SADLY PASSES AWAY ON FRIDAY 12^TH JUNE 2009Andy Hughes, electronic music producer/DJ who was born 11^th November 1965 and, and who lived and grew up in Harrow, Middlesex, tragically passed away on Friday 12^th June 2009 after a short illness.

Andy was a genius who gave so much inspiration and passion to all with his incredible work.  He was loved by many aficionados of the trance/ambient genre, but will be especially remembered for his work with Alex Paterson and The Orb, most notably the album Orblivion and single Toxygene, which reached number 4 in the UK charts in 1997. Together with his musical partners Alex Paterson and former members Kris Weston, Simon Phillips and Thomas Fehlmann  together with Nick Burton of Westworld fame. Andy created electronic and ambient/techno/house/dub masterpieces. These took him across the globe where he played to masses of fans in countries including the USA, Japan and Canada as well as a sell out concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1998.....

Prior to his Orb years he had helped to design and build the studios for Bunk Junk & Genius and worked with many famous artists. He was with the Orb until 1999 during which, along with his musical input including the Live 93 album, he assisted with the building of their Back Passage studio in Clapham ....

In 2000 he started producing music on his own and more recently produced music for artists such as Kovak and Basement Jaxx at their neighbouring studios in Brixton, London.....

Andy was an incredibly doting and loving father who always made time for his children Gabriel and Circe and their father’s passing will leave a chasm in both their lives.....

Andy’s funeral will take place at West Norwood Crematorium, Norwood Road SE 27on Monday 29^th June ’09 at 11.45am. The service will be open to anyone wishing to attend.  It is hoped to arrange a Tribute concert in the future to allow his many fans and friends to meet up.....

Any floral tributes to Funeral Directors W. Uden & Sons, 265 Southampton Way, Camberwell, London SE9 7EN or donations to the Liver Intensive Therapy Unit, Kings College Hospital via the web site http://www.justgiving.com/andyphughes....

GOOD NEWS!! WE'VE FINALLY MANAGED TO PUT TOGETHER ANOTHER MALICIOUS NIGHT!
TWO OF THEM!

AND TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW at http://www.maliciousdamage.co.uk/shop
we've very kindly been invited by graham phenix at the-situation to take over the whole premises for two nights on april 2nd & 3rd for a multi-media cross-pollinated aural & visual orgy of art, live bands, djs, video and more...

the-situation is situated in two railway arches 30 seconds walk from clapham north tube - one side is a bar/venue and one side is a gallery/venue...

there'll be a lot of artwork for sale ranging from 35cm square record sleeve replicas to huge pieces up to 3 metres wide all reflecting the last 30 years of mike coles and malicious damage... plus lots of video too

this is a once-only show and will only be up for two nights so if you're a fan of colesy's artwork, especially all the early killing joke stuff then you really can't afford to miss it

if you're really serious about buying anything then make sure you get there early on the thursday, and whichever nights you're coming buy your tickets now as they'll go pretty quick

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THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2009
19.00-MIDNIGHT: admission £5
BOB MEYER [surreal acoustic folk/blues]
NINA WALSH [haunting songs, beautifully sung from her new album out in may]
BELKA & STRELKA [spaced-out dog music from another galaxy]
ANALOGUE MINDFIELD [a glorious feast of soulreggaedub'n'chill'n'triphop]
LX PATERSON [the master himself on decks]
30 YEARS WORTH OF MALICIOUS DAMAGE ARTWORK
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FRIDAY 03 APRIL 2009
19.00-3:00am: admission £5
VERTICAL SMILE [youth's explosive discopunk crew]
ANALOGUE MINDFIELD [a glorious feast of soulreggaedub'n'chill'n'triphop]
HFB [featuring alex paterson & dom beken]
dj sets from:
CANED & ABLE
CANOLA TENDERFOOT
YOUTH
30 YEARS WORTH OF MALICIOUS DAMAGE ARTWORK
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more djs/bands may be announced

the-situation
arch635, lendall terrace, london sw4
30secs from clapham north tube

you can check out the-situation at:
http://www.the-situation.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/thesituationmodern

looking forward to seeing you all there
cheers,
the perpetrator

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Pure Techno 5th Birthday 6th Feb 2009 at The Square, 48 Spring Bank, Hull, HU3 1AB

when: 6th Feb 8-2am
where: the square, 48 spring bank, hu3 1ab
how much: £5 before 9:30 - £7 after.

Linkage:
maily@puretechno.co.uk
www.puretechno.co.uk
www.myspace.com/pure_techno

50 TOP TUNES @ 50

1/ DOWN TOWN THING // ALTHEA
2/ BLUE CALX // APHEX TWIN
3/ MOMENTS IN LOVE // ART OF NOISE
4/ DUB FIRE // ASWAD
5/ KING TUBBY MEETS ROCKERS UPTOWN // AUGUSTUS PABLO
6/ MY MIND // HUGH MUNDELL
7/ SOUNDTRACK OF SPACE // B12
8/ A DAY IN THE LIFE // THE BEATLES
9/ WHAT'S GOING ON // MARVIN GAYE
10/ CHOCOLATE CITY // PARLIAMENT

11/ REDEMPTION SONG // BOB MARLEY
12/ MR TAMBOURINE MAN // BOB DYLAN
13/ ALWAYS RETURNING II // BRIAN ENO
14/ LOVE WILL TEAR UA APART // JOY DIVISION
15/ PRETTY VACANT // SEX PISTOLS
16/ VODO RAY // GUY CALLED GERRAD
17/ LOVE TOWN ( LONG VERSION ) // BOOKER NEWBERRY III
18/ GREEDY G // BRENTFORD ALL STARS
19/ WHAT DO I GET // THE BUZZCOCKS
20/ MY FORBIDDEN LOVER // CHIC

21/ HAVE YOU SEEN HER // THE CHI-LITES
22/ 2 SEVENS CLASH // CULTURE
23/ CUBA // CREATURE
34/ I WANT TO GET HIGH // CYPRESS HILL
25/ THE GAME // PUBLIC ENEMY
26/ YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME // D TRAIN
26/ LIFE ON MARS ? // D BOWIE
27/ LATE NIGHT BLUES // DON CARLOS
28 SHIP OF FOOLS ( ORBITAL SOUTH SEA ISLES OF HOLY BEATS MIX ) // ERASURE
29/ LUCKY SADDLE // FFWD
30/ MISSING ( TODD TERRY REMIX ) // EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL

31/ THE R // ERIC B & RAKIM
32/ CAN YOU FEEL IT ? // FINGERS INC
33/ LET NO MAN PUT US UNDER // FIRST CHOICE
34/ WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS // LED ZEP
35/ HALO OF FLIES // ALICE COOPER
36/ REACH OUT & I'LL BE THERE // THE FOUR TOPS
37/ YOUR ;LOVE // FRANKIE KNUCKLES
38/ UNSPEAKABLE // KILLING JOKE
39/ I.O.U. // FREEZE
40/ LIQUIDATOR // HARRY J ALL STARS

41/ I GUESS THE LORD MUST BE FROM NEW YORK CITY // H NILSSON
42/ REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL PART 3 // IAN DURY & THE BLOCK HEADS
43/ LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE // INDEEP
44/ SLEEP TIGHT TIGER // HUSKY RESCUE
45/ LAST DONUT OF THE NIGHT // J DILLA
46/ LOVE // JOHN LENNON
47/ BLUE MONDAY // NEW ORDER
48/ WHITE MAN IN HAMMERSMITH PALAIS // THE CLASH
49/ RADIO 4 // PUBLIC IMAGE
50/ MADRUGADA ETERNA // KLF

the top 50 albums

1/ AUTOBAHN // KRAFTWERK
2/ NEVERMIND THE BOLLOCKS // SEX PISTOLS
3/ SUPER APE // LEE SCRATCH PERRY
4/ LIFE'S A GAS // LOVE INC
5/ BLUE LINES // MASSIVE ATTACK
6/ ADVENTURES BEYOND THE ULTRAWORLD // THE ORB
7/ SCREAMADELICA // PRIMAL SCREAM
8/ CRY TUFF DUB VOLUME 3 // PRINCE FAR I
9/ THE UNSEEN // QUASIMOTO
10/ MY LIFE IN A BUSH OF GHOSTS // ENO / BRYNE

11/ 1993 - 99 // ROUNDS 1 TO 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS
12/ ZOOMER // SCHNEIDER TM
13/ SCIENTIST DESTROYS THE SPACE INVADERS // SCIENTIST
14/ DETROIT DELI /// SLUM VILLAGE
15/ EL BAILE ALEMAN // SENOR COCONUT Y SU CONJUNTO
16/ BEYOND THE REALMS OF DUB PART 4 // MAD PROFESSOR
17/ AFTER THE GOLD RUSH // NEIL YOUNG
18/ CONTACT // SILVER APPLES
19/ SPACE // SPACE
20/ MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS // STEVE REICH

21/ ELECTRIC WARRIOR // T REX
22/ SUICIDE // SUICIDE 1ST ALBUM
23/ MAN AH WARRIOR // TAPPER ZUKIE
24/ 96 DEGREES IN THE SHADE // THIRD WORLD
25/ FILIGREE & SHADOW // THIS MORTAL COIL
26/ THE WORLD IS A GHETTO // WAR
27/ WHITE ALBUM // THE BEATLES
28/ APOLLO ATMOSPHERE // BRIAN ENO
29/ FFWD // FFWD
30/ HUNKY DORY // DAVID BOWIE

31/ BEST DRESSED CHIKEN IN TOWN // DR ALIMANTADO
32/ SCHMILSSON // HARRY NILSSON
33/ JOHN LENNON & PLASTIC ONO BAND // JOHN LENNON
34/ LED ZEPPELIN 4 / LED ZEPPELIN
35/ MAKE THE MUSIC 2000 / RAHZEL
36/ AVALON // ROXY MUSIC
37/ AFICA MUST BE FREE BY 1983 // HUGH MUNDELL
38/ ELECTRO-SOMA / B12
39/ REVELATIONS / KILLING JOKE
40/ A DIFFERENT KIND OF KITCHEN // BUZZCOCKS

41/ RECOMPOSED // CARL CRAIG & MORITZ VON OSWALD
42/ RISQU // CHIC
43/ ELECTRIC CIRCUS // COMMON
44/ PAID IN FULL // ERIC B & RAKIM
45/ POP // GAS
46/ HOLD TIGHT PLEASE // ROOTMASTERS
47/ HELL FIRE & BRIMSTONE // HFB
48/ E2 -E4 // MANUEL GOTTSCHING
49/ CLOSER // JOY DIVISION
50/ DONUTS // J DILLA

THESE ARE IN NO ORDER JUST THE BEST FOR CYCLE 50

Here are the updated booking contacts for The Orb and Alex Paterson in USA and CANADA. If you want to offer a show or have any ideas for consideration, you know what to do.

USA/Canada - The Orb, Live Bookings
Samantha Kirby
William Morris Agency
email: SKirby at wma.com

USA/Canada - Alex Paterson, DJ Bookings
Joel Zimmerman
William Morris Electronic
email: JZimmerman at wma.com

The Orb and related projects played about 78 official gigs in 2008 and it proved one one the band's busiest years. It is now that time again when thoughts for shows and tours are spilling over into the new year.

If you would like The Orb or any of the related projects to play near you, at your venue, festival or any other gathering you have planned, then get in touch. All it takes is the contact details of the event organisers or if you are an event organiser yourself then let us know what you have planned and we'll see what we can do to put you on the tour schedule.

here are the contact details:

DJ bookings (The Orb's Alex Paterson) More gigs please!
filipe rosa
controlled artist management
bookings at controlledartistmanagement.com
http://www.controlledartistmanagement.com

Live Bookings (The Orb) More gigs please. Europe, Australia and USA get in touch!
alex nightingale and jack notman
ec1 music agency
jack at ec1music.com

The Orb Australia Tour assembly: jack at ec1music.com

The Orb USA tour assembly: grace at vital-talent.com

management & licensing
mike gillespie
the sunday club
theorb at thesundayclub.com
http://www.thesundayclub.com/

Shin yamada (co-manager, Japan)
root & brance
shin.yamada at m6.dion.ne.jp

John bryan (co-manager, north america)
johnb at mutualism.tv

Gerry Gerrard (usa/mexico/canada/carribean)
chaotica inc.
inquire at chaotica.com
http://www.chaotica.com