The Orb
Biography
The Orb is an English electronic music group founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty. Known for its psychedelic sound, the Orb developed a cult following among clubbers “coming down” from drug-induced highs.1 Its influential 1991 debut album The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld pioneered the UK’s nascent ambient house movement,2 while its UK chart-topping 1992 follow-up U.F.Orb represented the group’s commercial peak.3