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In the beginning (i.e., 1989) there was the Orb, and the Orb was more or less two people, Dr. Alex Paterson and Killing Joke bassist Martin "Youth" Glover. However, over the course of a discography pioneering ambient house, the Orb began to revolve around Paterson alone. Now, what was torn asunder has been mended on the Orb's new album, The Dream.

Youth and Paterson are back in the saddle together on The Dream, and true to past form, they have a few guests in tow: Steve Hillage (System 7, Gong), Eric Walker (Battersea), Aki Omori, Andy Caine, and Juliet Roberts.

Six Degrees Records will release The Dream in the U.S. on June 10 (it's out now in the UK on Liquid Sound), and the Orb have a good number of European dates and Paterson DJ sets on the schedule before and after that.

The Dream:

01 The Dream (The Future Academy of Noise, Rhythm and Gardening Mix)
02 Vuja De
03 Something Special
04 A Beautiful Day
05 DDD (Dirty Disco Dub)
06 The Truth Is...
07 Phantom of Ukraine
08 Mother Nature
09 Lost & Found
10 The Forest of Lyonesse
11 Katskills
12 High Noon
13 Sleeping Tiger & the Gods Unknown
14 Codes
15 Orbisonia

The Orb:

04-18 Reykjavík, Iceland - Organ (Dr. Alex Paterson DJ set)
04-19 Akureyri, Iceland - Sajllinn (Dr. Alex Paterson DJ set)
05-01 London, England - Scala
05-02 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
05-04 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
05-06 London, England - Scala (Dr. Alex Paterson DJ set)
05-08 Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador
05-09 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Belfast Festival
05-10 Birmingham, England - Barfly
05-11 Manchester, England - Academy 3
05-16 Glasgow, Scotland - Arches
05-17 Hamburg, Germany - TBA (Dr. Alex Paterson DJ set)
05-31 Somerset, England - Sunrise Festival
06-07 Hereford, England - Wyeside Music Festival (Dr. Alex Paterson DJ set)
06-08 Inverness, Scotland - RockNess Festival
06-13 Turin, Italy - TBA (Dr. Alex Paterson DJ set)
06-14 Ferrere, Italy - TBA (Dr. Alex Paterson DJ set)
06-29 Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
07-04 Bologna, Italy - TBA (Dr. Alex Paterson DJ set)
07-25 Almería, Spain - Harmonia Festival (Dr. Alex Paterson DJ set)