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Babble On An' Ting : Alex Paterson's Incredible Journey Beyond the Ultraworld with The Orb, Paperback / softback Book

Babble On An' Ting : Alex Paterson's Incredible Journey Beyond the Ultraworld with The Orb Paperback / softback

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Always steered by Alex Paterson, The Orb were the mischief-making pioneers of the late 80s acid house revolution.

Inventing "ambient house", they took it to the top of the charts, before continuing its idiosyncratic flight path through subsequent decades, battling meteor storms en route. Babble On An' Ting, the first full account of Paterson's life, written by long-time friend Kris Needs in close collaboration with Alex, reveals a frequently astonishing journey from traumatic childhood through punk, Killing Joke and KLF to starting The Orb in 1988, then the five decade roller coaster that followed.

Moving, shocking, hilarious and inspiring, at the heart of this story lies a true survivor doggedly following their musical passion. First-hand interviews include those with Youth, Andrew Weatherall, Primal Scream, Jah Wobble, Jimmy Cauty and a parade of friends, collaborators and starship mechanics.

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