[photo courtesy of Nate — More Excellent Photos from this Show here]
We had such a good time when we saw Love Is All twice in June [recording] and [review], that we decided to repeat the experience in almost identical fashion — an intimate show at a tiny venue combined with a larger affair. When Love Is All opened for Of Montreal at Roseland on Friday last, the crowd was only about half full, but from our balcony view we could see about 20 rows of people pogo-jumping to their infectious proto-punk-pop. The setlist was similar to the June show, but as Love Is All is releasing a new album A Hundred Things Keep Me up at Night in November, a couple of new songs were performed.
Five days later, Love Is All played a secret ToddP show at the tiny Monster Island (pictured above). Similar to their Cake Shop show in June, this was an incredible show as the sweaty band and fans packed together with a celebratory energy and intimacy. We were fortunate to have arrived early to set up and had a nice chat with Marcus (drummer) who was so supportive of our work and our previous recording of the band. NYCTaper even got a Love Is All t-shirt for free! Thanks to Marcus, Love Is All, and ToddP for access and permission.
These two recordings are as different as the experiences. The Roseland recording is a full soundstage capture with rich bass and full instrument presence. It was captured from the same location as the Of Montreal recording, and is marred briefly only by a few bursts of static from the stage microphones early in “Wishing Well” and at a few points afterwards. For the Monster Island recording, we set up in the middle of the crowded room about 20 feet from the main speakers. The result is an intimate up-close feel with perhaps a bit less presence than the Roseland show. We are extremely pleased with both recordings and feel that each accurately represents the unique shows that this excellent band performed. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (ROSELAND HERE) (MONSTER ISLAND HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC (ROSELAND HERE) (MONSTER ISLAND HERE).
Love Is All
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
2008-10-18
Setlist:
[Total Time 36:23]
01 [introduction]
02 Wishing Well
03 Give it Back
04 Talk Talk Talk Talk
05 Ageing Had Never Been His Friend
06 Last Choice
07 Seasick
08 Turn The Radio Off
09 Scary Business
10 Busy Doing Nothing
11 I Ran (Flock of Seagulls)
12 Make Out Fall Out Make Up
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Love Is All
2008-10-15
Monster Island
Brooklyn, NY USA
Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded from Center of the Room
20 Feet From Stage
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
2008-10-18
Setlist:
[Total Time 32:17]
01 Wishing Well
02 Give it Back
03 Talk Talk Talk Talk
04 Ageing Had Never Been His Friend
05 Last Choice
06 Seasick
07 New Beginnings
08 Busy Doing Nothing
09 I Ran (Flock of Seagulls)
10 Make Out Fall Out Make Up
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Love Is All, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and pre-order their album A Hundred Things Keep Me up at Night [HERE].
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