HAS THE ORBIT CLOSED

**The Divide** · 20-10-2003, 06:50 PM

i hought u lived in mexico:):)

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

**Sam_Horam** · 20-10-2003, 08:33 PM

To be honest, as has been said there was something very special about the Afterdark and whilst I'm sure that something will eventually try to fill the gap (promoted by them or not) things just ain't gonna ever be the same...

**Sam_Horam** · 20-10-2003, 08:40 PM

Just to add...whilst there are a number of nights in Leeds putting good techno on (and there have been dozens of others come and go over the years) there really isn't anywhere that can come close.

I think that's down to venues, crowd, history etc. etc.

...just wanted to acknowledge the other techno nights in Leeds.

**Tiptoe** · 20-10-2003, 09:18 PM

what i find strange is that at one of the last orbits they had us all fillin in membership forms when we came and i have been going for ages and i havent seen them do that before?

**detfella** · 24-10-2003, 12:58 AM

the rumoursare that robert hood is playing NYE with some one bigger (mills, hawtin, or speedy???) hopefully not sven....

Sounds like its moving to dark arches......with mark turner playing at tekfresh thats where i'll be heading.

**Col** · 24-10-2003, 01:51 AM

and the speculation mounts once again! ha ha

is it? or isnt it?

edge of the seat stuff. im going for sure if its on new years eve. i bet the tickets will be overpriced though.

**Tiptoe** · 26-10-2003, 03:23 PM

yeah i heard that robert hood story but i got told it was him dave clarke and marco bailey but i will believe it when i see it.

**detfella** · 27-10-2003, 05:12 PM

well if its those 3 i won't be going!

**The Divide** · 27-10-2003, 05:14 PM

Speedy J

Mills :lol:

**The Divide** · 27-10-2003, 05:14 PM

well if its those 3 i won't be going!

Lol you party pooper!!! :lol:

**The Divide** · 27-10-2003, 05:15 PM

Yeah Sven vath's not ard enuff, too trancy melodic for the Orb.

**Esox Lucius** · 27-10-2003, 05:18 PM

sven vath is poo.

**Tiptoe** · 27-10-2003, 06:44 PM

agree he has ruined loads of orbits has sven. Spoke to someone today who has been speaking to John Berry and he told her that they are trying to do 1 more but who knows?????????????????

**MARKEG** · 27-10-2003, 07:48 PM

i feel so sad the orbit has closed. i can quite easily say that if that club hadn't have been there, i wouldn't be sat here now. that club changed my life and definitely made me understand techno properly. i think many of the people lucky enough to have been through it's doors will agree.

i really hope there is one more.

**Tiptoe** · 28-10-2003, 07:22 PM

got my bank loan now so will be getting my own techno night in Leeds as soon as i can get myself a venue sorted. And you no am going to be gettin in touch Mark once it is. It won't ever be the same but it will be good and hard. Updates as soon as i no more!!!!!!!!!

**The Divide** · 29-10-2003, 12:01 PM

Wickid news

**TAdamson** · 29-10-2003, 12:40 PM

It is a shame the Orbit has closed but new nights will come and go, some good and some terrible, but techno will continue. For all it's worth, The Orbit was a victim of it's own sucess in the way that the promoters were limited to the DJ's they could book. They could not book Derrick May or DJ Bone of Rolando because they aren't hard enough. The fact they play extraordinarily good techno is completely irrelevant. Hopefully the promoters of the Orbit can re-locate and with a bit of luck make a great success again but this time diversify the techno a bit. Keep the quality hard techno which it is known for but also bring in some new, fresh blood who know how to tap into the new sound which is coming out of Detroit and Europe. This will in the end make it a true techno night legend, just like Lost.

**plincit** · 29-10-2003, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by TAdamson

It is a shame the Orbit has closed but new nights will come and go, some good and some terrible, but techno will continue. For all it's worth, The Orbit was a victim of it's own sucess in the way that the promoters were limited to the DJ's they could book. They could not book Derrick May or DJ Bone of Rolando because they aren't hard enough. The fact they play extraordinarily good techno is completely irrelevant. Hopefully the promoters of the Orbit can re-locate and with a bit of luck make a great success again but this time diversify the techno a bit. Keep the quality hard techno which it is known for but also bring in some new, fresh blood who know how to tap into the new sound which is coming out of Detroit and Europe. This will in the end make it a true techno night legend, just like Lost.

wtf?!
rolando and d.may both played orbit and rolando's nothing special anyway, loads of big obvious detroit tracks mixed competently.

a true techno legend? it's one of the 2 (with lost) most important clubs this country's ever seen. for ****'s sake check their history.

**The Divide** · 29-10-2003, 06:41 PM

It is a shame the Orbit has closed but new nights will come and go, some good and some terrible, but techno will continue. For all it's worth, The Orbit was a victim of it's own sucess in the way that the promoters were limited to the DJ's they could book. They could not book Derrick May or DJ Bone of Rolando because they aren't hard enough. The fact they play extraordinarily good techno is completely irrelevant. Hopefully the promoters of the Orbit can re-locate and with a bit of luck make a great success again but this time diversify the techno a bit. Keep the quality hard techno which it is known for but also bring in some new, fresh blood who know how to tap into the new sound which is coming out of Detroit and Europe. This will in the end make it a true techno night legend, just like Lost.

I disgee on some of that, the main problems I found was the way the sceduled the harder djs on first and the weaker trancy prog stuff after. It was the weaker nights that croud just didnt want. Aphex twin got a beer bottle chucked at him on night (which sucks) coz he was playing some ruff neck breakbeaty stuff. Johness heil live got loads of complaints (which sucks coz hes on hell of an Artist/producer) I wasnt realy the kinda thing Orbit/morley people want, not after paying 15 quid in. Way I see it, theres plenty of Detroit house tech prog stuff about. If I wanted to hear that when I was out I would go to one of those kinda clubs. Sven vath went way too trance for me, still enjoyed the nite but it wasnt the Orbit.

Yeah more diversitys wickid, but its gotta be hard and dark at the end imo otherwise the people just leave early. I can remenber when no one would dare leave the place before the last tune coz something sick would be played, when the more funky djs played and people would just leave.

The best ones I thought where...

Speedy J, Billy Nasty, Surgen and Paul Damage and Regis live, Adam Beyer Ben sims. Dave clarke was good, CJ bolland was good till he decided not change his set and play the same records for about 4 years.

Oh and the ****ing residents night rocked too!!! It was only £7 in and it would be packed, why??? Because you knew it was going to be quality hard techno and no funny business.

There was loads of wickid Orbits, the last one was ****in banging too, Surgen Damage Regis live. Everyone I spoke to that night was loving it, they should do another.

**The Divide** · 29-10-2003, 06:43 PM

Detroit start the night with it.

<---- End the night with this

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