As one of those foundational outfits that defined so much of what we now take as read in the electronic domain, The Orb needs little introduction. Back in 1988, their beloved debut, The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld set a new benchmark for evocative ambient and dub.
While subsequent records and line-up changes gave us further mind-expanding sonics (namely 1992's U.F.Orb and 1995's Orbus Terrarum), it's that perfectly titled debut that remains their high watermark. Beyond The Orb's creative lynchpin Alex Paterson, former studio engineer Andy Falconer became a key member of the initial lineup who assembled that debut. Decades on, and following a 20+ year family-focussed sabbatical, Falconer and Paterson reunited once again, this time under the new guise of Sedibus. Their immersive 2021 debut The Heavens was a thoroughly captivating listen. Impressive sales and critical giddiness has led the pair to expand on the Sedibus universe with follow-up, SETI.
"There was never a multiple-album deal or anything, [Sedibus] was just spurred by the idea of getting together again and making a record," Andy explains, when asked to take us back to the beginning of the Sedibus project. "Obviously between me and Alex last properly working together in the studio, I'd done some remixing for The Orb and we'd stayed in touch over the years. But it had been over 30 years since we'd properly done something together creatively. It was at Space Mountain festival in Spain where we met up, and Alex said, 'Hey, how do you fancy making a record together again?' So, it was just a case of bouncing ideas backwards and forwards, to see what would happen.
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