The old guys still got it

It’s rare in NYC when you get a second chance to see an event that you missed. Last night, old fave’s The Orb played in Brooklyn at Warsaw. Tonight they are down in DC, but for those NYC’ers that slept on the Brooklyn date, you’ve got another chance to catch them Saturday night. This is the final show on their US support tour for Okie Dokie released recently on Kompakt.

Why is this show worth seeing? ‘Techno’ for those genre subscribers, has moved back underground in recent years and has gotten more serious sounding. The Orb, while having finally fully transformed their sound to fit Kompakt’s aesthetic, still manages to be fun and enjoyable to listen to. Fehlmann opens the show with a short DJ set. Travel photo’s from Alex’s digital camera are projected on the screen behind him. It’s a nice personal touch.

Alex comes out and handles the audio while Thomas does visuals. The set last night was a mix of new stuff with a few classics. It sounded great and everyone was having a good time (something personally I’ve not seen at with techno recently) The visuals were cool and related to the tracks they played. Alex then finishes with a DJ set including some of the original tracks the Orb have sample from. There’s a few photo’s of the SF show here on flickr.

The Orb bids the US farewell tomorrow night at Avalon.