Little Fluffy Cloudsby The Orb

"I’d like to request a song for this morning, October 21. Today is my big brother’s birthday. We lost him to cancer last summer and you & KEXP were an amazing support to our family during that time. Please play The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds for Ken Schiele. With love and gratitude, Janet" This track includes clips of Rickie Lee Jones recalling picturesque images of her childhood... they originated from an interview disc that was issued with some promotional boxed copies of Jones' album "Flying Cowboys"

Happy Birthday to Alex Paterson, English keyboard player and cofounder of The Orb, born on this day in 1959! Here's an interview with The Orb about how they made "Little Fluffy Clouds," which samples an interview with Rickie Lee Jones: www.theguardian.com

#484 Best Opening Track: "Little Fluffy Clouds" by The Orb -- This track includes clips of Rickie Lee Jones recalling picturesque images of her childhood... they originated from an interview disc that was issued with some promotional boxed copies of Jones' album "Flying Cowboys"

By request from Travis! "Little Fluffy Clouds" includes clips of Rickie Lee Jones recalling picturesque images of her childhood... they originated from an interview disc that was issued with some promotional boxed copies of Jones' album "Flying Cowboys"

Good morning! The sun is rising! "Little Fluffy Clouds" makes extensive use of clips from an interview with American singer Rickie Lee Jones in which she recalls picturesque images of her childhood. The samples are widely believed to have come from a conversation between Jones and LeVar Burton on the children's television program Reading Rainbow, but in fact originated from an interview disc that was issued with some promotional boxed copies of her album Flying Cowboys. The interview was not conducted by Burton. The interviewer is not identified on the recording or in the boxed set's liner notes, though a 1993 profile in The Independent identifies him as "an American DJ" with a "syrupy, Simon Bates-style tone."

Good morning! The sun is rising! "Little Fluffy Clouds" makes extensive use of clips from an interview with American singer Rickie Lee Jones in which she recalls picturesque images of her childhood. The samples are widely believed to have come from a conversation between Jones and LeVar Burton on the children's television program Reading Rainbow, but in fact originated from an interview disc that was issued with some promotional boxed copies of her album Flying Cowboys. The interview was not conducted by Burton. The interviewer is not identified on the recording or in the boxed set's liner notes, though a 1993 profile in The Independent identifies him as "an American DJ" with a "syrupy, Simon Bates-style tone."

"Little Fluffy Clouds" makes extensive use of clips from an interview with American singer Rickie Lee Jones in which she recalls picturesque images of her childhood. The samples are widely believed to have come from a conversation between Jones and LeVar Burton on the children's television program Reading Rainbow, but in fact originated from an interview disc that was issued with some promotional boxed copies of her album Flying Cowboys. The interview was not conducted by Burton. The interviewer is not identified on the recording or in the boxed set's liner notes, though a 1993 profile in The Independent identifies him as "an American DJ" with a "syrupy, Simon Bates-style tone."

This duo virtually invented the genre called ambient house. Enjoy this biography: www.allmusic.com -- This terrific song sampled an interview with Rickie Lee Jones: www.theguardian.com

Here's an interview with The Orb about how they made "Little Fluffy Clouds," which samples an interview with Rickie Lee Jones: www.theguardian.com

Requested by Lauren :)

This track samples Ennio Morricone's L'uomo Dell'armonica

"A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly

Released on this day in 1991! "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly

"A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly

"A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly

"Little Fluffy Clouds" makes extensive use of clips from an interview with American singer Rickie Lee Jones in which she recalls picturesque images of her childhood. The samples are widely believed to have come from a conversation between Jones and LeVar Burton on the children's television program Reading Rainbow, but in fact originated from an interview disc that was issued with some promotional boxed copies of her album Flying Cowboys. The interview was not conducted by Burton. The interviewer is not identified on the recording or in the boxed set's liner notes, though a 1993 profile in The Independent identifies him as "an American DJ" with a "syrupy, Simon Bates-style tone."

Holy 1991 Batman, this song came out then? It’s KEXP’s 50th anniversary! To celebrate we’re playing songs you know and love from 1991! kexp.org/50/ The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983. It’s KEXP’s 50th anniversary! To celebrate we’re playing songs you know and love from 1991! kexp.org/50/

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." bit.ly The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.

Great set John! Makes me think of Little Fluffy Clouds by The Orb. Scott - Seattle =========== The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds."

SCCA has been taking care of me during treatment for leukemia, along with friends and family. KEXP DJs always help too, Michelle Myers, Larry Mizell, Darek Mazzone, Albina Cabrera, DJ Chilly, & Troy Nelson + some more. Thank you, Gail

Vocal clips from an interview with Rickie Lee Jones.

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983

By request from Susan! The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." Read more at the Guardian: tinyurl.com

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983

That's Rickie Lee Jones talking about the skies when she was young. Watch the clouds and the skies in the gorgeous video for this song: www.youtube.com

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983

The Orb on how this famous track came to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s 'Electric Counterpoint'. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." The cover to this album features an image of the famous Battersea Power Station, seen on many other album covers, superimposed with clouds taken from space by the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983

The Orb on how this song became to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds."

The Orb on how this song became to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds."

The Orb on how this song became to be: "A fan who worked in a record shop in Birmingham sent me a tape with a note saying it would be perfect for the Orb. On one side, Pat Metheny was playing Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint. On the other was an interview with Rickie Lee Jones. Someone asked her: “So what were the skies like when you were young?” and she launched into a trippy monologue about stars and clouds. I sampled it and put it over a basic pulse. That was the start of Little Fluffy Clouds." -------------------------------------- Good morning, John. Loving this mix as I look for a job and my oldest home schools. Would love to hear Little Fluffy Clouds by the orb it it fits. -Peter

This song samples Ennio Morricone's L'uomo Dell'armonica

"Little Fluffy Clouds" makes use of clips from an interview with singer Rickie Lee Jones in which she recalls picturesque images of her childhood. (It cost them $5,000 out of court to use) The song also uses a harmonica sample from Ennio Morricone's The Man With The Harmonica and parts of Electric Counterpoint, a piece for multi-tracked guitars composed by Steve Reich and recorded by Pat Metheny. According to Glover, the inspiration for the track came when an Orb fan who worked in a Birmingham record shop sent him a tape with Electric Counterpoint on one side and the Rickie Lee Jones interview on the other. Reich was "genuinely flattered” by The Orb's use of his work and instructed his record company not to sue. Despite this The Orb did receive a letter from Reich's lawyers several years later, but Paterson described Reich as "a proper gentleman: he wanted 20% from then on and asked us to do a remix of one of his tunes, which we did". The drum track was sampled from Harry Nilsson's album Nilsson Schmilsson, and others have specifically identified this as a sample of Jim Gordon's drum solo from "Jump Into the Fire", slowed down approximately from 45 to 33 rpm.

I’ve always been enchanted by the voice that tells a story about ‘little fluffy clouds’ in the song with the same name (…of course) by The Orb. -Bruno from Belgium A couple of weeks ago I found out it’s Ricky Lee Jones’s voice. Apparently it’s a part of an interview she gave once. And admit, it’s a brilliant answer to the question; ‘…what were the sky’s like when you were young?’

The Orb formed in 1988, founded by Alex Paterson and KLF member Jimmy Cauty. Stream more of their music here: theorb.bandcamp.com

This is the first song from Rich's "College! 1991-96" mixtape. Interviewer: "What were the skies like when you were young?" Rickie Lee Jones: "They went on forever – They - When I w- We lived in Arizona, and the skies always had little fluffy clouds in 'em, and, uh... they were long... and clear and... there were lots of stars at night. And, uh, when it would rain, it would all turn - it- They were beautiful, the most beautiful skies as a matter of fact. Um, the sunsets were purple and red and yellow and on fire, and the clouds would catch the colours everywhere. That's uh, neat 'cause I used to look at them all the time, when I was little. You don't see that. You might still see them in the desert."

Request for Chris. Dedicated to his mother who passed away last week. Chris says she was the first person to get him excited about music.