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“If anything makes me regret not pursuing more of an artistic career, it’s looking at Brian Eno”: Still, BJ Cole didn’t do too badly with David Gilmour, The Orb, Bill Nelson, Scott Walker and others

He set out to confound expectations of pedal steel with post-country band Cochise. Thanks to Captain Beefheart, Love and Hank Marvin, the session hero is pleased to reflect that he got away with it

The Orb announce live performance of Metallic Spheres with Saucerful Of Secrets musicians in August

The Orb announce live performance of Metallic Spheres with Saucerful Of Secrets musicians in August

Saucerful Of Secrets guitarist Lee Harris and keyboardist Dom Beken will join The Orb for the August performance of Metallic Spheres

"What were the skies like when you were young?": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form

"What were the skies like when you were young?": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form

The story of the blissfully psychedelic bricolage that launched The Orb's career, introduced ambient house to the masses and even prompted a lawsuit from Rickie Lee Jones

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"I've always thought that plagiarism is creative": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form

The story of the blissfully psychedelic bricolage that launched The Orb's career, introduced ambient house to the masses and even prompted a lawsuit from Rickie Lee Jones

"My dad smashed the tape of Number Of The Beast: ‘I’m forbidding Devil’s music in my house!’ That only made it more appealing.” How Jesse Leach went from "Flanders kid" to future metalcore icon

How Jesse Leach went from preacher's son to metalcore icon with Killswitch Engage

A history of Heaven nightclub, from cutting edge gay club to controversial 'mainstream' venue

Heaven nightclub awaits its licensing verdict today following a member of the security team being charged with rape. Here, we look back on its storied history as a venue

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"I come from the old-school, the analogue tape and mixing desk-era - but with software, you have so much potential for playing around": The Orb spin-off Sedibus on new project SETI, manipulating samples and the evolution of technology

Detaching from The Orb mothership, Sedibus is the latest project of core figurehead Alex Paterson, accompanied by former Orb-member and key creative collaborator Andy Falconer

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“We’ve had a few Floyd moments… we got a giant ghetto blaster on a boat and parked it in the harbour… we closed down an airport for six hours!” The Orb were prog all along

“We’ve had a few Floyd moments… we got a giant ghetto blaster on a boat and parked it in the harbour… we closed down an airport for six hours!” The Orb were prog all along

Accidental albums with David Gilmour and Robert Fripp aren’t the only connections Alex Paterson’s psychedelic electronic group have with the progressive genre

David Gilmour and The Orb's Metallic Spheres remixed and reimagined

David Gilmour and The Orb's Metallic Spheres remixed and reimagined

David Gilmour and The Orb's Metalllic Spheres in Colour will be released in September

"We would write, record, and mix two or three songs a day": Youth on collaborating with Paul McCartney

"We would write, record, and mix two or three songs a day": Youth on collaborating with Paul McCartney

"I'm known as a challenging producer, or so my manager tells me"

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