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May 16, 1997

THE ORB

Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, May 9, 1997
April 12, 1997

Organic Gets Chaotica

Organic Gets Chaotica

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Bicycles And Tricycles

As pioneering dance producers, the Orb symbolize a sound that preceded, as well as overrode, most electronic music. On Bicycles and Tricycles, central figure Alex Patterson pulls together the biggest number of Orb collaborators ever, some from the past (Jimmy Cauty, Thomas Fehlmann), some new (the...

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The Orb consists of "Dr." Alex Paterson and a rotating crew of sidekicks, notably Kris "Thrash" Weston, Thomas Fehlmann, and Andy Hughes; over the years, their prog-electronic innovation has gradually tapered off to insignificance. The group's breakthrough single, "Little Fluffy Clouds," was one of the most excitingly original records of the summer of '91. A bumping dance track built on samples of...

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