I was at many of the nights mentioned below and they were certainly very special. I remember the May gig well - he followed Underworld and managed to fit in about 30 records in his short slot ! I saw Mills for the first time there too - probably the night mentioned. No club since has ever matched the INTENSITY of The Orbit - the club opened at 8.00pm and many people would catch the train there from Leeds at around 6 to queue (the After Dark is not actually in Leeds but in Morley - a small town outside Leeds - strange that such a small palce could host such a legendary club - like having the Music Institute in Flint). It closed early, at 2am, so the crowd would make sure they got their moneys worth. Are there any other clubs that are heaving with whooping flailing nutters by 9pm? It will certainly be missed by many. -----Original Message----- From: innercity [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 10:12 AM To: Phonopsia; Dan Bean; McAllister, Nic Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) orbit
it's a real shame cos i've had the best nights of my life in that place. plus 8 held their first party in the uk there, mills played only his 2nd gig ever in the uk at orbit then proceeded to rock the place many more times until he saw his arse in 98, ur held a party back in 92ish with alan oldham, sven vath's been pretty much a resident for 11+ years holding many of his birthday parties there along with some classic harthouse and omen nights. daft punk played long before anyone knew who they were as did underworld, autechre, lfo, speedy j and too many more. claude young played his first ever (and only?) live set at orbit one new year after turning up the previous new year (not booked) with a bag of records begging to play! derrick may once got a taxi from london to drive the 200+ miles just so he could play for the final 20 minutes. the list is pretty much endless and i could waffle for hours but i've got work to do..... t ##################################################################################### Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #####################################################################################
