OKay, here's my two cents worth about the show. I agree that the
sound quality was vastly inferior to previous MBM shows but that
wasn't entirely the fault of the venue. As someone else mentioned,
the Orb sounded fabulous there as did Banco de Gaia. The sound mix
was the problem. The live drums (a big mistake in my opinion) were
too loud and hollow-sounding and all of Jack's improvisational
noodling was drowned out so it all began to sound a bit repetitive.
There were stand-out moments, though-- Transmission, and the few (too
few, in my opinion) tracks that they played from Satyricon.
I suppose it's a bit unfair of me to compare this show to past
delights such as the Communion tour (MBM, Orbital, & Ultramarine)
when all three bands were in top form, playing in intimate little
clubs with fantastic sound systems-- Hearing MBM's Drop and Orbital's
The Naked & The Dead (they really need to start playing that live
again) in the same night was heavenly to say the least. ANyway,
enough babbling-- good show but could have been better.
As for Loop Guru, I was once again confused as to why anyone buys
their records. Terribly dull.