Artist
The Orb
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
Appears on
Little Fluffy Clouds
1990 · Big Life
Ranked No. 8 in 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, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Little Fluffy Clouds
1990 · Big Life
Picked by The Waxonia 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, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Little Fluffy Clouds
1990 · Big Life
Picked by The Waxonia 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.