The Orb - History Of The Future (2013)

The staggering new box set ' History Of The Future ' comprises 3CDs and gathers together the very best of the band ' s trailblazing output from that heady post - acid decade. The Orb ' s ' Island Years ' saw ( Dr ) Alex Paterson and his cohorts pushing at the very boundaries of what dance music could be . . . from dub to ambient , big beats , mass raving , cheeky sampling and virtually every other aspect of DJ culture.

Kicking off with Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty ' s legendary mix of the timeless ' A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre of the Ultraworld : Loving You ' , Disc 1 gathers together all of the band ' s singles from the period, and includes the landmarks ' Toxygene ' , ' Blue Room ' and inimitable ' Little Fluffy Clouds '. Disc 2 rounds up the really juicy remixes and rarities from the period , including the previously unreleased ' Majestic ' and ' Close Encounters ' - many of these have been hard - to - find for nigh - on two decades. Disc 3 captures The Orb live in Copenhagen in ' 93 and in the US at Woodstock ' 94 ' and is all also previously unreleased.

Tracklist:

Disc One – The Singles Collection:

01. A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre of the Ultraworld: Loving You – Orbital Dance mix (Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty)
02. Little Fluffy Clouds Single version
03. Perpetual Dawn, Solar Youth mix
04. Blue Room, 7” version
05. Assassin, 7” version (Alex Paterson, Kris Weston and & DJ Lewis)
06. Oxbow Lakes, Album version
07. Asylum, Album version
08. Toxygene, Album version
09. Once More, Album version
10. Ghost Dancing, Album version

Disc Two – Remixes and Rarities:

01. A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre of the Ultraworld: Loving You Aubrey Mix Mk II (Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty )
02. Little Fluffy Clouds, Coldcut Heavyweight Dub mix
03. Perpetual Dawn, Andrew Weatherall Ultrabass 1 mix
04. Blue Room, Excerpt 605
05. Majestic, Heavy Mix (The Orb and Youth)
06. Close Encounters, Smile, You’re On Camera mix (The Orb and Slam)
07. Assassin, Another Live mix
08. Toxygene, Ganja Kru mix
09. Once More, Mark Pritchard mix

Disc Three – Live In Copenhagen & Woodstock:

01. Towers of Dub, Live Trekkoner Sunset Gig, Copenhagen ‘93
02. Little Fluffy Clouds, Live Trekkoner Sunset Gig, Copenhagen ‘93
03. Blue Room, Live Trekkoner Sunset Gig, Copenhagen ‘93
04. Star 6 & 7 8 9, Live Trekkoner Sunset Gig, Copenhagen ‘93
05. Valley, Live Trekkoner Sunset Gig, Copenhagen ‘93
06. Assassin, Live at Woodstock 2, USA ‘94