New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ MUZU.TV) On October 22nd (12" & Beatport EP exclusive) and November 5th (download & 7") The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry presents a new single 'Soulman' on Cooking Vinyl.
'Soulman' is an atmospheric, bass-heavy slo-mo house groove adorned with Perry's spiritual proclamations, which comes complete with killer remixes. Villod AKA Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer deliver thirteen minutes of quirky abstract brilliance, utilising a low-fi bossa nova beat, perhaps in reference to Perry's classic production on the Congos' 'Congoman'. As well as the main Villod RMX, there are two other versions available on the 12", created with that format in mind.
· October 22nd: (Villod RMX 12" vinyl A/B) // Beatport EP exclusive (Villod main RMX/Reshaped by Pole mix)
· November 5th: download (album version, Villod RMX, Reshaped by Pole, Gaudi RMX, InstruMENTAL VERSION) // green 7" vinyl: a - album version, b - instruMENTAL)
Pole takes the flavour of the original, strips it back and adds extra heaviness, while Gaudi delivers a radical re-working, giving Lee's vocals completely new context at the centrepiece of an irie, steppers anthem. The Orb themselves provide an 'instruMENTAL VERSION', allowing the listener to fully appreciate their subtly masterful sonic paintings.
Single Tracklisting:
1. Album version
2. Villod RMX (Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer)
3. Reshaped by Pole
4. Gaudi RMX
5. instruMENTAL VERSION
On October 22nd (12" & Beatport EP exclusive) and November 5th (download & 7") The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry presents a new single 'Soulman' on Cooking Vinyl.
· October 22nd: (Villod RMX 12" vinyl A/B) // Beatport EP exclusive (Villod main RMX/Reshaped by Pole mix)
· November 5th: download (album version, Villod RMX, Reshaped by Pole, Gaudi RMX, InstruMENTAL VERSION) // green 7" vinyl: a - album version, b - instruMENTAL)
'Soulman' is the second single from acclaimed album 'The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry present THE ORBSERVER in the star house', which is out now on Cooking Vinyl. Here's the verdict:
· "Remarkable, a new masterpiece" 5/5 Artrocker
· "A near masterpiece", 9/10 Mixmag
· "Album Of the Day" BBC 6 Music
· "This alliance is positive for both parties" The Independent
· "House-infused future dub featuring Perry's inimitable vocals - a tantalising listen" Clash
· "Perry's mad and shamanistic incantations give serious and sweaty human transaction to The Orb's technology" 4/5 The Telegraph
· "Perry's stream of non-consciousness fits well over their fluidly spacey electronics , resulting in plenty of moments to savour" BBC.co.uk
· "As well as being quite 'out there', it's also rather good" The Guardian
· "Another tower of dub to blow the cobwebs from your speakers; Scratch toasts manic over the top of a panorama of perfect, stripped-down backdrops "The Beat
· "Journeying into the resonance chamber together, for an album that delves deep into both's interests and histories in dub and studio trickery" The Quietus
· "A match made in psychedelic dub heaven!" Dangerous Minds
· "The coming together of two very different generations of dub" Resident Advisor
