History of the Future Part 2

The Orb's often criminally overlooked but wildly creative 21st century catalogue is highlighted on 'History Of The Future Part 2', released by Malicious Damage on 16th February 2015. This collection serves as a comprehensive, second closing compendium on the Orb's illustrious history, before focus moves to their new album, planned for release on Kompakt during summer 2015. 'History Of The Future Part 2' starts after Alex Paterson left his major label experience with Island Records behind him and struck into the new millennium with different record labels, new and old collaborators and a volley of sonic experiments which, while retaining the essential Orb ethos, charted new stratas while returning to the underground which spawned it. While casual attention often seems to fall on early Orb hits such as 'Little Fluffy Clouds' and 'Blue Room', the 21st century saw the fullest realisations of Alex Paterson's original Orb mission. Having said that, the set kicks off with 'Suck My Kiss' from 1989's 'The Kiss EP' - the Orb's formative first steps, homaging the New York radio station which so influenced their early days. After this primitive birth holler, the set catapults into the new century and 2002's bold Badorb.com label venture, which saw Alex presaging internet fever with a Battersea cottage industry independent, releasing limited 12-inch EPs by The Orb and his mates, along with tasty t-shirts and coffee mugs. The Orb's 'I Am The Red Worm' represents this idealistic but short-lived little venture here. Several tracks are drawn from The Orb's time with respected German electronic label Kompakt, when Alex and long-time collaborator Thomas Fehlmann released several low-key EPs and 2004's acclaimed 'Okie Dokey It's The Orb On Kompakt' album, which saw the pair mining deeper new electronic terrain with a more minimal manifesto