Orblivion

The Orb:
Orblivion

[Island]
Rating: 9.3
These Orb guys aren't from outer space, but their soundscapes would have you think so -- especially through headphones. Yep, seven albums into the future from day one, Orblivion is a terrific example of a band that will probably never lose its originality or psychedelic edge. There's never a disappointing minute with these guys 'cause stuff's always altering itself and becoming more or less of what it just was. It's the aural equivilent of morphing, pulsating jelly.

So, turn off the Beatles and eat some mushrooms. Here comes another 72 minutes of total Orb insanity that sounds like an alien abduction with pizazz.

- Ryan Schreiber, December 31, 1999