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De muziek van the Orb is eigenlijk nooit in een hokje te stoppen en dat geldt zeker ook voor dit nieuwe
album, Buddihst Hipsters. Het album opent met de uitnodiging ‘Welcome to the Future!’ en daarmee
heb je gelijk de sfeer te pakken: geen idee wat te verwachten namelijk �� Spontaneously Combust is ee
lang uitgesponnen track (van ruim 10 minuten), A Sacred Choice is gewoon pure reggae, Arabebonics is
hip hop (inclusief rapper) en pas bij It’s Coming Soon herken je de repeterende beats van de oude Orb.
Vanaf daar gaat de energie van het album wel echt blijvend omhoog (luister naar Doll’s House), The Oort
Cloud (Too Night) neigt naar tech-house en vanaf daar bouwt het album af met het 10 minuten durende
Under The Bed en het ruim 12 minuten durende Kháron, dat heerlijk hypnotiserend wegdroomt. Dit
album klinkt je als (toekomst)muziek in de oren – let the future begin! (Jasper Koot)

In a changing, unpredictable and turbulent world, something we can always rely on is a new Orb album, with the next holiday-for-the-head never far away. On what is quite possibly the millionth long player helmed by electronic lifer Alex Paterson; partnered with the now firmly-entrenched boy wonder Michael Rendall; the inspirationally productive outfit yet again deliver the goods, with one of their best yet.

“I was having a dream, and in this dream was an escalator descending out of the clouds, upon which were Buddhists and hipsters travelling downwards, and beckoning me down from the top, was Roger Eno. When I woke up, I had a text from him, asking if we fancied more collabs, so he’s on the record, amongst other friends. Recording the album and playing recent gigs have been comfortable, happy and therapeutic experiences, largely due to Michael Rendall, who’s a genius that picks up anything he turns his hand to. We have a wonderful, simpatico relationship on record and on stage. Overall, the length, arc and energy of Buddhist Hipsters energy mirrors one our fans’ faves, U.F. Orb.” — Alex Paterson

The album features Roger Eno, Miquette Giraudy and Steve Hillage (System 7 / Gong), Youth (Killing Joke), Paul Ferguson (Killing Joke), Andy Falconer (The Orb / Sedibus), Trevor Walters, Violetta Vicci, Eric Von Skywalker and Andy Caine.