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Title: Great, if you like being bored.
Review: I bought this on the strength of "Little Fluffy Clouds" and all the rave reviews. For the most part, however, my own scans suggest that the Ultraworld is devoid of life. With synthed out countdowns and mission control crosstalk, the Orb tries hard to convince you of the spacy, "far out" adventure they're taking you on. Then you look out the portal and realize you've never even left the launchpad. There just wasn't enough musical complexity or thematic change to pull me in and carry me along on the promised, ethereal journey. If you're looking for those elements in ambient electronica, you might want to try something from Patchwork or Alien Mutation and skip this 2-disc borefest.
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