Ambient duo and and collaborators are to release a career-spanning 2CD and limited-edition quadruple vinyl octagonal set, , through Cooking Vinyl on October 25. Compiled by founding member Dr. Alex Patterson, the new set features new and rare mixes, stretching back to 1991's and all the way through to recent albums such as (2020) and (2023).
“I don’t want The Orb to end up milking it like Roxy Music, who were always cranking out another best-of, although we did release the best-of in 2013, and its part 2 in 2015 to be fair," says Patterson. "We have such a gigantic catalogue though, that sometimes even I need a reminder of what I’ve done, especially these days. This is a sort of director’s cut, reframing our output, making new neuro pathways, and new juxtapositions.
Some of these tracks are 30 years apart, but there are clear through lines, a continuum." will be available on colour vinyl, in an octagonal 4LP set, with sleevenotes by writer Kris Needs. Each side of vinyl is pressed on a transparent colour green, lilac, orange and blue, grouped by Patterson to represent the 4 seasons, hence its botanical title, collecting the band's work for Universal Records across discs A and B, whilst discs C and D explore their music for indie labels Cooking Vinyl, Kompakt, Malicious Damage, and Liquid Sound Design.
In addition, it will also be available on 2CD and digitally. You can view the vinyl artwork and full tracklisting below. 4LP Vinyl Sign up below to get the latest from P.
