2003 - What else do Orb list members listen to?
Last Updated - Feb 1, 2004
In December, 2003 (after a three year hiatus), Orb list members were once again asked to list their top 10 artists besides the Orb. Two weeks and 38 posts later, these responses were compiled and are presented here. As this is the fourth survey, the 1998, 1999 and 2000 positions are listed in parentheses next to the current rank. Since the submissions were inconsistent (some included in Orb in their top 10, some didn't, some listed 12 or 13 or 59, etc.), I had to adopt some calculations to make sure that each post was weighted fairly. If you're at all interested in how the posts were compiled, click here.
Enjoy.
CDRich
Besides the Orb, the Top Ten...
| --- Position --- |
| 2003 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
Artist |
Points |
| 1. |
(1) |
(1) |
(6) |
Future Sound of London |
10.50 |
| 2. |
(7) |
(11) |
(27) |
Boards of Canada |
10.22 |
| 3. |
(71) |
(9) |
(3) |
System 7 |
9.50 |
| 4. |
(12) |
(2) |
(4) |
Pink Floyd |
8.50 |
| 5. |
(-) |
(-) |
(-) |
Lemon Jelly |
7.10 |
| 6. |
(8) |
(5) |
(9) |
Underworld |
5.10 |
| 6. |
(-) |
(-) |
(200+) |
Frank Zappa |
5.10 |
| 8. |
(17) |
(16) |
(8) |
Kraftwerk |
5.00 |
| 8. |
(36) |
(39) |
(138) |
Black Dog/Plaid |
5.00 |
| 8. |
(200+) |
(69) |
(-) |
Meat Beat Manifesto |
5.00 |
Tier Two...
| 11. |
(4) |
(6) |
(19) |
Autechre |
4.00 |
| 11. |
(6) |
(8) |
(5) |
KLF |
4.00 |
| 11. |
(14) |
(53) |
(47) |
Pet Shop Boys |
4.00 |
| 11. |
(-) |
(-) |
(-) |
Shpongle |
4.00 |
| 15. |
(25) |
(13) |
(37) |
Beatles |
3.50 |
| 15. |
(29) |
(14) |
(21) |
Banco de Gaia |
3.50 |
| 15. |
(36) |
(190) |
(67) |
Amon Tobin |
3.50 |
| 18. |
(33) |
(42) |
(33) |
Depeche Mode |
3.00 |
| 18. |
(65) |
(200+) |
(200+) |
Ween |
3.00 |
| 18. |
(71) |
(200+) |
(35) |
New Order |
3.00 |
| 18. |
(-) |
(12) |
(12) |
Art of Noise |
3.00 |
| 18. |
(-) |
(82) |
(-) |
Mike Oldfield |
3.00 |
| 18. |
(-) |
(-) |
(-) |
Infected Mushroom |
3.00 |
| 18. |
(-) |
(-) |
(-) |
Rush |
3.00 |
Tier Three...
| 25. |
(-) |
(-) |
(200+) |
King Crimson |
2.55 |
25. |
(-) |
(-) |
(200+) |
Clash |
2.55 |
| 27. |
(3) |
(3) |
(1) |
Orbital |
2.50 |
| 27. |
(21) |
(54) |
(45) |
William Orbit |
2.50 |
| 29. |
(-) |
(-) |
(-) |
Sigur Ros |
2.22 |
| 30. |
(71) |
(17) |
(78) |
Mouse on Mars |
2.10 |
Honorable Mention (Alphabetical within Votes Received)...
Aphex Twin/Richard James, Beastie Boys, Biosphere, Bjork, Chemical Brothers, Coil, Fatboy Slim/Norman Cook, Funki Porcini, Global Communication, Hallucinogen, Hybrid, Jah Wobble, Loop Guru, Radiohead, Spiritualized, Sun Electric, Yes, Oasis, Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, Wire, Beck, Brian Eno, Butthole Surfers, David Bowie, Genesis, Talking Heads, B Fleischmann, Circlesquare, Clouddead, DJ Shadow, Fennesz, Tim Hecker, Deus, Doe Maar, King of Woolworths, Pitman, Ralph Myerz, 2 Many DJs, 808 State, Alabama 3, Amoebaassasin, Andrew Weatherall, Appleseed Cast, Baby Ford, Bamboo Forest, Beautiful South, Beloved, Benjamin Biolay, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Busta Rhymes, Caia, Casino vs Japan, Cinderella, Cocteau Twins, Coldcut, Cosma, Cowboys International, Cure, Daft Punk, David Sylvian, Dead or Alive, Dead Pres, Death Cab for Cutie, Deep Purple, Delerium, Delusions, Desireless, Dice Man, Dirty Three, Dismemberment Plan, Do Make Say Think, Doors, Doubting Thomas, Dr Hook and the Medicine Show, Dub Trees, Durutti Column, Eddie & the Hor Rods, Electric Light Orchestra, Embrace, Entheogenic, Erasure, Explosions in the Sky, Falco, Fashion, Fila Brazillia, Fluke, Free, Freescha, Front 242, Future Loop Foundation, Gang Starr, Gary Numan, Goblin, Goldfrapp, Grid, Groove Armada, Guns n Roses, Gus Gus, Hardfloor, Herbie Hancock, Hexstatic, Horace Andy, Human League, Hux Flux, Ian Brown, James, James Brown, Jerry Garcia, John Lennon, Junkie XL, Kevin Braheny, Kid Koala, Killer Dwarves, King Tubby, Kirsty MacColl, KMFDM, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Landing, Layo & Bushwacka!, Led Zeppelin, Leftfield, Les Rythes Digitales, Logic Bomb, LSG, Mad Professor, Massive Attack, Medeski Martin and Wood, Merle Haggard, Mike Patton, Mikey Dread, Mogwai, Mono, Motley Crue, Noise Unit, Nurse With Wound, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Osymyso, Ott, Outkast, Ozric Tentacles, Pentatonik, Peter Gabriel, Peter Namlook, Phish, Poison, Police, Postal Service, Prefab Sprout, Prince, Punk Floyd, Queen, Quiet Riot, Red House Painters, Rob/White Zombie, Robert Wyatt, Roger Waters, Royksopp, Salmonella Dub, Scorpions, Shamen, Simple Minds, Skid Row, Sky Cries Mary, Smashing Pumpkins, Solvent, Specimen 37, Srereolab, St. Etienne, Steel Pulse, Stone Roses, Super Chunk, Sven Vath, Swans, Syd Barrett, Talvin Singh, Tangerine Dream, They Might Be Giants, Thievery Corporation, Thunder , Thunderball, Todd Rundgren, Tool, Tortoise, Tosca, Tricky, Ultramarine, Ultravox, UNKLE, Utah Saints, Vangelis, Velvet Acid Christ, Velvet Underground, Verve, Warrant, Whitesnake, Woob, Wookie Foot, XTC, Yazoo, Yello, Z-Trip, Bare Naked Ladies, C & C Music Factory, Dave Matthews Band, Linkin Park, Motorhead, N*Sync, Plastikman/Richie Hawtin, Psychic TV, Steely Dan, U2, Dead Boys, Duke Ellington, Eric McFadden, Hickey, Ishq, John Coltrane, Jucifer, Miles Davis, Missy Elliot, Parliament, Robert Rich, Sly & Family Stone, Sun Ra, Turbonegro, B-52s, Devo, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Material, Ministry, Public Image Ltd, REM
The following list members contributed to this survey...
Alan Evil,
Beowulf,
Billy B,
Bla Blazo,
Brian Frick,
CDRich,
Chris Johnson,
C Orb,
Felix Atagong,
Gavin Miller,
Gel Sol,
Grandmother Carl,
Ivy,
James Drysdale,
Jason,
Jason Bond,
JC From Paris,
Jon Masciana,
Len,
Lysergic,
Mark Schieldrop,
Mark Weston,
Matt Schleffer,
Matty,
Michael James,
Mick Szucs,
Noraa Selim,
Orbscure DDJ,
Pat Gariuo,
P J Kane,
Rachel,
Ralph,
Rene,
Robert Miller,
Rob King,
Something,
Ted Tofield,
Tim C
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