On the menu tonight: wavy analog pads, tinkling bells, barely-controlled growlers, chonky kits, world instruments, and space-age FX weave and hustle throughout Orbr’s high-octane summer slammer Drunken Noodles, a dense and complex liquid joint with distinctly international flavorings and more than a few rough edges. Once again Orbr kicks across subgenres and offers the listener a fresher-than-fresh take on the drum & bass experience. Come get a bellyful!
Orbr’s debut EP Cold Steps invites the listener to experience the minimal techno side of drum & bass. All three songs — Cold Steps, Detroit Horizons, and The Big Rip-Off — occupy a sparse and technical landscape without sacrificing the dimensional depth and innovative production skills that Orbr fans have come to expect. Surprises hide behind every corner: vintage vocoders, glistening analog pads, jittery 303s, and throwback MC scratches all pay homage to the birthplace of techno while keeping a firm eye on the future of DNB. This one’s for Detroit!
Vacillating between atmospheric jazz and manic breaks, Orbr’s jungle mangler Categories takes the pieces apart and puts them back together in unexpected ways. Wind instruments and electric pianos collide with growling analog basslines, pitched-up vocals dodge sizzling vintage drum kits, a live band hijacks the breakdown, all while the Duke asks us: why does it have to have a category?
Drop your bags at the luxury suite and hit the clubs for Orbr’s melodic banger Courchevel Mafia! 90s club organ hits? Check. Wobbly 808s? Check. Shimmering FM electric pianos? Check. Time-streched breaks? Check. You just got upgraded!
Orbr teams up with the legendary Ragga Twins for an epic sci-fi jungle adventure in The Horn of Babylon. Furious breaks, growling mids, and space-age FX give way to an old-school breakdown that pays homage to the past while keeping an eye on the future.
Ditching class to hit the arcade and tag some alleys never sounded better! A wall of vintage drum machines, analog synths, and 8-bit arcade FX come at you with a vengeance in this instant synthwave jungle classic.
Distress Call sounds the red alert on a distant spaceship, warning the crew of impending encounters with sprawling FM baselines, subzero atmospherics, and a twitchy drum kit.
Arcade Racer is a frenzied dive into 80s video game madness, sporting a razor-sharp DX7 bassline, fizzling acid bubbles, crystal clear breaks, and plenty of 8-bit sound FX. New high score!
It's coming to a haunted space station near you! Space Ghosts brings skittery beats, sci-fi bleeps, evil basslines, and spooky FX to create a stripped-down neuro nightmare from the future.
Featuring lush pads, crisp breaks, arcade FX, and a nasty FM bass, Fireflies pays homage to the old-school rave classics of Altern-8 and the timeless intelligence of Total Science.
So Incognito takes you back to the ’60s for a brush with cinematic danger. Freak out to the upright bass, the manic bongos, the exotica lounge trio, and the mammoth acoustic breaks. This joint is 100% sample-free -- far out!