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Saw this for $30 at a record store yesterday, but didn't dish. any comments/reviews on this one? Heard one track and it was like jungle this, jungle that ; ) but I have a subconscious sense of regret for some reason... tonee p.s. went to orb/s.e. show in Cleveland last night. Sun Electric were brilliant, short set though imo. I'd like to know what kind of sequencer the dark-haired guy (max?tom?) was fucking with. I think that they use the custom sequencers that Kraftwerk makes or something, I forgot what they're called! I do have a gear list, but don't know of its liability. Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and Andy did 8everything8 else. I vaguely remember Blue Room, Fluffy Clouds, Blue Room, S.A.L.T. (least fav orb track), maybe Bedouin, & of course Toxygene. anyone else go to this?

tboggs@earthlink.net,Internet writes:

quoted 5 lines Saw this for $30 at a record store yesterday, but didn't dish. any

>Saw this for $30 at a record store yesterday, but didn't dish. any >comments/reviews on this one? >Heard one track and it was like jungle this, jungle that ; ) but I have >a subconscious sense of regret >for some reason...

here in Sweden the CD was a gift to all readers of a paper called "pop"...! it´s pretty cool, interesting beats - some original stuff... some of the tracks are kind of similar to many others... it´s also rap in some of the tracks... but, go ahead, buy it, you will not be disappointed... /Stefan

quoted 3 lines went to orb/s.e. show in Cleveland last night. Sun Electric were

>went to orb/s.e. show in Cleveland last night. Sun Electric were >brilliant, short set though imo. I'd like to know what kind of sequencer >the dark-haired guy (max?tom?) was fucking with. I think that they use

Dark haired guy, Max Loderbauer. Blond guy, Tom Thiel.

quoted 2 lines the custom sequencers that Kraftwerk makes or something, I forgot what

>the custom sequencers that Kraftwerk makes or something, I forgot what >they're called! I do have a gear list, but don't know of its liability.

I was at the Chicago show on Saturday. I was going to write something up but forgot to. Their setup was right in front of the crowd barricade. Tom was just tweaking a soundboard the whole time. Other equipment: Apple Mac (Remind you of RDJ?), Korg Prophecy (I think, it was silver), Nord Rack, some other rack item, sampler below. I was like five feet from them. People were standing ten inches from Tom's face. One tall guy was yelling shit at him about 7 minutes into their set. He looked up at him but otherwise they were very concentrated on their set. I thought most of the equipment they had would have broke down because it was so humid. Tom was sweating very hard, he had on some plaid pants. I couldn't recognize anything they did (I don't have any albums), but was very pleased. The crowd only got into it when Max touched his Prophecy to make a drum and bass, bassline.

quoted 2 lines Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and

>Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and >Andy did 8everything8 else.

I was standing in the balcony and could see that all LX was doing, Was spinning records! I went back down to the floor and watched Andy do everything. He has some help though, some guy with blond dreadlocks was helping him trigger samples and the like.

quoted 2 lines I vaguely remember Blue Room, Fluffy Clouds, Blue Room, S.A.L.T.

>I vaguely remember Blue Room, Fluffy Clouds, Blue Room, S.A.L.T. >(least fav orb track),

S.A.L.T. was terrible. I have no idea why it's in their set. The other stuff was nice. The great songs were the ones which lasted like 45 seconds. I think they were samples of people singing really absurd some. Another one was true drum and bass, without a hint of dub, very different track for the orb. I'd like to hear somemore tracks like this. I don't think the last album was a radical change for them, as the press had said. If they did this weird drum and bass shit, I'd be happier with their future rather than this bullshit.

quoted 2 lines maybe Bedouin, & of course Toxygene. anyone else go to this?

>maybe Bedouin, & of course Toxygene. anyone else go to this? >

I really like Toxygene but both times I saw the orb it sounded like the "can" sound or whatever that is that keeps the melody is drowned in the bassline, that really pissed me off. I think the encore song was some unreleased song. Rusty

quoted 8 lines Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and

> > >Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and > >Andy did 8everything8 else. > > I was standing in the balcony and could see that all LX was doing, Was > spinning records! I went back down to the floor and watched Andy do > everything. He has some help though, some guy with blond dreadlocks was > helping him trigger samples and the like.

the way i thought they were doing it was as such: alex does *live* sampling and he triggers and speeds and twiddles with them, and aas far as i thought, it was him only doing this. correct me if i'm wrong :) apor

Rusty Householter said once upon a time:

quoted 5 lines Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and

>>Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and >>Andy did 8everything8 else. > >I was standing in the balcony and could see that all LX was doing, Was >spinning records!

Even since the Thrash days, this is all LX does live. He usually has two turntables and a dual-CD player in front of him.

On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Pete Ashdown wrote:

quoted 11 lines Rusty Householter said once upon a time:

> Rusty Householter said once upon a time: > > >>Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and > >>Andy did 8everything8 else. > > > >I was standing in the balcony and could see that all LX was doing, Was > >spinning records! > > Even since the Thrash days, this is all LX does live. He usually has two > turntables and a dual-CD player in front of him. >

When I saw them touring for Orbus Terrarum it was Andy who was spinning and Alex was behind a huge bank of kit looking for all the world like he was triggering samples. I'm sure it was Alex as I did an interview with him beforethe show. We're not confusing the two are we? Tim Those who set out to serve both God and Mammon soon find there is no God.

Tim Fothergill F. Ciencias Dpto. Biologia said once upon a time:

quoted 4 lines When I saw them touring for Orbus Terrarum it was Andy who was spinning

>When I saw them touring for Orbus Terrarum it was Andy who was spinning >and Alex was behind a huge bank of kit looking for all the world like he >was triggering samples. I'm sure it was Alex as I did an interview with >him beforethe show. We're not confusing the two are we?

Alex is very bald. Andy has lots of hair.

On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Pete Ashdown wrote:

quoted 9 lines Tim Fothergill F. Ciencias Dpto. Biologia said once upon a time:

> Tim Fothergill F. Ciencias Dpto. Biologia said once upon a time: > > >When I saw them touring for Orbus Terrarum it was Andy who was spinning > >and Alex was behind a huge bank of kit looking for all the world like he > >was triggering samples. I'm sure it was Alex as I did an interview with > >him beforethe show. We're not confusing the two are we? > > Alex is very bald. Andy has lots of hair. >

That's a no then? :) Tim Those who set out to serve both God and Mammon soon find there is no God.

quoted 8 lines When I saw them touring for Orbus Terrarum it was Andy who was spinning

>> >When I saw them touring for Orbus Terrarum it was Andy who was spinning >> >and Alex was behind a huge bank of kit looking for all the world like he >> >was triggering samples. I'm sure it was Alex as I did an interview with >> >him beforethe show. We're not confusing the two are we? >> >> Alex is very bald. Andy has lots of hair. >> >That's a no then? :)

I guess that is a question for you. Every time I've seen the Orb play (thrice), the configuration has been Alex on turntables.

At 12:12 PM 7/23/97 -0400, you wrote:

quoted 15 lines Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and

>> >> >Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and >> >Andy did 8everything8 else. >> >> I was standing in the balcony and could see that all LX was doing, Was >> spinning records! I went back down to the floor and watched Andy do >> everything. He has some help though, some guy with blond dreadlocks was >> helping him trigger samples and the like. > > >the way i thought they were doing it was as such: alex does *live* >sampling and he triggers and speeds and twiddles with them, and aas far as >i thought, it was him only doing this. > >correct me if i'm wrong :) apor

I guess that's what he was doing. He was twiddling some knobs too, so that could mean he's almost doing anything. I lost interest with him and started watching Andy instead. Rusty

At 02:52 PM 7/23/97 -0400, you wrote:

quoted 18 lines On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Pete Ashdown wrote:

>On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Pete Ashdown wrote: > >> Rusty Householter said once upon a time: >> >> >>Orb were... err, well good too. Looked like LX just spun records, and >> >>Andy did 8everything8 else. >> > >> >I was standing in the balcony and could see that all LX was doing, Was >> >spinning records! >> >> Even since the Thrash days, this is all LX does live. He usually has two >> turntables and a dual-CD player in front of him. >> >When I saw them touring for Orbus Terrarum it was Andy who was spinning >and Alex was behind a huge bank of kit looking for all the world like he >was triggering samples. I'm sure it was Alex as I did an interview with >him beforethe show. We're not confusing the two are we? >

As the bloke said before, Alex is bald very bald, he may have worn a stocking cap. Andy has really long hair. Alex is also kind of pudgy. I am for fucking sure that Alex is on the turntables and Andy's on the sample/bassline side. I've seen pictures and TV shows of the Orb and I know what Alex looks like! Don't confuse yer self! Rusty

On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Rusty Householter wrote: snip

quoted 6 lines stocking cap. Andy has really long hair. Alex is also kind of pudgy. I

> stocking cap. Andy has really long hair. Alex is also kind of pudgy. I > am for fucking sure that Alex is on the turntables and Andy's on the > sample/bassline side. I've seen pictures and TV shows of the Orb and I > know what Alex looks like! Don't confuse yer self! > > Rusty

yeah, i think alex always wears that stocking cap of his fav football club. manchester i think? apor

Tim Fothergill F. Ciencias Dpto. Biologia wrote:

quoted 12 lines When I saw them touring for Orbus Terrarum it was Andy who was

> When I saw them touring for Orbus Terrarum it was Andy who was > spinning > and Alex was behind a huge bank of kit looking for all the world like > he > was triggering samples. I'm sure it was Alex as I did an interview > with > him beforethe show. We're not confusing the two are we? > > Tim > > Those who set out to serve both God and Mammon > soon find there is no God.

I was on the floor, and they were kind of up on a stage. But could tell that Andy was doing anything and everything but spinning records:)

It's beginning to look like I caught them on just the night the two decided to swap over. Don't suppose there's anyone else on the list who went to the gig in Wolverhampton on the Orbus Terrarum tour? Tim Those who set out to serve both God and Mammon soon find there is no God. On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, K>G!B> wrote:

quoted 19 lines Tim Fothergill F. Ciencias Dpto. Biologia wrote:

> Tim Fothergill F. Ciencias Dpto. Biologia wrote: > > > When I saw them touring for Orbus Terrarum it was Andy who was > > spinning > > and Alex was behind a huge bank of kit looking for all the world like > > he > > was triggering samples. I'm sure it was Alex as I did an interview > > with > > him beforethe show. We're not confusing the two are we? > > > > Tim > > > > Those who set out to serve both God and Mammon > > soon find there is no God. > > I was on the floor, and they were kind of up on a stage. But could tell > that Andy was doing anything and everything but spinning records:) > >