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[photo by TJ Cain]

We know from recent experience that the group of musicians who call themselves Bustle In Your Hedgerow can play Grateful Dead music to perfection, and that they also excel at the music of The Band. But it was as an annual Led Zeppelin cover band that Joe Russo, Marco Benevento, Scott Metzger and Dave Dreiwitz first mastered the art of melding classic rock with their own jazz/fusion/rock/jam style. And now, Bustle has existed as a project for more than ten years. On Friday night at Brooklyn Bowl, it was the second night of this year’s two-show Bustle run and the band’s energy was clear from the outset. The material speaks for itself, but its the ability of the Bustle quartet to bring their own special interpretation that creates the magic that these musicians can impart to well-worn songs. In the first set, it was the stretched out “Heartbreaker” that stood out primarily because of Metzger’s extended guitar solo and the set final “Over The Hills” was a classic example of primo ensemble work. In the second set, we were impressed with the spot-on versions of “Kashmir” and “Song Remains The Same”, both of which are streaming below. Also remarkable was the extended jam segment and seamless segue between “In The Evening” and “Four Sticks”, two entirely unrelated tracks from different segments of the Zep’s career which Bustle interplayed perfectly. We expect that this outstanding quartet will continue to play the Zep for the foreseeable future, but we’re also on the edge of our seat to see whatever classic band they reinterpret next.

I recorded this set with the Sennheiser Cards mounted on the right side midway on the floor and mixed with an excellent board feed. The mix of the two sources really came out well, and we’re pleased to report that the sound quality of this set is superb. Enjoy!

Stream “Kashmir”:

Stream “The Song Remains The Same”:

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Bustle In Your Hedgerow
2014-02-07
Brooklyn Bowl
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

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

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Joe Russo – Drums
Marco Benevento – Keyboards
Scott Metzger – Guitar
Dave Dreiwitz – Bass

Setlist:
Set 1
[Total Time 57:18]
01 Communication Breakdown
02 The Lemon Song
03 Ramble On
04 Ten Years Gone
05 Heartbreaker
06 Custard Pie
07 All Of My Love
08 [band intro]
09 Over The Hills and Far Away

Set 2
[Total Time 1:18:09]
10 Hot Dog
11 Moby Dick
12 Since I’ve Been Loving You
13 Kashmir
14 In The Evening
15 Four Sticks
16 We’re Gonna Groove
17 The Song Remains the Same
18 [encore break]
19 Wearing and Tearing

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you’ll please support these artists, visit their websites and purchase their office merchancise. Benevento-Russo Duo [HERE], Marco Benevento [HERE], Scott Metzger [HERE], and Dave Dreiwitz [HERE].

Aa (Big A little a): January 28, 2014 Death By Audio – Flac/MP3/Streaming

February 7, 2014

[screen cap from unartigNYC video]

The conventional story going into this show — the album release party for Aa’s new album VoyAager on Northern Spy — was that the band had returned after a lengthy hiatus to produce their first album in seven years and that it is a triumphant return. But things sort of took a detour along the way, namely in the form of a fatal computer crash midway through the set. That being said, after a few days to digest what was clearly a weird end to a show, we went back to listen to the half-show we recorded. Its ends up that the 3 song set is absolutely phenomenal, performance-wise and sound quality wise. The Aa stage set was essentially John Atkinson on electronics and vocals and a quartet of drummers. From the outset the energy in the set was stunning as the drum corps kept up with Atkinson’s frenetic soundscape. Its almost as if the laptop couldn’t take the heat from the stage. The brevity of the set gives us the opportunity to stream the whole show, and all three tracks are streaming below.

The band’s personnel seems to evolve from show to show, and now that they are out on the West coast touring, Atkinson will be reunited with band co-founder (along with Josh Bonati) Aron Wahl who now resides in Los Angeles. We expect to capture a full Aa show when they return East, but for now this mini set is a very nice taste of the excellent music they are currently producing.

I recorded this show with the Sennheiser cards mounted on a stand at the front of the stage and mixed with a board feed. The mics picked up mostly drums and the soundboard was primarily the electronics, but after a few test mixes I believe I finally found the right balance. The sound is quite superb. Enjoy!

Full Disclosure: It was announced yesterday that NYCTaper is a media sponsor of a SXSW show co-presented by Northern Spy and Baba Bing Records. This relationship with Northern Spy in no way influenced our positive review of their artist Aa. We wouldn’t have posted the recording if the performance wasn’t top notch.

Stream “Bubby”:

Stream “Rankzone”:

Stream “Postsac”:

Download the Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Aa
2014-01-28
Death By Audio
Brooklyn NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + On-Stage Audience Matrix

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 15:14]
01 Bubby
02 Rankzone
03 Postsac

If you enjoyed this recording, please support Aa, visit their band page at the Northern Spy website, and purchase VoyAager from Northern Spy [HERE]

Woodsman: January 24, 2014 Mercury Lounge – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

February 5, 2014

Woodsman has continued to evolve as a unit since we first became interested in their work four years ago, when they released their Mystery Tape EP. The band’s compositions have now fully evolved from more danceable material into instrumental, free-flowing, hypnotic affairs that were well-suited to this late-night set at Mercury Lounge. It feels as if the band that has emerged from their latest recording sessions is the beast they were meant to be, rhythmic, technical-minded, unconventional. Their newly-released, self-titled album Woodsman almost announces their new sense of purpose (this Pitchfork review, out today, is worth reading), and it’s an LP well-suited to winter months that leave you time to think. This show gave us some of that new record’s highlights, like “Healthy Life”, streaming below, and “All Tangled Up”, as well as two brand-new songs that we hope will see the light of day in the future. The band is touring the East Coast and Midwest this month, including a date at Death By Audio on February 8.

I recorded this set with Schoeps MK41 microphones and a flawless soundboard feed from house engineer David. The sound quality is outstanding. Enjoy!

Stream “Healthy Life”

Download the complete show [MP3] | [FLAC]

Woodsman
2014-01-24
Mercury Lounge
New York, NY USA

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

Schoeps MK41 (PAS)>KCY>Z-PFA>Sound Devices USBPre2 + Soundboard (engineer: David)>>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (align, mix down)>Izotope Ozone 5 (effects, EQ)>Audacity 2.0.3 (fades, tracking, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 All Tangled Up>
02 [untitled new song]
03 Healthy Life
04 Rune
05 [untitled new song 2]
06 Teleseparation

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Woodsman, like them on Facebook, and buy Woodsman directly here.

Oneida: January 31, 2014 Knitting Factory – Flac/MP3/Streaming

February 3, 2014

The rabid fans of a classic old band used to say “it doesn’t matter what they play, but how they play it”. The modern day version of Oneida fits this phrase exactly. In their 17th year as a band, Oneida has settled in well as a five-piece band that literally plays with no conventional boundaries. As their recent albums have eschewed traditional song structures, their contemporary concerts don’t really have “setlists” as much as the band just plays. Last fall, we captured an Oneida show at Glasslands that essentially consisted of one “song” and an encore. The show on Friday at Knitting Factory was over an hour and consisted of four separate tracks that weren’t seemingly so much songs as extended musical interplay between the individual members of the quintet, the penultimate of which lasted longer than thirty minutes. That being said, the attraction of the present incarnation of this amazing band is the musicianship. Kid Millions is perhaps the greatest living drummer and his indefagitable work behind the kit is always a wonder to behold. On this night we spent much of the time watching the interplay between the dual guitars of Baby Jane and Shahin Motia, who sometimes take a supporting role but on this night spent much of the set trading furious lead segments. As they approach their second decade as a band, Oneida continues to amaze with their inventiveness and we are certain to see them every time possible when they play locally — which is generally only a few times a year.

I recorded this set with the Sennheiser cards on a stand back near the soundboard and mixed with an excellent feed provided by house FOH Rob. The sound quality is quite excellent, enjoy!

Stream “The River”:

Download the Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Oneida
2014-01-31
Knitting Factory
Brooklyn NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

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

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:07:33]
01 Cedars
02 You Get Brighter
03 Each One Teach One
04 The River

If you enjoyed this recording, please support Oneida, visit their website, and purchase A List of the Burning Mountains and their other releases from Jagjaguwar [HERE]

Hunters: October 15, 2013 Oh My Rockness CMJ Show, Cameo Gallery – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

January 31, 2014

[Photos by acidjack]

The Brooklyn band Hunters grab your eye right away, thanks to lead vocalist Isabel Almeida’s shock-pink hair and hyperkinetic onstage manner. What holds your interest are their songs, which you mind find yourself humming long after you’re back on the street. This Oh My Rockness CMJ show at Cameo Gallery gave the band headlining status, and they made the most of it, leading us through a rapid-fire set consisting of songs from their eponymous debut album and their underrated Hands on Fire EP from 2011. The night had run long, but Hunters had saved more than enough energy to deliver an excellent set, Almeida and vocalist-guitarist Derek Watson’s vocals coasting on a bed of fuzzed-out guitars. If the measure of a good CMJ show is actually being able to remember what you saw a week or even a single night later, Hunters should count this show a win. You don’t soon forget the experience of seeing them.

I recorded this set with a soundboard feed from well-known local sound engineer Gary Atturio, combined with Schoeps MK4V microphones. The sound quality is excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “Undone”

Download the complete show [MP3] | [FLAC]

Hunters
2013-10-17
Oh My Rockness CMJ Showcase
Cameo Gallery
Brooklyn, NY USA

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

Soundboard (engineer: Gary Atturio) + Schoeps MK4V>KC5>CMC6>Sound Devices USBPre2>>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (align, mix down)>Izotope Ozone 5 (effects, EQ)>Audacity 2.0.3 (fades, tracking, amplify, balance)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 Street Trash
02 Noisy Bitch
03 [new song]
04 Blackheart
05 Narcissist
06 She’s So
07 Acid Head
08 Undone
09 Deadbeat

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Hunters, like them on Facebook, visit their website, and purchase their self-titled debut here.

Chatham County Line: September 5, 2013 Hopscotch Music Festival, Long View Center (Raleigh, NC) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

January 29, 2014

[Photo by Haley Britton]

The Hopscotch Music Festival is prized by critics for its diversity, and the Raleigh, NC band Chatham County Line can certainly count toward that determination. At a festival featuring everything from doom and black metal to the latest indie darlings, from John Cale to noise collagists like Merzbow, nothing is too far afield to be included, so long as the music is good. Bluegrass music wasn’t over-represented at the festival by any means, but CCL were there to give you your fix, playing a modernized version of the style that keeps its history firmly in mind. Playing in the traditional stage setup clustered around a single microphone, the band covered a wide range of their catalog, as well as previews of their recently-completed sixth album, which should drop later this year.

North Carolina-based taper Larry Tucker recorded this set with a soundboard feed and American-made Peluso CEMC6 cardiod microphones. We’d like to thank him for his generosity in sharing this excellent recording. Enjoy!

Stream “Crop Comes In”

Download the complete show [MP3] | [FLAC]

Chatham County Line
2013-09-05
Hopscotch Festival
Long View Center
Raleigh, NC

Recording – Larry Tucker
Peluso CEMC6-CK4 > Fostex FR2-LE
Soundboard > Edirol R09-HR
Adobe Audition (mixing & mastering)

Tracks
01 Chip of a Star
02 Wildwood
03 [unknown 1 – new]
04 Saturdays & Sundays
05 Brother Afar From the Savior Today [F.J. Berry]
06 [instrumental]
07 Love Unfound
08 The Carolinian
09 Gunfight In Durango
10 Ghost of Woody Guthrie
11 Birmingham Jail
12 Crop Comes In
13 One More Minute
14 Let It Rock

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Chatham County Line, visit their website, and buy their records in their online store.

Heliotropes: January 25, 2014 Radio Bushwick – Flac/MP3/Streaming

January 28, 2014

[photos by Dean Keim]

Heliotropes headlined an excellent four-band bill on Saturday night at new venue Radio Bushwick in a show presented by Supercrush Studio. When we last checked in with the band it was at our very own CMJ show in 2012 before the release of their album and the steady flow of praise that followed. The release of their debut album A Constant Sea was lauded as a “sumptuous psych-rock opus” by Spin, and a year or more later the band is stronger still. The obvious focus is on the dual vocalists Amber and Jessica, and on Jessica’s heavy guitar work, but at the Radio Bushwick set it was the rhythm section who were the stars of the night. The venue’s excellent sound mix allowed us to really hear the intricate bass work beneath Nya Abudu’s otherwise powerful playing. And Cici Harrison is one of those drummers that you have to watch closely to appreciate — she isn’t fancy or flashy but her tight aggressive play is the backbone of this band. Heliotropes set contained six songs from their album and two relatively new unreleased tracks which bode well for the future output of this excellent quartet. Heliotropes next gigs will be at the Savannah Stopover Festival, with complete Fest dates announced in a few days.

This was our first visit to the relatively new venue Radio Bushwick, as 22 Wyckoff Street. The venue has all of the ingredients for a successful run — excellent sound system, outstanding staff, prime beer selection, and a neat layout. For L train riders, its literally twenty feet from the Jefferson Street stop on the train. We had a perfect experience there on Saturday and hope to return often.

I recorded this set with the Sennheiser cards mounted on a small stand front and center of the stage and mixed it with a fine board feed provided by the venue’s talented FOH Steve. The sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

Stream “Psalms”:

Download the Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Heliotropes
2014-01-25
Radio Bushwick
Brooklyn NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + On-Stage Audience Matrix

Soundboard [engineer Steve Saverance] + Sennheiser MKH-8040s > Edirol R-44 > 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 38:09]
01 Everyone Else
02 Early In The Morning
03 Good and Evil
04 [new song 1]
05 Psalms
06 [banter]
07 Quatto
08 Ribbons
09 [encore break]
10 [new song 2]

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Heliotropes, visit their Facebook page, visit their Bandcamp page, and purchase A Constant Sea from Manimal [HERE].

The Rooks: January 23, 2014 Piano’s – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

January 27, 2014

[Photo from the prior week’s show courtesy of Shayne Hanley of Shutterhound Photography]

I guess I shouldn’t say I was shocked at the size and age of the crowd that was out for The Rooks‘ third of four Piano’s Thursday night residencies. If you watch the Grammys or read most music blogs, you could be forgiven for expecting fans to only be interested in bands defined more by their haircuts or who their “producer” credits go to than the music they are making. The Rooks are a complete breath of fresh air in that respect. Their value proposition is simple: Well-executed, well-crafted classic R&B and soul delivered with maximum enthusiasm and minimum attitude. Think the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, The Spinners.

Recent grads of Wesleyan University (a school famous for birthing less-conventional bands like MGMT and Das Racist), this young sextet has honed their craft to a tee, playing music that honors its history and lives up to its standards. That their cover songs, like the Fugees version of “Killing Me Softly” or Destiny’s Child’s “Bills, Bills, Bills” stand up as well as they do next to the band’s originals like their single “Twister” or the uptempo “Fall For You” is a testament to just how good they are at what they do. But the best compliment to them of all comes from the crowd they bring out — they bring bodies in the door, and once they’re there, get them moving. I had no doubt that this residency will launch this band to bigger stages — and it already has. The last night of the residency this Thursday, January 30 at Pianos, is sold out, but the band will be at the Gramercy Theatre on February 27. Tickets here.

I recorded this set with a soundboard feed provided by house engineer Wilfred, combined with Schoeps MK4V microphones. I weighted the final mix more heavily toward the board than I would have liked, owing to the rowdiness of the crowd, who you can clearly hear having a good time on the tape. While you lose a little bit of “room” feel, the sound quality is nonetheless outstanding. Enjoy!

Stream “Fall For You”

Stream “Killing Me Softly” [The Fugees]

Download the complete show [MP3] | [FLAC]

[Photo of this show by acidjack]

The Rooks
2014-01-23
Piano’s
New York, NY USA

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

Soundboard (engineer: Wilfred) + Schoeps MK4V>KC5>CMC6>Sound Devices USBPre2>>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (align, adjust levels, mix down)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects, stereo imaging)>Audacity 2.0.3 (tracking, fades, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 58:47]
01 Grounded
02 Fall For You
03 Twister
04 Talk To Me
05 Killing Me Softly [Fugees version]
06 You’re the One
07 Love You Down [Me’shell Ndegeocello version]
08 Doubt
09 Don’t Change My Mind
10 [banter]
11 Bills, Bills, Bills [Destiny’s Child]
12 Let Down
13 Lefty

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT The Rooks, like them on Facebook, and buy their music on their bandcamp page.

Kevin Morby: January 16, 2014 Mercury Lounge – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

January 23, 2014