Vol. 2 - Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty

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Like a stash of old Irish potato whiskey, Alex Patterson (the Orb) gets tastier, stronger, and more covertly mischievous as he gets older. The first Aubrey remix set was, in retrospect, a test drive. This second double-disc is the full-throttle adventure, the work of an ambient-sound scientist not afraid of anything, not genres or boundaries or conventions. Patterson's work--floating, cushiony, and angelic--is pure therapy. His samples and segments inhabit the record like relics from an old antique shop. Classical piano jives alongside Pato Banton's "Beams of Light" while Tangerine Dream cruise alongside Witchman's dirty hip-hop-based "Angel Art," and somehow it all makes sense. Lisa Stansfield's "Time to Make You Mine" mix is deliciously smooth ambient soul, and the Orb's pulsing take on Sun Electric's "Red Summer" is a tasty stew of ambient, dub, and house. But the defining point of the entire set comes with Rick Wright's own remix of his solo cut "Runaway," a haunting piece of music that would have made Jean-Michel Jarre or Peter Gabriel proud. Wright is, of course, one part of Pink Floyd. Patterson has often been viewed as Floyd's only true child, and here the family traits are apparent. This volume is a fitting jewel in a rich and expansive collection of ambience, and it underscores that Patterson is still the master of this dreamy, surreal genre. --Steffan Chirazi

Product Description
Continuing where part 1 left off, part 2 of 'Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty'displays even more of Dr. Alex Patterson's remixing talents in all of his ambient glory. Features tracks by Pato Banton, System 7, Meat Beat Manifesto, Lisa Stansfield & many more. 19 tracks in all. Standard jewel case in a slipcase.

Vol. 2 - Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty,The Orb,Ultra Records,Ambient House,Ambient Techno,Dance Music,Electronica,IDM,Pop,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: special Not a good sequel Rule Britania Distorted Good Ole Fashioned Orb Fun

Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty, vol. 2 The Orb Manufacturer: Ultra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Vol. 1 - Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty Pomme Fritz Okie Dokie It's the Orb on Kompakt U. F. Off: The Best Of The Orb ASIN: B00005LMXT Release Date: 2001-09-04

Tracks:

1. Beams Of Light - Pato Banton
2. Miracle - System 7
3. Halleluwah - Can
4. Crystal Clear - The Grid
5. Radio Babylon - Meat Beat Manifesto
6. Towards The Evening Star - Tangerine Dream
7. Angel Art - Witchman
8. Sunset Gun - Damage Manual
9. Morocco Mole - Yasuaki Shimizu
10. The Reefer Song - Mindless Drug Hoover

Tracks:

1. Time To Make You Mine - Lisa Stansfield
2. O Je Suis Seul - West India Company
3. Money - Fischerman's Friend
4. Superjack - Delkom
5. Red Summer - Sun Electric
6. Sunburst - System 7
7. Runaway - Rick Wright
8. Jo The Waiter - Tubeway Army
9. Music For A Sound Harmonium - Penguin Cafe Orchestra

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Like a stash of old Irish potato whiskey, Alex Patterson (the Orb) gets tastier, stronger, and more covertly mischievous as he gets older. The first Aubrey remix set was, in retrospect, a test drive. This second double-disc is the full-throttle adventure, the work of an ambient-sound scientist not afraid of anything, not genres or boundaries or conventions. Patterson's work--floating, cushiony, and angelic--is pure therapy. His samples and segments inhabit the record like relics from an old antique shop. Classical piano jives alongside Pato Banton's "Beams of Light" while Tangerine Dream cruise alongside Witchman's dirty hip-hop-based "Angel Art," and somehow it all makes sense. Lisa Stansfield's "Time to Make You Mine" mix is deliciously smooth ambient soul, and the Orb's pulsing take on Sun Electric's "Red Summer" is a tasty stew of ambient, dub, and house. But the defining point of the entire set comes with Rick Wright's own remix of his solo cut "Runaway," a haunting piece of music that would have made Jean-Michel Jarre or Peter Gabriel proud. Wright is, of course, one part of Pink Floyd. Patterson has often been viewed as Floyd's only true child, and here the family traits are apparent. This volume is a fitting jewel in a rich and expansive collection of ambience, and it underscores that Patterson is still the master of this dreamy, surreal genre. --Steffan Chirazi

Album Description

Continuing where part 1 left off, part 2 of 'Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty'displays even more of Dr. Alex Patterson's remixing talents in all of his ambient glory. Features tracks by Pato Banton, System 7, Meat Beat Manifesto, Lisa Stansfield & many more. 19 tracks in all. Standard jewel case in a slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

special.......2002-12-31

hey, this CD is really cool...good job!
All tracks have personality, a "sparkling" example of electronic music contaminating other genres...

Not a good sequel.......2002-12-23

I really liked Vol 1 (4 - 4 1/2 *'s), but would have passed on this were it not for the inexplicable (to me) rave reviews here. The samples were downright annoying and most of the music was just plain forgetable. Definitely not up to the standards of other Orb must-haves. I listened to it two or three times after purchase and it's sat on the rack since then. A disappointment, really.

Rule Britania.......2002-04-04

I just like to pint out the crucial fact that this ablum, in its American form, is quite simply amazing. Those of you lucky enough to have purchased the british release however, I really have to say, you've got your mitts on so much more.
The US album is a fine piece of music but nothing on it, nothing at all, can compare to the KLF, Primal Scream and Oldfield songs exclusive to my Ol' Blighty release, bless it. Having at some time in my life owned both versions, and as a life long Orb fan... well, that is to say, my life only really began when i discovered the Orb, I'm cannot let this one slip...

Distorted.......2001-09-18

Perhaps I'm missing something here. Perhaps I'm missing the same album that others are loving....For in TX I have this record and am very disappointed.

The tracks presented here are a somewhat pleasant mixture albeit a bit fragmented in places due to the over use of samples . Although some sounded rather dated this record reminds me of a UFOrb / Orblivion hybrid - that being the 'worst' ( if there is such a thing ) parts of UFOrb mixed with the better sections of the latter. Not bad at all.

Anyway what really upsets me is the quality of the recording. In a word it's horrid. It has very little dynamic range. 80 percent of the tracks have inexcusable distortion. The deep bass suffers the most. Every hit of beat is distorted. It sounds as if the volume level meters were in the red during the whole mastering session ...This is unacceptable.
Just to clarify, the distortion is not the type that works say in an Aphex Twin release or like what occurs on an old recording. This is just plain bad.
I mean, isn't that what we want from an Orb release. To go places, to bathe in the mastery of layering textures and otherworldly instrumentation? To trance?
Not so when the quality is bad enough to cause distraction. Very disappointing. Listen to this carefully in a record shop before purchase if I were you.

Good Ole Fashioned Orb Fun.......2001-09-12

Not only does this sound like original Orb material, but it sounds more like vintage Orb material. Back to the days of Live 93 and UFO Orb, not like some of their more disappointing later releases (i.e. their last 2).
Back to loopy beats, groovey bass lines, Floydian sound non-sequitors, and full brain damaged chill room fun. As a rabid Orb fan, its nice to see them going back to this direction. It doesn't approach their pinnacle achievement of Orbus Terrarum but then again what else ever has? Keep churning the Aubrey's groove out guys, I'll gladly pay my hard earned for any follow ups you care to treat us to.

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