The Orb have launched their forthcoming album ‘Buddhist Hipsters’, set for launch on October tenth, 2025, by way of Cooking Vinyl. Ahead of the entire file, the band has shared ‘It’s Coming Soon’, a plaintive, arpeggiated scale back that features Andy Cain on vocals, offering an early glimpse into the album’s expansive sound.Opening monitor ‘Spontaneously Combust’ items the tone with Steve Hillage’s guitar and Miquette Giraudy on EMS synths, layered over deep bass, backwards vocals, and dreamlike grooves. Elsewhere, ‘P~1’ builds into cosmic drum and bass, ‘Baraka’ serves as an ode to a resilient Kenyan rhino, and ‘A Sacred Choice’ attracts on reggae skank with Youth on bass, Paul Ferguson on drums, Andy Falconer on atmospherics, and Eric Von Skywalker on vocals.
‘Buddhist Hipsters’ shall be accessible in plenty of codecs, along with CD with fold-out sleeve, black double vinyl in gatefold, and limited-edition colored vinyl pressings.
The launch coincides with an intensive tour beginning on September twelfth at Mucky Weekender in Dorset and dealing by December thirteenth at Cheese and Grain in Frome, with stops in Glastonbury, Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Brighton, London, Manchester, and further all through the UK and Europe.
Listen to ‘It’s Coming Soon’ beneath and acquire your copy proper right here.
New music from our upcoming album, ‘Buddhist Hipsters‘! ☸️
A song about being happy to be alive & our families and friends who helped us out of a corner of the sky – being thankful for being alive and no longer being afraid.
A song written from the heart.
‘It’s Coming Soon‘ streaming everywhere now Listen: https://Orb.lnk.to/ICS
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