2.21 Friday (Electronic)
Nectar & Solid Sound present:
Phil Hartnoll - ORBITAL (DJ Set)
DJ Riz (KEXP)
Michael Manahan
$22.50adv
8pm, 21+
Nectar Lounge
412 N 36th St
www.nectarlounge.com
Taking its name from Greater London's orbital motorway, the M25, central to the early rave scene and party network of the South East during the early days of acid house, Orbital is legendary DJ brother duo Phil and Paul Hartnoll.
Orbital broke through in 1994, winning an NME award for Vibes Best Dance Act, but it was their headline appearance at the Glastonbury Festival on 25 June that year that brought them most attention. Q magazine classed it as one of the top 50 gigs of all time, and in 2002 included Orbital in their list of "50 Bands to See Before You Die".
Orbital gave an improvisational element to live electronic music as the brothers mixed and sequenced their tracks on the fly, wearing their trademark head-mounted torches behind banks of equipment. Orbital were one of the few electronic acts invited to play at Woodstock '94.