Zero 7 On Tour With Ableton Live

The benefits of using Ableton Live seems to be spreading to even the big name music stars. Zero 7 who are currently at No.4 in the UK album charts with their excellent Summer album "The Garden", are taking Ableton Live out on tour with them.

"Taking computers onstage isn't something we've done before, and it's pretty scary," Zero 7's Sam Hardaker says. "I'm sure there are times when they're going to let us down. We've got to be comfortable with that (possibility)."

But Hardaker believes the cyber additions will be worth the risk: They'll make it possible for him and Zero 7 partner Henry Binns to "incorporate some aspects of the record" into the duo's otherwise classic drums/bass/guitar setup. "Rather than using the exact sound (from the record), we'll create something that gives a similar effect," he says. "It won't be a glitch-fest--there will be a strong live element -- but it can bring something to the performance that we haven't before."

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