I know the Orb can be ambient, but this show was not.
The Musicians
The infamous Dr. Paterson did not appear to be present. Some guy Andy
with Aphex hair was on the mixing console and effects processors, some
nameless guy (I don't follow the Orb closely) was spinning some tracks, and
someone else was playing with the lighting (which along with the three
screens was excellent). Gee, no one playing percussion or keys. Pissed me
off at first but the music was great so I let it go.
The Music
All tracks were very danceable, most with a killer bass groove. They
didn't play anything old and they didn't play Toxygene or Teste (the only
two new tracks I know, courtesy of Amp). For all I know it could have all
been brand new tracks except for the disco and jazz mixed in (yes, orb used
disco and jazz tracks). I almost think these guys were ringers. They used
a lot of stuff off of ADAT, but one off but then corrected loop (clean
enough to where the average person didn't even stop dancing) showed that
they were working for there money. They played for about an hour and a
half.
No Chemical Brothers, and thank someone. They would have killed a night
of great music. They weren't expected but the DJ's listed weren't the ones
that showed up. These poor guys trying to read a New Orleans crowd at 9~11
P.M. when most of us aren't ready to go until after midnight.
Travis L. Combel
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