North Mississippi AllStars: April 9, 2009 Highline Ballroom – Flac and MP3 Downloads

[photo courtesy of fretsman from The Bluff]

At Highline Ballroom on Thursday last, The North Mississippi AllStars performed a mammoth two-and-a-half hour set of their outstanding blues-rock that was truly a family affair in more ways than one. The trio was joined on stage by a revolving group of guests from openers Hill Country Revue, that culminated in an appearance by long-time collaborator Robert Randolph. As Hill Country Revue also contains two members of NMAS, the entire night was essentially a four-hour smorgasbord of country, boogie, blues and honky tonk.

We recorded this set from directly in front of the soundboard, centered between the two main PA speakers. The four-track R-44 was utilized again, but this time to its maximum value. We positioned the Neumanns directly at the stacks and spread the DPAs in a 110 degree placement to capture a full round spectrum of sound available at this venue. We are extremely pleased with the outcome. Enjoy!

This show is now available to download as FLAC or MP3 at archive.org [HERE].

North Mississippi AllStars
2009-04-09
Highline Ballroom
New York, NY USA

Four-Track Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Front of Board Center

Neumann KM-150s + DPA 4021’s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, mixdown, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced by
nyctaper
2008-04-18

Setlist:
[Total Time 2:17:50]
01 Brooks Run to the Ocean
02 Sugartown
03 Shake
04 I’d Love to be a Hippy
05 I’m in Jail
06 No Mo
07 Mean Ol Wind Died Down
08 Po Black Maddie/Skinny Woman/Po Black Maddie/Drums
09 Shake Em on Down
10 Ghetto
11 Goin Home Part One
12 Lonesome Road
13 Moonshine
14 Boogie (with Robert Randolph)
15 Jam (with Robert Randolph)
16 Mississippi Boweevil (with Robert Randolph)
17 Joyful Sounds (with Robert Randolph)
18 Meet Me in the City
19 Snake Drive
20 [encore break]
21 Stay All Night
22 Keep The Devil Down
23 Freedom Highway

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT North Mississippi AllStars, visit their website, and purchase their available releases through The Store at their website [HERE].