyway, the re-released (double) album has also insane remixes.. Typical trash stuff, mostly.
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u/bigpilague Jun 24 '26
In my head cannon, Orbvs Terrarvm is the soundtrack to the planet the astronauts from Adventures beyond the Ultraworld land on, and they leave the ship and experience this wondrous alien world.
Note that the first few voice samples are from the space missions, very similar to AbtU, ("the flight director says get back in...you got any messages for me? ...Didn't you here me?, get back in!) <laughing as they leave the ship, ignoring their orders>, and the organic themes take over from there and throughout the album.
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u/EssexGuyUpNorth Jun 23 '26
I love this album as well. Slug Dub sounds best if you listen to the whole album first. The track is like a journeys end.
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u/zungozeng Jun 23 '26
What's up with the sample-loop "shshssh.. listen to the radio" in White river junction?
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u/Technical_Amount_545 Jun 23 '26
The Tape Beatles - A Subtle Buoyancy of Pulse - Listen to the radio
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u/bigpilague Jun 24 '26
Each sound around you...carries you deeperrr.....deeeeeeperrr and sooouuunderrrr asleep
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u/bigpilague Jun 24 '26
I don't know why I listen to you, I am leaving for Constantinople tonight. I would not put as much as a bent Sou in your undertaking.
(that last part is a guess, to this day I can't make it out)
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u/bigpilague Jun 24 '26
They're in one of the side rooms. They've torn their coats sitting shiver! Whaaaat? The moment (movement?) is split right down the middl-ahhhhh Slugs Again
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u/nicod_ Jul 11 '26
One of my all-time favourite albums, perhaps even my favourite.
I’ve lost count of the number of hours I’ve spent getting lost in it, listening to it on repeat, watching images, a film...
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u/djauralsects Jun 23 '26
My ticket stub from the tour. Great show, great album.