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Classic Album Review: The Orb | U.F. Off: Best Of The Orb

The British electronicists tickle your funny bone even as they shake your booty.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


For folks making what is essentially dance music, plenty of electronica acts take themselves far too seriously.

No so the cheeky devils in veteran British cut-and-paste collective The Orb. Although their tracks are propelled by the typically mesmerizing beatbox-and-synth grooves, their innovative use of freaky samples — Minnie Ripperton’s Loving You, druggy flashbacks, screeching tires — tickles your funny bone even as they shake your booty.