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After eight years, the return of Orbital.

17 durable postsStarted 2012-04-01Latest 2012-04-20
#116648Post 1 of 17

[URL]http://www.mixmag.net/words/interviews/qa/orbital[/URL]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jdCbr.gif[/IMG]

#1602485Post 2 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

I've been an [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=846"]orbital[/url] fan ever since I saw them with Chemical Bros, [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=501"]Underworld[/url], and [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=38"]The Orb[/url] at Snow Valley in San Bernardino National Forest in 1996.

I was so happy to have a chance to see them the Friday before Coachella in SF last year. It's still amazing.

Thanks for the link.

#1602490Post 3 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

[QUOTE=the sun the sea;1031502]I've been an [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=846"]orbital[/URL] fan ever since I saw them with Chemical Bros, [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=501"]Underworld[/URL], and [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=38"]The Orb[/URL] at Snow Valley in San Bernardino National Forest in 1996.

I was so happy to have a chance to see them the Friday before Coachella in SF last year. It's still amazing.

Thanks for the link.[/QUOTE]

must of been an amazing show all of those in their prime during that time.

#1602497Post 4 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

[video=youtube;nOGM1V6lCgM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOGM1V6lCgM[/video]

#1602498Post 5 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

[video=youtube;Q9675nvyses]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9675nvyses[/video]

#1602499Post 6 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

[video=youtube;E9USCcjfNm8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9USCcjfNm8[/video]

#1602508Post 7 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/jI3XL.gif[/img]

#1602513Post 8 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

Great news !!!!

[video=youtube;eAle0pAJ_zY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAle0pAJ_zY[/video]

#1602521Post 9 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

Addictive !!! :twisted:

[video=youtube;8oUS4j8rgYE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oUS4j8rgYE[/video]

#1602532Post 10 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

I didn't even know San Bernardino had a national forest, is it close to Oak Glen?

[QUOTE=tiddles;1031537][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jI3XL.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE]

:roflmao: Mariner's new avatar

#1602620Post 11 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

[QUOTE=the sun the sea;1031502]I've been an [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=846"]orbital[/URL] fan ever since I saw them with Chemical Bros, [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=501"]Underworld[/URL], and [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=38"]The Orb[/URL] at Snow Valley in San Bernardino National Forest in 1996.

I was so happy to have a chance to see them the Friday before Coachella in SF last year. It's still amazing.

Thanks for the link.[/QUOTE]

all of them in the same night?????? that's a hell of a night!

#1606206Post 12 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

[QUOTE=88Mariner;1031470][URL="http://www.mixmag.net/words/interviews/qa/orbital"][/URL]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jdCbr.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE]

5th of May - Got my ticket, arranged my sources of transport, and we wait.

#1606964Post 13 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

[url]http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/04/orbital-interview/[/url]

#1606986Post 14 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

[COLOR=#ffffff][QUOTE=floridaorange;1031564]I didn't even know San Bernardino had a national forest, is it close to O[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffffff]ak Glen? [/QUOTE]

here's a write up from the latimes:

[/COLOR][URL="http://articles.latimes.com/print/1996-06-24/entertainment/ca-18133_1_fresh-alternative"][COLOR=#ffffff]http://articles.latimes.com/print/1996-06-24/entertainment/ca-18133_1_fresh-alternative[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#ffffff] [FONT=Georgia][B]Organic '96 Offers Fresh Alternative[/B]

[B]POP MUSIC REVIEWS[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#ffffff][FONT=Georgia]

[/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][FONT=inherit]June 24, 1996|DENNIS ROMERO[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][FONT=inherit]SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST — KROQ is here broadcasting live, several heavyweight label executives are checking out the scene, and so is a capacity crowd. Organic '96--an all-night synthesizer-based dance music affair with perhaps the most artistically laudable lineup of its kind ever assembled in America--is a critical success.[/FONT] [FONT=inherit]But the question on a lot of people's minds (including those label folks) is not about the critical, but rather the commercial. They want to know: Can dance music festivals like this one, which ended early Sunday, fill the void left by the highly lucrative Grateful Dead tours and at the same time bring a fresh alternative to "alternative" rock festivals gone stale (read: Lollapalooza)?[/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][IMG]http://articles.latimes.com/images/pixel.gif[/IMG][/FONT] [/COLOR][FONT=Georgia][FONT=inherit][COLOR=#ffffff]Perhaps the question is left unanswered. For Organic's organizers, concert promoter Philip Blaine and a music agent who went under the moniker Chaotica, cost, apparently, was no object. Besides bringing top British acts such as [/COLOR][URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1360"][COLOR=#ffffff]the Chemical Brothers[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#ffffff], [/COLOR][URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=501"][COLOR=#ffffff]Underworld[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#ffffff], [/COLOR][URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=846"][COLOR=#ffffff]Orbital[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#ffffff] and [/COLOR][URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=38"][COLOR=#ffffff]the Orb[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#ffffff] to the stage (along with several other acts and deejays), they sprung for state-of-the-art Turbo sound (of Pink Floyd fame), more than 80 computer-controlled lights, a 70-watt laser that shot out tree-trunk sized beams and, of course, the vast grounds at Snow Valley Resort, providing a techno-hippy vibe. With more than 6,000 paying customers (at $25 to $30 a head) drawn by heavy promotion in print, radio and on the street (fliers), Blaine said it was a "break-even situation."[/COLOR][/FONT][COLOR=#ffffff] [/COLOR][FONT=inherit][COLOR=#ffffff]It's too bad it couldn't be more profitable, both for the promoters and for the future of music festivals. Despite being hampered by low nighttime temperatures (low 40s), the event was world-class. [/COLOR][URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=501"][COLOR=#ffffff]Underworld[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#ffffff], a critically celebrated duo, programmed a nonstop techno trip with ambient bridges and ecstatic eruptions that had the crowd eating out of its hand. [/COLOR][URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=846"][COLOR=#ffffff]Orbital[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#ffffff]'s trip was much the same, with the Hartnoll brothers and their trademark flashlight shades (making them look like aliens) programming exalted sounds while backed by sublime computer graphics (heartbeat monitors). The only letdown, and a slight one at that, was [/COLOR][URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1360"][COLOR=#ffffff]the Chemical Brothers[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#ffffff]' set, which sounded more like a pre-programmed medley of their greatest hits than an improvisational take on their rock-inflected break beats.[/COLOR][/FONT][COLOR=#ffffff] [FONT=inherit]Ironically, more than 30,000 are expected to go to see some of these very acts next weekend--in England.[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][/COLOR]

#1606990Post 15 of 17

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;1031564]I didn't even know San Bernardino had a national forest, is it close to Oak Glen?

:roflmao: Mariner's new avatar[/QUOTE]

heh. I think i got it from something Illuminate posted? Can't remember. Thought it was funny. I have no idea who the guy is. But the 'stache, the 'deal-with-it glasses', and the sax hit the right note imho.

#1607095Post 16 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

So they made a big deal splitting up in 2004 only to come back 8 years later. Do you reckon they are back because they want to make some more great music or they have realised they need more money to take them into the twilight years?

I went to their last ever gig! I want my money back. I hope Sneak is arming himself up with another rant, money grabbing cunts, I just hope they are not seen show-boating on stage

#1608674Post 17 of 17

Re: After eight years, the return of Orbital.

another interview thingy here:

[url]http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/04/09/150300630/orbital-the-90s-revival-is-on-and-on[/url]

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