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I wouldn't rule out the possibility, though, that the Orb could have been influenced by this disc the 'Wish You Were Here' Trance Remix emerged not long after this. The styles present are simply not those of the Orb, and the editing and composition of the mixes are somewhat amateur.
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* 'Absolutely Ambient' - As far as I am aware, this predates the main series of Floyd remix CD's. Since there are a number of different Floyd remix CD's out there, I thought I would clarify which ones the Orb absolutely did *not* do. On the whole though, I've been listening to the Orb's better known music such as "Blue Room" quite a bit to try and justify this list, and after examining their mixing styles, motifs and gimmicks, have no doubt that they were indeed behind the Trance Remixes. Ironically enough, shortly after compiling this list, I picked an Orb song at random from YouTube - "A Huge Ever-Growing Pulsating Brain", which happened to sample both the signature four-note guitar lick from "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and (it seems) the opening ping from "Echoes." More Pink Floyd connections. Silent on the topic of using samples without permission. As the mixes were unauthorized, thisĬould simply be for legal reasons - and the Orb are known to remain They've never denied involvement, and inversely, Music, one would think they'd deny having created them if they didn't,Īt least to save face. Perfect' obsessives), and the Orb's high reputation amongst trance Given the general dislike towards the mixes (thanks to the 'Floyd is ** Likewise, part 2 of "Shine On" samples 'Chill Out'. Noise) in such a short time is unreasonable.Įarliest Trance Remix CD, which would be part 1 of "Shine On You Crazyĭiamond", is based around a deconstruction of the Orb's own hit "Little
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Reverb-swamped TV clips and sound effects floating amongst the ambient Music industry, consider the discs to be Orb creations without question.Ĭonsidering that the Orb were still fairly new in 1993-94, for anotherĭJ to so accurately capture their unique styles (for example, Listeners who recognize the Orb's work, including members of the English Release (Andy Mabbett's "Complete Guide to Pink Floyd" was published inġ994, and even then, he referenced their 'Orb-like' quality). * The idea that the Orb were behind the mixes formed immediately upon their Not surprisingly, this album sounds a hell of a lot like the * In 2010, the Orb put out their album 'Metallic Spheres', the entirely of whichįeatures David Gilmour adding Floydian guitar licks over their ambient * Not long after the remixes emerged, Richard Wright had the Orb create an authorized Trance Remixes EP for his solo album 'Broken China'. * Pieces of 'Chill Out' appear in many places throughout the mixes, most recognizably in the "Dogs" remix, which heavily samples the track "Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard." Of sheep in a field, meant as a nod to 'Atom Heart Mother'. Were also Floyd fans - the cover of 'Chill Out' was a nondescript photo * The KLF, which featured Orb founding member Jimmy Cauty, Track called "Back Side of the Moon", and Battersea Power Station (made famous by the 'Animals' sleeve) on The Orb's debut album, out by this point, had clear Floyd references - a * The Orb's output ceased during 1993-94, when the mixes were created. While no one in the British music industry knows for sure and The Orb don't speak about the topic, I strongly believe it was them, and I'm going to prove it. The creators remained anonymous, though many suspected popular English trance group The Orb (or at least, Orb member Jimmy Cauty), whose styles seemed unmistakable.
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Someone, obviously a professional DJ, flooded the underground market with a number of 'Limited Edition Trance Remixes' - incredibly trippy, reverb-laden, truly bizarre reworkings of several entire Pink Floyd albums. For Pink Floyd fans, one of the biggest unsolved mysteries involves a series of strange bootlegs that emerged between 19.