Comments on: Blog ‘92: WE’VE GOT 1MB OF RAM AND WE’RE NOT AFRAID TO USE IT

By: katstevens

katstevens — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:19:57 +0000

It’s interesting how I listen to this sort of gurgling plughole music ALL THE TIME these days, but don’t mentally associate it with The Orb at all.

By: Chewshabadoo

Chewshabadoo — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:31:13 +0000

Even better was the Bandulu remix, which was definitely more of a banger.

By: RobM

RobM — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:14:24 +0000

Wasn’t this only an instrumental because Bobby G was supposed to add a vocal but never got around to it? Or am I making that up? Never rated the song much on disc, but it made perfect sense when I saw the Orb live later that year.

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:49:57 +0000

It is definitely better than Marillion’s 1984 Top 30 hit “Assassing.”

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:06:25 +0000

This was the single that had just been released when we went to the Orb / PRML SCRM benefit event in Sheffield for some striking miners. To be honest neither band was at the height of their powers but we didn’t care because we were stoned 19-year olds ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H it was about the workers right. They played an interminably long version of Assassin (interminably long on the intro not the relatively banging bit) which put me off what is actually a pretty good track.

By: stevem

stevem — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:31:18 +0000

Great track, unearthly but groovy. I wish The Orb had made more bangers and that this had been on UFOrb. They clearly had a knack for infectious dub-house ala Renegade Soundwave and Leftfield but put more ideas into it than them - or at least made it proggier (if that’s not the same thing).