More Tales from the Orbservatory

{{Infobox album

| italic_title = force

| name = More Tales from the Orbservatory

| type = studio

| artist = the Orb featuring Lee 'Scratch' Perry

| cover = Talesfromobservatory.jpg

| alt =

| released = 3 June 2013

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Electronica, dub, IDM, chill-out, trip hop

| length = 52:30

| label = Cooking Vinyl,{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-the-orb-featuring-lee-scratch-perry-more-tales-from-the-observatory-cooking-vinyl-8638521.html|title=Album review: The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry, More Tales from the Observatory (Cooking Vinyl)|work=The Independent|date=31 May 2013|accessdate=25 July 2013|last=Gill|first=Andy}} The End Records{{cite news | url=http://theendrecords.com/releases/the-orb-more-tales-from-the-orbservatory/ |title=The Orb feat. Lee Scratch Perry – THE ORBSERVER in the star house | publisher=The End Records | date=21 June 2013 | accessdate=25 July 2013}}

| producer = The Orb

| prev_title = The Orbserver in the Star House

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Moonbuilding 2703 AD

| next_year = 2015

}}

More Tales from the Orbservatory is the twelfth studio album from ambient house duo the Orb, released on 3 June 2013.

Background

Like The Orbserver in the Star House, the album features reggae producer Lee 'Scratch' Perry on vocals. It was also recorded at the same sessions of The Orbserver in the Star House.

Critical reception

{{album ratings

| MC = 61/100

| rev1 = The Independent

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = Mojo

| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}Freeforms about football, his old tunes and beyond, to variably potent digi-dub backings. [Aug 2013, p.98]

| rev3 = musicOMH

| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-orb-featuring-lee-scratch-perry-more-tales-from-the-orbservatory | title=Album Reviews The Orb featuring Lee "Scratch" Perry – More Tales From The Orbservatory | work=musicOMH | date=3 June 2013 | accessdate=25 July 2013 | author=Mainzer, Jordan}}

| rev4 = Q

| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}Deep is the word here. [Jul 2013, p.109]

}}

Initial critical response to More Tales from the Orbservatory was mixed to positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 61, based on 4 reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/more-tales-from-the-orbservatory/the-orb|title=More Tales from the Orbservatory – The Orb|work=Metacritic|accessdate=25 July 2013}}