nyctaper Recordings

[photo courtesy of David Wells]

The Dodos are currently on an extensive tour in support of their new CD Time to Die. On Tuesday at Music Hall, the trio performed a set consisting primarily of the new album (all but one of the songs were played) in their inimitable hyper-percussive style. Meric Long’s light-speed strumming and fingerpicking guitar work provides the bulk of the melodic structure, but the band’s style is driven by the omnipresent drums of Logan Kroeber. The addition of multi-instrumentalist Keaton Snyder on xylophone and (what else) drums increases the depth of The Dodos sound, but ultimately its still all about the beats. For the set’s highlight number, an eleven-minute version of “The Season”, Meric even got into the drumming spirit, attacking a spare bass drum at the back of the stage before setting the drumsticks upon his prone guitar in a stretched out noisy jam that brought the set to a powerful close.

We recorded this set from the front and center of the balcony. While the instrumentation is quite clear, the sound quality upstairs this night was a bit muddy and the vocals are somewhat buried in the mix. With that caveat, enjoy this excellent set!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

The Dodos
2009-10-13
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY USA

Four-Track Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Center Balcony Rail

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
2009-10-14

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:20:00]
01 Small Deaths
02 Two Medicines
03 Paint The Rust
04 Longform
05 Fables
06 Jodi
07 Troll Nacht
08 Acorn Factory
09 Time To Die
10 This Is a Business
11 Red and Purple
12 [encore break]
13 Ashley
14 The Season

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Dodos, visit their MySpace page, and purchase Time to Die directly from Frenchkiss Records [HERE].

[photo courtesy of Jack Crank at NGNV — more here]

Acidjack Reports:
“San Francisco’s Om bring a new aesthetic to what could traditionally be considered metal, though it can be hard to put a finger on exactly what to call it. With a steady, brooding cadence, Om’s music has little to nothing in common with the speed demon riffage that typifies the genre — which also explains why their record label and fan base seem to fall, for the most part, decidedly in the indie rock camp. They are playing ATP’s ten-year anniversary show this year, after all. For one, Om do not use standard guitars at all, relying instead of vocalist/bassist Al Cisneros’ bass as the only string instrument. As a result, the sound is heavy (at times overwhelmingly so) with the vocals intoned as much as sung. Some have called it “stoner metal,” but that feels reductionist (not to mention lazy). Om’s sound feels very intentional – their musical structure is said to be informed, in part, by Tibetan chanting, and incorporates some samples Eastern instrumentation – and however much THC may enhance the experience, it is hardly a necessity.

Europa – or Club Europa, as it is known on most nights, when it is “Brooklyn’s most popular Polish-American night club” – was at near-capacity for this show, and Om whipped that crowd into a frenzy despite it being an autumnal Sunday night. Europa’s sound team held nothing back, pushing the house system to capacity to reward the audience with a dense wall of sound. Enjoy!”

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Om
2009-10-11
Europa
Brooklyn, NY USA

An ACIDJACK master recording

Equipment: AKG ck91 carded capsules (Busman Active Mod)>custom battery box>R-09HR (24/48)
Position: Clamp to corner of raised soundboard cage, about 11′ above floor level
Mastering: WAV>Audacity (tracking, downsample, set fades)

1. Rays of the Sun/To the Shrinebuilder
2. Meditation Is the Practice of Death
3. Cremation Ghat I
4. Cremation Ghat II
5. Bhima’s Theme (short version)
6. Flight of the Eagle (encore)

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Om, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase Om official releases from the Holy Mountain website [HERE].

[photo from Thee Oh Sees MySpace page]

Acidjack reports:
“San Francisco’s Thee Oh Sees are unmistakably Californian, with a fuzzed out garage/surf sound that gets the bodies moving and puts a smile on the faces of all. The band gave an energetic performance at Mercury Lounge to a packed crowd on Thursday night, showcasing some new material and a lot of the songs from their latest album Help in the process. Fans more familiar with bands like San Diego’s Wavves and Brooklyn’s Woods will find some similarities here — except these guys have been doing this (in some form or another) since 1997. Enjoy! Thanks to Thee Oh Sees for permitting this recording.”

Acidjack recorded from the standard location at this venue with his newly refurbished AKG’s and the sound quality is outstanding.

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Thee Oh Sees
2009-10-08
Mercury Lounge
New York, NY

An ACIDJACK master recording

Equipment: AKG ck91 carded capsules (Busman Active Mod)>custom battery box>R-09HR (24/44.1)
Position: Clamp with pole to right of SBD cage, approx 10′ up, DIN
Mastering: WAV>Audacity (set fades, downsample to 16bit, slight EQ, tracking)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Setlist (courtesy of John Dwyer)
1) Enemy Destruct
2) Block of Ice
3) I Was Denied (from forthcoming album Warm Slime)
4) Meat Step Lively
5) Ghost in the Trees
6) Blood in Your Ear (from Warm Slime)
7) Mega-Feast (from Warm Slime)
8 ) Tidal Wave
9) Poison Finger
10) Quadrospazzed/Warm Slime medley
11) [crowd]
12) Destroyed Fortress Reappears

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Thee Oh Sees, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their album Help from In The Red Records [HERE].

[photo by nyctaper]

Holly Miranda’s voice can be melodic and it can be percussive, but at her gig opening for The Antlers at Maxwell’s on Saturday she proved that it never lacks for passion and character. From the opening acappella number to the closing Floydian segue, the strength of Holly’s set proved why she is now regarded as one of hottest Brooklyn-based artists in circulation. This set was recorded with the exact same equipment and location as the Antlers recording, and the sound quality is outstanding. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Holly Miranda
2009-10-03
Maxwell’s
Hoboken, NJ USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann KM-150s > 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
2009-10-05

Setlist (via):
[Total Time 35:31]
01 Pelican Rapids
02 Secret Identity
03 Joints
04 Sleep On Fire
05 [new song]
06 No One Just Is
07 Breathe / Time / Breathe Reprise (Pink Floyd)

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Holly Miranda, visit her website, visit her MySpace page, and purchase her debut EP Sleep on Fire from her website [HERE].

[photo by nyctaper]

One of the special treats at last night’s Antlers show at Maxwell’s occurred during the end of Holly Miranda’s set. Holly and her guitarist Tim welcomed the three Antlers on stage for a cover of the Pink Floyd classic segue from Dark Side of the Moon — Breathe / Time / Breathe Reprise. Holly handled the lead vocals while Tim played David Gilmour’s slide guitar parts. For the Antlers, Peter provided the background vocals, Darby the Rick Wright-style keys, and Michael did his best Nick Mason impression.

Download the songs.
Holly Miranda and The Antlers:
Breathe/Time/Breathe FLAC
Breathe/Time/Breathe MP3

The balance of Holly set will be posted tomorrow.