The Orb
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The Orb is a pioneering British electronic music group known for its influential ambient house sound and expansive, atmospheric compositions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Orb canonical | 3 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | electronic music group ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1988 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Orb featuring David Gilmour (for the album "Metallic Spheres") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Pink Floyd
NERFINISHED
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System 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ The KLF NERFINISHED ⓘ Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartAchievement | "Blue Room" reached UK Singles Chart top 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1988 ⓘ |
| formerMember |
Andy Falconer
NERFINISHED
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Fil Le Gonidec NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Cauty NERFINISHED ⓘ Kris Weston NERFINISHED ⓘ Miquette Giraudy NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Primal Scream (touring collaboration) NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Hillage NERFINISHED ⓘ Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient
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ambient house ⓘ chill-out ⓘ dub ⓘ electronic ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alex Paterson
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Thomas Fehlmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Future Sound of London
NERFINISHED
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The Chemical Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ The KLF NERFINISHED ⓘ ambient house artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brian Eno
NERFINISHED
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Kraftwerk NERFINISHED ⓘ dub reggae ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expansive atmospheric compositions
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pioneering ambient house music ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Blue Room
NERFINISHED
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Little Fluffy Clouds NERFINISHED ⓘ Perpetual Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
NERFINISHED
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Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bicycles & Tricycles NERFINISHED ⓘ COW / Chill Out, World! NERFINISHED ⓘ Cydonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Metallic Spheres NERFINISHED ⓘ Moonbuilding 2703 AD NERFINISHED ⓘ No Sounds Are Out of Bounds NERFINISHED ⓘ Okie Dokie It's The Orb on Kompakt NERFINISHED ⓘ Orblivion NERFINISHED ⓘ Orbus Terrarum NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ U.F.Orb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Big Life
NERFINISHED
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Cooking Vinyl NERFINISHED ⓘ Island Records ⓘ Kompakt NERFINISHED ⓘ Malicious Damage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesElement |
extensive sampling
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space-themed soundscapes ⓘ spoken-word samples ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.