Artist
The Orb
The Orb is an electronic artist from London, England, UK formed in 1988. 113 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Electronic · London, England, UK · Best electronic albums
- 3.5 /5
- 1 rating
- 113
- Releases
- 1991–2026
- Active years
- 1988
- Formed
Discography
61
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Cydonia
1999 · 13 tracks
Metallic Spheres
2010
Orblivion
1997
U.F.Orb
1992
COW / Chill Out, World!
2016
Moonbuilding 2703 AD
2015
History of the Future, Part 2
2015
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
Soulman
2026
Orboretum: The Orb Collection
2024
Metallic Spheres In Colour
2023
Yarns from the Chocolate Triangle
2023
Further Adventures Beyond Dark Matter Live
2023
Further Adventures (Live 2016)
2023
Abolition of the Royal Familia (Guillotine Mixes)
2021
The Heavens
2021
Enter the Kettle
2021
Connecting The Dots (DJ Mix)
2021
The Orb's Further Adventures: Live 2016
2017
The Orb Chronicles - 20 Years of Shitkatapult
2017
The Cow Remixes - Sin In Space, Pt. 3
2017
The Orb Chronicles - 20 Years of Shitkatapult (Including Continuous Mix)
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
Orbsessions, Volume 3: Baghdad Batteries
2009
Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume 3)
2009
DDD (Dirty Disco Dub) Remixes
2009
The BBC Sessions 1989-2001
2008
Orbvs Terrarvm
2008
The Dream (2022 Rematered Edition)
2008
Orbsessions
2007
The Dream
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
Mirror Image 2
1994
Anthology 2
1994
Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld
1994
Ultra Rare Trax
1994
Anthology
1993
Live 93
1993
Morphology
1993
The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld: Patterns & Textures Version
1992
Aubrey Mixes: The Ultraworld Excursions
1991
The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
1991
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Singles & EPs
52
Pomme Fritz
EP · 1994
It's Coming Soon
Single · 2025
Masterblaster (Edit)
Single · 2025
Arabebonics
Single · 2025
It's Coming Soon (Edit)
Single · 2025
Under The Bed
Single · 2025
Cracking Kraken
Single · 2023
Metallic Spheres In Colour: Movement 2 - Excerpt
Single · 2023
Mermaids
Single · 2023
Metallic Spheres In Colour: Movement 3 - Excerpt
Single · 2023
H.O.M.E (high orbs mini earth)
Single · 2023
Prism
Single · 2023
Metallic Spheres In Colour: Movement 1 - Excerpt
Single · 2023
Tuvan (The Orb Tasmania Mix)
Single · 2022
Roland & Albert Meet the Orb Upcountry in Uganda
EP · 2022
Long Farewell (The Orb's Laughing Chicks Mix)
Single · 2022
Radio Active Camel Hair
Single · 2022
Queen of Hearts (Duck or Drown) (Moody Boyz Remix)
Single · 2021
Whippersnapper
Single · 2021
No Speed Limit
Single · 2021
Disco Bombing
Single · 2021
Toi 1338b (Edit)
Single · 2021
Wow Picasso!
Single · 2021
The Solent (The World Is Watching Orb Remix)
Single · 2021
Ital Orb (Iron Chair) (Gaudi Remix)
Single · 2021
Afterlife Aftershave (Edit)
Single · 2021
Daze (Missing & Messed up Mix)
Single · 2020
Call Me Wrong (Remixed)
EP · 2020
Weekend (The Judas Triangle) (Dom Beken & Kris Needs Remix)
Single · 2020
Daze (BLM Remix23) (David Harrow Remix)
Single · 2020
Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)
Single · 2019
Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)
Single · 2019
Doughnuts Forever
Single · 2018
Rush Hill Road
Single · 2018
The O.O.B.E. Adventure (Rare Early Tracks)
Single · 2018
Wolfbane
Single · 2018
The Orb + Fenin / Bus
EP · 2017
Moonbuilding 2703 AD Remixes / Sin In Space, Pt. 1
EP · 2016
Alpine
EP · 2016
Alpine Diskomiks - Sin In Space, Pt. 2
EP · 2016
Ball of Fire
EP · 2013
Golden Clouds
Single · 2012
Soulman EP
EP · 2012
Vuja De
Single · 2008
Speicher 33
EP · 2006
Komfort
Single · 2005
Battersea Shield
EP · 2004
Komplott
EP · 2004
Speicher 14
Single · 2004
Kompassion
EP · 2003
The Peel Sessions
EP · 1996
Peel Sessions
EP · 1991
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About
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.
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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 for live mixing and sampling before switching to laptops and digital media. Despite changes in performance method, the Orb maintained its colourful light shows and psychedelic imagery in concert. These visually intensive performances prompted critics to compare the group to Pink Floyd. The Orb's critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom peaked in the early 1990s with the albums The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld and U.F.Orb, the latter of which reached #1 on the British album charts in 1992. This success led to its infamous appearance on Top of the Pops, where the group showcased its quirky style by playing chess (an interest of Paterson's since his early youth) while the group's single "Blue Room" ran in the background. The Orb's mid-1990s albums were met with mixed reactions from British critics; however, its work received praise from American publications such as Rolling Stone. The group experimented with vocalists on its next two albums, which critics generally described as bland and uninspired. The Orb then shifted gears to a minimal techno style spearheaded by member Thomas Fehlmann, releasing its new material on the record label Kompakt.
The Orb in brief
- How many The Orb releases are on Riffiter?
- 113 releases are catalogued, spanning 1991 to 2026.
- When was The Orb formed?
- The Orb formed in 1988, in London, England, UK.
- What genre is The Orb?
- The Orb is catalogued under Electronic.
- What is the most recent The Orb release on Riffiter?
- Soulman, released in 2026.