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Oct 31, 2012For a collaboration that could've easily become a Cocoon of styles and persons past, The Orbserver in the Star House plays surprisingly spry.
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Oct 8, 2012The Orb and Lee "Scratch" Perry recording in Berlin could have been a disaster but this is anything but.
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Aug 28, 2012Overall, The Orbserver… is lots of fun for late-period Perry fans, and will appeal to Orbologists, too.
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Aug 28, 2012The approach is dubwise, but the result is unique -- it simultaneously pushes familiar musical buttons and sounds like nothing else that has come before.
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Sep 7, 2012It is satisfying--almost a relief--see potential in this record for something more from the group.
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Aug 28, 2012This is a fine record and an overall cheery record that would be equally comfortable at a patio BBQ, in a dark post-party Grotto or bubbling pleasantly out of your headphones.
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Sep 5, 2012Rather than embalming past glories or forcing a big statement, the Orb sound like they're having fun on these jams, recorded quickly in Berlin, with pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry.