For the third installment of the Soundscapes
Concert Series, Orbital Decay will perform a concert at the City of Bethlehem's
IceHouse on Sand Island. The guitarist has changed since last year,
making this an all new event. As a special treat, local musician Tom
Shaw will perform relaxing ambient music in the lobby before the
concert. Located in historic Bethlehem on the north bank of the
Lehigh River, the IceHouse provides the perfect venue for a concert of
spacemusic. This concert will be on Saturday, February 22, 2003,
starting at 8:00 pm. The doors will open at 7:00 pm and Chef Jeff
will cater a free buffet dinner. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15
at the door. Advance tickets are available at:
Compact Disc
Center Speedy's
Record Shop
1365 Easton Ave.
1001 Union Blvd.
Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania
Allentown,
Pennsylvania
610-868-3070
610-432-8386
NOTE: There are no discounts on advance
tickets. Tickets at the door will be reduced by $3 for those who
show their WDIY or WMUH membership cards or their full-time student
ID.
INFORMATION:
CONTACT:
Bill Fox
610-746-9615
ORBITAL DECAY:
Orbital Decay consists of electric guitarist
Scott Watkins and synthesist Terry Furber of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, located
north of Philadelphia and south of Allentown/Bethlehem. Originally
founded in 1979, the year when Skylab's orbit decayed, returning it to Earth in
a firey display, Terry and Scott formed a band influenced by the likes of
Tangerine Dream, Klaus Shulze, and Pink Floyd. Today, Terry and Scott
make improvisational electronic space music with the energy of fusion styles
from the 1970s. This means that Orbital Decay charts unexplored territory
of sound and mood.
Terry Furber has the keyboard chops of a
progressive rock keyboardist, enabling him to play soaring synth solos over a
classic Berlin School sequence. Yet he can display the restraint required
for a deep space excursion in the darker, more introspective moments of his
music. In addition to being a player, Terry also builds and programs his
own synthesizers and computers, sometimes using older technology obtained at
bargain basement prices. He then proceeds to squeeze every ounce of music
possible from his concoctions. An example of his ability in this area is
his minimoog and MOTM modular synth which was Keyboard of
the Month in Keyboard magazine.
Scott Watkins was another founding member
of Orbital Decay. Due to other life commitments, Scott had to leave the
band temporarily, making way for Tim Richardson who performed at last year's
Orbital Decay performances at Soundscapes and on
WDIY's EMUSIC spacemusic program. Since then, Scott
has returned. Together with Terry, Scott, whose influences include Robert
Fripp, has performed twice on WXPN's Star's End spacemusic
program and released three self-produced albums featuring their prolific studio
work.
TOM SHAW:
Tom Shaw is a rock and roller who has many facets. One
facet is that of ambient musician. Having played at a Stroudsburg art
gallery, Tom returns to Soundscapes for a second "Show in the Lobby."
COMING TO SOUNDSCAPES:
Belgian ambient musician vidnaObmana makes a
rare North American concert tour, making the Soundscapes Concert Series his
major stop of the east coast. Please mark Saturday, April 19, 2003 for
this special event.
