Has anyone paid attention to the Recoil tour? I certainly have and do feel I've missed out on something special as I didn't have the resources to attend any of the shows.

He's touring with a sort of remixed set list performed with laptops and effects and judging by the clips on youtube it sounds bloody amazing, must be awesome to get this sound blasted in your ears in a club. Just check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ykIa4Lqdv0

And he's even playing a DM song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zScjkk6sjA

But the must cool thing has been the support act at a couple of gigs with Sunroof (aka Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller) doing their unique laptop remix of the Construction Time Again album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3gRN8Xw … re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I028zB1eR78

This was definately a strange couple of hours. Two chaps under the moniker of Atomizer opened - I thought they were very good. Then a European type chanteuse did a few songs with Paul Kendall looking at his lap top. So so.

Not quite sure what to say about Recoil - although I have never been a huge  fan of his solo stuff (apart from Faith Healer), I must admit that after a few songs it was the aural equivalent of watching paint dry ! Glad in a way that I bothered - but only just. There is only so much of watching two chaps fiddling with a couple of laptops that can hold interest - no matter what visuals are being played on the screen behind.

Mr Miller was in attendance at the rear - shame he and Gareth Jones didn't do a support slot.