Buddhist Hipsters

Buddhist Hipsters
Studio album by The Orb
Released	10 October 2025
Length	77:45
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	The Orb
The Orb chronology
Orboretum: The Orb Collection (2024) Buddhist Hipsters (2025)
Singles from Buddhist Hipsters
"Arabebonics" Released: 16 July 2025 [1] "Under the Bed" Released: 22 August 2025 "It's Coming Soon" Released: 10 September 2025

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Classic Pop	[3]
Mojo	[4]
Record Collector	[5]
The Scotsman	[6]
Uncut	7/10 [7]

Buddhist Hipsters is the eighteenth studio album by English ambient house duo the Orb. The album was released on 10 October 2025 via Cooking Vinyl. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} It features contributions from Roger Eno, Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy (System 7), Youth, Paul Ferguson of Killing Joke, Andy Falconer, Trevor Walters, Violetta Vicci, Eric Von Skywalker, Andy Caine and Rrome Alone. ^[12]

Track listing

Buddhist Hipsters track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Spontaneously Combust"	Alex Paterson Michael Rendall Steve Hillage Miquette Giraudy Martin Glover	10:21
2.	"P~1"	Paterson Rendall	6:06
3.	"Baraka"	Paterson Rendall	7:07
4.	"A Sacred Choice"	Paterson Rendall	5:52
5.	"Arabebonics"	Paterson Rendall Rrome Alone Violeta Vicci	5:35
6.	"It's Coming Soon"	Paterson Rendall Andy Caine	6:20
7.	"Doll's House"	Paterson Rendall	7:29
8.	"The Oort Cloud (Too Night)"	Paterson Rendall Dr D Trevor Waters	6:58
9.	"Under the Bed"	Paterson Rendall Andy Falconer	9:55
10.	"Khàron"	Paterson Rendall Roger Eno	12:02
Total length:			77:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[13]

The Orb

• Alex Paterson – programming, production
• Michael Rendall – programming, production

Additional contributors

• Steve Hillage – guitar on "Spontaneously Combust"
• Youth – bass guitar on "A Sacred Choice"
• Andy Falconer – synthesizer on "A Sacred Choice"
• Eric Von Skywalker – vocals on "A Sacred Choice"
• Violeta Vicci – violin on "Arabebonics"
• Rrome Alone – vocals on "Arabebonics"
• Andy Caine – vocals on "It's Coming Soon"
• Trevor Walters – vocals on "The Oort Cloud (Too Night)
• Roger Eno – keyboards on "Khàron"

Charts

Chart performance for Buddhist Hipsters

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14]	13
UK Albums (OCC) [15]	77
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [16]	1
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [17]	2

References

1. "The Orb - Arabebonics (Official Video)". 16 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025– via YouTube.
2. "Reviews for Buddhist Hipsters by The Orb". Metacritic . Retrieved October 8, 2025.
3. "But their 18th albumreally flies when they mix thingsup a bit, as on the arabesquehip-hop of Arabebonics andperky pop-house of The OortCloud (Too Night)." (Beth Simpson - Classic Pop Magazine, Nov. 2025 - pg. 87)
4. Worthy, Stephen (16 September 2025). "MOJO Magazine November 2025". Mojo . Retrieved 1 October 2025.
5. Allen, Jeremy (2 October 2025). "Record Collector Magazine November 2025". Record Collector . Retrieved 5 October 2025.
6. Shepherd, Fiona (8 October 2025). "Album reviews: Richard Ashcroft - The Orb - Say She She - Shears". The Scotsman . Retrieved 8 October 2025.
7. Wray, Daniel Dylan (9 September 2025). "Uncut Magazine November 2025". Uncut . Retrieved 22 September 2025.
8. "Buddhist Hipsters – New Album Available October 10th". The Orb. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
9. Biggane, Dan (16 July 2025). "The Orb announce new album Buddhist Hipsters ahead of UK tour". Classic Pop . Retrieved 24 July 2025.
10. "THE ORB announce new album 'Buddhist Hipsters' and share video for new single 'Arabebonics'". XS Noize. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
11. "The Orb share details about forthcoming new album". 909originals. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
12. "The Orb – Buddhist Hipsters". Norman Records. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
13. "Buddhist Hipsters / The Orb / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 22 September 2025.
14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
16. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
17. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2025.