At Music Hall last night near the end of their excellent set, Real Estate broke into an excellent cover of a fairly obscure Ariel Pink track “My Molly”. This song was originally recorded by Ariel when he was 19 and eventually was released on an EP in 2006. I did record the entire Real Estate set and plan to post it later today.
Real Estate: My Molly (Ariel Pink cover)
MP3 [HERE]
FLAC [HERE]
[Photo courtesy of Taylor Long / T-Sides.com]
Leeds-based Wild Beasts closed out their highly successful U.S. tour (and 2-night NYC run) with a sold-out performance at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The band’s second album, Two Dancers, has been earning critical raves and increased notice from fans over the past year, and this tour represented the culmination of Wild Beasts’ efforts to break out stateside. Although the band garnered a lot of initial attention for lead vocalist/guitarist Hayden Thorpe’s theatrical, otherworldly falsetto, these live shows accentuate the fact that bassist/vocalist Tom Fleming’s more rounded tenor is also key, providing the perfect compliment to Thorpe. Wild Beasts make challenging music – with poetic, melodramatic lyrics and displays of vocal histrionics that could rival almost anyone in the rock pantheon, quick and dirty chillwave this music is not. But like nyctaper favorites The Dirty Projectors, the Beasts’ live show rewards the listeners who do “get it.” Although they did mention being shot at in Detroit(!), the Beasts clearly felt that this tour, and even this NYC run, won them a lot of converts. Their tour schedule has moved on to the UK and Europe for the time being, but if this show was any indication, New York will gladly welcome them back on the next run.
I recorded this set using a four microphone rig from the usual spot in this venue. The sound is excellent, with extra clarity and detail added through the use of hypercardiod microphones. Thanks to the Wild Beasts organization for permitting this recording, and for their mastering suggestions. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE.
Download the Complete Show in FLAC [HERE].
Wild Beasts
2010-02-28
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY USA
An acidjack master recording
Recorded and produced by acidjack for nyctaper.com
Equipment: DPA 4021 + Beyerdynamic MC950>Edirol R-44 (24/44.1)
Position: Clamp to left side of SBD cage, mics at 8? (cardiods DIN/hypers pointed at stacks)
Mastering: 2×24bit/44.1kHz WAV>Audacity (mixdown, smooth peaks, EQ, slight compression, adjust channels, set fades, tracking, normalize to 0dB)>FLAC ( level 8 )
Tracks
01 Intro
02 The Fun Powder Plot
03 We Still Got the Taste Dancing On Our Tongues
04 Vigil for a Fuddy Duddy
05 This Is Our Lot
06 Two Dancers
07 His Grinning Skull
08 banter
09 Two Dancers II
10 Please Sir
11 Brave Bulging
12 All the King’s Men
13 Hooting and Howling
14
15 The Devil’s Crayon
16 Empty Nest
17 Cheerio Chaps, Cheerio Goodbye
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[Dinosaur Feathers at Public Assembly in 2009]
[Photos courtesy of Jessi Bautista]
Brooklyn’s own Dinosaur Feathers celebrated the release of their excellent new album Fantasy Memorial before a more eclectic crowd than usual when they played at The Studio at Webster Hall on a Friday night while the venue was also hosting Neon Indian’s DJ set upstairs, as well as its usual Friday night B&T revelers. The band rewarded both dedicated fans and casual passers-through with a solid run-through of almost every song on Fantasy Memorial as well as “Parallel July” from their Early Morning Risers EP. With a sound that defies categorization (is it surf-pop? Is it rock-a cappella?), and is also eminently catchy, the Feathers seem poised to capture the hearts of the college crowd (if there is a band that looks happier on stage than Dinosaur Feathers, I haven’t seen it) as well as the interest of the indie intelligentsia. We look forward to continuing to follow the development of this exciting young band.
I recorded this set up front in the room, near the right speaker stack, with high-end DPA mobile microphones. This recording gives you a realistic experience of “being there,” but as with any recording made in the crowd, it does contain more chatter than some nyctaper recordings. Give the sample a listen, and enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE). Listen to “Teenage Whore” (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Dinosaur Feathers
2010-03-05
Studio at Webster Hall
New York, NY
An acidjack master recording
Recorded and produced by acidjack for nyctaper.com
Equipment: DPA 4061 (Coresound HEB)>Sony PCM-M10 (24bit/44.1kHz)
Position: FOB, about 10? from right stack
Mastering: 24bit/44.1kHz WAV>Audacity (set fades, tracking, amplify each channel, light compression of crowd noise, smooth peaks)>FLAC ( level 8 )
Tracks
01 Intro
02 I Ni Sogoma
03 Crossing the Cannon
04 Know Your Own Strength
05 Family Waves
06 Sleeping In
07 Teenage Whore
08 crowd/banter
09 History Lessons
10 Vendela Vida
11 crowd/banter
12 Fantasy Memorial
13 Parallel July
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[Photo courtesy of Jonny Leather]
A friend recommended to me months ago that I check out We Were Promised Jetpacks when they were opening for The Twilight Sad on their tour last year. Sadly, I missed that show, but in between, these Scotsmen have garnered some major buzz. After what by all accounts was a killer performance at Bowery Ballroom, the band headed out to Brooklyn and the lovely new(-ish) Knitting Factory to do it all over again. In a positive way, WWPJ strike me as a bit of a younger, hungrier, Scottish version of U2, with a style that trends heavily toward the room-shaking rock anthem, all soaring vocals and approachable chords. Nonetheless, WWPJ aren’t acting the part of mega-rock stars just yet, showing great humility as well as appreciation for their fans, who pumped their fists and sang along to almost every song. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next time these guys came through, they were the opening slot at MSG for you-know-who…. and deservedly so.
I recorded this set from the same equipment and position as the Bad Veins recording – DPA microphones on a pole at the soundboard and a top-notch stereo soundboard feed provided by Melanie of Knitting Factory. The sound quality is excellent. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files [HERE]
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
We Were Promised Jetpacks
2010-02-15
Knitting Factory
Brooklyn, NY
An acidjack master recording
Recorded and produced by acidjack
Hosted at nyctaper.com
Equipment: DPA 4021 + stereo soundboard feed>Edirol R-44 (24/44.1)
Position: Clamp to center of SBD cage, mics at 8?, DIN
Mastering: 24bit/44.1kHz WAV>Audacity (mixdown, smooth peaks, set fades, tracking, slight EQ, downsample to 16bit, amplify each channel)>FLAC ( level 8 )
01 Intro>Keeping Warm
02 Quiet Little Voices
03 Moving Clocks Run Slow
04
05 banter/crowd
06 A Far Cry
07 It’s Thunder and It’s Light
08 Roll Up Your Sleeves
09 This Is My House, This is My Home
10 Ships With Holes Will Sink
11 Short Bursts
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The new album from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists is called Brutalist Bricks and today it was released on Matador Records. Last night Ted performed “The Mighty Sparrow” on Jimmy Fallon and it was quite excellent — see it above. Tonight, Ted and the Pharmacists are playing a CD release show at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, which is billed as a karaoke show. Tonight is also the first night of a tour that will bring Ted back to NYC on April 9, where the band will play at Irving Plaza with Obits and Screaming Females also on the bill. NYCTaper will be there to record the show on April 9.
[photo by nyctaper]
Patrick Stickles decision to perform a solo rendition of The Replacements’ “Treatment Bound” as a tribute to his band was appropriate in so many ways. Titus Andronicus owes much to the Replacements in terms of their sound and their attitude. At the Bowery on Saturday night, Titus sold out one of NYC’s premiere venues on the night they celebrated the release of their triumphant new album The Monitor. As the Replacements did during their Hootenanny/Let it Be heyday, Titus has learned to walk the thin line between inspired manic energy and chaos. But if the decline of the Replacements from a group of talented crazies to a bland major label AOR band is any lesson, one can only hope that Titus can maintain their edge. The Monitor is an ambitious album that works on many levels as it draws inspirations from history, life in the suburbs, and life in a punk rock band. As the Minutemen did contemporaneously to the ‘Mats, Titus has structured big ideas into multi-layered songs (“Battle of Hampton Roads” lasts sixteen minutes), but still manage to keep within the punk idiom and ethos. Its truly a strange site to see virtually the entire floor of the Bowery Ballroom slamming to a song about Civil War ironclad warships, but somehow on Saturday it seemed to perfectly fit the occasion.
I recorded this set with the Neumann microphones from the balcony rail mixed with a feed from the soundboard. The two sources give the recording both instrumental and vocal clarity while also reflecting the energy in the room. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Titus Andronicus
2010-03-06
Bowery Ballroom
New York, 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
2010-03-08
Setlist:
[Total Time 1:31:11]
01 [introduction]
02 A Pot In Which To Piss
03 Upon Viewing Bruegel’s “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”
04 A More Perfect Union
05 Joset of Nazareth’s Blues
06 Richard II
07 [tuning/banter]
08 Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, New Jersey
09 [banter]
10 No Future Part Three: Escape from No Future
11 Titus Andronicus
12 Band Introductions/My Time Outside The Womb
13 [banter]
14 The Battle Of Hampton Roads
15 …And Ever
16 [banter]
17 Four Score And Seven
18 [banter]
19 Treatment Bound (The Replacements)
20 No Future Part II: The Day After No Future
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