Artist:
The Orb
Title:
Auntie Aubrie's Excursions
Beyond the Call of Duty pt. 3
Label:
Liquid Sound Design
Released:
4th December 2020
I first came across the Orb among the shelves of a record store. It wasn’t an underground store that specialised in the latest imported 12’s, just a regular high street chain. The title of the item caught my attention ‘The huge ever pulsating brain that rules from the centre of the ultraworld’ I surveyed the listening booths and decided I wouldn’t bother queuing as with a title like this it must be good. I wasn’t wrong and for a few years I was bagging their audio and visual output, as well as enjoying them live at Glastonbury. Over the years I’ve dipped in and out of their releases and seen them perform on numerous occasions. There seemed to be a buzz about their album ‘Abolition of the royal familia’ and although I really liked ‘Chill Out World’ I could see why many were saying they were back to their best.
Now this release is a compilation of Orb re-mixes that for the most part have been released on various formats over the years, packaged into one handy playable album. Now like any artists who have been around this long they have their die-hard fans, who will already be eagerly awaiting their pre-order to be shipping to their doormats. So this review is aimed at those like myself, who like the Orb rather than the Orbsessed fanatics.
Now I’ve had this sat on my harddrive for a few months, and I have spent a fair amount of time comparing this collection to the originals I didn’t know, that I could source. I found it a mixed bag there’s artists we all know such as Coldcut and System 7 where the re-mixes are great alternatives. Obvious links to fans such as Youth & Gaudi, Killing Joke and the Transit Kings. Some were completely new introductions to me,as in the case of OMFO’s ‘Sirtaki on Mars’, which is a great piece of Russian chill out in it’s own merit and I loved the result. Whereas with the Gyuto Monks of Tibet’s ‘Legend of the Yogi’ I far preferred the original, but never-the-less was glad of the introduction. But all in all this is a collection that you can easily play through, with some great tracks and if you so desire a good reference point to explore further.
Reviewed by Woodzee
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