Minerva Lions: August 7, 2011 BBS at the Richardson – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

August 29, 2011
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[photo by Dominick Mastrangelo]

After a great set by Teletextile at the temporarily-related Backyard Brunch Sessions at The Richardson, Minerva Lions played an inspired set that showed off their soulful side, and debuted a new song to boot. The band has a classic, but updated sound that incorporates elements of folk, alt-country and rock; if you hear a little Wilco in them, that’s not such a bad thing. Lead vocalist Jared Samuel has a compelling, easy to like voice that can deliver laid-back phrasing, as on the opener “Megrims”, as easily as the deep blues of their cover of “Bring It On Home to Me” by Sam Cooke. Songwriting, as ever, is key, though, and Minerva Lions are on point there, too, with songs that are instantly memorable. Even in a four-song set, we saw several sides of the band stylistically, with the organ-dominated songs like the newly-debuted “You & Yr Arrow” giving a very different vibe than the more straight-ahead guitar sounds of songs like “Megrims.” Even without the backyard, Minerva Lions gave us a lovely, all-American music experience for a warm summer afternoon.

hi and lo and I recorded this set with six strategically placed high-end microphones. The recording is excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “Bring It On Home To Me [Sam Cooke]”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/M8007MinervaLions2011/04 Sam Cooke.mp3]

Stream “You & Yr Arrow” [Exclusive new release!]:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/M8007MinervaLions2011/05 You & Yr Arrow.mp3]

Direct download of MP3 files [HERE]

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

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Minerva Lions
2011-08-07
BBS at the Richardson
Brooklyn, NY USA

Recorded by acidjack and hi and lo for nyctaper.com
Produced by acidjack

AKG C 414 B-XLS>Sound Devices USBpre2 + Schoeps Mk41>CMR>EAA PSP2 + DPA 4021 >> Tascam DR-680 (24/48)>Audition (mixdown, effects)>Audacity (set fades, tracking, amplify and balance)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 [intro]
02 Megrims
03 For R.A.
04 Bring It On Home To Me [Sam Cooke]
05 You & Yr Arrow
06 If I Didn’t Care

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Joan of Arc: August 10, 2011 Mercury Lounge – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

August 27, 2011
By

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[Photo by acidjack]

Whether you find Joan of Arc frustrating or incredible is likely to come down to your overall view of what rock music is about: If you hold the attitude of “I am here, you must entertain me with classics and catchy tunes”, you are likely to be in the former camp.  You’re also probably that person that customizes every dinner order beyond recognition. A sauce-on-the-sider, if you will. People like you would do well to avoid bands like Joan of Arc, who tend to reward the other type of listener, who enjoys being challenged, who enjoys taking in the breadth of an artist’s vision, and who would rather see something new than something familiar.

Which is not to say that this set by Tim Kinsella’s main project of the past 15 years was not thoroughly entertaining. Kinsella, who made his name in Cap’n Jazz before that band split up (other than their brief reunion last summer that we recorded HERE and HERE), can put on a fierce live show, and keep some wacky stage banter in the mix as well. Eschewing emo-or-whatever-you-call-it tradition, Joan of Arc’s set is heavy on variety – a short burst of almost-pure pop here, a lengthy instrumental there. This set had both, as well as encore songs from another Kinsella side project, Owls. The band’s virtuosity couldn’t be denied – they rocked, time signature or structure-of-the-moment be damned. Songs thrive on dense, angular riffs and plaintive vocals. The resulting recording is a thing of beauty as well – as clear an indication if there ever was one that a small club, excellent sound engineer (Kevin, as usual) and band that knows what they’re doing is an unbeatable combination.

Kevin’s soundboard feed blended perfectly with the Schoeps supercardiod microphones, and the resulting recording is clear, crisp and excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “Every Day I Saw Was the Same Face [Owls]”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/J8010JoanofArc2011/13 Every Day I Saw Was the Same Face.mp3]

Stream “I Saw the Messed Blinds of My Generation”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/J8010JoanofArc2011/08 I Saw the Messed Blinds of My Generation.mp3]

Direct download of MP3 files [HERE]

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

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Joan of Arc
2011-08-10
Mercury Lounge
New York, NY USA

An acidjack master recording
Recorded and produced by acidjack for nyctaper.com

Equipment: Soundboard + Schoeps Mk41>CMC6 >> Edirol R-44 [Oade Concert Mod] (24/48)
Position: ROC, at soundboard, mics at 7.5′
Mastering: 2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audacity (mix down, set fades, tracking, amplify and balance, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks:
01 Night Life Style
02 Howdy Pardoner
03 Still Life
04 Let’s Wrestle
05 Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?
06 On A Bedsheet In the Breeze on the Roof
07 [instrumental]
08 I Saw The Messed Blinds of My Generation
09 Love Life
10 [banter]
11 Like Minded
12 [long banter]
13 Every Day I Saw Was the Same Face [Owls]
14 [banter]
15 Anyone Can Have A Good Time [Owls]
16 My Summerlong High Wipeout

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Deerhunter: August 23, 2011 Webster Hall – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

August 25, 2011
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[Photo by Maryanne Ventrice]

The first show I saw by the ultra-talented recording artist Bradford Cox was an Atlas Sound set at the ATP New York music festival in 2009. It was a disaster. Consisting mostly of pedal troubles and tuning woes that took up more than half the set, with Bradford apologizing profusely, it didn’t live up to the promise of the recorded material. So, despite the unique, compelling sound of Bradford’s records, I was reluctant about the live show – even though both Deerhunter and Atlas Sound have been featured on this site many times (albeit not my recordings).

This Deerhunter show at Webster Hall erased my doubts – and made me kick myself for not going to see this band sooner. This show was one of the best I have seen this year, with Bradford confidently, brilliantly owning his instrument, his voice, and the stage. Deerhunter is rock music – popular(ish) rock music, at least – at its bleeding edge, where Radiohead used to be, creating an entirely new sound from the tools that have (mostly) been there for rock’s 40+ years. This show kicked off with the anthemic “Fluorescent Grey”, featuring original bandmember Colin Mee, who stuck around for the first five songs. The band spent the entire show bathed in green light, with Cox commanding a visceral torrent of sound. The band’s live sound feels like a living, breathing thing – an alien form that surges, crackles, crinkles and trills. The band’s best songs on this night were otherworldly: “Nothing Ever Happened” morphed into an extended jam, with Cox melding in some of Patti Smith’s “Land”. “Twilight at Carbon Lake”, closing the main set, held us in rapture. Almost the entire show was seamless, with extended guitar loops and chirps filling in between songs. The show ended with “Calvary Scars II”, which bled into an extended loop that terminated as the lights went up.

As this show ended, I understood what had happened at ATP a few years ago. Cox may not always be perfect – someone as prolific, as ambitious as he is almost can’t be. But he is the kind of artist whose excesses must not only be tolerated, but celebrated – this creator needs every encouragement we can give him to create and succeed. And when he does succeed, you get a night like this night: phenomenal.

I recorded this set from the center of the floor with the DPA microphones. I spent a great deal of time post-processing and was rewarded with an excellent recording than is free of unnecessary crowd chatter almost throughout. No recording can match the experience of being at a show like this – but turn this up, and you might get close. Enjoy!

Stream “Nothing Ever Happened”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/D9090Deerhunter8282/11 Nothing Ever Happened.mp3]

Stream “Earthquake”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/D9090Deerhunter8282/07 Earthquake.mp3]

Direct download of MP3 files [HERE]

Direct download of FLAC files [HERE]

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Deerhunter
2011-08-23
Webster Hall
New York, NY USA

An acidjack master recording
Recorded and produced by acidjack for nyctaper.com

DPA 4021>Edirol R-44 [Oade Concert Mod]>24bit/48kHz WAV>Audition (EQ, effects, parallel compression, downsample to 44.1kHz)>Audacity (tracking, fades, amplify and balance, downsample to 16bit)>FLAC (level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 1:30:31]
01 Fluorescent Grey
02 Intro>
03 Cryptograms
04 White Ink
05 Lake Somerset
06 [banter]
07 Earthquake
08 Don’t Cry
09 Revival
10 Never Stops
11 Nothing Ever Happened
12 Twilight at Carbon Lake
13 [encore interlude]
14 Desire Lines>
15 Calvary Scars II

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Deerhunter, visit their MySpace page, visit the band blog, visit the Halcyon Digest page, and purchase Halcyon Digest from 4AD Records [here].

Wormburner: August 10, 2011 Wantagh NY – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

August 24, 2011
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[photo by Tim Besa]

A couple of weeks ago, Wantagh witnessed an embarrassment of riches, as Deer Tick played a massive two-hour set late into the night. When we posted that set, our review did not mention another highlight of the evening, the outstanding opening set by Wormburner. When we recorded Wormburner in December, their set clued us into the fact that this is a band to be reckoned with — strong instrumentation, excellent songwriting, and the indefatigable stage presence of lead singer Steve “Hank” Henry. The Wantagh show also proved one other thing — they are really generous guys. As we’ve reported before, this event at Mulcahy’s was a benefit concert for the Tommy Brull Foundation. Two weeks later, we learned that the show raised a phenomenal $12,000, all of which was donated directly to Camp Anchor, a recreation program for disabled children in Nassau County. And as Deer Tick would follow, Wormburner played their hearts out for this show. Their 45-minute set began with a bang and never let up. The band also featured two outstanding covers, including Guided By Voices, and the Decemberists (streaming below). Other highlights included “Pike City Proper” and “The Interstate” (also streaming below) from their Spring 2011 release Placed By The Gideons. Wormburner return to NYC and will be playing Mercury Lounge on September 9.

I recorded this set in the same manner as the Deer Tick show and the sound quality is excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “The Interstate”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/W1021Wormburner1020/10.%20The%20Interstate.mp3]

Stream “O Valencia!” [Decemberists cover]:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/W1021Wormburner1020/12.%20O%20Valencia!%20%5bThe%20Decemberists%5d.mp3]

Direct download of complete show in MP3 files (HERE)

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Wormburner
2011-08-10
Mulcahy’s
Wantagh, NY USA

Tommy Brull Foundation Benefit Concert

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + DPA 4021s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2x 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
2011-08-18

Setlist:
[Total Time 52:49]
01 Breaker Breaker
02 Two Kinds of People
03 Peekskill
04 Meanwhile Corey Lee
05 Teenage FBI [Guided By Voices]
06 A Standing Invitation
07 Little Things
08 Sleepy Jane
09 Pike City Proper
10 The Interstate
11 [banter]
12 O Valencia! [The Decemberists]

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Tommy Brull Foundation and DONATE to the Foundation [HERE].

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Woods: August 13, 2011 Bowery Ballroom – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Full Set

August 24, 2011
By

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[Photo by Maryanne Ventrice]

We caught Woods this summer in the unlikely Northside Festival venue of St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church (that recording here), but it was an equally special treat to see them play the best-sounding venue in Manhattan, Bowery Ballroom. Although the set hewed fairly closely to what we saw back in June, no two Woods shows are alike, and indeed, the jam-heavy favorites “Bend Beyond” and “I Was Gone” took different directions than they did back at St. Cecilia’s. We also got a huge treat in the form of the band’s cover of the Graham Nash tune “Military Madness” as their final song. As at St. Cecilia’s, the band added an organ player to give them a bigger, more psychedelic sound, and the Bowery’s sound system was mixed to perfection.

Befitting the high quality sound in the room, we came out with a lot of high quality gear to record this show, including a soundboard feed and two sets of mics. The result is undoubtedly our best recording of Woods to date. Enjoy!

Download the complete show: [FLAC]

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Woods
2011-08-13
Bowery Ballroom
New York, NY USA

6-Channel Multitrack Digital Master Recording
Recorded by nyctaper and acidjack
Produced by acidjack

Soundboard + Neumann KM150 + DPA 4021>Sound Devices USBpre2 >> Tascam DR680>6x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audition (mixdown, EQ)>Audacity (tracking, set fades, amplify and balance)>FLAC Level 8

Tracks
01 [intro]
02 Pushing Onlys
03 Suffering Season
04 Blood Dries Darker
05 Bend Beyond
06 Rain On
07 Be All Be Easy
08 Say Goodbye
09 Find Them Empty
10 To Clean
11 I Was Gone
12 [encore break]
13 Military Madness [Graham Nash]

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The War On Drugs: August 19, 2011 Cameo Gallery – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

August 22, 2011
By

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[photo courtesy of Cory Smith and The Line Of Best Fit Blog]

The War On Drugs released Slave Ambient this past week. Its an album that’s been in the works for a couple of years, since the 2008 release of their excellent Secretly Canadian Records debut Wagonwheel Blues. But in a way, its an album that’s been waiting much longer for its release. The band’s leader Adam Granduciel incorporated some older songs into the album and spent many months tweaking the mixes, reworking arrangements, and perfecting what will undoubtedly become one of 2011’s best albums. When we recorded The War On Drugs in January, the new songs were beginning to take shape, but when the album versions were released, the positive developments were striking. On Friday at Cameo Gallery, The War On Drugs performed a superb ninety-minute set that consisted primarily of Slave Ambient material — eight of the album’s twelve songs were played. Of the new songs, the second-slotted “Baby Missiles” was particularly tight and focused and we’re streaming it below. Other highlights included the jammed transition from “It’s Your Destiny” into “I Was There”, and the eighteen-minute encore of “A Needle In Your Eye #16” with an extended guitar and sampled-driven ambient jam. The War On Drugs will be touring throughout the Fall. While they are on a current East and Midwest swing, they will tour Europe in September, and return to the US in October.

I recorded this set with the Neumann microphones mounted in the center of the room in front of the soundboard booth and raised to 12 feet. The room mics were mixed with a mono board feed to accentuate the vocals, and the sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

Stream “Baby Missiles”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/W1008WOD2101/02.%20Baby%20Missiles.mp3]

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

The War On Drugs
2011-08-19
Cameo Gallery
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann KM-150s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2x 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
2011-08-22

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:26:47]
01 Best Night
02 Baby Missiles
03 [banter]
04 Comin Through
05 Your Love Is Calling My Name
06 Come To The City
07 [banter2]
08 Brothers
09 It’s Your Destiny
10 I Was There
11 Arms Like Boulders
12 [banter3]
13 Black Water Falls
14 [banter4]
15 Buenos Aires Beach
16 [encore break]
17 A Needle In Your Eye No 16

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