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| Group Members: Youth, Jimmy Cauty, Dr. Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
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| Biography: The Orb virtually invented the electronic genre known as ambient house, resurrecting slower, more soulful rhythms and providing a soundtrack for early-morning ravers once the clubs closed their doors. The group popularized the genre as well, by appearing on the British chart show Top of the Pops and ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1991 Label: Island Records Critics' Rating:  Much like the early Orb-related project recorded as Space, Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld simulates a journey through the outer realms -- progressing from the soaring ambient-pop of "Little Fluffy Clouds" ...Read full reviewReleased: 1992 Label: Island UK Critics' Rating:  The commercial and artistic peak of the ambient-house movement, U.F.Orb strides past the debut with more periods of free-form ambience and less reliance on a standard 4/4 beat. From the opening "O.O.B.E." ...Read full review
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