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The Orb

The Orb is a group from the UK, active since 1988.

Group GB since 1988 ambient electronic ambient house

TOTAL PLAYS

1,133

SONGS PLAYED

118

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-27 09:06 · 6 Music — "Little Fluffy Clouds"

LAST PLAYED

2 months ago · 6 Music — "Toxygene"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

100 75 50 25 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 982 87%

Radio 2 123 11%

Radio 1 23 2%

1Xtra 5 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 05:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Little Fluffy Clouds 451 2026-04-10

2 Toxygene 182 2026-05-11

3 Perpetual Dawn 121 2026-05-08

4 Blue Room 63 2026-05-06

5 living in recycled times (feat. Rachel D'Arcy) 31 2023-03-19

6 Golden Clouds (feat. Lee “Scratch” Perry) 26 2025-12-03

7 Aftermath 15 2025-01-31

8 A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld 14 2025-08-08

9 Assassin 12 2022-09-28

10 Asylum 12 2021-07-27

11 Aftermath (feat. Soom T) 11 2025-07-29

12 Secrets 9 2021-12-07

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-11 15:15 Toxygene 6 Music

2026-05-08 01:41 Perpetual Dawn Radio 2

2026-05-06 04:34 Blue Room 6 Music

2026-04-16 18:32 Perpetual Dawn Radio 2

2026-04-10 01:39 Little Fluffy Clouds Radio 2

2026-03-29 01:58 Perpetual Dawn Radio 2

2026-01-08 20:56 Little Fluffy Clouds Radio 2

2026-01-07 03:51 Little Fluffy Clouds Radio 2

2025-12-30 03:57 Little Fluffy Clouds Radio 2

2025-12-25 22:49 Super Nova at the End of the Universe 6 Music

2025-12-23 07:47 Little Fluffy Clouds 6 Music

2025-12-14 06:44 Little Fluffy Clouds 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

118 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

4am Exhale (Chill Out World!) —

2 2024-11-02 ▶

9 Elms Over River Eno —

1 2017-01-01 ▶

A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld —

14 2025-08-08 ▶

A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld (Pee Session, 03/12/1989) —

1 2020-10-25 ▶

A Huge Ever Growing Remix (Orbital dance mix) —

2 2019-10-14 ▶

A Huge Evergrowing Pulsating Brain That Rules The Centre Of The Ultraworld (orbi —

1 2013-10-19 ▶

A Man In The Sand —

1 2017-09-06 ▶

Aftermath —

15 2025-01-31 ▶

Aftermath (feat. Soom T) —

11 2025-07-29 ▶

Aftermath. —

1 2006-05-16 ▶

Alpine (Thomas Prinz Diskomiks) —

1 2016-06-07 ▶

Alpine Evening —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Assasin —

1 2010-10-30 ▶

Assassin —

12 2022-09-28 ▶

Assassin - Barrowlands Glasgow 1997 —

1 2008-06-29 ▶

Assassin (Edit) —

1 2007-08-16 ▶

Assassin 1997 —

1 2007-12-23 ▶

Asylum —

12 2021-07-27 ▶

Asylum - Barrowlands Glasgow 1997 —

1 2008-06-29 ▶

Back Side of the Moon —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Back Side Of The Moon —

1 2010-10-24 ▶

Back Side Of The Moon (Tranquility Lunar Orbit) (Peel Session) —

1 2021-04-03 ▶

Backside Of The Moon - BBC Session 02/10/1990 —

1 2011-03-17 ▶

Ball Of Fire (feat. Lee “Scratch” Perry) —

2 2018-03-17 ▶

Because/Before (Sibrische Musik) —

2 2012-09-02 ▶

Blue Room —

63 2026-05-06 ▶

Blue Room (7" Mix) —

1 2024-11-17 ▶

Daze —

6 2020-04-17 ▶

Daze (Missing & Messed up Mix) —

1 2020-03-30 ▶

Delta Mk II —

7 2014-04-19 ▶

Delta Mk Ii - Barrowlands Glasgow 1997 —

1 2008-06-29 ▶

Delta Mk Ii 1997 —

1 2007-12-23 ▶

Delta Mkii —

2 2020-06-11 ▶

Doughnuts Forever —

6 2024-06-27 ▶

Doughnuts Forever (feat. Jah Wobble) —

1 2018-07-22 ▶

Doughtnuts Forever —

2 2021-10-18 ▶

Dragon at the ocean (drogan remix) —

1 2023-04-28 ▶

drift —

1 2018-07-04 ▶

Earth (Gaia) —

2 2017-02-19 ▶

Easy on the Onions —

1 2018-07-04 ▶

First Consider the Lillies —

1 2025-09-21 ▶

Fussball (feat. Lee “Scratch” Perry) —

1 2021-06-13 ▶

Gee Strings —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Golden Clouds (feat. Lee “Scratch” Perry) —

26 2025-12-03 ▶

Grey Clouds (feat. Alan Parker) —

1 2018-08-11 ▶

H.O.M.E —

1 2023-04-21 ▶

H.O.M.E (high orbs mini earth) —

2 2024-11-02 ▶

H.O.M.E. (high orbs mini earths) —

1 2023-04-17 ▶

Hawk Kings —

8 2020-01-26 ▶

Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole) —

1 2020-03-30 ▶

Hold Me (Interlude) (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) —

2 2012-09-02 ▶

House Of Narcotics (Opium Wars Mix ) —

1 2020-03-30 ▶

Into The 4Th Dimension - BBC Session 02/10/1990 —

1 2011-03-17 ▶

It's Coming Soon —

7 2025-10-25 ▶

Little Fluffy Clouds —

451 2026-04-10 ▶

Little Fluffy Clouds (African Mix) —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Little Fluffy Clouds (Coldcut Heavyweight Dub Mix) —

1 2018-10-05 ▶

Little Fluffy Clouds - Glastonbury 1991 —

1 2008-07-23 ▶

Little Fluffy Clouds - Glastonbury 1992 (feat. Steve Hillage) —

2 2017-06-22 ▶

Little Fluffy Clouds - The Fridge, Brixton 1991 (feat. Steve Hillage) —

1 2017-05-23 ▶

Little Fluffy Clouds - X Edit (Sfx) —

1 2009-02-06 ▶

living in recycled times —

5 2023-02-20 ▶

living in recycled times (feat. Rachel D'Arcy) —

31 2023-03-19 ▶

Loving You (A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld) (Raido 1 Session, 3 Dec 1987) —

2 2021-08-08 ▶

Loving You (aka A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain... ) - Peel Session 3/12/89 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Loving You - The Fridge, Brixton 1991 (feat. Steve Hillage) —

2 2020-03-23 ▶

Majestic —

1 2014-04-18 ▶

Man In the Moon (feat. Lee “Scratch” Perry) —

1 2019-07-19 ▶

Moon Quake 6 —

1 2015-07-04 ▶

O.O.B.E. —

2 2025-05-10 ▶

Outlands —

2 2021-07-17 ▶

Passing Of Time —

9 2018-10-27 ▶

Passing Of Time - Barrowlands Glasgow 1997 —

1 2008-06-29 ▶

Passing Of Time 1997 —

1 2007-12-23 ▶

Perpetual Dawn —

121 2026-05-08 ▶

Perpetual Dawn (solar flare mix) —

1 2020-11-18 ▶

Perpetual Dawn (Solar Youth Mix) —

1 2008-06-27 ▶

Perpetual Dawn (Solar Youth Remix) —

1 2013-12-28 ▶

Perpetual Dawn (Solarflare Mix) —

1 2023-05-02 ▶

Perpetual Dawn (Ultrabass 2) (Andrew Weatherall Remix) —

1 2020-02-23 ▶

Perpetual Dawn - Glastonbury - 29/06/2013 —

1 2013-07-03 ▶

Perpetual Dawn Ultrabass 2 (Andrew Weatherall Remix) —

3 2024-07-30 ▶

Pillow Fight —

2 2018-08-05 ▶

Pillow Fight (feat. Jah Wobble) —

1 2018-08-04 ▶

Pillow Fight @ Shag Mountain —

2 2018-08-07 ▶

Pomme Fritz (meat 'n' veg) —

1 2015-06-05 ▶

Rush Hill Road —

1 2018-07-04 ▶

Rush Hill Road (feat. Hollie Cook & Brother Culture) —

2 2018-06-07 ▶

Rush Hill Road (feat. Hollie Cook) —

1 2018-07-28 ▶

S.A.L.T —

4 2014-04-19 ▶

S.A.L.T - Barrowlands Glasgow 1997 —

1 2008-06-29 ▶

S.A.L.T. —

6 2021-12-07 ▶

Secrets —

9 2021-12-07 ▶

Secrets - Barrowlands Glasgow 1997 —

1 2008-06-29 ▶

Soul Man (GAUDI RMX) —

1 2013-03-02 ▶

Soul Man (Instrumental) —

2 2012-09-02 ▶

Soulman (feat. Lee “Scratch” Perry) —

1 2016-11-26 ▶

Soulman (Gaudi Remix) (feat. Lee “Scratch” Perry) —

1 2016-01-24 ▶

Soulman (Gaudi Rmx) (feat. Lee “Scratch” Perry) —

4 2022-08-10 ▶

Star 6 & 7 8 9 —

1 2016-04-16 ▶

Star 6 & 7 8 9 - Glastonbury 1991 —

1 2008-02-20 ▶

Super Nova at the End of the Universe —

1 2025-12-25 ▶

Sweet - Glastonbury - 29/06/2013 —

1 2013-07-03 ▶

The End of the End —

1 2018-07-15 ▶

The Land Of Green Ginger —

1 2018-06-03 ▶

The Queen of Hearts (Princess of Clubs Mix) —

1 2020-03-30 ▶

The Weekend It Rained Forever (The Ravens Have Left The Tower) (feat. Steve Hillage & Roger Eno) —

1 2020-10-25 ▶

Toxygene —

182 2026-05-11 ▶

Toxygene (Fila Brazillia Mix) —

1 2022-06-24 ▶

Toxygene - Barrowlands Glasgow 1997 —

1 2008-06-29 ▶

U.F.Orb —

3 2011-01-24 ▶

Vuja De —

2 2008-01-11 ▶

Vuja De (Original Radio Edit) —

2 2008-01-11 ▶

Vuja De (Pathaan's Musical Rickshaw Mix) —

3 2008-03-05 ▶

Vuja De (Radio Edit) —

2 2008-01-11 ▶

Wireless MK2 —

2 2024-11-02 ▶

Wolfbane —

1 2018-06-29 ▶

You Are Right —

1 2017-08-16 ▶