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The BBC Sessions 1989-2001»rank:par: The Orb
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Aubrey Mixes: The Ultraworld Excursions»rank: 17522par: The Orb
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U.F. Orb (Dlx Ed) (Rm)»rank: 20229par: Orb
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The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld»rank: 20229par: The Orb
Chroniques et points de vue: essential recording:The first 0rb album was entirely new when it appeared: a low-key dance record, with echoes and swells more than up-front tunes, stoner-level dub bass, and all sorts of samples and sounds--seagulls, film clips, astronaut voices, bits of disco--fluttering through the mix like hallucinations. Essentially a techno album for tired dancers, it's held up nicely over time, thanks to its intricate, dreamy sonics. Beyond the classic 'Little Fluffy Clouds'--a set of interlocking synth hooks and loping percussion, held together by a cut-up sample of Rickie Lee Jones talking ... |
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Adventures Beyond The Ultrawor»rank: 26941par: The Orb
Chroniques et points de vue: essential recording:The first 0rb album was entirely new when it appeared: a low-key dance record, with echoes and swells more than up-front tunes, stoner-level dub bass, and all sorts of samples and sounds--seagulls, film clips, astronaut voices, bits of disco--fluttering through the mix like hallucinations. Essentially a techno album for tired dancers, it's held up nicely over time, thanks to its intricate, dreamy sonics. Beyond the classic 'Little Fluffy Clouds'--a set of interlocking synth hooks and loping percussion, held together by a cut-up sample of Rickie Lee Jones talking ... |
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U.F. Orb»rank: 25840par: The Orb
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:After the sprawling ambient opus that was their debut LP, Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld, The 0rb voyaged into new interstellar realms for the follow-up. The languid rippling soundscapes and far-out samples persisted, but Dr Alex Patterson and Thrash introduced uptempo beats to the brew, lending the album a chunkier, less meandering feel which was reflected in its commercial success. 'Blue Room' was the longest single in history at a touch under 40 minutes long, while the centrepiece was the staggering 'Towers 0f Dub', which married abstract electronica with some ... |
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Little Fluffy Clouds»rank: 25840par: The Orb
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:After the sprawling ambient opus that was their debut LP, Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld, The 0rb voyaged into new interstellar realms for the follow-up. The languid rippling soundscapes and far-out samples persisted, but Dr Alex Patterson and Thrash introduced uptempo beats to the brew, lending the album a chunkier, less meandering feel which was reflected in its commercial success. 'Blue Room' was the longest single in history at a touch under 40 minutes long, while the centrepiece was the staggering 'Towers 0f Dub', which married abstract electronica with some ... |
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Dream»rank: 8343par: Orb
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:After the sprawling ambient opus that was their debut LP, Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld, The 0rb voyaged into new interstellar realms for the follow-up. The languid rippling soundscapes and far-out samples persisted, but Dr Alex Patterson and Thrash introduced uptempo beats to the brew, lending the album a chunkier, less meandering feel which was reflected in its commercial success. 'Blue Room' was the longest single in history at a touch under 40 minutes long, while the centrepiece was the staggering 'Towers 0f Dub', which married abstract electronica with some ... |
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Orbus Terrarum (Rm)»rank: 30031par: The Orb
Chroniques et points de vue: essential recording:The 0rb's third full-length studio album states its intention with its title: where their first two records had explored the outer cosmos of dance music, Terrarum is an earthier, less spacy ambient record, more devoted to mapping the sounds at hand. lt goes to extremes to avoid the hooks of their early work, and there's barely even a hint of dance beats. When they do appear, they're mutated, bassy, more to pass through the body than to move to. Considered as music to 'listen to,' it's mostly pretty ... |
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Adventures Beyond The Ultrawor»rank: 40057par: Orb
Chroniques et points de vue: essential recording:The 0rb's third full-length studio album states its intention with its title: where their first two records had explored the outer cosmos of dance music, Terrarum is an earthier, less spacy ambient record, more devoted to mapping the sounds at hand. lt goes to extremes to avoid the hooks of their early work, and there's barely even a hint of dance beats. When they do appear, they're mutated, bassy, more to pass through the body than to move to. Considered as music to 'listen to,' it's mostly pretty ... |
Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Green
Diesel vehicles have nearly a 50-percent market share in Europe, thanks to tax incentives and diesel-friendly legislation across the EU. Diesels are so passé there that you can buy a BMW 730d and no one will think it odd that your luxury car burns oil. Pull up in a diesel 7-Series in America and people would leer at you like you've alighted from an amphibious vehicle reeking of saltwater and dead trout.
But now, thanks to the oft-reported combo of newly-raised CAFE standards, not-so-newly-raised gas prices, and the 50-state diesel engine, GM, Ford, and Chrysler are about to dip more than a hesitant toe into the diesel game. Chrysler offers a diesel in the Grand Cherokee, but soon all three automakers will offer diesels in their best-selling lineups of light trucks -- the Dodge Ram 1500 is expected to offer a 50-state diesel after 2009. Light trucks are being used to lead the charge since those buyers stand to gain the most with the least amount of (perceived) sacrifice.
Diesels currently have 3.2-percent of the American market. Some estimates put them at 15-percent by 2015. That's a huge leap, and diesel still has plenty of hurdles. Diesels will come with a cost premium over gasoline-engined cars. That should be easy enough to conquer -- incentives and some quick cost and longevity calculations should convince people of the benefit. The real hurdle is the nagging issue of perception. The plan will probably be to attack that with a price that makes the proposition unbeatable. Said Chrysler's director of environmental affairs, "If it's priced right, we can sell diesel here. Diesel can give you an immediate poke in fuel economy -- 20 to 40 percent. Not many technologies can deliver that today."
[Source: Detroit News]
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