[photo courtesy of Jonny Leather]

Acidjack reports:
Cincinnati, OH’s Bad Veins, the duo of lead singer/songwriter Benjamin Davis and percussionist Sebastien Schultz, are probably the first band I have seen use an old rotary phone as a mic (in addition to a regular mic).  Davis’ songs are instantly catchy, all pop hooks and easily discernible vocals (the easier to hum that way). Long after I had left the Knit, I found “I’m Afraid” and “Gold and Warm” stuck in my head, in particular. That rotary phone is used appropriately and sparingly, giving Davis’s otherwise rich, clean voice the necessary indiepop fuzz. The band are presently on tour behind their excellent record, Bad Veins, released last year on Dangerbird Records.  This set, opening for We Were Promised Jetpacks (the recording which we hope will be authorized by the band and posted shortly), was a relatively short one, but it gave an excellent sense of the promise of this band.  The recording was made using a high-quality stereo soundboard feed and DPA microphones from the optimum spot in the venue, and the sound is superior.  Enjoy!

Thanks to the Knitting Factory for the high-quality board feed, and to Bad Veins and Dangerbird Records for inviting nyctaper to record this performance.

Download and stream the complete show [HERE].

https://archive.org/details/badveins2010-02-15.acidjack

Bad Veins
2010-02-15
Knitting Factory
Brooklyn, NY

An acidjack master recording
recorded and produced by acidjack

Equipment: Stereo soundboard feed + DPA 4021 microphones>Edirol R-44 (24/44.1)
Position: Clamp to soundboard cage, mics at 9′, DIN
Mastering: 2x24bit/44.1kHz WAV>Audacity (mixdown, set fades, tracking, amplify channel to -0.1dB)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Setlist:
01 Found
02 Gold and Warm
03 Crosseyed
04 Afraid
05 Dry Out
06 Falling Tide
07 The Lie

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Bad Veins, visit their website, and purchase their debut album directly from the Dangerbird Records website [here].

[photo by Victoria Renard]

Acidjack reports:
“Compared to some bands I have seen lately (like the totally unrelated Dinowalrus and Dinosaur Feathers, for example), The Vandelles have a readily classifiable sound. Their feedback-drenched, fuzzed-out surf-rock will be instantly recognizable to fans of bands like the Raveonettes, Singapore Sling, and recent tourmates Serena-Maneesh. That is not to say they are generic or uninteresting, however, as their songwriting and performance, including an all-female rhythm section, rises above their influences. At Littlefield last week, the band played with the lights off with only abstract video projections providing light, tearing through older material and songs from their self-titled EP, including their obvious bid for stardom, the soundtrack-ready (as in, easy to imagine in some sort of noir chase or murder scene) “Lovely Weather”. Even though, like Dinowalrus, the band had a few instances of equipment/sound desk trouble, their set was a strong end to another night of the Sounds Like Brooklyn festival.”

This set was recorded under the same conditions as the Dinowalrus recording and the sound is excellent. Enjoy!

The Vandelles are playing again this coming week on Friday February 26 at Cake Shop on an excellent bill that includes nyctaper favorites MiniBoone and El Jezel.

Download and stream the complete show [HERE].

The Vandelles
2010-02-04
Littlefield
Brooklyn, NY

an acidjack master recording

recorded and produced by acidjack
hosted by nyctaper.com

Equipment: DPA 4021>Edirol R-44 (24/44.1)
Position: Center, micas at 8′, DIN
Mastering: 24bit/44.1kHz WAV>Audacity (set fades, tracking, amplify each channel, light EQ)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Setlist:
01 Get Down
02
03 banter/tuning
04 Bomb the Surf
05 banter/tuning
06 California Killer
07 banter/tuning
08 Lovely Weather
09 Swell to Heaven
10
11 Dash N’ Dive
12 Bad Volcano

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Vandelles, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their official releases directly from the SVC Records [here].

[photo by nyctaper]

The last time we saw Frankie Rose and The Outs, they performed a too-brief seventeen minute set at the Slumberland Anniversary show. My vantage point at Bell House did not give me much of a feel for the band, but the recording captures the particular qualities of this group. Frankie’s experience with garage rock, Spector-style girl groups, and lo-fi all seemed to coalesce with the Outs into a harmony-rich guitar driven quintet with grit. At Monster Island on Saturday, we stood a couple of feet from the band and took in a real appreciation of the group in what would be an eight-song and fortunately longer set than in November. At this point, the band has only released one 7 inch (“Thee Only One” on Slumberland Records), but all the songs still seem vaguely familiar and some were played at Bell House. I expect when all the songs are compiled into an anticipated full length album, it will be a fine collection and a critical success. The quality of the performances bear that out.

Frankie and The Outs have several local gigs upcoming, including this Friday night at Europa, this Sunday night at Mercury Lounge, and an May date at Bell House opening for the Primitives.

We recorded this set with the same equipment and location as the So Cow recording and the sound quality is excellent. Enjoy!

Download and stream the complete show [HERE].

https://archive.org/details/frankie-rose-2010-02-13.nyctaper

Frankie Rose And The Outs
2010-02-13
Monster Island Basement
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
2010-02-16

Setlist:
[Total Time 24:41]
01 Little Brown Hair
02 That’s What People Told Me
03 Save Me
04 [new song false start]
05 [new song]
06 Thee Only One
07 Must Be Nice
08 Don’t Tread on Me
09 Girlfriend

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Frankie Rose, visit her MySpace page, and purchase her new single “Thee Only One” from the Slumberland Records website [here].

[photo by nyctaper]

As the recording project of Galway County Ireland’s Brian Kelly, So Cow has produced a plethora of neat two-minute guitar punk-pop songs that have been compiled into two excellent albums. As a live band, So Cow is a guitar-bass-drums trio that emphasizes the punk element of the music with a clear focus on frenetic frontman Kelly. At Monster Island on Saturday night, So Cow distinguished themselves on the excellent five band bill with an energetic twelve-song twenty-nine minute set. The setlist was compiled from both l.p.’s, with an emphasis on 2009’s self-titled album. So Cow is in the early stages of a two-month US tour that will carry them across the country and back. I spoke to Kelly briefly after the show and he revealed that the band will return to NYC in early April for an as-yet unannounced Mercury Lounge show. We’ll be there.

I recorded this set with the Neumann microphones elevated at eight feet on the pole ten feet from the stage, and mixed it with a feed from the soundboard. The results are superb. Enjoy

Download and stream the complete show [HERE].

https://archive.org/details/so-cow-2010-02-13.nyctaper

So Cow
2010-02-13
Monster Island Basement
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
2010-02-15

Setlist:
[Total Time 29:03]
01 So Cow Vs. The Future [false start]
02 So Cow Vs. The Future
03 Greetings
04 Ping Pong Rock
05 Bat Toes
06 Dunno
07 Girl Racer
08 One Hundred Helens
09 High Standards
10 Runaway (Del Shannon)
11 Moon Guen Young
12 Ain’t No Fun
13 [banter]
14 Casablanca

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT So Cow, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their two LPs from Tic Tac Totally! Records [HERE] and [HERE].

[photos taken for nyctaper by Kate Ehle – many more here]

Back in October, fresh off their sell-out coming-out show at Joe’s Pub, Emanuel and The Fear played the NYCTaper CMJ show at Bruar Falls. Their thirty minute set was well received by the crowd, as the nearly dozen band members squeezed onto to the small stage. For the last several months, the band has been in the studio and finished their debut full-length, which is due on March 9.

On March 10, Emanuel and The Fear will celebrate the release of the album Listen with a special show at Gramercy Theatre that features the NYU Symphony Orchestra, along with The Fear — which increases the size of the band from eleven to 25!

This CMJ show was recorded with the Neumann microphones on stage mixed with a feed from the soundboard. While its not a multi-track that would be necessary to capture an ideal recording of this band, the sound quality is nevertheless quite excellent. Enjoy!

Download and stream the complete show [HERE].

https://archive.org/details/emanuel-fear-2009-10-22.nyctaper

Emanuel And The Fear
2009-10-22
Bruar Falls
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
2010-02-10

Setlist:
[Total Time 24:32]
01 Guatemala
02 [banter]
03 Jimme’s Song
04 Song For a Girl
05 Free Life
06 Want To Be

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Emanuel and The Fear, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their debut EP and their debut album Listen (due on March 9) from Paper Garden Records [HERE].