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The Orb: Fridge, Brixton, London

Stephen Dalton, New Musical Express, 25 May 1991

AN ORB tour is already a pretty Zen concept without letting veteran hippy guitarist Steve Hillage out on a one-off day pass from Hillage Village. That treat is saved until later, as warped slabs of grand opera herald the entrance of Alex Paterson and pals, their turntables and tape machines concealed behind a sheet-draped stage altar. Clearly this is going to be either the best or the worst gig in the planet's history.

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