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The Orb – Live 93 – Released November 22nd 1993 (Island Records) With the release of the new Orb album Prism, I reckon there’s no better time to rewind 30 years to the first ever Orb album I ever bought, Orb Live 93. It’s difficult to put into words how much I love The Orb, but … Read more
Snivilisaton is the third album from Orbital, the first of theirs I bought and probably the one I love most, with In Sides a close second. I was familiar with Orbital already, the usual suspects as you can imagine, Chime, Lush, Halcyon and Belfast, but having read an interview in Mixmag around the time of … Read more
Not a lot of people know this, but I learned to mix with Carl Cox. FACT! It was the summer of 1995 and I’d just gotten my first ever set of decks – two flappy, plastic-fantastic Kam beltdrive turntables and a matching GM25 “Made2Fade” 2 channel mixer. It was an unlikely combination, in retrospect. Carl … Read more
Selected Ambient Works 85–92 – Aphex Twin – Released 9th November 1992, Apollo Records / R&S Records Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (or SAW I for short) is the debut album from Richard D. James, better known as Aphex Twin. 30 years on from its release this chillout classic remains his most beloved album and regularly … Read more
Experience – The Prodigy – Released September 28th, 1992, XL Recordings Experience, also known as The Prodigy Experience, is the 1992 debut album by British electronica group, The Prodigy. Prior to Experience, XL Recordings already had a string of rave hits under its belt including EPs from Ellis D, John & Julie, Cubic 22 and … Read more