On Fri, 5 Jul 1996 DVAgent@aol.com wrote:
quoted 12 lines well, i have to tell you all that i had the time of my life (well damn close)> well, i have to tell you all that i had the time of my life (well damn close)
> on tues at the orbital show in grand rapids mi. i saw them in detroit the
> night b4 and they rocked my world, however the gr show was rather special. i
> did indeed unload their equipment and i then proceeded to talk intermittently
> with them, and the roadies, while they waited to go on. they are incredibly
> nice guys, very cool. i didnt get to see all of their equipment as i didnt
> unpack and set it up, obviously. but i did see: 303, e64, eiii, 4 alesis
> drum machines sr-something or other i believe i'm not positive i cant
> remember the name, i believe a korg trinity not sure, a novation basstation,
> a jupiter 6. there were several other components that i couldnt identify,
> one being perhaps a moog of some sort. they also had a mackie mixing board,
> which phil abuses throughout the show.
Just saw the concert last night here in Washington, DC at the 9:30 club.
All I can say is that is was amazing. I think what made the show most
appealing was the sequenced light show(about 7 intellibeams) and 2 video
screens, not to speak lightly of the music, I just don't think it would have
been as interesting with out the lot. Their keyboard layout was pretty
much as stated up above except that the alesis products were (6)MMT8
sequencers and a Korg Prophecy & Wavestation. Of course a 909 & 808 midied
up and possibly one other drum machine. I have to confer that they were
running everything live, sequenced, but live. One was basically triggering
sequences while the other manned the massive mixing board. Occasionally
they would tweak the various synths(ie 303 filter sweeps) for different
effects but not really any live keyboard playing. I have to say the Satan
track really caught my attention, very hardcore. The sound system in the
club is amazing so the sounds never distorted making for a nearly flawless
performance.
Overall performace: 2 thumbs up, in the words of Siskel & Ebert(movie
critics here in the states)
Now to get rid of this nasty case of tunitis(forgive the misspelling)....
Ross
Volition Inc