Orb*Live 93

Label:

Inter-Modo – 74321 17440 2

Format:

2 x CD , Album

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Ambient

Tracklist

1-1 Plateau
Written-ByFehlmann*
11:52
1-2 OOBE
Written-ByFehlmann*
11:58
1-3 Little Fluffy Clouds
Written-ByGlover*
10:55
1-4 Star 6 & 7 8 9
Written-ByGreen*
9:59
1-5 Towers Of Dub
Written-ByFehlmann*
12:33
1-6 Blue Room
Written-ByHillage*
14:58
2-1 Valley
Written-ByGreen*
10:07
2-2 Perpetual Dawn
Written-ByMaiden*
9:00
2-3 Assassin
Written-ByKeogh*
11:48
2-4 Outlands
Written-ByFehlmann*
9:06
2-5 Spanish Castles In Space
Written-ByLe Mesurier*
10:40
2-6 A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld (Loving U)
Written-ByHorn*
18:52

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Island Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Island Records Ltd.
  • Distributed ByBMG
  • Manufactured BySonopress – H-6132
  • Manufactured BySonopress – H-6133
  • Recorded AtGlastonbury

Credits

  • PerformerSimon Philips*

Notes

Collection of live recordings:
1-1 and 1-3 Tokyo 2.7.93
1-2 and 2-2 Copenhagen 29.8.93
1-4, 2-1, 2-4 and 2-5 Glastonbury Festival 26.6.93
1-5 Live Orbient 3.9.93
1-6 and 2-6 Copenhagen 28.8.93
2-3 Live Orbient 6.9.93

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 743211744027
  • Barcode (Text): 7 43211 74402 7
  • Rights Society: BIEM / GEMA
  • Label Code: LC 0407
  • Matrix / Runout (CD1): SONOPRESS H-6132 / 21174402-1 A1
  • Matrix / Runout (CD2 Variant 1): SONOPRESS H-6133 / 21174402-2 A
  • Matrix / Runout (CD2 Variant 2): SONOPRESS H-6133 / 21174402-2 A 3

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Live 93 (4×LP, Album, Stereo) Inter-Modo ILPSQ 8022, 518 746-1 UK & Europe 1993
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Live 93 (2×CD, Album, PDO) Inter-Modo CIDD 8022, 518 746-2 UK & Europe 1993
Live 93 (2×Cassette, Album) Inter-Modo ICTT 8022, 518 746-4, 518 747-4, 518 748-4 UK 1993
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Live 93 (2×Cassette, Album) Island Red Label 162-535 004-4 Canada 1993
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Live 93 (2×CD, Album, Promo) Inter-Modo CIDD 8022, 518 746-2 UK & Europe 1993

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Reviews

  • Booj1Boy's avatar
    Booj1Boy
    Edited 2 months ago
    This album could really use a remaster. Can't speak for the vinyl, but the CD has issues. Of course it's live, so it won't be perfect, but the performances are fine. The problem is the audio levels from track to track.

    Through both discs, the volume is all over the place. Dynamics are fine, especially in ambient, but "Towers Of Dub" shouldn't be 10db louder than "Blue Room" right after it. If you set a good level at the start, "A Huge Evergrowing..." will sound so quiet by the time you get to it. ReplayGain might help, but why should I have to do that?

    It's not unlistenably bad, but they really should've known better when mastering this. It's harder to sit back and relax with The Orb, when you're always reaching for the volume knob.
    • purlieu's avatar
      purlieu
      Interesting that this has never been reissued on CD or LP since the late '90s. Given that their other Island albums have had the deluxe CD treatment as well as vinyl reissues, this is a bizarrely glaring omission.
      • Numanoid's avatar
        Numanoid
        I looked very much forward to getting this at the time of release back in 1993, but it left me wanting. None of the tracks improve on the studio versions, and the sound quality isn't the best. If it hadn't been for the exclusive tracks Valley and Plateau, it would be a rather non-essential purchase.
        • AWW's avatar
          AWW
          The album that keeps on giving... EVERYTHING else is plain in comparison... Do yourself a favour, give this a lick.
          • dexterfeng's avatar
            dexterfeng
            From beginning to end this is the most satisfying release by the Orb. Odd considering it's a series of live recordings. But then again the Orb were probably in their time a much more potent band to see live than to be holed up with a bong at home. Similar to the Dead or Pink Floyd who are again heavily borrowed from in cover material and theme. The songs contained are still recognisable for what they are. But they are certainly stretched to an inch of their lives in set and again probably in post production. Most of the material released here had at one point or another seen the light of day in various non-official and suspect in quality bootleg recordings which were circulating around the time of this epic live release. A goodly portion found home in the Tripping on Sunshine boot that came out immediately following this.
            • suburban_wolf's avatar
              suburban_wolf
              Agreed, the intro to "Little Fluffy Clouds" has to be one of the best I've ever heard. Ignoring the actual subject matter (Listen and find out), it's VERY quiet. This makes you turn it up. A minute or two in, a deep bass-drum style "Heartbeat" comes on, better hope you have a good system when it kicks in. An amazing track.
              • DeletedDiscogs
                it´s the most mindblowing orb release. the others are maybe more clever and continuos but the element of chaos and imrovisation makes it more soulfull.

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