[photo by kittykowalski]
After more than a decade of inactivity, in 2008 That Petrol Emotion returned to live performance with several Festival appearances. In 2009, the band continued their return and played their first NYC show in fifteen years at the Bell House in December. While the fifteen-song setlist consisted primarily of material from their final two albums, Chemicrazy and Fireproof, TPE did reach back for two numbers from their 1986 debut Manic Pop Thrill. The performance was remarkable not only for the tight musical play, but also the energy the band brought to the stage — lead singer Steve Mack in particular exhibited the physical energy of a man half his age. The set closed with a manic version of “Scumsurfin'” which the band stretched out to an intense seven minutes.
This set was recorded with a soundboard feed mixed with the Neumann microphones from our usual location in this venue. The sound quality is quite good. Enjoy!
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Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
That Petrol Emotion
2009-12-12
Bell House
Brooklyn, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix
Soundboard + Neumann KM-150s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2 x 16bit 44.1kHz 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
2009-12-31
Setlist:
[Total Time 1:14:33]
01 [introduction]
02 Blue to Black
03 Last of the True Believers
04 Gnaw Mark
05 Big Decision
06 [banter]
07 Its A Good Thing
08 Catch A Fire
09 Tingle
10 Hey Venus
11 Infinite Thrill
12 Sensitize
13 Lifeblood
14 Abandon
15 Too Late Blues
16 [encore break]
17 Mouth Crazy
18 [banter]
19 Scumsurfin’
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