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Bicycles and Tricycles | The Orb
by Decius at 3:58 pm EDT, Jul 17, 2004

Anyone heard this yet?

Slabs of dub, slices of surrealism, and disembodied "found" voices make their appearance on the latest offering by ambient dub commandos The Orb.

Bicycles & Tricycles returns to the original Orb concept which isn't about songs, but lysergic landscapes. Industrial grinds propel you through one moment, only to be untethered into infinite space the next, before being snagged into synchronicity by a dub groove.


 
RE: Bicycles and Tricycles | The Orb
by noteworthy at 4:16 pm EDT, Jul 17, 2004

Decius wrote:
] Anyone heard this yet?

It's on Rhapsody, so, yes. Get your free 14-day trial at

http://www.real.com/rhapsody/index.html

What do you want to know about the album?

In the aggregate, most reviews I've read do a reasonable job of representing the album. See

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/dance/reviews/orb_bicycles.shtml

for a BBC review. It ends: "Bicycles & Tricycles perfectly demonstrates why The Orb are still masters of the beautifully chilled and deconstructed dub. Although not as raw and earthy as their early 'experimental' material, it is representative of where enthralling electronica currently resides."

It's not flawless, but it has good stuff. A reviewer at

http://www.eyeballkid.com/the_orb_bicyclesandtricycles_album_review.htm

says: " Each Orb album has glimpses of sheer brilliance and this is no different. All in all it's a solid return to form."

I'd agree with that.

You'll find a couple of tracks (including "Aftermath") available for streaming at

http://www.cookingvinyl.com/the_orb/index.php

where the review ends: "an entirely modern effort in the vein of 21st century dance and leftfield music, but includes its share of Orb-tastic humour and surprises. It's a return to the calibre of innovative recording that brought the band critical and commercial acclaim, and a fitting next step for The Orb's reunion with the indie world."


  
RE: Bicycles and Tricycles | The Orb
by Decius at 5:39 pm EDT, Jul 17, 2004

noteworthy wrote:
] Decius wrote:
] ] Anyone heard this yet?
]
] It's on Rhapsody, so, yes. Get your free 14-day trial at
]
] http://www.real.com/rhapsody/index.html
]

Does it work with my mac yet?


   
RE: Bicycles and Tricycles | The Orb
by noteworthy at 6:42 pm EDT, Jul 17, 2004

Decius wrote:
] noteworthy wrote:
] ] Decius wrote:
] ] ] Anyone heard this yet?
] ]
] ] It's on Rhapsody, so, yes. Get your free 14-day trial at
] ]
] ] http://www.real.com/rhapsody/index.html
]
] Does it work with my mac yet?

No.

RealRhapsody System Requirements:
- Windows XP, Me, 2000, 98 SE or NT 4.0 Service Pack 6
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
- Pentium II / 350 MHz equivalent or better
- 64 MB of RAM minimum
- 350 MB available hard disk space
- 256 color dispaly (16-bit display recommended)
- Active Internet connection (broadband/128+ kbps recommended)
- 1024 x 768 display resolution recommended, 800 x 600 required
- Sound card
- Speakers or headphones


Bicycles and Tricycles | The Orb
by noteworthy at 1:31 pm EDT, Jul 17, 2004

Slabs of dub, slices of surrealism, and disembodied "found" voices make their appearance on the latest offering by ambient dub commandos The Orb.

Bicycles & Tricycles returns to the original Orb concept which isn't about songs, but lysergic landscapes. Industrial grinds propel you through one moment, only to be untethered into infinite space the next, before being snagged into synchronicity by a dub groove.


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