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Lee Ranaldo and the Dust: April 24, 2014 Union Pool – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 9, 2014

[photos by hiandlo]

We like to think we have a special relationship to Lee Ranaldo’s solo career here at NYCTaper. We recorded the first few of his local solo shows back in 2011, and have been there for many more NYC-area gigs moving forward. We have captured live versions of pretty much all of his two excellent solo albums, some really neat covers, and an occasional look back at his Sonic Youth material. But through it all, the quality has been consistent — Lee is a pro with a fertile musical imagination, a penchant for picking superb collaborators, and unique guitar skills. At this Union Pool show a few weeks back, we were fortunate to catch all of this and more. Lee worked through most of the latest album Last Night on Earth (Matador Records) of which we streaming show-stopper “Ambulancer”, and from his eclectic bag of covers, Lee played a faithful cover of proto post-punk legends Wire, this one from their debut album Pink Flag. “Mannequin” is streaming below.

This set was recorded in our usual manner in this venue, this time with the AKG’s attached to the balcony rail and mixed with an excellent board feed. The sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

Stream “Ambulancer”

Stream “Mannequin” (Wire cover):

Download The Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

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Lee Ranaldo
Union Pool
Brooklyn, NY, US
2014-04-24

Recordist : hi and lo
Source : Soundboard + AKG CK61 (DIN) > Naiant Active > Naiant PFA > E.A.A. PSP-2 >> Sound Devices 744T @ 24 bit / 48 kHz
Edit : WaveLab V6 (mixdown/eq/gain/fades/dither/resampling)
Encoding : FLAC v1.2.1 Level 8 with TLH v2.6.0

Tracklist:

01. Key/Hole
02. Lecce, Leaving
03. Everybody’s Been Burned [David Crosby]
04. Last Night on Earth
05. Angles
06. Home Chds
07. The Rising Tide
08. Late Descent #2
09. Stranded
10. Ambulancer
11. Xtina as I Knew Her
12. (Encore Call)
13. Mannequin [Wire]
14. Blackt Out

Running Time: 1:30:48

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Lee Ranaldo, visit his website, and purchase their album Last Night on Earth [HERE].

Quilt: May 16, 2014 Bowery Ballroom – Flac/MP3/Streaming

June 5, 2014

By nyctaper

[photos by Sachyn Mital]

We have already posted our recording of Woods set from this show, so now we’re fortunate to be able to feature the recording of the outstanding set from Quilt at Bowery Ballroom last month. Quilt first came onto our radar a couple of years back when acidjack saw them at Glasslands, and then last year when I caught the band’s set at Baby’s All Right. But neither of those two shows quite prepared us for the quality of the performance on this great Bowery night. Quilt’s new album Held in Splendor (Mexican Summer) was produced by Jarvis from Woods and released in January. The album represents a step-up in terms of the band’s maturity, songwriting and harmonies. In the live setting, Quilt also continues to grow. The Bowery set featured everything from sweet numbers like “Tie Up The Tides” (streaming below) to ferocious jamming vehicles like an extended “Mary Mountain” or the ten-minute version of “Milo” that anchored the set. At this point, things continue to look up for Quilt as their tour with Woods was an unqualified success — but having played 85 shows thus far this year, the band is taking a short well-earned break. We look forward to their impending return.

I recorded this set with the Sennheisers mounted in our standard balcony rail location and mixed with a fine board feed from Bowery legend Kenny. We are very pleased to report that the sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

Stream “Tie Up The Tides”:

Download the Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

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Quilt
2014-05-16
Bowery Ballroom
New York, NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard [engineer Kenny] + Sennheiser MKH-8040s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Mod) > 2 x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, mixdown, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 45:39]
01 Young Gold
02 Saturday Bride
03 Eye of the Pearl
04 Arctic Shark
05 Mary Mountain
06 Open Eyes
07 Tired and Buttered
08 Tie Up The Tides
09 Milo
10 Penobska Oakwalk

If you download this recording from NYCTaper PLEASE SUPPORT Quilt, visit their website, visit their Facebook page, and purchase Held In Splendor from the Mexican Summer Records website [HERE].

Twin Peaks: 2014-05-13 Mercury Lounge – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 5, 2014

By acidjack

Follow @acidjacknyc

[Photos by acidjack]

The Chicago band Twin Peaks have been on the receiving end of much positive hype lately, and after seeing them in action at Mercury Lounge, I can see why. Like youthful compatriots The Orwells, these fellas make hard-hitting, pop-inflected punk rock that’s well-crafted, doesn’t take itself too seriously, and makes for a hell of a night out. Their forthcoming album, Wild Onion was anointed one of Consequence of Sound’s 25 most anticipated albums of summer, and we got a solid preview of many of those songs at this show. Despite the affable nature and could-give-a-fuck presentation of it all, don’t be confused — Twin Peaks are playing for keeps. Look for Wild Onion on August 5, and pre-order it now.

I recorded this set in our usual manner for the venue, with Schoeps MK41 microphones and the house mix courtesy of Mercury’s head of production, Kevin Mazzarelli. The sound is excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “Sloop Jay D”

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Twin Peaks
2014-05-13
Mercury Lounge
New York, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Schoeps MK41>KCY>Z-PFA + Soundboard>Roland R-26>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audition (align, mix down, fades, compression)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Audacity 2.0.3 (track, amplify, balance, additional EQ, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 37:25]
01 Stand In the Sand
02 Strawberry Smoothie
03 Baby Blue
04 Natural Villain
05 Fast Eddie
06 Telephone
07 Flavor
08 Fade Away
09 I Found a New Way
10 Mirror Of Time
11 Sloop Jay D
12 Out of Commission
13 Irene
14 Boomers

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Twin Peaks, visit their website, and pre-order Wild Onion directly from the band here.

Rocketship: June 1, 2014 Trans Pecos – Flac/MP3/Streaming

June 4, 2014

By nyctaper

[photo by nyctaper]

The sun was so bright in the yard of Trans Pecos for Rocketship’s afternoon show on Sunday that ToddP was passing around tubes of sunscreen to the crowd. It was that kind of day — friendly, fun and bright. The new outdoor area at Pecos was the perfect setting for Rocketship and Todd to do a throwback of sorts. Rocketship hasn’t toured since the 90s and not entirely coincidentally they also played the first show ever booked by ToddP in Austin in 1996. The band was in town for the NYC Popfest (they’re also playing the LA Popfest) but in the afternoon before their flight West they visited with old friends and old material in a setting that must have reminded them of their home in sunny California. Rocketship played everything from their first single (“Hey Hey Girl” streaming below) to several songs on the one full album they released on Slumberland Records, and indeed a couple of brand-new unreleased songs. Considering that the Rocketship catalog is a bit of a puzzle of singles, EPs, compilations, split-albums and long plays (excellent summary here), it was no small feat the band really quite democratically cherry-picked from seemingly all of their eras. But in the end, this show was all about the vibe — of which there were a ton of good ones. The band played forty-five minutes, but it easily could have been longer save for the plane the band had to catch. But for that near-hour, it was indeed a perfect day.

I recorded this set with the large diaphragm Neumann 102s set up at the front of the stage and mixed it with a fine board feed. The result is a superb recording of which we are very pleased. Enjoy!

Stream “Hey Hey Girl”:

Stream “I Love You Like The Way That I Used To Do”:

Download the Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Rocketship
2014-06-01
Trans Pecos
Queens NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + On-Stage Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann TLM-102s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2 x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, mixdown, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 43:52]
01 Modern Livin
02 Your New Boyfriend
03 Oh Woe Is Me
04 Sleeping Pills
05 I’m Lost Without You Here
06 What’s A Girl To Do
07 Carrie Cooksey
08 The Passersby
09 You’ll Regret It Someday
10 Hey Hey Girl
11 Our New Track
12 I Love You Like The Way That I Used To Do
13 [banter – thanks]
14 Like A Dream

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, PLEASE SUPPORT Rocketship, visit the website of Non Stop Co-Op the label they co-own where much of the Rocketship catalog is available [HERE] You can also still purchase A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness from Slumberland Records [HERE].

Dead Stars: May 6, 2014 Cameo Gallery + October 17, 2013 Cake Shop – Flac/MP3/Streaming

June 3, 2014

By nyctaper

[photo by PSquared Photography]

Dead Stars is one of those bands for whom you naturally root. They make excellent music that lacks any posing or pretentiousness, they are superb musicians, and the trio are generally all around good guys. This is the kind of band that you want to hang out with after the show. And thankfully we’ve been able to do that twice, last October at our annual CMJ Day Party at Cake Shop and earlier this month at a show we presented at Cameo Gallery. In the interim months between these two shows, Dead Stars signed with Old Flame Records who will release their new album Slumber, due out on June 17. The recordings of these two shows feature what amounts to most of the new album in a live format. Speaking of which, Dead Stars will play the CD release show for Slumber at Union Pool on June 19. Thereafter, the band heads out on a two week tour through the East coast and Midwest.

I recorded the Cameo show with the Sennheisers mounted high in front of the soundboard and mixed with a fine feed. The Cake Shop show was recorded with the Sennheisers mounted on the low ceiling in front of the stage and again mixed with a board feed. Cameo is deeper and richer sounding, but has some boominess, while Cake Shop is very upfront but perhaps a little thinner than Cameo. Both are excellent recordings in their own right. Enjoy!

Stream “Someone Else” (live at NYCTaper CMJ):

Stream “Dreaming To Forget” (live at Cameo):

Download the Complete Cameo Gallery Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Download the Complete Cake Shop Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Dead Stars
2014-05-06
Cameo Gallery
Brooklyn, NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + FOB Audience

Soundboard + Sennheiser MKH-8040s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2 x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, mixdown, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 30:35]
01 Crawl
02 Summer Bummer
03 Waste Away
04 Dreaming To Forget
05 Someone Else
06 Disappearing
07 Fractured
08 Wasted

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Dead Stars
2013-10-17
NYCTaper CMJ Day Party
Cake Shop
New York, NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + On Stage Audience Matrix

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 22:58]
01 Someone Else
02 Disappearing
03 Never Knew You
04 Summer Bummer
05 Dreaming To Forget
06 Waste Away

If you download these recordings from NYCTaper, PLEASE SUPPORT Dead Stars, visit their Facebook page, and Pre-Order Slumber from their Bandcamp page or from Old Flame Records [HERE].

Split Single: May 21, 2014 Glasslands – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 2, 2014

By acidjack

Follow @acidjacknyc

[Photos by acidjack]

Split Single is the latest effort from guitarist Jason Narducy, best-known for his bands Verboten and Verbow before kicking off a second career as a sideman in various acts including Bob Mould, Superchunk, and Robert Pollard. Narducy’s long career inspired a whole generation of artists, most notably Dave Grohl, and his new album Fragmented World suggests that he best belongs front and center. You might’ve heard of Narducy’s own sidemen in this effort before, too — that’d be Spoon’s Britt Daniel and drummer Jon Wurster, who’s played with Superchunk, the Mountain Goats, Bob Pollard and many others.

This show at Glasslands was, if anything, proof positive of the power of experience. Narducy and his companions played the Fragmented World material with precision, one song after another delivering on the promise of carefree, infectious power pop without losing momentum. These are songs that feel good to listen to, and that makes them work all the better in the live setting. Appropriately, Narducy was joined for the album’s title track by another player whose recent career was defined by side man work — Doug Gillard (who we saw recently) — who added his guitar work to that sweet short burst of pop perfection. We’re glad Narducy’s back in the spotlight again.

I recorded this set with our installed rig in the venue, featuring Naiant X-R cardiod microphones and a soundboard feed by the night’s engineer Chris Madden. The sound quality is excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “Fragmented World” (with Doug Gillard)

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Split Single
2014-05-21
Glasslands
Brooklyn, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Naiant X-R (FOB, DFC, PAS)+Soundboard (engineer: Chris Madden)>Roland R-26>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (align, mix down)>Izotope Ozone 5 (effects, EQ, compression)>Audacity 2.0.3 (fades, tracking, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 44:07]
01 Made for Breaking
02 Never Look Back
03 Cold
04 [banter]
05 Gloria
06 Monolith
07 Love Is You
08 Waiting for the Sun
09 My Heart Is Your Shadow
10 Last Goodbye
11 [banter2]
12 Fragmented World [w/ Doug Gillard]
13 [banter3]
14 Searches
15 Broken Spines

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Split Single, visit their website, and buy Fragmented World from the band’s store here.

Phil and Friends: May 28, 2014 Central Park Rumsey Playfield – FLAC/MP3/Streaming Song

May 30, 2014

By acidjack

Follow @acidjacknyc

We’ve had plenty of opinions aired on this site about the various incarnations of post-Grateful Dead bands — including praise for Joe Russo’s Almost Dead last year at Brooklyn Bowl and Phil Lesh and Friends at last year’s Mountain Jam. What we got here at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield this past Wednesday was a kind of turbocharged version of the last Phil and Friends set we saw, with this one featuring Warren Haynes, Joe Russo, John Medeski, Ross James, Jordan Levine and John Scofield. With this kind of monster lineup, even by Phil and Friends standards, it was kind of hard to go wrong. This set featured a sweet lineup Grateful Dead classics and other people’s songs they liked to play, fully realized in these musicians’ own unique style. Vocal duties were shared among the group, with Haynes a welcome addition on that front. The park was packed for the sold-out event, and despite the unpredictable and chilly weather, the band had the crowd dancing in no time. By the time the 10PM curfew arrived, cutting short what could have been a longer “Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad”, we had already been treated to three and a half hours of music, making for a memorable night that we still didn’t want to end.

I recorded this set with Schoeps MK4V microphones in the official tapers’ section, which was behind the soundboard. While it should be as good or better than any other tape from that location, I’ll admit it’s nothing special. The Rumsey Playfield sound system isn’t loud, there was a walkway in front of us, and the section itself wasn’t exactly the most attentive portion of the crowd, either. That said, it’s an accurate reflection of the night, and if you weren’t there, it’s worth hearing what you missed.

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC (16-BIT)] | [FLAC (24-BIT)]
(Note: 24-bit FLAC files cannot be used for CD burning)

Stream “Not Fade Away”

Phil and Friends
2014-05-28
Central Park Rumsey Playfield
New York, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Schoeps MK4V (BOB, PAS)>KC5>CMC6>Sound Devices USBPre2>Sony PCM-D50>24bit/48kHz WAV>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Audacity 2.0.3 (fades, tracking, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Set One
01 Jam>
02 Not Fade Away [The Crickets]
03 Sunshine of Your Love [Cream]>
04 Sweet Jane [Velvet Underground]
05 Bird Song [Jerry Garcia]
06 Just A Little Light [Grateful Dead]
07 West L.A. Fadeaway [Grateful Dead]
08 Sugaree [Jerry Garcia]

Set Two
01 Shakedown Street [Grateful Dead]
02 El Paso [Marty Robbins]
03 Uncle John’s Band [Grateful Dead]
04 Stella Blue [Grateful Dead]
05 I Know You Rider [Tossi Aaron]
06 Unbroken Chain [Grateful Dead]
07 The Other One [Grateful Dead]
08 Terrapin Station [Grateful Dead]
09 [encore break]

Encore
10 Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad [traditional]

If you enjoyed this recording, please support Phil Lesh, visit the website, and purchase the official releases at the dead.net Store [HERE]

The Everymen: May 19, 2014 Baby’s All Right – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

May 27, 2014

By acidjack

Follow @acidjacknyc

[photos by acidjack]

In this day and age, a band like The Everymen represents a deceptively audacious move. In a rock n’ roll universe ruled by microgenres and pressured commercially by laptop geeks, EDM, hip-hop and every manner of crossover in between, The Everymen are, more or less, a really good Jersey Shore bar band. Now, there are still many of those bands out there — the show must go on, down the Shore and elsewhere — but if you limit it to ones with the Everymen’s ambitions, well, there’s just one. Like a baby version of the E Street Band, this is old-style, big-tent, big-band rock that’s proud of its roots but seeking to plant its seed elsewhere. How many bands with this aesthetic play venues like Baby’s All Right, in still-musically-relevant Williamsburg? More importantly, how many of them could ever claim to actually pull it off?

Much of the credit for The Everymen’s broad appeal goes to frontman Mike V, an affable dude whose big heart and natural charisma make him a fit in any bar serving High Life and Narragansett, whether ironically or otherwise. He’s a born entertainer, an easy jokester with the crowd, and, judging by this show, a maker of excellent setlists. Any band who kicks off their record release show (for the band’s second full-length, Givin’ Up on Free Jazz) with a cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” is clearly playing for keeps. From there, the band took us through all of Free Jazz, which adds stronger songwriting to the style of their 2012 LP New Jersey Hardcore, and takes further advantage of the band’s deep roster of players. The album’s leadoff single, “Spain” is as good an example as any, with Mike V and Catherine Herrick sharing lead vocals, the horns blaring, and the keys lighting a fire under some blazing guitars. But The Everymen weren’t content to just begin with a bang; after the album was done, we were treated to covers of Def Leppard, Billy Ocean and INXS, plus some of the best-loved of the band’s older numbers including the always-massive set closer “Boss Johnny and the Get Lucky”. The Everymen may have broad appeal, but not everyone can do it like they do it.

This recording was made by lead Baby’s All Right engineer Devin Foley using the house multitrack system, including Audio Technica 4041 microphones capturing the feel of the room. The sound quality is outstanding. Enjoy!

Stream “Spain”

Stream “When the Going Gets Tough [Billy Ocean]”

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

The Everymen
2014-05-19
Baby’s All Right
Brooklyn, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded by Devin Foley
Produced by acidjack

Digital Multitrack (22 tracks)>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (mix down, other effects)>Izotope Ozone 5 (other effects, compression)>Audacity 2.0.3 (tracking, fades, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 1:13:35]
01 War Pigs [Black Sabbath] (fades in)
02 Bl’ast Off!
03 A Girl Named Lou Pt. 2
04 Spain
05 [banter]
06 Fingers Crossed
07 Another Thing to Lose
08 All I Need Is You
09 NJHC
10 Ain’t Good Enough For You
11 Ballad of Sarin
12 A Thousand Miles
13 Izzy
14 Dance Only (Only Dance)
15 Bringing On the Heartbreak [Def Leppard]
16 When the Going Gets Tough [Billy Ocean]
17 Coney Island High
18 Don’t Change [INXS]
19 Boss Johnny & The Get Lucky

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT The Everymen, like them on Facebook, and buy Givin’ Up on Free Jazz from their bandcamp page.

Pujol: May 23, 2014 Death By Audio – Flac/MP3/Streaming

May 26, 2014

By nyctaper

[photo by nyctaper]

The last time we checked in with Pujol, it was more than two years ago at an impressive introduction to the band at the Impose SXSW show. At that point, Daniel and the band were previewing songs from the upcoming album UNITED STATES OF BEING, which was released a couple of months after SXSW. On Friday night at Death By Audio, Pujol returned to NYC to support the new album KLUDGE which was released a week ago. The album stretches the boundaries of Pujol’s punk/garage sound and adds a number of new ideas and influences. But the live set is a straightforward and energetic run through his catalog. At DBA, we heard about half the new album (“Circles” is streaming below), a democratic selection of older material, and even a few deep cuts. The takeaway from this show however is that Pujol continues to impress and given the evolution of his music we expect greater things for our next visit, which we hope doesn’t take another two years. The band’s tour continues into the Midwest and West coast throughout May and June, dates here.

I recorded this set with the Sennheiser cards on a stand at the front and center of the stage and mixed it with a fine board feed mixed by Edan. The sound is superb, enjoy!

Stream “Circles”:

Download the Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Pujol
2014-05-23
Death By Audio
Brooklyn NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Upfront Audience

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 47:07]
01 Too Safe
02 Manufactured Crisis Control
03 Mayday
04 Post Grad
05 Psychic Pain
06 Circles
07 [banter – Ithaca]
08 Point of View
09 Pitch Black
10 Dark Haired Suitor
11 Chuggin Love
12 [tuning – thanks]
13 No Words
14 Black Rabbit
15 Youniverse
16 [encore break]
17 Angelbaby

If you download this recording from NYCTaper PLEASE SUPPORT Pujol, visit their website, and purchase Kludge from the Saddle Creek Records website [HERE].

Built to Spill: May 20, 2014 Music Hall of Williamsburg – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

May 22, 2014

By acidjack

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[photos by Johnny Fried Chicken Boy and acidjack]

There was a period in this site’s history during the 2009-2010 range where we collectively saw Built to Spill more than ten times in a short span (four shows in October 2009 alone). Most bands seen that often that close together would burn you out for good, but we have continued to follow Doug Martsch and his outstanding band since then. The reason Martsch feels he can continue playing New York with such frequency — even when he doesn’t have new material on offer — is that the show doesn’t just go on, its gets better every time. This performance at Music Hall of Williamsburg was easily the best BTS performance I have seen in all of the many times I have experienced this band.

Without the burden of promoting a new album, Martsch felt free to let he and the band’s whimsies roam, playing classic BTS songs like “Stab” from There’s Nothing Wrong With Love alongside newer favorites like “Planting Seeds”. We got songs that were great, short bursts; we also got a nearly ten-minute “Goin’ Against Your Mind” straight into “Carry the Zero” to close out the main set. But what set this show apart were its four cover songs. If you haven’t heard Martsch do his best J. Mascis impersonation, now you can, on this epic cover of Dinosaur Jr.‘s “Sludgefeast”. Or if classic rock is more your thing, you couldn’t go wrong with this phenomenal note-for-note rendition of Blue Öyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper”, or BTS’ take on The Byrds’ “Eight Miles High”. The night ended, as did the Brooklyn Bowl show, with the craziest cover of all — a seventeen-minute free-for-all to the tune of “Genius of Love” by Tom Tom Club, which found the audience joining the band on stage for an epic, old-style Brooklyn dance party. It was the kind of thing a band with two fewer decades’ experience might have done, a lark to put a punctuation mark on the night. But that’s the genius of Built to Spill — whether the songs are new or old, the show never stays the same.

I recorded this set along with Johnny Fried Chicken Boy from our usual spot in the balcony directly over the soundboard cage, using Schoeps MK5 cardiod microphones. With some careful editing to mitigate the boomy nature of the house mix, this recording is excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “Eight Miles High [The Byrds]”

Stream “Sludgefeast [Dinosaur Jr.]”

Stream “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper [Blue Oyster Cult]”

Stream “Genius of Love [Tom Tom Club]”

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC] (faster offsite link) | [FLAC] (permanent link – please use if temporary link is no longer working)

Built to Spill
2014-05-20
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Schoeps MK5 (Balcony, PAS bar)>KC5>CMC6>Sound Devices USBPre2>Sony PCM-D50>24bit/48kHz WAV>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, exciter, multiband compression)>Audacity 2.0.3 (fades, tracking, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time: 1:57:32]
01 Revolution
02 The Plan
03 Stab
04 Conventional Wisdom
05 Kicked It in the Sun
06 Mess With Time
07 Liar
08 Eight Miles High [The Byrds]
09 Reasons
10 [tuning]
11 Planting Seeds
12 Sludgefeast [Dinosaur Jr.]
13 [tuning2]
14 Goin’ Against Your Mind
15 Carry the Zero
16 [encore break]
17 (Don’t Fear) The Reaper [Blue Öyster Cult]
18 Big Dipper
19 [tuning3]
20 Genius of Love [Tom Tom Club]

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Built To Spill, visit their website, and purchase their official releases from the Official Store at their website [HERE].

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