
Artist
The Orb
The Orb is an electronic artist from London, England, UK formed in 1988. 110 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Electronic · London, England, UK · Best electronic albums
- 110
- Releases
- 1991–2025
- Active years
- 1988
- Formed

Artist
The Orb is an electronic artist from London, England, UK formed in 1988. 110 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Electronic · London, England, UK · Best electronic albums

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Metallic Spheres
2010 · 3 tracks

Orblivion
1997

U.F.Orb
1992

COW / Chill Out, World!
2016

Moonbuilding 2703 AD
2015

History of the Future, Part 2
2015

Cydonia
1999

Buddhist Hipsters
2025

C Batter C
2011

Okie Dokie It's The Orb on Kompakt
2005

More Tales From the Orbservatory
2013

Orbserving the Star House in Dub
2013

Bicycles & Tricycles
2003

No Sounds Are Out of Bounds
2018

Abolition of the Royal Familia
2020

Orboretum: The Orb Collection
2024

Yarns from the Chocolate Triangle
2023

Further Adventures Beyond Dark Matter Live
2023

Further Adventures (Live 2016)
2023

Metallic Spheres In Colour
2023

Abolition of the Royal Familia (Guillotine Mixes)
2021

Enter the Kettle
2021

The Heavens
2021

Connecting The Dots (DJ Mix)
2021
The Orb's Further Adventures: Live 2016
2017

The Orb Chronicles - 20 Years of Shitkatapult (Including Continuous Mix)
2017

The Orb Chronicles - 20 Years of Shitkatapult
2017

The Cow Remixes - Sin In Space, Pt. 3
2017
History of the Future, Pt. 2
2015
History of the Future
2013

The Orb - History Of The Future (Deluxe Edition)
2013

Presents the Orbserver in the Star House
2012
The Orbserver in the Star House
2012
Impossible Oddities: The Story of WAU! Mr. Modo
2010

Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume 3)
2009
Orbsessions, Volume 3: Baghdad Batteries
2009

The Dream (2022 Rematered Edition)
2008
The BBC Sessions 1989-2001
2008

Orbvs Terrarvm
2008
The Dream
2007

Orbsessions
2007

Orbsessions Volume 2
2007
Orbsessions, Volume Two
2007
Orbsessions, Volume One
2005
Back to Mine: The Orb
2003
U.F.Off: The Best of the Orb
1998
Orbscure Trax: The Rare Excursions
1997
Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty
1996
Orbus Terrarum
1995
Anthology 2
1994
Mirror Image 2
1994
Ultra Rare Trax
1994

Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld
1994
Morphology
1993
Anthology
1993
Live 93
1993
The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld: Patterns & Textures Version
1992
The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
1991
Aubrey Mixes: The Ultraworld Excursions
1991

Pomme Fritz
EP · 1994

It's Coming Soon (Edit)
Single · 2025

Arabebonics
Single · 2025

It's Coming Soon
Single · 2025

Masterblaster (Edit)
Single · 2025

Under The Bed
Single · 2025

Prism
Single · 2023

Metallic Spheres In Colour: Movement 1 - Excerpt
Single · 2023

H.O.M.E (high orbs mini earth)
Single · 2023

Metallic Spheres In Colour: Movement 3 - Excerpt
Single · 2023

Cracking Kraken
Single · 2023

Mermaids
Single · 2023

Metallic Spheres In Colour: Movement 2 - Excerpt
Single · 2023

Tuvan (The Orb Tasmania Mix)
Single · 2022

Long Farewell (The Orb's Laughing Chicks Mix)
Single · 2022

Radio Active Camel Hair
Single · 2022

Roland & Albert Meet the Orb Upcountry in Uganda
EP · 2022

Wow Picasso!
Single · 2021

Whippersnapper
Single · 2021

Disco Bombing
Single · 2021

Queen of Hearts (Duck or Drown) (Moody Boyz Remix)
Single · 2021

Afterlife Aftershave (Edit)
Single · 2021

Toi 1338b (Edit)
Single · 2021

Ital Orb (Iron Chair) (Gaudi Remix)
Single · 2021

No Speed Limit
Single · 2021

The Solent (The World Is Watching Orb Remix)
Single · 2021

Daze (BLM Remix23) (David Harrow Remix)
Single · 2020

Call Me Wrong (Remixed)
EP · 2020

Weekend (The Judas Triangle) (Dom Beken & Kris Needs Remix)
Single · 2020

Daze (Missing & Messed up Mix)
Single · 2020

Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)
Single · 2019

Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)
Single · 2019

Rush Hill Road
Single · 2018

The O.O.B.E. Adventure (Rare Early Tracks)
Single · 2018

Doughnuts Forever
Single · 2018

Wolfbane
Single · 2018

The Orb + Fenin / Bus
EP · 2017

Alpine Diskomiks - Sin In Space, Pt. 2
EP · 2016

Moonbuilding 2703 AD Remixes / Sin In Space, Pt. 1
EP · 2016

Alpine
EP · 2016

Ball of Fire
EP · 2013

Soulman EP
EP · 2012

Golden Clouds
Single · 2012
Speicher 33
EP · 2006

Komfort
Single · 2005

Komplott
EP · 2004

Speicher 14
Single · 2004
Battersea Shield
EP · 2004

Kompassion
EP · 2003
The Peel Sessions
EP · 1996
Peel Sessions
EP · 1991
The Orb
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The Orb are an English electronic music group known for spawning the genre of ambient house. Founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and KLF member Jimmy Cauty, The Orb began as ambient and dub DJs in London. Its early performances were inspired by ambient and electronic artists of the 1970s and 1980s, most notably Brian Eno and Kraftwerk. Because of its trippy sound, the Orb developed a cult following among clubbers "coming down" from drug-induced highs. The Orb has maintained its drug-related and science fiction themes despite personnel changes, including the departure of Cauty and other Orb members Kris Weston, Andy Falconer, Simon Phillips, and Andy Hughes. Paterson has been the only permanent member, continuing to work as the Orb with the Swiss-German producer Thomas Fehlmann and, later, with Killing Joke's Martin "Youth" Glover and Tim Bran of Dreadzone. Alex Paterson prides the Orb on manipulating obscure samples beyond recognition on its albums and during its concerts; his unauthorised use of other artists' works has led to disputes with musicians, most notably with Rickie Lee Jones. During its live shows of the 1990s, the Orb performed using digital audio tape machines optimised…