A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld

[chaosmachine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NMMBwKHfpY

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beU1y14xjSM

 

Hadn't listened to this in a long, long time. Forgot how amazing it was.

 

It's like a live recording of that last dream, just before you wake up...

[Cryptowen]

Said it before, but the main arp has gotta be in my top 5 synth sounds ever. I could listen to that thing repeat itself for ages.

 

Which is good because it does.

[Redruth]

chaosmachine you've reminded me, it's time to play the orb thx plees. fluffy, soft little memories

[dr lopez]

so incredible.

 

no group has a such a unique sense of time in their music.

[eh Speedy]

I have the 12" version but it is really different from the album? Is it a totally different take?

[Redruth]

40 minutes in the blue room

[QBLA]

My introduction to ambient! one of my favorite tracks of all time!

[Boxus]

this was among the first electronic music i listened to, around age 12-13. absolutely a classic.

[springymajig]

I used to hate this, mainly because of the "loving you" sample. Then I stopped being an uptight teenager and got a sense of humor.

 

Memories are weird sometimes...

 

Anyway... I agree that the main synth sound/melody.... so good.... I especially love it when it slows down at the end. I almost wish it took like... 10 minutes just to slow down.

[hayhook]

"Loving You" is sung by Maya Rudolph's mother.

[eh Speedy]

And Maya Rudolph used to be in The Rentals w/ that ex dude from Weezer.

[chassis]

Well, this was a good shout.

[kaini]

ask thatch about alternate versions

[YO303]

I love the part with the church bells. Amazing song, amazing album.

[kaini]

still sounds super fuckin fresh.

 

i always regard it as part of a trilogy with KLF's chill out and jimi cauty's space.

[dr lopez]

yeah for some reason... chill out never really clicked with me. I always took it as the link between floyd and the orb, but too much floyd on it for me. too unfocussed in concept as well. A trip up through the gulf coast - awesome idea. great titles too. picture of yorkshire on the cover.... tuvan throat singing.... I dunno, maybe I'm just a little geographically OCD (I am) but those are just missteps that distract and irritate me. I also suspect that in 1990 tuvan singing was REALLY bizarre and unheard of, however these days, huun-huur-tu are so common place it just comes off really cheesy.

 

*ducks*

[QBLA]

OH... I was driving one night from DC back to Norfolk after a club night and and I was listening to this album and when I reached Richmond, Huge Evergrowing Brain came on and I nearly veered off the road from falling asleep at the wheel. Not recommended for long drives at night!

[Caretstik]

I think there are samples from Grace Jones on there as well. Epic track btw, totally agree with this thread.

[superstix]

How do you think they went about composing this? I suppose the same question could be asked of any ambient musician. I know some musicians like to just "jam" and capture the moment/vibe as it happens. But an audio journey like this is too complex to have been composed on the fly.

 

I mean do you draw out a "map" of sorts and then say, "ok here we'll bring in the church bells.... and then here we'll add some chicken clucks..."

[QBLA]

I was in the Navy when I discovered this album. I was pretty excited when I brought it home when I went on leave and I played it for my friends... They didn't understand it at the time. One of them even said "This is a waste of studio time!" One of them is now a huge fan. The other probably still believes that it's a waste of studio time.

[hayhook]

i find myself listening to the US single CD version of this album more than the double original... anyone else?

[eh Speedy]

Don't have it, just the double.

[dr lopez]

no Spanish Castles in Space =