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Aug 31, 2012This alliance with The Orb is positive for both parties, Perry providing a tighter rein on their tendency to meander, while they furnish him with a different terrain to his usual dub skanks.
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Aug 29, 2012Everyone involved on this slab of hertz has brought far too much to the table over the years to dismiss this and the record really works.
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UncutAug 28, 2012[Perry] rambles--incomprehensibly, as ever--over various trippy soundscapes from Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann. [Sep 2012, p.82]
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MagnetOct 1, 2012Orbserver is the latest chapter in that legend's [Lee Perry's] ever-lengthening history, and it works ok in that sense. But it's barely an Orb album. [No.91 p.58]
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Aug 28, 2012Scratch dances merrily over the electronics, but the two parties rarely connect in a cohesive way.
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Q MagazineSep 6, 2012A missed opportunity. [Oct 2012, p.107]
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MojoAug 28, 2012The orb's Dr. Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann conduct themselves as if overawed by their hero. They allow Perry to prattle away unchecked. [Sep 2012, p.88]
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Aug 28, 2012Paterson's deep respect for Perry's improvised vocals ultimately handicapping the eccentricities of each man's production prowess.