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24/10/2010

Dr Alex Paterson from ambient pioneers The Orb takes over the 6 Mix, playing tunes that influenced his music and talking about his new album Metallic Spheres.

Dr Alex Paterson from ambient pioneers The Orb takes the 6 Mix, playing tunes which have influenced his music and talking about his new album 'Metallic Spheres'; a collaboration with Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. Founded by Paterson and Jimmy Cauty in 1988, the Orb became pioneers of ambient techno, forging their distinctive sound after Cauty left to concentrate on his other band, the KLF. Best known for their massive hits 'Little Fluffy Clouds' and 'Perpetual Dawn', the band have continued to push the boundaries of electronic music over the last twenty years. In this programme, Alex plays selection of music which has been inspiring his recent work including tunes by Public Image Limited and HFB. He also talks about his new album 'Metallic Spheres' - a collaboration with producer Youth and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour - sharing the unusual story of how it came into being. Alex discusses how it felt working with the Pink Floyd frontman after the NME had told him to 'hate Pink Floyd' as a young punk, and the sonic influences which appear on the record. There's also a chance to hear the 'Metallic' movement of the album in its full glory as well as a brand new sixty minute Orb mix.

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Sun 24 Oct 2010 20:00
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Music Played

  • Ulf Lohmann

    Because Before

  • Ashra

    Walking The Desert/Second Movement

  • Public Image Ltd.

    Radio 4

  • Bunri

    N.U.M.B

  • Monobox

    Trade

    • Ricardo Villalobos Remix.

  • Kid Koala

    Carpet Tunnel Syndrome

  • Public Image Ltd.

    Radio 4

  • The Orb

    Glen Coe

  • The Orb

    Edelblut

  • The Orb

    Sleeping Tiger & The Gods Unknown

  • HFB

    Hundred Forty Billion

    • Gaudi MiX.

  • The Orb

    Itchy

  • Superpitcher

    Tomorrow

  • Elizabeth Taylor

    London

  • Louis Armstrong

    What A Wonderful World

    • The Orb Remix.

  • Coldcut

    Timbu

    • The Orb Remix.

  • Ennio Morricone

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    Orchestra: Uncredited orchestra. Conductor: Ennio Morricone.

  • The Upsetters

    Return of The Django

    • The Orb Remix.

  • Indian Allstars

    Open Your Eyes

  • Autolump

    Function

Broadcast

  • Sun 24 Oct 2010 20:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music