Genre: Electronica
Release Date: 10/14/2008

The perfect response to a music-scene swamped by what Paterson himself called "lame ambient noodling for seventy minutes," Orbus Terrarum brings the mothership back to earth for a collision with some surprisingly harsh percussion and noisy synth. The melodies and dub lines of previous Orb recordings are still in the mix, and the esoteric bent of Pomme Fritz is muted somewhat. Orbus Terrarum is definitely not the place to start, but it's still a worthy successor to U.F.Orb. The final track "Slug Dub" is an ambient epic with vocal samples taken from a children's story. [An expanded edition from Island in 2008 added a bonus disc, including remixes of "Plateau," "Valley," and "Slug Dub."]

~John Bush, All Music Guide

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The Orb - Producer
Tony Benn - Author
Thomas Fehlmann - Producer
Thomas Fehlmann - Mixing
Kris Needs - Liner Notes
Kris Needs - Sleeve Notes
Andy Hughes - Engineer
Andy Hughes - Mixing
Joe Black - Project Coordinator
Keiron McGarry - Digital Remastering

Bytes
    Black Dog Productions / CD / 1993
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
    Aphex Twin / CD / 1993
Artificial Intelligence
    Various Artists / CD / 1992
Autoditacker
    Mouse on Mars / CD / 1997
Hongkong
    Monolake / CD / 1997

Release Date: 10/14/2008
Genre: elec