[The Antlers at Pop Tarts CMJ show – photo by Ear Farm]
It was our misfortune to have missed The Antlers performance at the superb opening day Pop Tarts afternoon CMJ showcase at Cake Shop. Their set turned a lot of heads and has appeared on multiple sites on the web. So when the invitation was received to capture The Antlers at a private loft party, we found ourselves trudging through a fairly out-of-the-way industrial area in Fort Greene on Saturday night. However, what lay ahead was worth the work — as the “new” version of the band ripped through an intimate forty-minute set in a parlor-performance atmosphere. We always “got it” with this band, but now we understand the buzz created by their CMJ set. The new songs from the much-anticipated new release Hospice are intense layered motifs that feature the multiple talents of this superb trio.
Future Antlers shows are now must see events. The two upcoming dates in NYC are as follows:
November 07 at Vanishing Point Brooklyn (show canceled 5 minutes after I posted this!)
November 20 at Knitting Factory NYC
We recorded this set next to a couch about 10 feet from the stage. Since this was essentially a concert in a living room, the “PA” was a set of speakers that amplified the vocals. All other instruments were played through amps. The result is an intimate capture of this special event which was subject only to the limitations of the equipment. Enjoy!
This Recording is now available to Download in FLAC and MP3 at Archive.org [HERE]
The Antlers
2008-11-01
Private Loft Party in Fort Greene
Brooklyn, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Upfront
Approximately 10 Feet from the band
Neumann KM-150’s > Monster Cable > Apogee Mini-Me > digital coax > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge 8.0 (level adjustments, downsample) > CD Wave 1.75 > Flac Frontend (level 7) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-11-03
Setlist:
[Total time 39:29]
01 Kettering
02 East River
03 Sylvia
04 Bear > 13
05 Two
06 Shiva
07 Cold War
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Antlers, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their official releases at the Fall Records website [here] and at CD Baby [here].
The Antlers PTST CMJ showcase was superb indeed. Thanks for the shout.