The Orb Return to Kompakt for New Album Moonbuilding 2703 AD

Electronic dance music pioneers the Orb will release a new album—their first since 2012′s Lee “Scratch” Perry collaboration The Orbserver in the Star House—this summer. It’s called Moonbuilding 2703 AD and it’s out June 23 on Kompakt. The album marks the Orb’s return to Kompakt, following 2005′s Okie Dokie It’s the Orb on Kompakt. Check out the art above and the tracklist below. The album consists of four long tracks, with three more (including a J Dilla tribute) contained on the deluxe vinyl edition.

The Orb have also announced a short tour in support of the record. Find a full list of dates below.

Moonbuilding 2703 AD:

01 God’s Mirrorball
02 Moonscapes 2703 BC
03 Lunar Caves
04 Moonbuilding 2703 AD

Deluxe vinyl version only:

05 Dilla’s Moon Quake (The Orb’s Tribute to J Dilla)
06 Moon Quake (Slice of Silver) 
07 Moon Quake 6

The Orb:

04-29 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
04-30 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
05-02 Las Vegas, NV – Further Future Festival
05-03 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
05-05 Durango, CO – Animas City Theatre
05-07 Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
05-08 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
05-09 Boulder, CO – etown
05-15 Neerpelt, Belgium – Eurorock
05-16 Lyon, France – Nuits Sonores

Listen to the classic “Little Fluffy Clouds”:

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