The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld

The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
Studio album by
The Orb
Released2 April 1991
StudioDo Not Erase, Marcus Studios, Berwick Street Studio, and Trancentral, London
Genre
Length109:41
LabelBig Life
Producer
The Orb chronology
Kiss EP
(1989) 		The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
(1991) 		U.F.Orb
(1992)
Singles from The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
  1. "A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld"
    Released: 21 October 1989
  2. "Little Fluffy Clouds"
    Released: 16 November 1990
  3. "Perpetual Dawn"
    Released: 24 January 1991
Alternate cover
Cover of original US release

The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld is the debut studio album by English electronic music group the Orb, released as a double album on 2 April 1991 by Big Life. It is a segued, progressive and psychedelic trip which draws from various genres (including ambient, house, dub reggae, and hip hop) and incorporates a huge number of samples and sound effects. Much of the album was recorded after founding member Jimmy Cauty left the group, leaving Alex Paterson as the central member, with additional contributions by Kris Weston, Andy Falconer and several others.

The album was preceded by the charting (No. 78) 1989 single "A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld," which closes the album, (No. 87) 1990 single "Little Fluffy Clouds," which opens the album, and (No. 61) 1991 single "Perpetual Dawn," which opens the second half of the album. The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld was well received in Europe and reached number 29 on the UK Albums Chart. It has since been credited with popularizing the UK's nascent ambient house movement.

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