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The Orb's Alex Paterson

Alex Paterson joins Chris to discuss his new book Babble On An' Ting: Alex Paterson's Incredible Journey Beyond The Ultraworld with The Orb.

Alex Paterson joins Chris to discuss his new book Babble On An' Ting: Alex Paterson's Incredible Journey Beyond The Ultraworld with The Orb.

The first full account of Paterson's life. Written by long-time friend Kris Needs in close collaboration with Alex, it reveals a frequently astonishing journey from traumatic childhood through punk, Killing Joke and KLF to starting The Orb in 1988, then the five decade roller coaster that followed.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 17 Jun 202105:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Tori Amos

    Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big)

    • East West Records.

  • Sports Team

    Happy (God's Own Country)

    • Holm Front / Island Records.

  • Orlando Weeks

    Big Skies Silly Faces

    • Deek Recordings.

  • Aphex Twin

    T69 Collapse

    • Warp Records.

  • Maxïmo Park

    Going Missing

    • Warp.

  • She Drew the Gun

    Cut Me Down

    • Submarine Cat.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    Guns of Brixton

  • ESG

    Moody

    • 99.

  • Little Simz

    Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Oh Well (Part 1)

    • CBS.

  • Burial

    Space Cadet

    • Keysound Recordings.

  • Cocteau Twins

    Violaine

    • Bella Union.

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • Island.

  • Mystery Jets

    Young Love (feat. Laura Marling)

    • CD SINGLE.
    • 679 Recordings.

  • Honey Dijon, Annette Bowen & Nikki‐O

    Downtown

    • CLASSIC MUSIC COMPANY.

  • Portishead

    Only You

    • Portishead.
    • Go Beat.
    • 9.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers Band

    Roots Rock Reggae

    • Tuff Gong.

  • Mauv & Pixx

    Change Will Come Anyway

    • all my thoughts.

  • Beach House

    Turtle Island

  • Chet Faker

    Feel Good

    • BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd..

  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    Thirty Three

    • Hut Music.

  • IDLES

    Damaged Goods

    • Gill Music Ltd.

  • Rosie Lowe

    Pharoah

    • Wolf Tone/Caroline International.

  • Curtis Harding

    Hopeful

    • ANTI/Epitaph.

  • The Bamboos & Durand Jones

    If Not Now (Then When)

    • BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd..

  • Cornershop

    Topknot (feat. Bubbley Kaur)

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Wu-Lu

    Times

    • Ra Ra Rock.

  • Radiohead

    Reckoner

    • In Rainbows.
    • XL Recordings.

  • De La Soul

    Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)

    • De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead.
    • Tommy Boy Music.

  • Ela Minus

    close (feat. Helado Negro)

    • Domino Record Co.

  • Catatonia

    Game On

    • Blanco Y Negro.

  • Midlake

    The Old And The Young

    • Bella Union.

Broadcast

  • Thu 17 Jun 202105:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music