Buddhist Hipsters

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Buddhist Hipsters
Buddhist Hipsters.jpg
Studio album by
Released10 October 2025
Length77:45
Label Cooking Vinyl
Producer The Orb
The Orb chronology
Orboretum: The Orb Collection
(2024)
Buddhist Hipsters
(2025)
Singles from Buddhist Hipsters
  1. "Arabebonics"
    Released: 16 July 2025 [1]
  2. "Under the Bed"
    Released: 22 August 2025
  3. "It's Coming Soon"
    Released: 10 September 2025
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Pop Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Scotsman Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

Track listing

Buddhist Hipsters track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spontaneously Combust"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"
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"
9:55
10."Khàron"
12:02
Total length:77:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [13]

The Orb

Additional contributors

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.