[jefflinwood]

I met Paul in 1999 after a show they did in Austin with Crystal Method and Lo Fidelity All-Stars. I was a nerdy 20 year old who had no business hanging out with a bunch of EDM superstars, but someone had some kind of hookup and we got to hang out together.

From an email I sent my brother at the time:

"This show was so cool. It was a rave. We went to this music hall. I danced throughout the whole show. I met the singer from Lo Fidelity All Stars and got his autograph during the show, and we hung out with Ken from Crystal method and Paul from Orbital after the show. The guy from Orbital was impressed by the fact that we worked for a .com. I went with two other guys from Trilogy. Orbital was just amazing. It was just like their live album - Halcyon with the "Shot through the heart", the "SATAN SATAN SATAN" song, some stuff I didn't know. Crystal Method played keep hope alive and get busy child and some new stuff. I got so dehydrated though."

[evanelias]

That's awesome. I caught that same tour when they came to Philly -- at age 16 it was the first major live music event I ever attended. Since then I've been to hundreds of shows and hundreds of raves, but that night in 1999 still ranks near the top of my list. The room absolutely exploded when Orbital played Halcyon live.

Also don't forget John Kelley, who DJ'ed between sets on (I believe) every night of the tour. He was known for his excellent "funky desert breaks" mix cd.