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What a sad night
by Jean Christophe DERRIEN 04 Sep '05

04 Sep '05

Yesterday, I went to the We Love Kompakt night in Paris. I should'nt have done that. Of course, it was nice to go to the Aquaboulevard, a place where you could swim from 10pm to midnight while listening to artists. But I mostly went to see Le Petit Orb Live. I've seen The Orb a lot in different places (Paris, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Zeebruge, Mount Fuji) and each time, it was an incredible experience. I've never seen Thomas & Lx playing together. Two hours before the show, I said hello to Lx but I don't really know if he recognized me : never mind... Just before them, Ferenc was playing a strong techno set : the crowd went wild. And then came Le Petit Orb at 2am : Thomas was using his Imac while Lx spun some records. Usually, when he uses some sounds he loves (although they are often the same things year after year), it's great, it has humor and such... Yesterday, Lx was either drunk or stoned but he was a complete mess. While Thomas played mostly extended versions of The Orb's Kompakt tunes (with Gee Strings and Outlands (Fountains of Elisha Mix) as a bonus), Lx was trying to put horrible noises (backwards and annoying stuff) on top of that. It was at first strange, then irritating, then boring. The audience liked the tunes, but Lx couldn't care less. He wanted to be hated and tried to stop the tracks several times, while the crowd was having a good time. I felt sad, sad because The Orb is my favorite group ever. I wanted them so much to have success now and in the future, in front of a french audience that barely knows them. Thank God, I didn't invite some friends to come see the Orb experience in 2005. Several times, Thomas asked him to stop his attitude, but Lx didn't. Thomas finally left (AFAIR) and Lx played a 12" of A huge... and that's it. I respect Lx for all that he did before, but I'm not sure if I'll go see Le Petit Orb live again. I'll stick to the records. JcFromParis

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Orb - Fake Cydonia-T-Shirt on ebay
by Nothing 03 Sep '05

03 Sep '05

Just a quick heads up so others can avoid this lowlife. The image is a plastic iron-on patch that's not even close to the real deal and is missing the yellow trim among other things. The first time I saw the auction I thought it might've been fake but I wanted to give her the benefit of doubt. Serves me right as I should've listened to my gut instincts. http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Orb-Cydonia-T-Shirt-XL_W0QQitemZ8331702136QQcategory Z15687QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Katrina
by Noraa Selim 03 Sep '05

03 Sep '05

Wish all the best for those effected by this disaster. Hope Alan Evil's OK... _____________________________________________________________ Get email for your site ---> http://www.everyone.net

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Long Way from home (Thrash mix) in Nina Walsh's Memo
by Jean Christophe DERRIEN 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Is a very good track (I don't know the original, though). Jcfromparis

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