Monthly Archives: July 2009

[photo courtesy of Pat at Pop Tarts Suck Toasted blog]

Punk rock in the Oval. It would have been an absurd concept a few years ago when residents were not even allowed on the grass. Last night, residents and non-residents alike actually slam-danced on the green. As Music on the Oval evolves and the artists continue to grow in stature, anything has become possible. Last night, Jay Reatard buzz-sawed through 14 songs in 33 minutes, as the packed oval witnessed an artist in control of his sometimes manic music. Despite the cynicism and negativity spewed about this odd pairing of the punk rocker and the residents, Jay proved a creative figure completely unwilling to pander. This was not “family” music, but it was completely authentic and compelling nonetheless.

We received kind assistance from the production crew, and with Jay’s blessing recorded this set from the best possible location at the front of the fenced-in soundboard area. The system was quite solid and as a result, this is really an extraordinary capture. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Jay Reatard
2009-07-01
Stuyvesant Town Oval Music
New York, NY USA

Four-Track Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Front of Board Center
30 Feet From Stage

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
2008-07-02

Setlist:
[Total Time 33:25]
01 Blood Visions
02 Nightmares
03 Fading All Away
04 Trapped Here
05 Greed, Money, Useless Children
06 All Over Again
07 I’m Watching You
08 Its So Easy
09 Not A Substitute
10 Oh Its Such a Shame
11 See Saw
12 Hammer I Miss You
13 Waiting For Something
14 Let It All Go

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Jay Reatard, visit his website, visit his MySpace page, and purchase his official releases from the Shattered Records links at Jay’s website [here].

[photo courtesy of Mike at OpenEye]

Explosions in the Sky have been blessed and cursed at the time of their tenth anniversary as a band. At Central Park on Tuesday, a soaked Rumsey field suffered through torrential rains for much of the afternoon, but fortunately the rain tapered off by the time EITS took the stage. The band’s recent burst in popularity due to their involvement with the movie and TV show Friday Night Lights has swelled the fan base to include quite a few chatty scene-makers and nonsensical screamers. Both were sadly in attendance on Tuesday. Finally, the band was hampered by a number of technical problems throughout the set. Despite the distractions, EITS delivered an contiguous eighty minute set of their compelling instrumental ballads. The setlist was a democratic selection of numbers from each of their releases. The band will keep busy this Summer with a handful of dates with the the Flaming Lips and several Festival appearances.

Acidjack recorded this set from a prime location in the pit at this venue. While the sound quality is quite excellent, there is quite a number of instances of crowd idiocy that distracts the listener. With that caveat, enjoy!

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

Explosions In The Sky
2009-06-30
Rumsey Playfield
Central Park
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Front of Board Center

DPA 4061> CoreSound Battery Box > Edirol R-09HR > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge (set fades, slight level adjustments, downsample > CD Wave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded by Acidjack
Produced by nyctaper
2009-07-01

Setlist:
[total time 1:18:43]
01 [introduction]
02 Yasmin the Light
03 The Birth and Death of the Day
04 A Song for our Fathers
05 Your Hand in Mine
06 Greet Death
07 Snow and Lights
08 A Poor Man’s Memory
09 Catastrophe and the Cure
10 The Only Moment We Were Alone

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Explosions in the Sky, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their official releases from the Store at their website [here].