Buddhist Hipsters — our NEW ALBUM is here!
Listen or own it on Ltd. edition vinyl & CD: Orb.lnk.to/BuddhistH
"Dreamt of an escalator from the clouds - Buddhists, hipsters & Roger Eno calling me down. Now he’s on the record with friends."
Enjoy… and welcome to the future!
Delighted to announce we’ll be touching down at Altitude Festival this July, and even more delighted to be closing the entire weekend on Saturday night.
Devon skies, open air, friendly frequencies.
23–25 July 2026
altitudedevon.co.uk
Tomorrow, Record Store Day - Bicycles and Tricycles, 2026 reissue.
The long-awaited reissue of the 2004 double album on red and black smoke double vinyl, featuring “Now Here”, which didn't appear on the original.
Find your shop: cookingvinyl.lnk.to/RSD26#RSD26#RecordStoreDay
Just got my hands on the new reissue of Bicycles and Tricycles. It’s looking great in fresh red and black vinyl!
Head down to your local indie shop this Saturday, 18th April for Record Store Day.
Find your shop here: cookingvinyl.lnk.to/RSD26#RSD26#RecordStoreDay
If the Artemis II mission astronauts pick up a faint ambient transmission on the Backside of the Moon… don’t worry, that’s just us. 🌑
youtu.be/2XXHiui76cQ?si=Mhqm…
Drifting between past and present :: Revisit a pivotal moment in The Orb’s evolution.
Bicycles and Tricycles returns for RSD 26 on April 18 as a limited red & black pressing, featuring “Now Here,” previously only released in Japan.
Find a store: cookingvinyl.lnk.to/RSD26#RSD26
Facts:
• 6th studio album by The Orb (2004)
• A return to ambient roots with drum & bass and trip-hop influences
• Features Fehlmann, Simon Phillips, John Roome & Jimmy Cauty
• First released in Japan with bonus track “Now Here”
• RSD 26 vinyl includes “Now Here”
#RSD26
Before forming The Orb, Alex Paterson was a Joy Division obsessed roadie for Killing Joke…turns out, he ended up performing with Killing Joke when they supported Joy Division at a gig in High Wycombe
Listen to this rare extended interview with an icon ▶️ podfollow.com/howtodj
From roadie-ing for Killing Joke to topping the charts with UFOrb, Dr Alex Paterson has spent over 35 years redefining the boundaries of sound
I sat down with the co-founder of @Orbinfo for How To DJ
Listen to the full episode: podfollow.com/howtodj
The Origin of Black Music Record Fair
📍UNDR, London W10
🗓 Sat 18 April
🕚11AM–6PM
🎟 Free Entry
Vinyl stalls • DJs • memorabilia • food & drinks
Record Store Day special — come dig for something special.
🔥❤️💥All aboard!!💥❤️🔥
BIG NEWS:
Another magical year in a land of make-believe with this beautiful & incredible lot!
16th to 19th July - Lancashire
THIS is going to be a some party!
Grab your ticket for the summer here and join us! beatherder.ticketline.co.uk/
HERD EM UP!! x
Originally a Japanese exclusive, “Now Here” finally lands on vinyl.
We’re re-issuing Bicycles and Tricycles for Record Store Day 2026 on Red & Black Smoke double vinyl.
Out April 18.
Find your local participating store: cookingvinyl.lnk.to/RSD26@recordstoreday
Thursday 19th February 7pm
Portico Film Club presents John Carpenters "Dark Star"
With Alex Paterson and Paul Conboy’s Chocolate Hills.
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Portico Gallery
23a Knights Hill, Norwood, London
Record Store Day • 18 April 2026
We’re reissuing our 2004 album Bicycles & Tricycles on exclusive red & black smoke double vinyl, featuring the bonus track “Now Here”.
Find your local participating store at cookingvinyl.lnk.to/RSD26#RSD26
Two cosmic heavyweights @Orbinfo and @OZRICSOFFICIAL are coming to Leeds on Thu 19 Nov for a co-headline show, bringing decades of mind-bending psychedelia, ambient journeys and festival-forged soundscapes 💫
🎟️ Tickets on sale now 👉 amg-venues.com/Ptc050Y5P1s
Next Friday 12 December, @Orbinfo return to Oxford in support of their latest album Buddhist Hipsters, the inspirationally productive outfit explore trippy textures, heady hypnotic beats, with an enveloping transcendental state - ow.ly/SfgU50XCNUt