Alex Paterson and Michael Rendall share video for new single Arabebonics
Pioneers of ambient house, The Orb have announced details of their new album Buddhist Hipsters.
Helmed by Alex Paterson, partnered by Michael Rendall, Buddhist Hipsters features guest appearances from Roger Eno, Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy, Youth, Paul Ferguson, Andy Falconer, Eric Von Skywalker, Rrome Alone, Violeta Vicci and Andy Cain.
Alex said: “I was having a dream, and in this dream was an escalator descending out of the clouds, upon which were Buddhists and hipsters travelling downwards, and beckoning me down from the top, was Roger Eno. When I woke up, I had a text from him, asking if we fancied more collabs, so he’s on the record, amongst other friends.
“Recording the album and playing recent gigs have been comfortable, happy, and therapeutic experiences, largely due to Michael Rendall, who’s a genius that picks up anything he turns his hand to. We have a wonderful, simpatico relationship on record and on stage. Overall, the length, arc, and energy of Buddhist Hipsters energy mirrors one our fans’ faves, U.F.Orb.”
One of the first tracks to emerge from the album, is new single Arabebonics. The title of the Eastern-influenced hip-hop track is a word invented by rapper Rrome Alone, who provides vocals and is supported by additional strings from Violeta Vicci.
Listen below:
Cerebral Escapism
Buddhist Hipsters opens with Spontaneously Combust featuring Steve Hillage’s unmistakeable guitar, Miquette Giraudy on vintage EMS synth. Recent live set starter, P~1 slowly builds into firing cosmic drum’n’bass cyclone, while the bleeped-up late 70s synth of Baraka is an ode to a famous Kenyan blind rhino, who, tellingly is known as a symbol of resilience.
Already a firm live favourite, A Sacred Choice is prime leaping reggae skank, with Youth on bass, Paul Ferguson on drums, Andy Falconer on atmospherics, and vocals by Eric Von Skywalker. While Andy Cain’s dulcet tones grace the plaintive-arpeggiated-prog-throbber It’s Coming Soon.
With Alex having met lovers rock legend Trevor Waters and discovering his classic Love Me Tonight, Rendall isolated the vocal using Logic, transforming the original into another album highlight. Newly titled The Oort Cloud (Too Night), and aided by cult Manchester disc jockey Dr D, they embark on a classic NYC deepside journey.
Buddhist Hipsters Tracklisting
Spontaneously Combust
P~1
Baraka
A Sacred Choice
Arabebonics
It’s Coming Soon
Doll’s House
The Oort Cloud (Too Night)
Under The Bed
Khàron
The Orb Tour Dates
16 October – Dublin, Opium
17 October – Cork, Live at St Lukes
18 October –Belfast, Mandela House
24 October –Brighton, Patterns
25 October – Southampton, The Brook
31 October – Liverpool, Hanger 34
01 November – Lancaster, Kanteena
07 November – Norwich, Waterfront
14 November – Leeds, Project House
15 November – Glasgow, QMU
22 November – Falmouth, Princess Pavillion
28 November – Birmingham, O2
29 November – Bristol, SWX
05 December – Manchester, New Century Hall
06 December – London, Electric Ballroom
13 December – Frome, Cheese and Grain
Released on 10 October through Cooking Vinyl, Buddhist Hipsters will be available on CD with a six-panel foldout sleeve, black double LP vinyl with a gatefold sleeve and limited-edition rust red, pink marble and yellow marble vinyl.
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