Pomme Fritz [EP]

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A downright minimal 40-minute outing from a pioneering English techno duo who on earlier discs required that long to warm up. And with six discrete "pieces," there are more ideas and musical themes here than is the norm with both the band and the genre. The title track, with its "you've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy" voiceover, is the trippiest headphone experience in years. --Jeff Bateman

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Average customer rating: Just what I was looking for uhh, TOO experimental... AMBIENT EXPERIMENTATION You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy the best Orb for interstate driving

Pomme Fritz The Orb Manufacturer: Island Red / Pgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Orbus Terrarum Orblivion Cydonia U.F.Orb (Limited initial quantities include 2nd disc with full length 40 minute "Blue Room" +3) Okie Dokie It's the Orb on Kompakt ASIN: B000005HTZ Release Date: 1994-07-12

Tracks:

1. Pomme Fritz (Meat 'N Veg)
2. More Gills Less Fishcakes
3. We're Pastie To Be Grill You
4. Bang'er 'N Chips
5. Alles Ist Schoen
6. His Immortal Logness

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A downright minimal 40-minute outing from a pioneering English techno duo who on earlier discs required that long to warm up. And with six discrete "pieces," there are more ideas and musical themes here than is the norm with both the band and the genre. The title track, with its "you've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy" voiceover, is the trippiest headphone experience in years. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

Just what I was looking for.......2006-01-30

Going minimal and coming up roses is difficult. Paterson and crew nail it. Too avant-garde? Good! Give me more! Its variations on the same work never get boring. If it gets boring look elsewhere.... forever.

uhh, TOO experimental..........2005-05-25

I have to say, I love every single Orb album (yes, even the new ones so many people complain about)... except this one. A little too avant-garde, this one... Every other Orb CD of mine gets a regular spin, except this... too much noise, hard to listen to. I can't quite figure out how you could drive to this one, as that reviewer mentioned a few reviews back.. I think I'd be tempted to crash into something if I listened to it in the car.

If you prefer some melody/rhythm in the music, don't bother with this one.. for lovers of extreme avant-garde/experimental or Orb completists only.

AMBIENT EXPERIMENTATION.......2003-09-14

The 9 minute title track with its symphonic overtones opens this charming album with its varied sonic textures and interesting samples. More Gills Less Fishcakes starts of with a strange cacophony of barely audibly voice and loud noise samples cleverly integrated and then turns into a type of eerie bleepfest with discordant percussion, synth whooshes and voice samples. Somewhere in all of this there is a melody.

The electronic textures of the opening of We're Pastie To Be Grill You sounds like The Residents before the track evolves into an interesting experiment with human voice samples, only to change again into synthesizers first tinkling and screaming, then gurgling and burping; a track very hard to describe.

Banger And Chips provides welcome relief with its dreamlike melody and lilting rhythm, quite a hypnotic and engaging piece of music. The next one Alles Ist Schoen has an atmospheric female vocal and more lovely ambient sounds and flows out on evocative synth strains reminiscent of Autechre.

The last short track, His Immortal Logness, has beautiful organ sounds and just a snatch or two of samples. Throughout the album, there is a male vocal sample that refers to electroshock therapy and that ties the whole together thematically, I suppose.

Although Pomme Friz has its moments, it does not represent The Orb's best work and is not cohesive enough. I recommend the listener interested in The Orb to investigate the albums Orbus Terrarum and Adventures beyond The Ultraworld to hear the best of this innovative band.

You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy.......2003-01-04

This is a great CD that is both difficult and demanding as it is fun to listen to. Admittedly the fun might come later once you begin to accept and like this CD. The first track Pomme Fritz is possibly the most accessible track on the album. After that it get's a little weird. Possibly paranoid as well. Throughout the album you might hear someone talking about how he guns, compasses and some voices telling "you will die" which really makes you feel at ill at ease with the whole thing. Track 3 probably will have you freaked out the most. Martian like voices squeaking " We're happy to be with you are you listening" and then sped up and slowed down and sometimes saying some things without a trace of a meaning

In short it is one hell of an album to come to terms with but when it does begin to sink into you, you'll begin to love it

the best Orb for interstate driving.......2002-06-19

I would argue that this is among the best works of The Orb. The double albums -- Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld and Live '93 -- are the definitive Orb. They are The Little Fluffy Clouds.

Sometimes, however, you just want junk food. Like in the car on the freeway (an inappropriate venue for raving). Even the culinary doyenne Julia Child said that french fries are good food. So there.

Pomme Fritz means the continent and irresponsible travel. It's Amsterdam and so very much more, a bit of shock treatment to erase all the ugliness in your head.

Many folk are ashamed that they like pomme fritz (which can qualify as vegan, if you don't use lard). This shame leads them to knock this cd down to four stars (or less) even as they admit they like it.

Not every moment of your life need be spent flossing. It's OK to enjoy this beautiful Orb comfort food. Spin it in your car and let it massage all of your troubles away.

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