From laerm Sent Fri, Apr 3rd 1998, 03:10
On Thu, 2 Apr 1998, Simon Paul wrote: > That's strange , when I first heard this album I thought it was(and still is) the > best thing the orb has ever done album-wise.I didn't find it difficult listening > at all. I've always disliked the "little fluffy clouds" aspect of the Orb and like > thier mutant dub stuff more. Their fave track for me is the remix of Home by > PWEI(which sounds nothing like the original) it's an excellent track. i still find that _u.f.orb_ has the most fond memory associated with it, but _orblivion_ is the most cohesive and _orbus terrarum_ is the most "forward". i'm still waiting for something truly "new", though... > that got better or suddenly clicked one day is CabVoltaires "groovy laidback and > Nasty" only because at the time I wasn't into upbeat stuff. But a couple of years > later it suddenly clicked. heh. this i heard after _microphonies_, some of the early stuff, and the conversation/latter stuff. i put the record on and i laughed for at least 5 minutes at the pop pap. then i put it away and listened to the remixes ep which was marginally better. i forgot about it until a 6 or 7 months later and i listened to it and then quite liked it. slick and mellow. * #### a disturbance in a system. #### laerm. @voicenet.com #### ambition can make you look pretty ugly.