| Out (In Essence) | ||||
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| Released | August 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | House, synthpop, techno, electronica | |||
| Label | Astralwerks | |||
| Producer | Fluke | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
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Out (In Essence) is a live album by British electronica group Fluke, first released in August 2009.
The tracks on this album all came from Fluke's first album, The Techno Rose of Blighty . The album was recorded live at Destination Moon, an acid house party held at the Rolling Stones’ manor house. [3] At this time it was also considered somewhat of a pioneering step for an electronic band to record a live album with band member Jon Fugler commenting, "Nobody believed a dance band could play live. It was a time when you didn’t know if the computer would last the whole show." [3]
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