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Elkhorn: September 21, 2019 Nublu

October 2, 2019
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Last weekend’s Elkhorn show at Nublu was something of a belated release party for their double-LP Sun Cycle / Elk Jam set from earlier this year. That album brings Jesse Sheppard and Drew Gardner together with Willie Lane on guitar and Ryan Jewell on drums for two sides of composed songs followed two more sides of improvisation caught during the same session. Like Sheppard comments during the show, the unique makeup of the Elkhorn quartet makes live outings of some of the songs pretty infrequent, so it was extra special to see the whole gang together for this one.

Their set begins with the duo playing “Darkness” and “Song of the Son” into “Wilderness,” before Ryan Jewell joins on tablas for “Subway Mirror Heart.” It gets into full quartet swing when Willie Lane joins for the back half of the set, playing with them on “Altun Ha,” “Seasonal” into “Distances,” and the set-closing “Train.” It’s great to see Elkhorn getting a long set and really settling in like this—we’re used to seeing way-too-brief outings from them. Let these guys stretch their, um, horns, and they’ll chart you out some new paths.

I recorded this from our usual spot at Nublu and as usual for the venue, the sound is excellent. Enjoy!

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Elkhorn
2019-09-21
Nublu
New York, NY

Recorded and produced by Eric PH for nyctaper.com

MBHO KA200N/603A > Naiant PFA >> Sound Devices MixPre-6 > WAV > Adobe Audition CC + Izotope Ozone 5 > Audacity 2.0.5 > FLAC

Tracks:
01. Darkness
02. Song of the Son > Wilderness
03. Subway Mirror Heart
04. Altun Ha
05. Seasonal > Distances
06. Train

Willie Lane: February 7, 2019 Union Pool

February 21, 2019
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Photos by Drew Gardner

Willie Lane has long been something of a mystery, appearing sporadically on live MV/EE CD-R’s and quietly self-releasing tiny pressings of highly-coveted solo guitar records. Until recently, you couldn’t even find them online, having to resort to in-the-know record stores that would stock these rarities. But recently a Willie Lane Bandcamp page appeared with digital downloads of his three LPs and one single, followed by a reissue of the long-scarce Known Quantity from Feeding Tube. Already down to the last box of that one, the reissues will keep coming in March when they put Guitar Army of One back out into the world. Meanwhile, on The Avant Ghetto, Jeff Conklin played an awesome live set from Scratch Ticket (Lane on guitar, Rob Thomas on bass, and John Moloney on drums), stoking excitement at the possibility Lane would down to NYC for a gig.

For this performance, Lane recruited local drummer-of-record Ryan Jewell for a mix of rehearsed material and improvisation. Though quite different from the stark, lonesome guitar on his records, their set manages to conjure those same slanted vibes.

Extra thanks to Jeff Conklin and The Avant Ghetto Presents for getting Willie Lane out to NYC and for inviting us down. Check out his show on WFMU for the good stuff!

I recorded this set with the MBHO cardioids set up in stereo DIN configuration, combined with a board feed courtesy of Union Pool FOH Doug. The sound is excellent. Enjoy!

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Willie Lane
2019-02-07
Union Pool
Brooklyn, NY

Recorded and produced by Eric PH for nyctaper.com
Photos by Drew Gardner

Soundboard (engineer: Doug) + MBHO KA200N/603A (DIN) > Naiant PFA >> Sound Devices MixPre-6 > WAV (24/48) > Adobe Audition CC (mixdown, compression, normalize, fades) + Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, compression) > Audacity 2.0.5 (tracking, tagging) > FLAC (24/48, level 8)

Tracks [36:40]
01. Poolside Jam
02. Lower Life Forms
03. Bottles & Cans > Improvised Interlude > Blister Pack
04. Sorry Wicks

Willie Lane: guitar, vocals
Ryan Jewell: drums

Buy Known Quantity and Guitar Army of One at Feeding Tube

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