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The Orb released new LP ft Hollie Cook, Jah Wobble & more, announce North American tour

Chillout pioneers The Orb, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary all this year, recently released No Sounds Are Out Of Bounds, which features contributions from Youth, Roger Eno, Hollie Cook, Jah Wobble (who played on their ambient classic “Blue Room”), and Guy Pratt. This is an Orb-in-a-nutshell record, featuring some of their poppiest moments to date (like “Rush Hill Road” featuring Hollie Cook), as well as cut-and-paste dub experiments, ambient stretches and more. You can stream the whole thing, and watch videos for “Rush Hill Road” and “Pillow Fight @ Shag Mountain,” below.

The Orb bring their favorites-filled 30th anniversary tour to North America in November, beginning with a show at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere Hall on 11/3. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday, August 10 at noon.

Speaking of Jah Wobble, he and his band Invaders of the Heart play Elsewhere on October 26 with “special guest” (and frequent Wobble collaborator) Bill Laswell, plus Mal Devisa opening (tickets).

All dates are listed below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QvKUfjNVm8

The Orb – 2018 Tour Dates
Fri, SEP 14 – MUTEK Argentina – BUENOS AIRES CITY, ARGENTINA
Thu, OCT 11 – Tramshed – CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM
Fri, OCT 12 – SWX Bristol – BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM
Sat, OCT 13 – Riverside Newcastle – NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, UNITED KINGDOM
Mon, OCT 15 – Spree Festival – PAISLEY, UNITED KINGDOM
Thu, OCT 18 – The Invisible Wind Factory – LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM – MORE INFO – Fri, OCT 19 – Concorde 2 – BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM
Sat, OCT 20 – O2 Academy2 Sheffield – SHEFFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM
Sat, NOV 03 – Elsewhere – BROOKLYN, NY
Thu, NOV 08 – Marquis Theater – DENVER, CO
Sat, NOV 10 – Metro / Smart Bar – CHICAGO, IL
Sun, NOV 11 – Turf Club – SAINT PAUL, MN
Tue, NOV 13 – Terminal West – ATLANTA, GA
Thu, NOV 15 – The Independant – SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Fri, NOV 16 – Star Theater – PORTLAND, OR
Sat, NOV 17 – Nectar – SEATTLE, WA
Tue, NOV 20 – Brooklyn Bowl – LAS VEGAS, NV
Wed, NOV 21 – Teragram Ballroom – LOS ANGELES, CA