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Date 23rd June 1996
Venue Marketplace, Derby, England (Big City Bash)
Line-Up Bekki Williams; Airsculpture; Michael Shipway
Availability

We have a DAT recording, but there is severe distortion on it. BBC Radio Derby recorded and broadcast the whole thing, so there should be some FM recordings and maybe even a tape gathering dust in a Beeb cabinet.

Comments

This was an open-air concert held in Derby marketplace as part of the Big City Bash, a 2 week arts extravaganza. We were playing as part of an afternoon of electronic music sponsored by the Soundscapes radio programme, which was also to broadcast the entire gig live. Michael Shipway and Bekki Williams also performed.

This one should have worked well. We felt confident after Jodrell, the atmosphere was laid back (playing outside in beautiful weather). But things didn't quite work out. We had some equipment problems, and the fixed format of the set caused a bit of stress. We had to play for just half an hour, with a break near the middle for studio idents. Half an hour is barely enough time to get started!

In the end the music was sluggish in places, and marred by sequencer timing problems in others. Not a total write-off, but certainly our worst concert. We would have liked this to have been a great introduction to the people of Derby. Let's just hope some of them turn up next time!



Overall Forgettable (we hope!)

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