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LX in boston dj set review [kinda long and meandering]
by gliddenm＠nettaxi.com 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

well, i've been too lazy to write up my experience at the LX dj show (feb 1, 02) in boston..i hadn't seen anyone else write anything about it either (not surprising, since the crowd was like 60 people, max...) anyway, i was extremely impressed with his set, i'd only seen him dj one or two times before, but this was by far his most technically adept that i've seen (funny some of the LA or SF people said he sucked technically..heh, maybe he wasn't very high at this show). so to start with, the doors opened at 6 at axis, which is pretty lame because they wanted to get us outta there before their normal "club night" which starts at 10pm and goes till 2am. at about 6:10 we got there and there were about 4 others there, we proceeded to sit on dirty steps for 70 minutes or so before LX strolled in and walked past the bar, etc..thankfully he saved us from the god-awful generic house they'd been playing off a cd somewhere, and threw on a cd with some really spacey ambient shit..cool stuff (he also mixed with similar stuff throughout the night, some of the transitions he'd start up the supa ambient stuff before switching over records, which may sound like a way of copping out of good mixing, but it went over quite well). so LX talked with 3 women at the bar and then disappeared backstage for 10 or 15 minutes, came back to the stage armed with a can of guiness and set about blowing us away.. as others have said, and if you've seen him before, he plays every genre of music..such a nice change from the "2 hours of bumpin' hardhouse/trance/etc with no segues and no tempo changes" that is all too common in my club-going experiences these days. i wish i wrote this sooner, because i'd have more details..as others have mentioned, he played a few badorb tracks, but only 3 or so i'd guess. he appeared to be in a very good mood, even though for the majority of the show, there were only 30-40 people (more people trickled in near the end, i assume they were there for the "regular" club night). at one point, he disappeared backstage while a song was playing and came back out with 3 cans of guiness for the extremely rowdy and into-the-music mexican guys standing in front of the stage (the dancefloor was otherwise pretty barren for most of the evening). they followed up by having various scantily-clad bar-maids bring drinks to him.. at one point he threw on some 80's softrock/synthpop sorta thing, i forget what the name was, but he proudly displayed the record cover while he danced around and sang the lyrics (i don't think it was the remix of whatever others on the list are talking about, it sounded like a straight-up original)..very funny and enjoyable, and took some by surprise..either right before that, or after it, he played a track i'd be willing to bet is some new orb goodness..if not, i'd like to know what it is..had some orb-esque dubby bass stuf going on and some other slight electronic wankery we've come to expect from the orb.. so yes, as i said, i was amazed by the technical skills..he'd mix stuff together that sounded great, and also he was constantly putting stuff on and then barely switching it back and forth for a noisy beat or whatnot, i didn't exactly expect this sorta stuff from him, but it was much appreciated. he also played the missy elliot feat. nelly furtado "get ur freak on" remix, which he seemed to enjoy quite a lot..which kinda raised a few eyebrows in the audience, but was funny in an ironic sorta way (although given the respect i see electronic producers and everyone give that song, i don't think he meant it very ironically). as i said, he went on around 7:30 and played till a few minutes after 10, so it was quite a long set.. i wish that his sets were more crowded, as i'm not sure places will rush to book him again if no one comes to the shows (although to be fair, the weather that evening was pretty crappy, and also how many people want to go see a dj at 6pm?) ahh well..i was more than pleased by this excellent performance, hopefully some new orb goodness will head our way soon.. matt. ------------------------------------------------------------ Valentine's Day is here, send a romantic gift to your friend or loved one NOW! http://www.smartshop.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi?ssa=4099&a=giftguide

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From the Los Angeles Times 2/11/02
by Ed 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

Did anyone catch Alex Saturday in LA? The notice was a bit short and I had my money sunk into Thievery Corporations LA stop at the El Rey with a bunch of friends on Friday. They were the bomb! Just couldn't do both this time around. Hope Gavin got the hot tip and the Orb do tour again this year. Proper here is Southern Cali. This review appeared in the Times this morning. Huh, all those time's I've attended his DJ gigs and no review. Edward "Orb's Paterson Comes Down To Earth In Engaging Show" By Steve Baltin POP MUSIC REVIEW (??) Though Dr. Alex Paterson has been called everything from genius to eccentric by the electronic community, he has never earned such descriptions as warm or inviting. One could even argue that since 1989, this member of the Orb has symbolized the idea of electronic music as cold and detached. So when the seminal UK dance figure came into town Saturday for a deejay set at the Knitting Factory, it was difficult to know what to expect. Would be play the kind of spacey, expansive ambient sounds-hardly dance music, really- that he has produced with the Orb? Or would he show a different side? Paterson started his set a little after midnight with Orb sounds, but his two-hour stink definitely showed an unexpected side. it wasn't so much the all-over-the map musical selections-which ranged from metallic synth version of the Smiths' "There Is A Light" to a sample of Paterson's own hit "Little Fluffy Clouds" and included House, Dancehall and pure Techno in between-as it was how animated Paterson was on stage. Dancing, jumping, smiling and waving his arms, Paterson was downright engaging. And as he settled into a groove roughly 40 minutes in, he even became a but playful with the audience, egging on the dancing fans with his motions. Also unexpected was how technically adept he was. True, Paterson has been performing as a deejay since the late 80's, but since most associate him with his own productions, his slick transitions and well-developed style were a bonus in a night full of pleasant surprises.

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Re: [Orb] (no subject)
by Noraa Selim 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

It's a Juno Reactor song/album called "Luciana" 60+ minutes that Alex Co-wrote. Real good to sleep to. Pretty hard to find on cd. -peace out does anybody know if the mp3 alex patterson/ juno reactor song called luciano a real song is from alex _____________________________________________________________ Get email for your site ---> http://www.everyone.net

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RE: [Orb] Morphology?
by Stephen.Gilbert＠kvaerner.com 11 Feb '02

11 Feb '02

I have that album. It just contains some rare remixes.... like orb Vs KLF. Dont have cover infront of me, so unable to tell you exactly whats on it. Im nearly 100% sure its a bootleg, since I got it from a bootleg shop back in 1993. -----Original Message----- From: Dimos Thanasoulas [mailto:ourpc@netonline.gr] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 12:53 PM To: orb(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Orb] Morphology? Does anyone know anything about this cd? http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem <http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1511867938> &item=1511867938 Have a nice weekend everyone! Dimos n.p. Laurent Garnier - Unreasonable Behaviour

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Re: [Orb] LX & Simon in Chicago
by cdrich＠juno.com 11 Feb '02

11 Feb '02

On Thu, 7 Feb 2002 21:30:46 -0800 (PST) Gavin Miller <orbaddict(a)yahoo.com> writes: > > PS, all but 6 of 15 shows have been converted to cd > from the 2 US tours last year, and LX has copies of > each one. When I have some time, I'll make them > available on list. Woohoo! Here's hoping Gavin finds himself lots of time. Soon! Cheers, CDRich CDs for sale or trade - new CDs added every Sunday: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/6749/ ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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CMA 2001
by E O 11 Feb '02

11 Feb '02

I have this .ra broadcast of the Orb at CMA 2001. My question is, does anybody know what CMA is and when it took place? It was broadcast on Maritime Live, and I have no idea what that is either. Anybody know anything? Thanks, -Eric _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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(no subject)
by Grandmother Carl Attar Of Baalbek the Third in Line with penguin in bondage 11 Feb '02

11 Feb '02

hi there carl here amsterdam does anybody know if the mp3 alex patterson/ juno reactor a song called luciano a real song is from alex? thanks

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promos
by Alan 11 Feb '02

11 Feb '02

Hi. I'm kind of a new poster to the list. Not like that will stop me from this diatribe: About promos: I worked in record stores for over twelve years as a buyer. The last few years I was buyer for the biggest record store in the Gulf South USA. Very prestigious. I got promo copies of EVERYTHING. The corporate owners and management were colluding to destroy it (with the help of the major record labels) and I bailed out before I went postal. Anyway, I've sold hundreds of promos. I have thousands in my collection. I've bought and sold other used cds. I've collected a shitload of mp3s from the internet. As a kid I taped hundreds if not thousands of records. If you're really good, there won't be many promos out there for sale. And each one that is bought is someone who might buy your next album at retail. Somewhere down the line of copying stuff, someone will go out and buy it for their collection. No one's figured a way to send complete copies of the liner notes and album covers with every mp3 file and that shit is important to collectors. Collectors are the record industry's base sales source. We spend a higher percentage of our income on music than anyone else. Kids that buy singles don't buy albums. People that buy hits rarely but lots of albums. They get most of their music from the radio. The people that frequent record stores and buy lots of music are the same people that have tons of mp3s, tapes, hi-fi vhs audio, DATA and other "illegal" stuff in their house. The whole "free crap costs the industry money" argument is lame. Record sales are up despite the lack of true hit material out there. Back when the cassette came out the record industry was screaming bloody murder that they were going to be decimated. Sales went up. More free shit means more record sales. So someone sell me a promo. Yours, Alan Evil Institute for Psychic Reform www.ifpr.homestead.com Change your mind. www.mp3.com/ifpr

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UK Auntie Aubreys 2
by Mark Weston 10 Feb '02

10 Feb '02

Hello All, The official release date for this double cd is 4.3.02.The cat no is DVNT 23CD. Tracks included are 3am Eternal (Blue Danube) Once More (FT explores Satan) The Cranberries Zombie (Two Humps Not One), Sentinel (Nobel Prize Mix) System 7 Miracle (Full Long Orb Mix)etc etc. I have been lucky enough to get a promo of this and this is a brilliant cd. Oh and its in Stereo.... Sincere Regards Mark W.

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MY FTp
by RMStringer 10 Feb '02

10 Feb '02

It is back up and running. The info that I gave out yester as to the login of each mailing list will be the procedure for the moment. I will give personal accounts to people if they ask. Thankx

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