The Orb celebrate 25th anniversary with career spanning boxset & tour

The Orb announced a career spanning 4 CD/DVD boxset retrospective celebrating the band's 25th anniversary. The Orb - History of the Future by Dr. Alex Patterson arrives October 7 and includes a collection of greatest hits, rarities, live material, and classic videos/performances from the band's impressive catalog. Mega Orb fans likely already own the material on the first two discs, but many of the live recordings on disc 3 and the DVD have not been commercially released. The tracklisting for the collection is posted at the bottom of this page and read the press release for the boxset here.

To further celebrate the Orb's silver jubilee, a jaunt of North America has been announced. Dates for the 25th anniversary tour are posted below. 

09/13 - Victoria, BC @ Rifflandia Festival
09/14 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theater
09/18 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
09/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda
09/20 - San Diego, CA @ Porter's Pub U.C.
09/25 - Vancouver, BC @ TBA
09/26 - Madison, WI @ Majestic
09/27 - Chicago, IL @ The Concord
09/28 - Seattle, WA @ Decibel Festival
10/25 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
10/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
10/27 - Asheville, NC @ Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit
10/30 - Washington DC @ Howard Theater
10/31 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
11/02 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall

"Little Fluffy Clouds" (unofficial video)



The Orb - History of the Future by Dr. Alex Patterson tracklisting

Disc 1

01. A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre of the Ultraworld: Loving You (Orbital Dance Mix)
02. Little Fluffy Clouds (Single Version)
03. Perpetual Dawn (Solar Youth Mix)
04. Blue Room (Seven-Inch Version)
05. Assassin (Seven-Inch Version)
06. Oxbow Lakes (Album Version)
07. Asylum (Album Version)
08. Toxygene (Album Version)
09. Once More (Album Version)
10. Ghost Dancing (Album Version)

Disc 2: Remixes and Rarities

01. A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre of the Ultraworld: Loving You (Aubrey Mix Mk II)
02. Little Fluffy Clouds (Coldcut Heavyweight Dub Mix)
03. Perpetual Dawn (Andrew Weatherall Ultrabass 1 Mix)
04. Blue Room (Excerpt 605)
05. Majestic (Heavy Mix - The Orb and Youth)
06. Close Encounters (Smile, You’re On Camera mix - The Orb and Slam)
07. Assassin (Another Live Mix)
08. Toxygene (Ganja Kru Mix)
09. Once More (Mark Pritchard Mix)

Disc 3: Live In Copenhagen & Woodstock

01. Towers of Dub (Live @ Trekkoner Sunset Gig)
02. Little Fluffy Clouds (Live @ Trekkoner Sunset Gig)
03. Blue Room (Live @ Trekkoner Sunset Gig)
04. Star 6 & 7 8 9 (Live @ Trekkoner Sunset Gig)
05. Valley (Live @ Trekkoner Sunset Gig)
06. Assassin (Live @ Woodstock 2)

Disc 4: DVD

01. Fluffy Little Clouds
02. Perpetual Dawn
03. Assassin
04. Oxbow Lakes
05. Pomme Fritz
06. Toxygene
07. DJ Asylum
08. Once More
09. Blue Room (Top Of The Pops '92)
10. Toxygene (Top Of The Pops '97)
11. Little Fluffy Clouds (T In The Park)
12. Perpetual Dawn (Ten-Inch TV Advert)