The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld (studio album) by The Orb

The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld by The Orb
Year: 1991
Overall rank: 2,388th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 156 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1991 (32nd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (422nd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,388th)
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77/100 (from 156 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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95/100
From 11/11/2020 14:31
This for me is one of the ten best albums from 1991. And that is saying something because it was when the music scene uncovered new grounds with house, hip hop, trip hop, grunge and so much more.

It takes you to a different ambient world and no, you don't need to take drugs to enjoy it.
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85/100
From 07/07/2020 20:13
This sounds like what aliens probably listen to. Captivating and fascinating.
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80/100
From 11/11/2019 19:17
No matter house or hip hop or even dub, everything is playground for electronic artists to build upon. I'm rather a fan of artists that build something new entirely, but sometimes the atmosphere that's created on top of other styles is a finishing touch that is needed to inspire others to take it to the next level.
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85/100
From 05/29/2019 05:17
Interesting for sure. Fluffy Little Clouds is of course great. Spanish Castles in the Sky is one of those strange tracks that I want to love, the whole vibe and atmosphere and instrumentation of it is really pleasing and has so much potential, and yet its just squandered. The track really undergoes no development, or much variation at all, to my ears. I know its a very vibey/slow record, but other tracks have at least a little more to them.

Disc 2 has some nice songs on it as well, though it can be hard to keep ones head really with it on such a long and atmospheric record. Outlands is nice and Star 6 & 7 8 9 has some fantastic little synth soloing over subtle beats and birds sounds that make it all feel very nice. It closes with a monster of a track that I won't even bother typing the name of, a whirlwind of cascading synths and beats swirling in and out on each other. It took a long time to get to and through, but it is worth it. Maybe the most fully flushed out track on the whole album

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85/100
From 08/12/2015 18:03
Orb didn't invent this genre, but they did play a hand in popularizing it. First disc is better than the second. I love "Little Fluffy Clouds" but with music of this type, where a mood is sustained, I'm looking for something longer.
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From 07/01/2014 16:52
I can't believe i Just found this. Beautiful, Cinematic sounds, and a Must for fans of electronica and Ambient House.
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From 06/23/2014 21:41
Fairly new to this and disappointed I let it slip by at the time as I only bought the fluffy clouds single. Great album.
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90/100
From 11/24/2011 22:51
great listening for adventurers!
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Best Albums of 1991
1. Nevermind by Nirvana
2. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
3. Ten by Pearl Jam
4. Spiderland by Slint
5. Achtung Baby by U2
6. The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
7. Laughing Stock by Talk Talk
8. Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Metallica by Metallica
10. Blue Lines by Massive Attack
11. Screamadelica by Primal Scream
12. Out Of Time by R.E.M.
13. Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden
14. Trompe Le Monde by Pixies
15. Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses
16. Dangerous by Michael Jackson
17. Temple Of The Dog by Temple Of The Dog
18. Yerself Is Steam by Mercury Rev
19. Gish by The Smashing Pumpkins
20. Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub
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