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「ジャズ的なるもの」からクラブ・ミュージックへの回顧 14
WAH! MR MODO
THE ORB
AMBIENT HOUSE

パターソンとユースによって’89年に設立されたレーベル、Wau! Mr Modo。オーブのアレックス・パターソンのマネージャー、Adam Morrisのニックネイム"Mr Modo"と、"Wah!"＝どうなんだいを掛けて"モドさん、どうなんだい我々は”という意味を持つWah! Mr Modoレーベルの作品は、Big Life傘下から'90ー'92年にかけて70枚ほどがリリースされていた。このシェフィールドで設立されたレーベルは、最初R&S/Apolloレーベルと提携して表出したもので、Orbの初期のアンビエント・ハウスの数枚の作品で有名になったのだが、最終的にはYouthのプロジェクトでもあるBlue Pearlのシカゴハウスを思わせるR&Bテイストのハウスミュージックなどもリリースしていた(Orb以外のWah! Mr Modoでの作品の多くは伝説的パンクバンド元Killing JokeのYouthのコントロールの下でリリースされていたといってもいいだろう）。
また、Wah! Me Modoは、Inter-Modoというサブレーベルも持ちRobert Fripp、 Thomas Fehlmann、Kris Weston、Dr. Alex Patersonの頭文字からなるFFWDのエレクトロニック/アンビエントな作品を'94年に発表してもいた。1988年にAlex PatersonとJimmy CautyがThe Orbを結成して多くの作品がリリースされているが、'91年の2枚組ファーストアルバム " the orb's adventures beyond the ultraworld " は、夢見心地に聴く鶏の鳴き声、飛行機のジェット音など様々なサンプル音とヴォイスと、サウンドの核となるダブ・ベースによる重厚なグルーヴが、新たなディスコ・ミュージックとして、また90年代でのエレクトロニック・ピンクフロイドの再生としてクラウドたちに圧倒的に受け入れられた。少々童話的で子供騙しぎみの物語りだが、この楽観主義的ハッピーソングはドラッグによる幻覚症状のように分裂ぎみにカットアップされたサウンド・コラージュで構成されたサウンドプケープが聴こえる。特にシングルカットされた"Little Fluffy Clouds" や "Perpetual Dawn"にはジャー・ウォーブルも参加していて、80年代後半のアシッドハウス・ムーヴメントの影響を受けて表出してきたダブ・テクニックを持つアンビエント・ハウスの特徴がよく表われている。オーブの音楽の本質はクラブミュージックというよりは、古くはドイツでのエレクトロニック/プログレッシヴ・ロック、ブライアン・イーノ、90年代ではマンチェスターでのファクトリー・レコードの意志を継ぐロックの文脈にあるものだとも言えるだろう。ダブ、エスニック・サウンド、プログレッシヴ・ロック、環境音楽、民族音楽などを融合したトリッキーでサイケデリックな音楽だった。

THE ORB / THE ORB'S ADVENTURES BEYOND THE ULTRAWORLD (BLR DLP 5)
A: earth orbit one. Little Flutty Clouds / earth orbit two. Earth (gaia) / earth orbit three. Supernova at The End of The Universe
B: lunar orbit four. Back Side Of The Moon / lunar orbit five. Spanish Castles In Space
C: ultraworld nine. Star 6 & 7 8 9 / ultraworld ten. A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld: live mix mk 10
D: ultraworld probe six. Perpetual Dawn / ultraworld probe seven. Into The Fouth Dimension / ultraworld probe eoght. Outlands
written by a paterson / m. glover / k. weston / s. hillage / m. giraudy / j. le mesurier / g. pratt / e. maiden / a. falconer / p. ferguson / t. fehlmann / t. green / h. vickers / cauty / ripperton / rudolph / darlow / lipson / wooley / horn
produced by alex paterson , jimi cauty, .......
*special classical pressing
BIG LIFE / WAH ! MR MODO 1991

APOLLO XI / PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST (WAH! MR MODO / APOLLO 11)
Logo side: Sea Of Tranquility mix
Credit side: 7" radio edit / Is This Really The Orb? mix
written by Paterson / Falconer / Waston / Williams
produced by Apollo XI and engineered by Thrash & Andy Falconer
WAH! MR MODO 1991
The Orbの別プロジェクトApollo XI。

THE ORB / A HUGE EVER GROWING PULSATING BRAIN THAT RULES FROM THE CENTRE OF THE ULTRAWORLD (BLR 27OT)
Mountain side: Loving You (orbital mix)
Sea side: Bucket & Spade mix / Why Is Six Scared Of Seven
produced by Alex Paterson & Jimmy Cauty
BIG LIFE / WAH! MR MODO 1990
波の音とMinnie Ripertonの“Loving you”をサンプリングした"ラヴィン・ユー"。当時アシッドハウス・パーティーで踊り狂った後にクールダウンする上で最高の音楽として'90年のクラブシーンを象徴する曲だ。

THE ORB / A HUGE EVER GROWING PULSATING BRAIN THAT RULES FROM THE CENTRE OF THE ULTRAWORLD REMIXES (BLR 27T)
Mountain side: Orbital Dance mixSea side: Orbital 9am radio mix / Aubrey mix mk 1
produced by Alex Paterson & Jimmy Cauty
engineered by Andy Falconer
written by Paterson / Cauty / Ripperton / Rudolph / Darlow / Lipson / Woolley / Horn
BIG LIFE / WAH! MR MODO 1990
The Orb - A Huge Evergrowing Pulsating Brain..
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7YQ1oAAJn8

THE ORB / LITTLE FLUFFY CLOUDS (BLR 33T)
Earth side: Little Fluffy Clouds: Dance mk 2
Space side: Into The 4th Dimension: Essenes Beyond Control / Little Fulffy Clouds: Ambient mix 1
written by Paterson / Falconer / Ferguson * M Glover
produced by The Orb & Youth / Andy Falconer
BIG LIFE / WAH! MR MODO 1990
the orb - little fluffy clouds
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=FHixChYgGRI
"Orb's Adventures Beyond.."の１曲目に収録されていた"Little Fluffy Clouds"。数多くのリミックスが発売されていた。Steve Reichのサウンドをサンプリングした曲としても有名で、夢見心地の揺らぎと重低音グルーヴ、至福への浮遊感を持つ。

THE ORB / LITTLE FLUFFY CLOUDS REMIX (BLR 33R)
Earth side: Little Fluffy Clouds drum & vox version
written by M Glover / Paterson
produced by The Orb & Youth
remixed by Youth
Apace side: Little Fluffy Clouds seven inch mk 1
written by Paterson / Falconar / Ferguson
produced by The Orb & Youth
mixed by Thrash
Into The 4th Extension: written by M Glover / Paterson
produced by The Orb & Andy Falconer
remixed by Thrash & Andy Falconer
BIG LIFE / WAH! MR MODO 1990

THE ORB / PERPETUAL DAWN (BLR T46)
side 1: 1. Perpetual Dawn solar flare extended mix
written by Paterson / Maiden / Nelson / Glover
produced by Youth vocals by Shola & Jeffey Neison guitar by Duke James bass by Jah Wobble
2. Star 6 & 7 8 9: Phase II
side 2: 1. Perpetual Dawn Ultrabass 1
written by Paterson / Maiden / Nelson
produced by Eddie Manasseh & Dr Alex Paterson
remixed & additional production by Andrew Weatherall gor Boy's Own Productions
vocals by Jeffey Nelson guitar by Duke James bass by Jah Wobble
BIG LIFE / WAH! MR MODO 1991
Orb - Perpetual Dawn
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=a20jewn6J2o

THE ORB / BLUE ROOM (BLRT 75)
A: Pt. 1
B: Pt. 2
produced by The Orb & Steve Hillage
written by Hillage, Giraudy, Weston, Paterson, Wobble
engineered by Greg Hunter & Thrash
mixed by Orb on March 8th 1992 at Matrix 4, London
programmed at Mark Angelo's October 1991
bass by Jah Wobble, guitar by Steve Hillage, vocal from Aisha, the high prestess, sample from 'Fast Forward into dub' by Mad Professor
the designers republic: are they four eel? (based on research by mcp technologies)
BIG LIFE / WAH! MR MODO 1992
THE ORB - BLUE ROOM (Original 12"Inch Version)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=yyMZDBdoe8g

THE ORB / ASSASSIN (BLRT 81)
one: Assassin the oasis of rhythms mix
written, Paterson, Keogh
mixed & poduced by The Orb & Lewis Keogh
engineered by Greg Hunter & Thrash
programmed at Matrix 4, London
mixed July 30 1992 at somewhere, Tokyo
assisted by Takashi Kobayashi
injunctions by Mr Modo, Sheffield
two: U.F.ORB bandulu remix
weston, paterson
produced by The Orb & remixed by Bandulu, August 4 1992 at Matrix 4, London
BIG LIFE / WAH! MR MODO 1992

THE ORB / U.F.ORB (BLRLP 18)
A: u.f.orb' 1. o.o.b.e 2. u.f.orb
B: u.f.orb 2 3. blue room
C: u.f.orb 3 tower of dub
D: u.f.orb 4 close encounters / majestic / sticky end
produced by The Orb / Youth / Steve Hillage
written by Fehlmann / Weston / Paterson / Hillage / Meikle / Glover
into on 'Towers Of Dub' by Victor
Lewis Smith, Steve Hillage appears coutesy of Ten Records, Jah Wobble appears coutesy of Oval Records
BIG LIFE / WAH! MR MODO 1992
Orbのこのセカンドアルバムは全英アルバム・チャート1位、シングルカットされた"Blue Room"も全英シングル・チャート1位にまで上昇した。アルバムに収録されている"Blue Room"は、世界で最も長い曲（39分58秒）だと言われている。

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EGレーベルでA&Rを勤めていたAlex Patersonが、BrilliantやKLFのJimmy Cautyと88年に"The Orb"を結成したのだから、アンビエントハウスというのはやはりロックの文脈での音楽だ。Wah! Mr ModoからIslandに移籍した'94年頃からThomas Fehlmannの存在が前面に出てくるようになる。The OrbはKLFの"Chill Out"、Primal Screamの"Higher Than The Sun"のプロデュースなども手掛けていた。

THE ORB / POMME FRITZ (ORBLP 1 PY283)
side 1: Pomme Fritz (meat 'n veg)** / More Gills Less Fishcakes ** / We're Pastie To Be Grill You **
side 2: Bang 'er 'n Chips** / Alles Ist Schen * / His Immortal Logness*
recorded in Berlin & London 93/94
written by The Orb, Sun Electric & Thomas Fehlmann
produced by The Orb & Thomas Fehlmann
mixed in Sun Electric G.E.C. * & No Name Studio **
** engineered by Kris Weston & Andy Hughes, Aided By Fil
*engineered by Dom
published by Orb Music, Big Lige Music Ltd, edition Bingen (Gema)
illustration celebration, Madark, London
※The Orb's Little Album
INTER-MODO / ISLAND 1994

THE ORB / ORBVS TERRARVM (ILPSD 8037/524 087-1)
side A: Valley / Platev
side B: Oxbow Lakes / Montagne D'or (Der Gvte Berg)
side C: White River Jvnction / Occidental
side D: Slvg Dvb
produced by The Orb & Thomas Fehlmann
engineered by Andy Hughes
egnabled by Fil Char Gonidred
A1 written by Weston, Green, Phillips & Paterson
A2, B1 & C1 written by Weston, Fehlmann, & Paterson
C2 written by Weston, Burton, Phillips, Needs, Hughes, Fehlmann & Paterson
D1 written by Weston, Ferguson, Fehlmann & Paterson
mixed by Hughes, Fehlmann & Paterson
except C2 & D1 mixed by Weston, Fehlmann & Paterson
artwork by MadArk, London
concept by LX Paterson
ISLAND RECORDS 1995
100%ピュアなアンビエント・ハウスが収録されている2枚組。

THE ORB / OXBOW LAKES (12IS 609 / 854 315-1)
side 1: Everglades mix remixed by A Guy Called Gerald
side 2: Sabres No.1 mix remixed by Weatherall, Kooner & Burns for The Sabres Of Paradise
written by Weston, Fehlmann & Paterson
*mixed by A Guy Called Gerald & Sabres Of Paradise
ISLAND RECORDS 1995

THE ORB / LIVE 93 (ILPSQ 8022)
disc 1: A: Plateau event: Tokyo Oobe 2.7.93 event: Copenhagen 29.8.93
B: Little Fluffy Clouds event: Tokyo 2.7.93 Star 6 & 7 8 9 event: Glastonbury 26.6.93
disc 2: C: Towers Of Dub event: live orbient 3.9.93
D: Blue Room event: Copenhagen 28.8.93
disc 3: E: Valley event: glastonbury 26.6.93 Perpetual Dawn event: Copenhagen 28.8.93
F: Assassin event: live orbient 6.9.93 Outlands event: glastonbury 26.6.93
disc 4: G: Spanish Castles In Space event: glastonbury 26.6.93
H: A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld (Loving U) event: copenhagen 28.8.93
ISLAND RECORDS 1993

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ZULU WARRIORS / WARRIOR DUB (MOWLP 004)
side A: 1. Chanting Dub 2. Chalwa Dub 3. Warrior Style 4. Lion Dub 5. Dub Away
side B: 6. Devastation 7. King's Dub 8. Ethiopian Dub 9. Dub In The Year 2000 10. Zulu 2000
written by Mosco, Black, Duff
drum: Steve M, Blacka
bass: Gregory Levi, Phil Davies, Blacks
keys: Gregory Levi, Blacka, Stepping E
guitar: Gregory Levi, Stepping
melodica: Keety Roots, Stepping E
vocals: Naph - Tali, Shane Duff
recorded at Vibes, Leytonstone 4,6, engineer Gregory Levi The Blue Room, Twickenham 1,2,3,5,7,8, engineer Gregory Levi Atticsound, Muswell Hill 9, 10 engineer Deadly Ernest
mixed at Vibes Studio by Blacka 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 The Blue Room 7, Blue Room 9, Atticsound 10, by Steve M
artwork made in The Designers Republic
cover illustration James Adams
WAH! MR MODO 1989
ジャマイカ伝統のサウンドシステム、アンビエントやチルアウトといわれるサウンドはダブと密接に関係している。ラスタファリのスピリチュアルを持つUKのダブ/サウンド・システムにはCoxson、Fatman、Jah Ahakaなど数多くあるが、ダブの大音響の重低音は、常にロンドンの音楽シーンの核にあり多くのアーティストたちに影響を与え続けていた。

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STP TWENTYTHREE / JET JIMI TAKE OVER (WMS 001R)
A: Let Jimi Take Over 1. ultramix one (deep mix) remixed by Youth mix engineer: Cliff White 2. original mix from the LP Eternity - project one original mix by Bass mix engineer: Craig Smith
written by C. McClune / T. Sheehan
produced by STP Twentythree
1: Let Jimi Take Over (retromix)
remixed by Youth mix engineer: Cliff White
WAH! MR MODO 1998

JAM ON THE MUTHA / HOTEL CALIFORNIA (MAGX 3)
A: Hotel California (Ibiza 90 mix)
B: 1. Hotel California (instru-mental mix) 2. Jam
Hotel California & instru-mental mix written by : Don Felder / Don Henley / Glen Frey
published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Jam written by M. Blover / A. Cain
published by EG Music Ltd. / Big Life Music Ltd.
recorded and mixed at Berwick Street Studios
produced & mixed by Youth ...
WAU! MR MODO Recordings c/o p.o. box no. 483 sheffield S1 2BY
Jam On The Mutha are: Andy Cain(vocals) Youth(instruments) Danny Schoger(key,) featuring: Rogr 'Sample', Soul Sisters
POLYDOR / WAH! MR MODO 1990
イーグルスの名曲"Hotel California"のカヴァー。

JAM ON THE MUTHA / HOTEL CALIFORNIA REMIX (MAGXR 3)
A: Hotel California (ORB in cali mix 1)
B: Hotel California (lke joe never left mix) / Hotel California (orbitally ambient mix)
produced and mixed by Youth
remixed by Dr. Alex Paterson & Thrash at Do Not Erase Studio / The Boilerhouse at Berwick st, studio
live drums by Nick 'The Shark' Burton
POLYDOR / WAH! MR MODO 1990

ZOE / SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (MAGX 6)
A: Sunshine On A Rainy Day (extended 12" mix) / Sunshine Oa A Rainy Day (instrumental)
B: Sunshine On A Rainy Day (boiler house power mix) / Sunshine On A Rainy Day (accapella mix)
written by M. Glover / Zoe
produced by Youth
additional vocal production: Andy Caine
recorded by Tyrrell, Thrash & Andy Falconer at Berwick Street Studio, London
POLYDOR / WAH! MR MODO 1990
Zöe - Sunshine On A Rainy Day
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=czq6iCC7o5A&feature=related

GEORGETTE DELLA ROSA / D'YA WANNA (MWS 006R)
side 1: 1. Roots mix 2. Original mix
side 2: (Italian) Rots mix 2. Do It (Deep) mix
both sides written by B. Upton / H. Georgette / M. Glover & produced by B. Upton for CRS productions
mixed by Youth and remixed by Judge Jules
special thanks to Barry Upton, Alex Paterson, Youth mr Modo, Judge Jules, Chris Underhill, Mary Rosalino, Little Alan, Roy The Roach & Bonzo gor all their support graphics Mike Coles
WAH! MR MODO 1989

MAGIC ROUNDABOUT / EVERLASTING DAY... (MAGX 8)
A: Bonfire mix 12"
B: Vocal edit 7" / instrumental mix 7"
written by J Chong / P Van Der Fluir / S Duncan
produced by Magic Roundabout / Ben Watkins / Youth
vocal production by Andy Caine
all mixed by Marius De Vries & Steve Sidelnyk Magic Roundabout
edited by Andy Falconer
POLYDOR / M&G RECORDS / WAH! MR MODO 1991

PARADISE X / 2 MUCH REMIXES (MWS 019)
side 1: Phuture World mix
remixed by Phuture World Productions inc.
side B: 1. West Coast mix
remixed by Youth
2. Start & Depart 2 Paradise mix
remixed by Dr. Alex Paterson
produced and mixed by Brendan Charles at Blue Moon Studio, London SW11
co-produced by Less Stress
all tracks written by Brendan Charles Beal / Mike Slocombe and Spencer Weeks
published by Rondor Music /
WAH! MR MODO 1989/1990

REFLECTION / INSYNC (MWS 022T)
side 1: Insync: Reflection 1. original mix 2. dub mix 3. ambient mix
produced and mixed by Insync at Berwick Street Studio, London
engineered by Tyrell
executive producer: Youth
side A: Insync featuring DJ Tech: Dark Side of the Moon
1. original mix 2. dub mix 3. ambient mix
produced and mixed by DJ Tech at Berwick Street Studio, London
co-produced by Insync executive producer: Youth
Reflection written by Cliff "Ribs" La Violette
Dark Side of the Moon written by Corin "DJ Tech" Jordan
WAU! MR MODO 1990

DESERT FRESH / CANP (MWS 026T)
A: 1. Journey To The Source mix 2. ...Sinai Bedouin Crossing
B: 1. ...Jazz Raiders At The Last Oasis 2. ...Journeys End (Mirage Of Fusion)
all tracks composed, recorded and produced by Green / Vickers
WAH! MR MODO 1990

IN SYNC / DREAM (MWS 028T)
A: 1. Phuture World Incorporated mix 2. Instrumental Phuture mix
B: 1. More Or Less mix 2. Ambient mix
produced by Cliff 'Ribs' La Violette (AKA) In Sync
additional production by Thrash, Jonathan Moore & Sam Hamberly 8Phuture World Inc)
ambient mix by Andy Falconer
written by Cliff La Violette & Dellroy Russell
published by Karma Music Ltc.
WAU! MR MODO 1990

STP EXPERIENCE / DEEPER THAN DEEP REMIXES (MWS 033R)
A: Deeper Than Deep mix
B: Radical Radio mix / Deeper Instrumental mix
written by Barry White
publisher: Interworld / Warner Chappell Music
produced by STP 23
all tracks remixed by Ben & Andy (the boilerhouse)
remixed at Jamestown
WAH! MR MODO 1990

ELECTROTETE / ANJUNA DAWN (YZ 623T)
side A: Extended mix
side B: Track 1 (The Valentine Boys remix) * / Track 2 (The Original mix)**
produced and mixed by B. Watkins / S. Holweck
except * remixed by Nick Hawkes / Richard Russell
written by B. Watkins / S. Holweck / Marewolf / Naylor / M. Glover
except ** written by B. Watkins / S. Holweck / Marewolf
(EG Music / copyright control)
WARNER MUSIC / ETERNAL / WAU! MR MODO 1991

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BLUE PEARL / NAKED (BLR LP4)
side one: Naked In The Rain / Down To You / Chemical Thing / I Never Knew / Running Up That Hill
side two: Little Brother / Alive / Rollover / Without Love / Over You
produced by Youth
mixed Youth and Durga(track5)
additional production & mix by Howard Gray (tracks2-9inc)
Executive producers Tim Parry & Jazz Summers
all vocls Durga McBroom
musicians: Youth(key,drum programming, guitar, bass) Dave Gilmour (guitar) Rick Wright (keyboards) Guy Pratt (bass) Gary Wallis (bass) Dave Williams (guitar) Gary Barnacle (saxaphone) Simon Law (piano) Gavin Wright (string arrangement) Tim Renwick (guitar) Durga McBroom (keyboards) Trevor Gray (additional keyboards & programming) Andy Caine good vibes on rollover Dave Gilmour & Rick Wright appear coutesy of EMI
BIG LIFE / WAU! MR MODO 1990
Youthによるプロジェクト、Blue Pearl。こうしたDurga McbroomのヴォーカルでのR&Bは、どちらかというとアシッドジャズやシカゴハウス、ディープハウス好きなDJアイテムでもあった。
http://jp.youtube.com/results?search_query=BLUE+PEARL+%2F+NAKED&search_type=&aq=f

BLUE PEARL / LITTLE BROTHER (BLR 32T)
side 1: Little Brother (extended version )
side 2: Little Brother (sister mix) / Rollover 8instrumental)
produced by Youth
additional production & mix by Howard Gray
side 2 track 1. mixed by Steve Sidelnyk & Paul Rabiger
sleeve by Designland
BIG LIFE 1990

BLUE PEARL / NAKED IN THE RAIN REMIX (BLR 23R)
1. Naked In The Rain (red pearl mix)
2. Naked In The Rain (red pearl dub)
produced by Youth
remix and additional production by David Morales for DEF mix Productions
BIG LIFE / WAU! MR MODO 1990

BLUE PEARL / ALIVE (BLR T 44)
side 1: Alive (goa mix)
side 2: Down To You (massey mix) / Alive (organapella mix)
David Gilmour appears coutesy of EMI Records
Richard Wright appears courtesy of Richard Wright Music Limited
1. poduced by Youth mixed by Youth and Adam Fuest
2. produced by Youth additional production and remix by Graham Massey
3. produced and mixed by Youth
BIG LIFE / WAU! MR MODO 1991