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Bridges and Powerlines performed another excellent set last night at Cake Shop. Their set consisted of five tracks from the new CD Ghost Types, one from the debut EP, and two unreleased numbers. As the early slot in a four-band bill, the late start of the set exposed the band to new fans but also meant that some people who came to see other bands chatted throughout the set.

Some of that is evident on this recording — captured from the middle of the floor section of the venue. In the end, the crowd noise is less evident than we had feared and we feel that this recording represents Bridges and Powerlines in a better light than the dry soundboard recording from the nyctaper Anniversary Concert. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Bridges and Powerlines
2008-05-30
Cake Shop
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Front of Board
30 Feet from Stage

Neumann KM-150’s (AK-50 Hypercardiod Capsules) > Monster XLR cables > Apogee Minime > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack > 24bit 48kHz wav file > 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 by
nyctaper
[email protected]
2008-05-31

Setlist:
[total time 32:08]
01 The Thieves They Are Everywhere
02 The Knave
03 Middle Child
04 The Cave-In
05 Carmen
06 The Great Fire
07 Uncalibrated
08 The Golden Age

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Bridges and Powerlines, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase the new CD Ghost Types directly from the Citybird records webpage.

[photo credit]

Athens Georgia is perhaps the smallest US city to generate the greatest collection of outstanding bands in the history of US music. In the late 70s, the Athens scene brought REM, Pylon, B-52s, Swimming Pool Q’s and Love Tractor, and in the 90s, of Montreal, Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel and the entire Elephant Six group of bands made their mark. These days, such bands as Drive-By Truckers, The Whigs and Dead Confederate rule the roost.

Last night Dead Confederate came to the big city and performed a smoldering set at a packed Pianos. The setlist included only two songs from the debut 2007 EP release, but as we learned at Ear Farm, the band has begun the recording of a new full-length album, and five of the tracks performed last night will appear on that release.

We recorded from our prime location at this venue, in front of the soundboard with our microphones pointed directly at the PA stacks from 30 feet. The volume at the venue was quite elevated, so that we saw some peaks but the Neumann/Apogee combination handled the driven levels with clarity and no distortion whatsoever. The result is a crystal clear recording of a superb band. Enjoy!

This recording is now available for Download in FLAC or MP3 at Archive.org [HERE].

Dead Confederate
2008-05-29
Pianos
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Front of Board
30 Feet from Stage

Neumann KM-150’s (AK-50 Hypercardiod Capsules) > Monster XLR cables > Apogee Minime > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack > 24bit 48kHz wav file > 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 by
nyctaper
[email protected]
2008-05-30

Setlist:
[total time 49:10]
01 The Rat
02 Yer Circus
03 Heavy Petting
04 It Was a Rose
05 Flesh
06 All the Angels
07 Tortured Artist Saint

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Dead Confederate, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their debut EP Dead Confederate by following the links from their page.

[photo credit]

Bridges and Powerlines were the headliners and final band at the nyctaper Anniversary Concert. The new release Ghost Types has received a ton of positive press, from Pitchfork to Current TV to Paste Magazine. Stereo Subversion did a recent lengthy interview [here]. The positive reviews are well deserved, as Ghost Types is a superb collection of alt-synth-pop songs that seem to pull from a litany of influences and yet sound completely original. Their performance at Piano’s on May 11 was short and sweet, rushed by time constraints but long enough for this excellent band to exhibit their pop brilliance.

Bridges and Powerlines will perform again this coming week:
When: Friday May 30, 2008
Where: Cake Shop [MAP]
Time: Doors at 8 p.m.
Note Also: Spanish Prisoners are the 3rd band on the bill

This recording is the same raw soundboard feed as The Loom and Antlers recordings we have posted previously. The mix for B&P is too light on guitar and keys, and we hope to capture a better mix at the show later this week. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Bridges and Powerlines
2008-05-11
nyctaper Anniversary Concert
Pianos
New York, NY USA

Digital Soundboard Master

Soundboard > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > digital coaxial >M-Audio Microtrack > 16bit 44.1 wav > Soundforge (level adjustments,set fades) > CD Wave (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced by
nyctaper
2008-05-26

Setlist:
[Total Time 33:18]
01 Floods and Fields
02 Mumbles
03 Thieves Are Everywhere
04 Middle Child
05 The Cave-In
06 The Great Fire
07 Carmen
08 Uncalibrated

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Bridges and Powerlines, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase the new CD Ghost Types directly from the Citybird records webpage.

The Antlers were the third and most familiar band to perform at the nyctaper Anniversary Concert. This set was the third time we had seen the Antlers live, but the first time we heard some of the newer material that will appear on Hospice — the release planned for late 2008.

Hospice will be the first Antlers release to feature the complete band that has appeared at the live performances, rather than a recording produced entirely by Peter Silberman. The familiar faces of multi-instrumentalist Darby Cicci, bassist Justin Stivers and drummer Michael Lerner will add an ensemble feeling to the album, while such guests as the compelling vocalist Sharon Van Etten will round out this much-anticipated release. Check on Peter’s blog for updates.

See the Antlers Live in NYC at these upcoming performances:
Jun 16 2008 8:00 Cake Shop
Jun 21 2008 8:00 After The Jump Fest Brooklyn, New York
Jul 17 2008 8:00 Union Pool Brooklyn, New York

This recording is the same source as The Loom recording posted [here], a raw soundboard feed. We would have preferred to run microphones, but as we produced this event it was not possible. Enjoy!

This recording is now available to Download in FLAC and MP3 at Archive.org [HERE].

The Antlers
2008-05-11
nyctaper Anniversary Concert
Pianos
New York, NY USA

Digital Soundboard Master

Soundboard > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack > 16bit 44.1 wav > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades) > CD Wave (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced by
nyctaper
2008-05-22

Setlist:
[Total Time 31:09]
01 Kettering
02 East River Berlin Wall
03 Cold War
04 When You Sleep
05 In The Attic / Look! / Stairs To The Attic

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Antlers, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their latest official release In the Attic of the Universe directly from the Fall Records website.

[photo credit]

As the full moon rose over Hoboken last night, madness reigned. On the final night of their 3-month US tour in support of Do You Like Rock Music?, British Sea Power performed an energetic and alcohol-fueled show at the smallest venue of their entire tour — a late-added date at the classic Maxwell’s. Yan remarked that the gig was like an office party, and true to the cliched script of drunken officemate party-enders, the show’s finale was complete mayhem. “Rock in A” devolved from musical improv into a mass stage and crowd diving spectacle as audience members, crew, and band all lost all semblance of order. As British Sea Power has grown into an international success on the heels of three outstanding albums, its refreshing to witness the band truly enjoy themselves and give their fans a crazy night of fun and frenzy.

We recorded from our standard location at Maxwell’s, and mixed the prime Neumann’s with a feed from the board for an outstanding matrix mix. This is well-balanced recording with extraordinary clarity — perhaps the best British Sea Power unofficial live recording that a fan will ever hear. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

British Sea Power
2008-05-19
Maxwell’s
Hoboken, NJ USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard/Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Front of Board Neumann KM-150s > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 16bit 44.1kHz wav file > Soundforge (set fades, slight level boost, no EQ) > CD Wave 1.95 > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced by
nyctaper
2008-05-20

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:29:56]
01 [introduction]
02 Atom
03 Carrion
04 Oh Larsen B
05 Down on the Ground
06 Open The Door
07 Waving Flags
08 The Great Skua
09 Canvey Island
10 Lights Out For Darker Skies
11 Trip Out
12 No Lucifer
13 Remember Me
14 The Spirit of St. Louis
15 Rock in A

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT British Sea Power, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their new release Do You Like Rock Music? directly from their website.