Juno Calypso Joyce Photos
Greatest The Shitty & The Greatest Shitty by Peter Sutherland & Misha Hollenbach ephemeral gallery Paris
Sweeper and Dustpan by Jan Kochański
Villa in Torre di Moravola Umbria Italy by architects Christopher Chong
I like to think I've kept my ear to the ground when it comes to techno. I've got Suburban Knights "The Art of Stalking" and Dave Clarke "Red 1" and "Red 2" on vinyl. I managed to eventually visit the current mecca of techno, Berghain in Berlin and saw a storming Dave Clarke set in March this year. So imagine my surprise to have stumbled across The Orbit - a night that ran from 1991 to 2003 - at Afterdark club in Morley, Leeds. I have to admit, when I'd been flicking through the pages of Mixmag back in 1999 i'd be looking out more for the likes of Paul Van Dyk and Mauro Picotto than Jeff Mills and Marco Zaffarano but how could I have missed it! I used to read that mag cover to cover.
Anyway sure enough a quick look at Mixmag November 1999 reveals that Thomas Heckmann, Justin Robertson, Ben Sims, CJ Bolland and Billy Nasty all turned up to spin some no doubt heavy shit.
A night that had Robert Hood, Jeff Mills, Derrick May, DJ Hell, Christian Vogel, Joey Beltram, CJ Bolland, Dave Angel, LFO, Marco Zaffarano and David Holmes all playing in the space of a month (December '95 - January '96) gives you some idea of it's pedigree. What really strikes me though, having had an extended cruise through Youtube is the degree to which the crowd "had it". Some video evidence of this below:
James Ruskin set Orbit, Leeds 05/09/1998
Ritchie Hawtin set at Orbit, Morley, Leeds 13th October 2001
Maybe I'm hugely unaware or just not looking in the right places but I can't think of a night in the UK presently that comes anywhere near this. And I think there is certainly a huge audience for a return to a weekly hard as nails techno nightery. I noticed a rather accommodating disused warehouse on the way out on the DLR to City Airport in London the other week - a Berghain for London perhaps....
No that's ludicrous but how about a small, sweaty 800 capacity club with a queue round the corner that played the music HARD week in, week out, no exception. Email me original Orbit crew if you want to discuss... seriously!
I live in hope but, until that time, here are some flyers from back in the day.
Orbit Club Flyer Morley Leeds
Orbit Club Morley Leeds June July 1994
Orbit Club flyer September October 1995 Morley Leeds
Orbit Club Morley Leeds December 1994 January 1995
Orbit Club Morley Leeds Jeff Mills, Joey Beltram, Sven Väth
Orbit flyer January February 1996 Woody Mcbride, Claude Young, Sven Väth, Westbam, Luke Slater
Orbit flyer Morley Leeds Mike Dread, Andy Weatherall, Jeff Mills, Westbam, Sven Vath, Ritchie Hawtin
Orbit flyer Morley Leeds
The Orbit New Years Eve 1997 ticket with CJ Bolland, Joey Beltram, Dave Clarke and Surgeon
Henrik Purienne Photo
Tucson Mountain Retreat by DUST
Perks and Mini Psychedelic Life T-Shirt
Nike Air Max 1 Purple Suede
Vans 'Off The Wall' Spring Classic 2013 - Skate Highlights from Vans Europe on Vimeo.
James Lavelle and DJ Shadow Mo'Wax Archive Photo
Crash Popeye Mural Bowery & Houston Wall New York
John Kilar Venice Beach Photos
Keith Haring The Political Line Retrospective Exhibition Paris 19th April 2013
Steven Harrington x Case Studyo Remain In Balance Lamp
House in Kyoto by FujiwaraMuro Architects
Collect "NIGHT/TIMES"
Naughty But Nice Rooms Hereford August 1997
Naughty But Nice Crystal Rooms Hereford August 1997
Amnesia 4th September 1990 Flyer
Aztec Mytic aka DJ Rolando - Knights of the Jaguar
Back to Basics Flyer
Balearia 1991 Flyer
Bang-in Tunes Flyer February / March 1992
Berlin Love Parade
Studio 54 New York
Cream Amnesia Foam Cannon
Cream Flyer Nation Liverpool 1993
Da Hool Meet Her At The Love Parade
Dance Party Summer 1989 Flyer
Der Dritte Raum Hale Bopp
Fantasia May 24th 1991
Genesis 1991 Flyer
Jam & Spoon - Find Me (Odyssey To Anyoona)
Happy Mondays Alfredo Paul Oakenfold Ku Ibiza 28 June 1990
Helter Skelter 30th September 1989
Ku Ibiza Outdoor Stage
Ku Ibiza Dance Floor
Larry Levan Paradise Garage New York
Mauro Picotto - Lizard
Mental 91 The Resurrection of Insanity August 9th 1991
Ministry of Sound Flyer 1991
Ministry of Sound New York Guest DJs 1991
Naughty But Nice Crystal Rooms Hereford flyer February 1997
Outside Spectrum Heaven circa 1988 - photo by Chris Abbot
Paul Oakenfold at Trip
Paul Johnson Get Get Down
Paul Van Dyk - For An Angel
Rhythim is Rhythim Strings of Life
Plastikman - Spastik
Roman Polanski at Ku Club Ibiza
Shoom Flyer 1987 by George Georgiou
Suburban Knights - The Art of Stalking
The Fantastic Ibiza Flyer 5th August 1990
The Fantastic Ibiza Flyer
The Olmec Heads - Spiritualised
The Sanctuary Milton Keynes
Tresor Berlin
West End House Paramount City Flyer
Yikes 9th June 1990
Wippenberg - Neurodancer
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