Orbital reform - Tour 2009

[holden]

So, looks like it's not just a one-off gig. Does this mean a reformation in the studio, as well?

JANUARY 26TH 2009

GIGS CONFIRMED IN MANCHESTER AND LONDON PLUS FESTIVAL CONFIRMATIONS
PRE-SALE VIA OFFICIAL WEBSITE - LOOPZ

The Orbital reformation gathers momentum with headline shows now confirmed for Manchester and London this September. They are also set for a busy summer. Orbital play at 2009¹s Rock Ness Festival in Scotland on 14th June and in July play the Global Gathering Festival in Stratford, as well as The Big Chill Festival, Eastnor Castle as previously announced.

Orbital will play Manchester Academy on Saturday 19th September and London Brixton Academy on Friday 25th September. Tickets go on general public sale on Friday 30th January at 9am. We are running an exclusive pre-sale through the official Orbital web site - [COLOR=#3b5998]http://www.loopz.co.uk[/COLOR] on Wednesday 28th January 2009.

[dubman]

haha, BLD deleted himself before anyone said anything

[King of Snake]

well seeing as I haven't ever seen Orbital live it would be nice if they could come over here for the summer.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by King of Snake

well seeing as I haven't ever seen Orbital live it would be nice if they could come over here for the summer.

Yes I would love to see them visit Holland as well.

[GoatSucker]

Orbital play Sonar - 18th, 19th, 20th June in Barcelona. Get in!

http://www.sonar.es/portal/eng/news.cfm?id_noticia=445

[Professor]

the thing that orbital HAD, was that they actually played their gear in front of us. it took a mountain of synths and drum machines and sample products to make that sound, and it was fun to see all that commotion. there is something to be said for a person(s) who loads up all kinds of shit and brings it to the show, and actually RUNS a sequencer. sometimes the sequences line up, other times it's a trainwreck. anyone who attempts to sync 5 synthesizers and a sampler and a couple of drum machines knows the issues of sync. it's a bitch. shit, just try to sync up two laptops with a single MIDI click, it's often times worthless.

Orbital was probably the best electronic show i've ever seen. I was young enough, high enough, and the venue was small enough. If you get the chance, do it...even if they do play that horrible bunch of samples through halcyon. shame... that's one of the most beautiful techno tracks ever, and they had to go and fuck it all up.


that said, maybe it's all over....

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Originally Posted by Professor

that's one of the most beautiful techno tracks ever, and they had to go and fuck it all up.

...they just over-tinkered imo. i heard it when they were just using the belinda carlisle bit and it was amazing. then they played sonar soon after bon jovi had played barcelona and, well...

[holden]

Re: Professor - yeah, i hear you about synching and the horrible frustrations of some parts being even just a little off-beat. It's a mess.

Though i've never personally seen Orbital live (i'd very much like to!) i have heard them perform on countless bootlegs. Kudos to them indeed for pulling off fairly complicated and bautifully-sounding compositions live. But to be honest, their live sound isn't that different from the albums. As Stimpee said above, their setlists were pretty fixed throughout the tours and they performed the tracks virtually the same each time. On some of the early stours (93 and 94, anyway), there was a bit more improv. But in the latter days, it was only on Halcyon with its Bon Jovi, Belinda Carlisle, and Darkness samples that you could count on the track maybe sounding different or unique.
Underworld are and always have been the kings of live improvisation, and they didn't take tons of gear along to do it.

[stimpee]

http://www.recordstore.co.uk/orbital...RCnV79qN3IEb-1

Orbital Update
Pre-order the 20 Album

Released June 8th 2009, pre-order your copy of Orbital's brand new greatest hits collection, 20.

The double disc set features twenty tracks and includes previously unreleased versions and remixes of the duo's finest moments.

Orbital: Orbital 20

£11.99
Double CD album
Release Date : Jun 08 2009

Paul Hartnoll: This compilation is the most definitive summary of our work since 'Chime' came out in 1989. It's a great introduction, or indeed a reminder, of the story so far...

Tracklisting

Disc One

1. Chime (Live Style Mix)
2. Belfast
3. Satan
4. Halcyon (Tom Middleton Re-Model)*
5. Lush 3
6. Impact (Live From Royal Albert Hall)*
7. Are We Here (Who Are They?)
8. The Box
9. Nothing Left (Much Ado About Nothing Left)
10. One Perfect Sunrise (Radio Edit)

Disc Two

1. Omen
2. Choice
3. The Naked And The Dead
4. Sad But True
5. Style
6. Funny Break (One Is Enough)
7. The Girl With The Sun In Her Head
8. Remind (Live From New York)*
9. Lush (Herve's 'Tree and Leaf' Remix)*
10. Impact (The Earth Is Burning)

(* Denotes previously unreleased version / new remix)

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Very cool stimp. I started with the "Work 1989-2002" and was just barely intrigued enough to get their albums, which ended up being way better than I thought. 3-minute versions of "Halycon" and "Are We Here?" didn't really make much of an impression. Hopefully this turns out way better!!