Cooking Vinyl Publishing has signed Dr. Alex Paterson of electronic act The Orb to an exclusive worldwide songwriting agreement.
The deal covers Paterson’s entire catalog, including his recent album The Abolition of the Royal Familia released earlier this year on the company’s sister label Cooking Vinyl Records, and will mean Paterson brings his work together under the roof of one publishing house for the first time.
Paterson has collaborated with the likes of Lee “Scratch” Perry, Youth, Andrew Weatherall, Robert Fripp, Coldcut, and David Gilmour.
His career in music started in the early 1980s as a roadie for Killing Joke for whom his childhood friend Martin ‘Youth’ Glover played bass.
After leaving the Killing Joke crew in 1986, Paterson met future KLF member Jimmy Cauty and the duo began DJing together as The Orb.
They started a residency at storied club night The Land of Oz at London’s Heaven. Their DJing soon morphed into making records and in 1988 Paterson and Youth put together the seminal Acid House/Balearic label WAU! Mr. Modo Records.
In 1990, The Orb released Little Fluffy Clouds, which borrowed a sample from Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint, and transported it to another dimension.
In 1991, The Orb released their debut album, The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld and followed this in 1992 with the single Blue Room which hit No.8 in the UK Singles Chart (despite its playing time of almost 40 minutes).
The Orb promoted this single with a performance on the BBC’s Top of the Pops show by playing a game of chess wearing space suits while footage of dolphins ran in the background.
“I look forward to many years of music, laughter & meditation with Cooking Vinyl Publishing & further ambience in techno colours & sounds.”
Dr. Alex Paterson
Paterson said: “I look forward to many years of music, laughter & meditation with Cooking Vinyl Publishing & further ambience in techno colours & sounds.”
“We have enjoyed releasing records and having success with Cooking Vinyl Records so when the opportunity arose to place Alex’s publishing catalog, Cooking Vinyl Publishing was our first choice.”
Mike Andrews, management
The Orb manager Mike Andrews, added: “We have enjoyed releasing records and having success with Cooking Vinyl Records so when the opportunity arose to place Alex’s publishing catalog, Cooking Vinyl Publishing was our first choice.”
“We’re proud to become his new publishing partner and look forward to many years of ambient adventures together.”
Ryan Farley, Cooking Vinyl Publishing
Cooking Vinyl Publishing MD, Ryan Farley, said: “It’s an honour to bring Alex, a bone fide musical legend, into the CVP family and to represent his amazing catalogue of songs which span over 30 years of pioneering creativity.
“I grew up listening to his productions and remember the huge impact tracks like Little Fluffy Clouds and Toxygene made on club culture in the UK and their enduring influence on a generation of producers, DJs and fans around the world.
“We’re proud to become his new publishing partner and look forward to many years of ambient adventures together.”
Pictured [L-R]: Ryan Farley (CVP Managing Director) & Alex Paterson (Taken outside the house where ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’ was written in 1989).Music Business Worldwide
