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Q MagazineApr 7, 2020There's still vigour in The Orb's ambient house vision. [Jun 2020, p.105]
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MojoMar 31, 2020Further confirmation, then, that this stalwart of the rave generation, with a little help from his friends, still has plenty of fire left in his belly. [May 2020. p.89]
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Mar 31, 2020The whole sonic approach on Abolition Of The Royal Familia is at once a lot more coherent than The Orb’s previous record, the transitions between different genres and moods more methodical and well-paced.
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Mar 31, 2020It’s not so much that no one else could make this ridiculous album, more that no one but the Orb would even think of it. Abolition of the Royal Familia is a testament to their sadly singular talent.
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Mar 31, 2020The Orb are deep in their own pocket here and welcome all to join them in their warm depths. Whether anyone will heed their call after all this time remains to be seen.
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Aug 11, 2020A fluid continuation of 2018's appropriately titled No Sounds Are Out of Bounds.
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UncutApr 21, 2020Erratic but still occasionally sublime. [Jun 2020, p.37]
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Aug 23, 2020A lovely journey of moods and genres, utterly unique. What’s not to like?
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Apr 1, 2020