Last night’s Deerhunter show at Le Poisson Rouge was a fairly strange event. The crowd was an odd mix of the band’s fans, curious club-goers, and a large contingent of people from the music business invited by LPR to see the club on an active night. Many of the industry types spent the show at the side and back bars, and many left early. If the scene seemed odd to us, the setting did not disturb Deerhunter, as Bradford Cox chatted amiably between numbers and performed an absolutely blistering set. The soon-to-be-released material from Microcastle was particularly strong, and the double highlights of “Nothing Ever Happened” and “Strange Lights” were two of most intense songs we have seen performed this year.
We recorded from the floor in front of the soundboard area of this venue. The chatty nature of the crowd was a bit of a problem, as was the severe volume of the set. The Neumann mics were able to handle the levels without any distortion but the club acoustics were a bit muddy, so that this is not one of our best captures. With that caveat, enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Deerhunter
2008-09-09
Le Poisson Rouge
New York NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from In Front of Soundboard Booth
Dead Center on Floor
Neumann KM-150s (AK-50 Hypercardiod Capsules) > Apogee Minime > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack > 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge 8.0 (set fades, slight level boost, resample 16/44) > CD Wave 1.95 > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced
nyctaper
2008-09-10
Setlist
[total time 1:09:46]
01 [Brad banter]
02 Calvary Scars
03 Never Stops
04 [Brad banter]
05 Spring Hall Convert
06 Dr. Glass
07 Hazel St.
08 Saved By Old Times
09 Operation
10 Fluorescent Grey
11 [Brad banter]
12 Nothing Ever Happened [false start]
13 Nothing Ever Happened
14 [encore break/banter]
15 Thirsty and Miserable (Black Flag)
16 Agoraphobia
17 Strange Lights
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