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We write these lines with the echo of the thunderous organ notes of Chrome Country in our ears, the historic track with which Oneohtrix Point Never closed the last date of Inner Spaces.An evening where everything is shot to perfection, for the audience, artists and production: proof of this are the smiles and excited buzz in the foyer at the end of the concert.Let's turn the page and it's already time for another strong name to appear in Via Hoepli.Alex Paterson, pillar of The Orb, presents himself with a live ambient session, which will range between genres and atmospheres, playing with the acoustics of the theater and with the "happy mistake" of improvisation.And so on with massive doses of delay and reverb, not simple effects but real structural tools, to balance precision and randomness.Away with micro sampling, samples manipulated, distorted and decontextualized until they become pure timbre, in with deep and powerful bass, attenuated mids to create more space, and crystalline and detailed highs.The Orb's stylistic signature lies in that balance between control and abandonment that has defined their sound for over three decades, making them unsurpassed masters of ambient psychedelia.In 2026, the use of generative algorithms allows them to create songs that now evolve semi-autonomously, introducing elements of controlled randomness that keep the music alive and unpredictable.More than music to listen to, spaces in which to get lost and find yourself, closing your eyes for a few moments on the red seats of the auditorium.Opening Cortex Of Light, with...