Did anyone catch Alex Saturday in LA? The notice was a bit short and I had my money sunk into Thievery Corporations LA stop at the El Rey with a bunch of friends on Friday. They were the bomb! Just couldn't do both this time around. Hope Gavin got the hot tip and the Orb do tour again this year. Proper here is Southern Cali. This review appeared in the Times this morning. Huh, all those time's I've attended his DJ gigs and no review. Edward "Orb's Paterson Comes Down To Earth In Engaging Show" By Steve Baltin POP MUSIC REVIEW (??) Though Dr. Alex Paterson has been called everything from genius to eccentric by the electronic community, he has never earned such descriptions as warm or inviting. One could even argue that since 1989, this member of the Orb has symbolized the idea of electronic music as cold and detached. So when the seminal UK dance figure came into town Saturday for a deejay set at the Knitting Factory, it was difficult to know what to expect. Would be play the kind of spacey, expansive ambient sounds-hardly dance music, really- that he has produced with the Orb? Or would he show a different side? Paterson started his set a little after midnight with Orb sounds, but his two-hour stink definitely showed an unexpected side. it wasn't so much the all-over-the map musical selections-which ranged from metallic synth version of the Smiths' "There Is A Light" to a sample of Paterson's own hit "Little Fluffy Clouds" and included House, Dancehall and pure Techno in between-as it was how animated Paterson was on stage. Dancing, jumping, smiling and waving his arms, Paterson was downright engaging. And as he settled into a groove roughly 40 minutes in, he even became a but playful with the audience, egging on the dancing fans with his motions. Also unexpected was how technically adept he was. True, Paterson has been performing as a deejay since the late 80's, but since most associate him with his own productions, his slick transitions and well-developed style were a bonus in a night full of pleasant surprises.