Music DVDs

The latest releases reviewed.

ORBITAL Live at Glastonbury: 1994-2004 ACP ***

During the band's lengthy reign, Orbital and Glastonbury went together like mud and Michael Eavis's farm. While the Hartnoll brothers made their reputation at Glastonbury by becoming one of the first dance acts to demonstrate how live electronic music could successfully work on bigger stages, they also helped to redefine the festival's focus - and in the process paved the way for a new kind of Glastonbury, albeit with the same poor weather as before. The duo performed at the festival five times in all, thus providing plenty of cullable footage for this DVD (which also comes with a two-CD live set). Perhaps the finest performances come from early and late in their career, with Are We Here? (1994) and Chime (2004) pinpointing not only the band's appeal, but also the qualities that made their Glastonbury appearances so memorable. www.loopz.co.uk JIM CARROLL

BRYAN FERRY Dylanesque Live - The London Sessions Eagle Vision **

Bob Dylan singing his own songs is an acquired taste; Bryan Ferry singing Bob Dylan songs in his own rather unique manner is something else altogether. The premise of this DVD is simple: Ferry performing live in the studio his recent Dylanesque. While the album itself merely acts as an interesting sidestep to Ferry's solo career (although not too interesting), the filming of the songs is akin to watching grass grow or paint dry; what's the point? Interspersed with the songs are studio shots of Ferry waxing lyrical about Dylan, the lyrics, the reasons behind the choice of material and so on. Extras include a full live performance of Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (which isn't on the album) and the original 1973 promo clip of A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall (which at least proves that Ferry's interest in Dylan isn't a recent one). Very ho-hum, all told. TONY CLAYTON-LEA