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Quote:Written by Matt
Friday, 02 October 2009

Richard Wright - Runaway singleDr Alex Patterson, head honcho of top ambient band The Orb which formed in the late 1980s and rose to prominence in the early 1990s, has recently been talking about the music that he has been working on. Patterson (as The Orb) remixed Richard Wright's Runaway in 1996, crafting two different versions of the track for a single release [cover shown to the right] from Richard's Broken China album.

Recently, Brain Damage regular Sander Evers chatted to Patterson after an Orb show in Amsterdam, and he revealed to Sander that he was currently working with David Gilmour on some new material. Talking to The List in an article posted yesterday, Patterson confirmed that "I've just started working on an album with David... which I think every Orb and Pink Floyd fan will want to hear."

As it sounds like it is in the very early stages, it might be a while before we have any update on this story for you, but rest assured, as soon as we know more, so will you. Sounds a fascinating prospect!

Not sure what to think yet. The FEd at davidgilmour.com has discredited Brain Damage on more than one occasion. I'm not a fan of The Orb either so I'm not really interested in their new album.

The cover of their live album "Orb Live 93" is a hilarious Floydian reference. It has a powerstation like Animals, but instead of a pig it has a sheep!

I hope he lays down guitar textures for the entire record and not just one song.

Really, I only like the first 3 Orb records when they were really trippy/spacey (1st 2 albums and the previously posted Live 93).

But, a new record that was recorded to be very Floydian with Gilmour guitars to add atmosphere has great potential.

And I don't mind it being influenced by the hacker because techno-music has always been related to the cyberpunk aesthetic anyway!

Ehh... I find David Gilmour's stuff musically proficient but poor lyrically. Also, it's a bit boring.