[photo credit]

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson returned to NYC from a month long-tour across the country in support of his newest self-titled CD last Wednesday. Miles performed an intimate show at Glasslands, and his tight and well-received set included some new numbers from an album tentatively titled “Summer of Fear”, which he will begin recording soon in anticipation of an early 2009 release.

We recorded this set in “matrix” fashion, mixing a soundboard feed with our Neumann microphones mounted on the railing in front of the stage. Although the vocals are a bit too heavy in the mix, the sound quality is clear and this is a fine capture of an excellent concert. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
2008-10-08
Glasslands Gallery
Brooklyn, NY 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 > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge (set fades, downsample) > CD Wave 1.95 > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-10-15

Setlist:
[total time 49:48]
01 There Will Be Mud
02 Woodfriend
03 Shingles
04 Summer of Fear
05
06
07 Night Moves (Bob Seger)
08 Boneindian

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Bearsuit‘s US debut was worth the wait. Ironically on Columbus Day, eighteen months after an incident where Bearsuit was prevented by immigration authorities from performing at SXSW 2007, the Brits’ performance last night at Cake Shop was clear evidence why Bearsuit was one of the late John Peel’s favorite bands. The co-ed caped serenaders eased through forty minutes of their best quirky, intelligent and hook-heavy brit-pop and left the crazy crowd begging for an encore that never came. But as Lisa pointed out to the crowd before the last number, Bearsuit will return for more NYC dates later this month. In fact, Bearsuit will perform at the NYCTaper CMJ Showcase at Cake Shop on Thursday October 23.

We recorded this concert from our standard location at Cake Shop — with the DPA microphones attached to the front wall about 10 feet from the PA speakers. The result is a recording of great intimacy and clarity. Enjoy!

There is an excellent review of this concert on the Soundbites Blog [here].

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Bearsuit
2008-10-13
Cake Shop
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Upfront
10 Feet from the PA

DPA 4021s > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge 8.0 (level adjustments, downsample 16/44) > CD Wave > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-10-14

Setlist:
[Total time 39:04]
01 Jupiter Force (Recruitment Video)
02 Foxy Boxer
03 [equipment interlude]
04 Dinosaur Heart
05 More Soul Than A Wigan Casino
06 Hey Charlie Hey Chuck
07 Muscle Belt
08 Pushover
09 Shh Get Out
10 Rodent Disco
11 [stage announcements]
12 Chargr!
13 Welcome Bearsuit Space Hotel

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[photo courtesy of You Ain’t No Picasso – View all of Matt’s amazing photos HERE]

We are a few days behind the news cycle on this show. If you’re an Of Montreal fan, by now you have read about the concert at Roseland on Friday night, and its extraordinary and thoroughly original stage show. Suffice to say, we have never seen a concert where a song was performed on top of a white horse, or where the lead singer sang several numbers dressed as the Pope (in red), or where the lead singer was dropped realistically from an old style hangman’s noose.

Musically, this was by far the longest Of Montreal show we have seen, and outlasted last year’s Roseland show by more than forty minutes. While the setlist drew heavily from Skeletal Lamping, there were an equal number of selections from the previous three albums and one memorable cover — 24 songs in total.

After last year’s difficult time at Roseland, we made a persistent effort to arrange all the recording permissions in advance for this show. Thanks to Michael the Of Montreal road manager, The Late B.P. Helium, and the Roseland crew, this recording outing was perfect in all respects. We captured this concert from the front and center of the balcony railing. While the distance from the stage was greater than last year, we are extremely pleased with the soundstage and depth of this recording. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

of Montreal
2008-10-10
Roseland Ballroom
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded from Balcony Rail
Dead Center

Neumann KM-150’s (AK-50 Hypercardiod Capsules) > Apogee Minime > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack > 16bit 44.1kHz wav files > Soundforge (set fades, slight level adjustments, slight EQ) > CD Wave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2008-10-11

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:47:25]
01 Introduction
02 Id Engager
03 So Begins Our Alabee
04 Triphallus, To Punctuate!
05 She’s a Rejecter
06 For Our Elegant Caste
07 Touched Something’s Hollow
08 An Eluardian Instance
09 Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse
10 Gallery Piece
11 Wraith Pinned To The Mist (And Other Games)
12 Women’s Studies Victims
13 St. Exquisite Confessions
14 Eros’ Entropic Tundra
15 Nonpareil Of Favor
16 October is Eternal
17 Wicked Wisdom
18 Disconnect the Dots / Knight Rider
19 And I’ve Seen A Bloody Shadow
20 Plastis Wafers
21 Beware Our Nubile Miscreants
22 Mingusings
23 A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger
24 [encore break]
25 Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)*
26 Gronlandic Edit

*with Andrew VanWyngarden (MGMT)

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