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Bicycles and Tricycles
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by The Orb
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$14.63
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on 11-20-2008.
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Bicycles & Tricycles finds the group, masterminded by producer/mixologist Alex Paterson, with one foot planted firmly on its early innovations (which resemble the offspring of Brian Eno and a sleepy Chicago house DJ) and the other on the pulse of contemporary techniques. "Hell's Kitchen," for example, features the lilting melody one expects from the Orb's chill-out ethos, but covered with an almost industrial beat. The dub-influenced "The Land of Green Ginger" and "Tower Twenty Three" give some heady space to the insistent 4/4 that usually dominates the ensemble's tracks. Elsewhere, the Orb is up to its old tricks of techno-touched ambient with floating vocal samples and synth washes, as on the jazzy "Gee Strings." Bicycles & Tricycles proves the knob-twiddling skills of this early electronica act are still significantly up to snuff. Simply VInyl. 2005.
Like most great groups whose best work is behind them, the Orb are now coasting on name recognition and fan loyalty. There is nothing truly moving or groundbreaking on this cd. Which is not to say it's bad. It's just not that good. Even the reunion with Jimmy Cauty ( who recorded with Alex Patterson in the Orb before they released their first album ) does not seem to inspire. Dull and soul-less.
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Bicycles and Tricycles
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Price: $14.63
Updated on 11-20-2008.
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