Album · The Orb
U.F.Orb by The Orb
U.F.Orb is an album by The Orb, released in 1992. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Blue Room”, on 1 list with a best position of #20.
U.F.Orb, the Orb's second studio album, beamed down on Big Life on 6 July 1992 and went to number one on the UK Albums Chart, an unlikely peak for a record this in love with drift. Alex Paterson's outfit, which had kick-started the ambient house scene with its 1991 debut, produced it with Steve Hillage and Youth, the Killing Joke bassist.
This is chill-out music for the comedown after the rave: spacey pieces built on dub bass, warm synth washes and sci-fi atmosphere, with "Blue Room" as its deep-space centerpiece. AllMusic later held it up as the high point of the whole ambient-house movement, commercially and artistically, and it's hard to argue.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from U.F.Orb on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Room | 1 | #20 | – | 1992 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.