The Orb in Manchester

The Orb are a British electronic group formed in London in 1988 by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty. They helped establish ambient house through spacious electronic music shaped by dub, samples and long-form composition. The albums The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld and U.F.Orb, along with “Little Fluffy Clouds” and “Blue Room,” are central to their catalogue. The live album Live 93 drew on performances in Europe and Japan, documenting the group’s extended concert versions of its studio material. The following year, The Orb performed at Woodstock ’94 in New York.