# The Orb — Every Record We Rank

The Orb appears 3 times in our Ambient, The Waxonia Desk — Sounds Like a Single, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Ambient, The Waxonia Desk — Sounds Like a Single, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Year:** 1990
- **Highest placing:** No. 8 in Ambient
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/the-orb/

## Appears on

### [Little Fluffy Clouds](https://waxonia.com/track/the-orb--little-fluffy-clouds/)

*1990 · Big Life · No. 8 in [Ambient](https://waxonia.com/genre/ambient/)*

A Rickie Lee Jones interview, a Steve Reich sample and a house beat. Ambient house arrives fully formed, funny, and far cleverer than its reputation suggests.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — Sounds Like a Single](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-sounds-like-a-single/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Orb%20Little%20Fluffy%20Clouds) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KNfjpmvbQG0)

### [Little Fluffy Clouds](https://waxonia.com/track/the-orb--little-fluffy-clouds/)

*1990 · Big Life · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — Sounds Like a Single](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-sounds-like-a-single/)*

A sampled interview, a Steve Reich loop and a beat, assembled into something that should not work at all. The line between a remix and a record is nowhere to be found on it.

Also on: [Ambient](https://waxonia.com/genre/ambient/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Orb%20Little%20Fluffy%20Clouds) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KNfjpmvbQG0)

### [Little Fluffy Clouds](https://waxonia.com/track/the-orb--little-fluffy-clouds/)

*1990 · Big Life · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

A Rickie Lee Jones interview, a Steve Reich pulse and a Pat Metheny sample, assembled into something oddly moving. Ambient house begins and mostly ends here.

Also on: [Ambient](https://waxonia.com/genre/ambient/), [The Waxonia Desk — Sounds Like a Single](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-sounds-like-a-single/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Orb%20Little%20Fluffy%20Clouds) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KNfjpmvbQG0)

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