"I've always thought that plagiarism is creative": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form

The story of the blissfully psychedelic bricolage that launched The Orb's career, introduced ambient house to the masses and ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

25 years on, The Orb's 'Little Fluffy Clouds' is still a perfect summer song

A massive moment in the evolution of British dance music. "What were the skies like when you were young?" a man asks. A rooster crows and an aeroplane flies overhead. Rickie Lee Jones responds. So ...
Spin

An Oral History of The Orb’s ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’

In the early ’90s, “What were the skies like when you were young?” was the new, “Can you pass the acid test?” — the question that separated the turned-on from those left behind. Britain’s 1988 Summer ...