From: owner-orb-digest@lists.xmission.com (orb-digest) To: orb-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: orb-digest V2 #324 Reply-To: orb-digest Sender: owner-orb-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-orb-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes orb-digest Tuesday, May 30 2000 Volume 02 : Number 324 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 11:20:50 +0800 From: Kael Driscoll Subject: (orb) queen majesty At 01:40 AM 5/10/00 -0400, Andrew wrote: >It slowly fades in with heavy echo, going "majestyyyy....queeen >majestyyyy...queeeeeeen majestyyy-yy-yy" and then you can hear it subtly a >couple more times throughout the rest of the track,(which is my favorite track >on the album, i might add) and comes back later a few times, and at the "end" >(before the outro of the song) all cut-up and echoed. man, this is amazing... after Andrew pointed this out, I went home and put on UForb again... and I heard this beautiful voice singing "queen majesty" just as he had suggested... I had never heard this before (well not so clearly anyway) in the millions of times I have listened to it! this is what is so great about the orb... you always can hear something new so thanks andrew for making the orb new again for me! its sort of like the day I finally saw woody allen's "sleeper" with Rags the dog saying "hello, I'm Rags. woof woof woof." that bit rocks... orb on!!! luv KL # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 14:15:21 +0100 From: "Smiley" Subject: (orb) ORBULLETIN: LX in MEXICO CITY # This is an Orb announcement from the ORBULLETINS mailing list. ORBULLETINS # help is available by emailing "info orbulletins" to majordomo@xmission.com. # We're now on the web at http://www.theorb.com afternoon all - some info from the band's management, for your perusal... ...some interesting news at the start too... _______________________________ Dear Smiley, Please would you post the following info: THE ORB V SYSTEM 7 Please note The Orb is currently Alex Paterson: The Orb vs. System 7 Date: Saturday June 3rd 2000 - 10:00 pm - 6:00 am Venue: Salon 21 (Mexico City) Address: Andromaco Esq. Moliere, Polanco, Mexico City Line-up: The Orb + System 7 -Live- Borderline (Dj set) Mexico Klang (Dj set) Mexico Epsylon (Live Act) Mexico Ticket price: $150.00 Mex Pesos in advance at Tower Records Mexico $180.00 Mex Pesos the night of the event at box office Info: arteriarecords@excite.com artusale@mail.internet.com.mx There may well be a MONTERREY Gig on Friday 2nd - will keep you posted. _____________________________________________ - --- Smiley # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 13:41:17 -0400 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?eric_=B3?= Subject: Re: (orb) IMPORTANT From: "Lokay, Joe" > ***Everybody needs to listen to Molten Love at least once today.*** Now, I'll have to start carrying all my orb CDs to work with me, if this catches on ;-) oh darn! > np: three vinyl copies of orblivion running through a dj mixer while > incorporating real time sampling and real time digital and analog effects > units with an audio to midi sync running two midi connected synths through > the mixing board. and when do we get to here this interesting mix ? you need to release it on MP3 at least ;-) - -eric=B3 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : web developer . pixel-pusher : http://www.gographics.com : http://users.drak.net/zenlab ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 20:45:12 +0800 From: "dj blue" Subject: (orb) Moving to Cali (OT) if you don't know me, or care to, delete: Hey folks, I'm leaving this monday for my move to California, I'll be off the lists for a while. I'll be taking route 80 from cleveland all the way to SF... making stops in Chicago, and Iowa City. If anybody else would like me to stop by on the way, and it's not too far off the beaten path, email me privately, as I'm unsubscribing for now... Ta! - -b - -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from http://www.graffiti.net # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 14:37:58 PDT From: "Chris Cormeau" Subject: (orb) Andy Hughes Andy hughes is playing with the Memorial Day Massive put on by Funky Tekno Tribe in San Diego this Saturday. you guys think it's worth going down there from LA? I am a true fan (over 8 years of Orbing)... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:53:33 +0200 From: oDdjOb Subject: Re: (orb) CDR Tree Update Hiho! Robert Jan Bijleveld wrote: > So far I received details from 39 people. Sorry I don't reply to your > mails, > but I think you can imagine why. > > Some of you suggested to make the MP3s at 256kbps. No problem for me, > it > will take only a couple of discs more. Some said they preferred all > the > stuff on normal CDs. Well, when MP3s are done at 256kbps the data loss > wont > be that much, so you might convert back to .WAV. > > The MP3 decoder I use is Audio Catalyst, other suggestions are > welcome. Are > 256 MP3s the best option? What about RealAudio or Microsoft streaming > media > files? > Even though I'm not in on that CD Tree, I suggest you use variable bitrate and normal/high quality - the data loss is close to 0 that way. Volker. - -- - -= Info, song-snippets, CD orders: http://www.nogacity.de/oddspot - -= Full songs: http://www.mp3.de/home/oddjob - -= Full songs: http://www.besonic.com/User/0,1391,g0r0l1t0o0i42757,00.html - -= Email: mailto:oddjob@nogacity.de - -= Email: mailto:tripp@uni-muenster.de # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 16:23:37 -0600 From: orbette Subject: Re: (orb) Towers of Dub sample Isn't it from a Richard Pryor stand up set or movie? # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 16:05:08 +0800 From: Kael Driscoll Subject: (orb) jean??? did i miss the whole "jean" thing? are referring to JC, jean-michel jarre, or jean genie? or something else??? whats going on? are my messages even hitting the list? help! # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 19:31:47 +0100 From: "Smiley" Subject: (orb) FW: LX in MEXICO CITY i sent this via orbulletins two days ago, but looks like it didn't work, so i'll try it direct to the list instead... - -----Original Message----- From: Smiley [mailto:smileyweb@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: 23 May 2000 14:15 To: 'orbulletins@xmission.com' Subject: LX in MEXICO CITY afternoon all - some info from the band's management, for your perusal... ...some interesting news at the start too... _______________________________ Dear Smiley, Please would you post the following info: THE ORB V SYSTEM 7 Please note The Orb is currently Alex Paterson: The Orb vs. System 7 Date: Saturday June 3rd 2000 - 10:00 pm - 6:00 am Venue: Salon 21 (Mexico City) Address: Andromaco Esq. Moliere, Polanco, Mexico City Line-up: The Orb + System 7 -Live- Borderline (Dj set) Mexico Klang (Dj set) Mexico Epsylon (Live Act) Mexico Ticket price: $150.00 Mex Pesos in advance at Tower Records Mexico $180.00 Mex Pesos the night of the event at box office Info: arteriarecords@excite.com artusale@mail.internet.com.mx There may well be a MONTERREY Gig on Friday 2nd - will keep you posted. _____________________________________________ - --- Smiley # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 22:06:54 -0600 From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: (orb) Missing email: Sorry sorry sorry I am REALLY SORRY about all the email that went missing over the last week. I was in Seattle for a conference and thought I had set things up so people would get their messages bounced back to them when something went wrong, but apparently I screwed up the configuration somehow. Apologies for all the inconvenience. - -- Lazlo Nibble - lazlo@studio-nibble.com - http://www.studio-nibble.com -- # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 13:38:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel Farrelly Subject: (orb) other artists just wondering what other artists/bands (apart from The Orb) people on this list are in to. np: Amorphous Androgynous - Tales of Ephidrina Daniel Farrelly daniel@flourescent.net http://www.flourescent.net ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 14:05:57 -0400 From: CD Rich Subject: Re: (orb) other artists I've run a poll on this list and also the Orbital list for the last two years, asking people for top ten artists besides Orb/Orbital. As of October, 1999 (1998 positions in parentheses): 1. (6) Future Sound of London 2. (4) Pink Floyd 3. (1) Orbital 4. (2) Aphex Twin 5. (9) Underworld 6. (19) Autechre 7. (16) Eno 8. (5) KLF 9. (3) System 7 10. (-) Led Zeppelin Complete results can be found on my website at: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/6749/ Latest poll is about six months old, but a few listmembers get tired of being bombarded with top ten lists so I figure once a year is enough. It's a nice way to decide which artists to check out when you're ready to branch out a little. Cheers, CDRich CDs for sale or trade - new CDs added every Sunday: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/6749/ ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 15:58:10 EDT From: Ovation15@aol.com Subject: Re: (orb) other artists i love the ORB one of my favorite bands, and all those others you listed are bands i like and have CDS or records of except Orbital. i really dont like Orbitals music stuff i dont see them as anywhere near the ORB. but other good ones i think yo might enjoy are... higher intelligence agency meat beat manefesto spacetime continum tranquility bass SeeFeel SubDub Radioactive Goldfish Black Dog B12 Brian Eno Gong King Tubby Half Pint Barrington Levy Silford Walker Gong and many many more im tired of listing.... take care, the gemini killer http://fade.to/tomsplace (Tom's Rare Music Trading Page) In a message dated 5/28/00 1:04:30 PM Central Daylight Time, cdrich@juno.com writes: << I've run a poll on this list and also the Orbital list for the last two years, asking people for top ten artists besides Orb/Orbital. As of October, 1999 (1998 positions in parentheses): 1. (6) Future Sound of London 2. (4) Pink Floyd 3. (1) Orbital 4. (2) Aphex Twin 5. (9) Underworld 6. (19) Autechre 7. (16) Eno 8. (5) KLF 9. (3) System 7 10. (-) Led Zeppelin Complete results can be found on my website at: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/6749/ Latest poll is about six months old, but a few listmembers get tired of being bombarded with top ten lists so I figure once a year is enough. It's a nice way to decide which artists to check out when you're ready to branch out a little. Cheers, CDRich CDs for sale or trade - new CDs added every Sunday: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/6749/ >> # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 14:21:52 -0600 From: Dave Kiernan Subject: Re: (orb) other artists I'd say... Meat Beat Manifesto Aphex Twin Future Sound of London Orbital Squarepusher Bomb the Bass Moby Coil Butthole Surfers I know a lot of those are nothing close, but that's what I'm listening to. In a message dated 5/28/00 1:04:30 PM Central Daylight Time, cdrich@juno.com writes: << I've run a poll on this list and also the Orbital list for the last two years, asking people for top ten artists besides Orb/Orbital. As of October, 1999 (1998 positions in parentheses): 1. (6) Future Sound of London 2. (4) Pink Floyd 3. (1) Orbital 4. (2) Aphex Twin 5. (9) Underworld 6. (19) Autechre 7. (16) Eno 8. (5) KLF 9. (3) System 7 10. (-) Led Zeppelin Complete results can be found on my website at: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/6749/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 22:29:35 +0100 From: "mark lewis" Subject: Re: (orb) Moving to Cali (OT) if Wales is on the way you are welcome for a cup of welsh mountain tea. i could show you some of the great welsh air bases one of which is RAF Valley, the very one immortalised/surrealism in the orb's "valley". mark # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 11:17:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Paul Ketley Subject: (orb) non-orb Thanks to those who replied to Stress Q To all, Thanks for the participation - John Goelzer Andrew Kontrabecki Sarah Norton Dan Motut Rachel Roth Mark Lewis (from Albania and Wales) Vanya Grozny Gavin Miller Robert King Yeah there was a bug in the driving/work radio button - not a problem. And in case you are wondering FName:=Paul SurName:=Ketley Age:=29 Gender: = =Male Occupation:=Student City/District:=Wolverhampton nationality=England Felt stressed = =Yes Stressed this month: = =8 stressed comment=The stinky guy from China who shares 1/4 of the house and leaves the kitchen and bathroom in a mess before disappearing until 9:30pm - TWAT!. Avoid Mr. Zhenjun Yang like the plague. Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton - stinks. It's all roads and traffic lights around here!! Shoot the town planner. Software crashes. Wolverhampton Council Total Leisure Club staff. So much for the leisure! Felt stressed at work= =Yes Felt stressed driving= =Yes Time to relax = =No Trouble relaxing = =Yes relax comment=Visit either North East of England, Bits of Scotland, Hay-on-Wye in Wales, Martin (Turiec) in the Slovak Republic, Oostende Belgium - good places. Artist:=Fila Brazillia CD Title:=Maim That Tune Relax Method? ==meditation Relax Method? ==self hypnosis Relax Method? ==alcohol/drug Relax Method? ==sport/exercise Relax Method? ==other Other method to relax:=Me and Eva "moj Slovensky anjel" Submit=Submit Questionnaire # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 13:31:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel Farrelly Subject: (orb) other artists here is my top ten favorite artists (apart from The Orb who are definitely number 1): 1. Spacetime Continuum 2. Sun Electric 3. The Future Sound Of London 4. For a Space 5. The Irresistible Force 6. Bedouin Ascent 7. Daniel Ibbotson 8. 2 Lone Swordsmen 9. Mall 10. Aphex Twin Daniel ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 15:16:55 -0800 From: seofon@slip.net (Seofon) Subject: Re: (orb) New Steve Roach >Has anyone heard the new Steve Roach, "Midnight Moon?" is it good? >I have some of his stuff (Dreamtime Return, Ambient Xpanse, Light Fantastic, >etc) and was just wondering if it's worth getting, since a lot of his stuff >is really redundant. I haven't heard /Midnight Moon/, but for a Roach album that's really good and non-redundant I recommend his collaboration with Vir Unis entitled /The Body Electric/. /Light Fantastic/ is similar, but IMHO not quite as good. - -=Seofon Ambient Temple of Imagination > http://www.a-toi.com > http://www.mp3.com/atoi double-disc anthology Y2KAOS now available! > http://www.a-toi.com/y2kaos # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 15:09:55 -0400 From: Sylvain Racine Subject: (orb) orbspotting do you like those water like sounds in blue room? those dubbed out drums?=20 then check out Prince Far I, track named "long life", at this point you=20 don't just it inspiration :o) if anyone is interested i could post the track in mp3... but it's 7Mb Ciao Sly np: Duh!!! Prince Far I - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= =20 - ---------------------------------- Sylvain Racine Designer Graphique www.infinit.com ICQ: 20666083 =AB We tend to think that there are a lot of experts in the new economy, but there are no experts... the Web is less than 2,000 days old. =BB Kevin Kelly, editor-at-large, Wired=20 # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 10:13:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Paul Ketley Subject: (orb) non-orb other artsts To all, I know it's out of season (top 10's usually appear at November to Xmas time) but the other artists I am enjoying, in no particular order, are: Fila Brazillia 23 Degress (whatever happened to them? and Kim Cascone) Underworld Lama Gyurme & Jean Phillipe Rykiel Banco de Gaia Bill Laswell Cheers Paul K # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 22:10:38 +0100 From: "Gordon McDermid" Subject: (orb) le petit orb Went to see Mr Paterson and Mr Philips play at Yang in Glasgow on sunday night. Did anyone else go along? It was my first ever straight Orb-ish experience (ripped to the tits on red bull and a pint of shandy) I'm quite glad I tried this as at it may be the only Orb experience I'll actually fully remember. Has anyone got any recent Alex stuff? I'm fairly new to the list so if anyone would like to trade any orbittyish stuff (think that's a word?) could you maybe drop me a line and I'll let you know what shit i'm into. Over and not out of it..... Gordon NP....Baby Mammoth-Motion Without Pain # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 16:07:22 -0400 From: Sylvain Racine Subject: Re: (orb) orbspotting i've uploaded the song on Moondogg ftp, it's in upload/orbspotting/ tell me what you think :o) Ciao Sly - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= =20 - ---------------------------------- Sylvain Racine Designer Graphique www.infinit.com ICQ: 20666083 =AB We tend to think that there are a lot of experts in the new economy, but there are no experts... the Web is less than 2,000 days old. =BB Kevin Kelly, editor-at-large, Wired=20 # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info orb" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email orb@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ End of orb-digest V2 #324 *************************