This summer saw the first ever package tour of genuinely sequence-based, high-tech artists take their music to the venues of the UK gigging circuit, from Brighton to Glasgow. Combining techno grooves with DJs, club-style projections and sound Systems distributed throughout the venue and not just around the stage, plus elements of theatre and contemporary circus, the Megadog MIDI Circus has spearheaded a new generation in multimedia live entertainment.

Principal attractions included Orbital, advocates of pattern-based sequencing as an interactive and improvisational way of using machines live; Drum Club, advocates of jamming, with Steve Hillage and System 7 ever in the background; and The Aphex Twin, advocate of hiding behind your home-made equipment and remaining completely invisible whilst tearing the sonic boundaries of consciousness apart with your bare hands, Darren Emerson, Charlie Hall, Youth and Mixmaster Morris (among others) appeared as DJs, while The Dog Deck System, Hassid Casualties Lighting, Woof Cinema and the Dog Dance Sound System orchestrated the multisensory assault.

As our exclusive photographs show, there's more to this performing business than the odd puff of dry ice. Look out for future MIDI Circus events throughout the country.