The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds
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WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings – BLR 33T |
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Vinyl
, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
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UK |
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Electronic |
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House |
Tracklist
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| A | Little Fluffy Clouds (Dance Mk 2) | 8:26 | |
| Spaceside | |||
| B1 | Into The Fourth Dimension (Essenes Beyond Control) | 7:03 | |
| B2 | Little Fluffy Clouds (Ambient Mk 1) | 4:28 |
Companies, etc.
- Engineered At – Do Not Erase Studio
- Recorded At – Berwick Street Studios
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings
- Copyright © – WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Big Life Records
- Copyright © – Big Life Records
Notes
A and B2: engineered at Do Not Erase Studio, programmed at The Coach House
B1: recorded at Berwick Street Studio 26.08.90, drums by Big Paul 'live' at Turnstyle Studio NYC 20.08.90
Little Fluffy Clouds samples an interview with Steve Reich - Kronos Quartet / Pat Metheny - Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint - Fast (Movement 3)'
℗ 1990 WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings / Big Life Records
© 1990 WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings / Big Life Records
Re-issued with a new catalog#, BLRT 98.
Durations are not printed on the release
B1: recorded at Berwick Street Studio 26.08.90, drums by Big Paul 'live' at Turnstyle Studio NYC 20.08.90
Little Fluffy Clouds samples an interview with Steve Reich - Kronos Quartet / Pat Metheny - Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint - Fast (Movement 3)'
℗ 1990 WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings / Big Life Records
© 1990 WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings / Big Life Records
Re-issued with a new catalog#, BLRT 98.
Durations are not printed on the release
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 016721 200334
- Barcode (Scanned): 5016721200334
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): BLR 33TA2 ORB B WITH U
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): BLR 33TAA2 ORB B OUT U
Other Versions (5 of 35)
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Little Fluffy Clouds (Remix) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) | Big Life | BLR 33R | UK | 1990 | ||
| Little Fluffy Clouds (CD, Single) | WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings | BLR 33CD | UK | 1990 | |||
| Little Fluffy Clouds (12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) | Big Life | ORB PROMO 2 | UK | 1990 | |||
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Little Fluffy Clouds (7", 45 RPM, Single, Label Sleeve) | WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings | BLR 33 | UK | 1990 | ||
| Little Fluffy Clouds (Remix) (12", White Label) | Big Life | BLR 33 R | UK | 1990 |
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Reviews
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To anyone who used to go to Brixton Academy to see these guys - drop one or two and just chill I tip my cap to you. And to the Whirl-y-gig crew at Shoreditch Town Hall peace out. A sublime antidote to Thursdays at RAGE and Fridays at Club UK or Vivid. This tune will send me on my way when the time comes.
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Edited 12 months agoIt's probably a complete coincidence but the Italo-Disco cut by Koto "Chinese Revenge" sounds like it could've been inspiration -
am i just imagining it but was there a very long version of this? about 20mins?sure i heard on john peel, something like the 'ultrabrain remix'
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Edited 4 years ago"Little Fluffy Clouds (Ambient Mk 1)" ends with a fade-out after about 4½ minutes just when the beat enters, probably due to Gallup chart regulations that would not allow a "Single" to be longer than 20 minutes. The full 9 (!) minute version was inconspicuously and exclusively released years later on the Beechwood Compilation This Is... Techno, which is worth getting alone for this track and for the only (non-DJ mixed) CD appearance of Carl Craig's mindblowing "Drums Suck" mix of Dave Angel's "Airbourne". -
Trackology:
Ignoring the cataloguing and re-releases there are basically three sets/versions;
The UK ver and remix (numbered versions c/w Into the fourth...)
The US ver and remix (named versions by Coldcut) annoying spread over 2 near identical 12" and cd
and the later US/Island mixes.
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Confusingly the short version/main mix is called both the "Dance Mix MK I Edit" and the "Seven Inch Mk 1" -
I don't know much about this type of music but I can tell you that I think "Little Fluffy Clouds (Dance MK II)" is a great Ambient-ish track. I like how catchy it is and how it carries you through the whole song. I can never get tired of this single.
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The entire theme, including the bassline, is from a traditional Hindu song, originally written for sitar and other traditional instruments. The lyrics have been added later and were not part of the original.
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Samples Steve Reich - Counterpoint (part two, I think). I think that The Orb got into a lot of trouble for it.
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