Mel Gibson & the Pants Nomad residency.

12-06:

(Great audience & soundboard tapes)

01. intro
02. That Ain't a Knife
03. Spurs of Steel
04. Unleash the Beats
05. A Mannequin American
06. Crosby Steals Nash and Runs
07. Where It Hurts
08. Don't Stop Drop and Roll
09. Paper Shaper Shifter
10. Don't Believe the Hype Man

12-13:

(Performance-wise I thought this was a great set. Recording-wise it's marred by the mics cutting out)

01. Sweet Science Vs. Bad Blood
02. Ghini
03. Volatile Mixture
04. do we got another mic?
05. Landmarked w/ Sims
06. (Dead Baby Joke skipped because of mic issues)
07. Antique Lures
08. That Ain't a Knife
09. This Boat is Obviously Sinking
10. Where It Hurts
11. Unleash the Beats (I'll Never Be Happy Again skipped due to fucked mic cable)

12-20:

(With a bit of back and forth from the E&A show down the street I managed a soundboard recording, more or less just so I knew what was played cause I'm a dork like that. I was able to make it back over at some point during "This Boat is Obviously Sinking" so it was cool to catch the rest of the set.)

01. Tubes Tied
02. Don't Believe the Hype Man
03. The Slippery Slope of Giving U
04. This Boat is Obviously Sinking
05. Reagan's Dead
06. The Shake Up
07. Where It Hurts
08. Shark Sandwich w/ P.O.S.
09. Spurs of Steel
10. Stress Fracture w/ Mictlan
11. That Ain't a Knife

12-27:

(Another night of great audience and soundboard tapes. Cecil Otter played a surprise set. Eyedea, Casey, Kristoff Krane and Carnage brought a really tight incarnation of Face Candy.)

01. intro
02. Unleash the Beats
03. Barnburner (first time in over 2 years)
04. Cast Me in Oak
05. That Ain't a Knife
06. (Cecil has left the building = no Beat it Loose)
07. Don't Believe the Hype Man
08. Papacy Schmapacy w/ Eyedea
09. Collars Popped and Loaded w/ P.O.S.
10. Shark Sandwich w/ P.O.S.
11. Reagan's Dead
12. Where It Hurts
13. Bit of a Buzz w/ Dessa

I do wish I had audience sources of The Shake Up and Stress Fracture from this run but the E&A show would have went untaped.

Thank you to Mel Gibson & the Pants and the Nomad (Matt, Ryan and the rest of the staff) for being cool with taping.

Eyedea & Abilities @ The Triple Rock

Link to the torrent.

Eyedea & Abilities
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday December20th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB, 17cm, right drink rail, 20' back, ~12' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking)
TRT: 63:17

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Man Vs. Ape
02. "teeth marks on the skin"
03. Birth of a Fish
04. Seizure Suite (E&A remix)
05. ...Powdered Water Too (A)
06. How Much Do You Pay?
07. Exhausted Love
08. Abilities scratches your eyes out
09. freestyle
10. Abilities scratches your eyes out II
11. A Thank You Letter ^
12. freestyle
13. freestyle *
14. freestyle *
15. untitled
16. Liquid Sovereignty
17. untitled
18. Paradise
19. On This I Stand (heroin remix)
20. Glass
21. encore
22. Now
23. Abilities scratches your eyes out III

^ w/ Impulse from SecTor7G
* w/ Carnage and Kristoff Krane from Abzorbr

www.myspace.com/eyedeaandabilities

I was going to post this last week so I hope this wasn't to much of a wait. Back home for the final show of the tour. I'm really happy with the sound on this so I didn't touch a thing.

Thanks again to everyone who taped or filmed a show on this tour. Maybe a few more recordings will circulate in the coming months.

Abzorbr @ The Triple Rock

Link to the torrent.

Abzorbr
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday December20th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB, 17cm, right drink rail, 20' back, ~12' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 35:55


01. Follow The Leader
02. Routine Lovers
03. Private Permission / improvisation / Childish Perfection
04. The Bed
05.
06.
07.
08.
09. I'm A Little Tadpole

Kristoff Krane - Vocals/Lyricst
Casey O'Brien - Bass/Laptop
Graham O'Brien - Drums

05-09 Kristoff Krane solo set w/ loop pedal

www.myspace.com/abzorbr
www.crushkillrecordings.com

There's about 4 seconds at the beginning of Follow The Leader that feature me adjusting levels.

EP2 is out now.

All Songs written by Abzorbr
All Voices and Words by Kristoff Krane
Bass Guitar and Music Production by Casey O'Brien
Drum Set and Music Production by Graham O'Brien
Additional Guitar by Drew Kragg
Live Recordings by Empty (www.emptystapes.blogspot.com)
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Graham O'Brien
All Design and Layout by Casey O'Brien

The Triple Rock >>> The Nomad

I can't remember the last time I felt such a warm vibe of friends and family converging at a show but both circles were at the Triple Rock to welcome Eyedea & Abilities home last night. Abzorbr and Sector 7G opened. Torrents to follow...

After the Sector 7G set I ran a recorder down to the Nomad and patched out of the soundboard...hit record...brisk walk back to the Triple Rock.

I'm really excited to torrent these Triple Rock tapes but I was even more excited to get back to the Nomad in time to catch the last 4-5 MG&TP songs including Shark Sandwich with P.O.S. and Stress Fracture with Mictlan. Much respect to good-hearted Minneapolis cabbies.

The Nomad >>> First Avenue Last Week.

Late post but more so a reminder to myself for when I make updates to a future website and process the recordings.

Last Thursday December 13th was the 2nd night of the Mel Gibson & the Pants December residency at the Nomad. D Numbers from Santa Fe, NM opened. Special guests included a set by Dosh playing new material from his album being released in May. Sims played a short set and also returned to the stage and did Landmarked with MG&TP. Performance-wise I thought the sets were great. Recording-wise many of the tracks are marred by issues with the house mics cutting out. Dosh wins for not having any vocals.

So, Friday December 14th the Doomtree Blowout III at First Avenue. Good show. I'll leave it at that, no use wasting space about drunk frat boys here. A highlight for me was the Big Trouble set. They busted out some Doomtree instrumentals. Word was that Gay Witch Abortion were playing somewhere downstairs and Roma di Luna was playing somewhere upstairs.

Eyedea & Abilities @ The Aquarium ( Soundboard)

Here's a link to the torrent.

Eyedea & Abilities
The Aquarium (Late Show)
Fargo, ND
Friday October 26th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Source: Soundboard > dual RCA Monster cable > iRiver h120 (Line-in @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 59:37

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. intro
02. Man Vs. Ape
03. "teeth marks on the skin"
04. Birth of a Fish
05. Seizure Suite (E&A remix)
06. ...Powdered Water Too (A)
07. How Much Do You Pay?
08. Exhausted Love
09. On This I Stand (heroin remix)
10. untitled
11. freestyle
12. freestyle *
13. freestyle *
14. Liquid Sovereignty
15. untitled
16. Paradise
17. Glass
18. encore
19. Now
20. Abilities melts your face

* with Kristoff Krane from Abzorbr

www.myspace.com/eyedeaandabilities

Friday morning I went over to Micheal's house...him and Abilities were getting things rounded up. Chris and Louis arrived after a bit so we all piled into the beast de Louis for the 5 hour trip to Fargo.

I did audience and soundboard for the all ages show but with the layout of the venue and the anticipated size of the crowd (many of them understandably there to booze it up) I decided to put my mics away for the late show and just enjoy it while taping from the board. I'll eventually post one or both of the sources from the early set but check out this nice sbd of the late set for now.

This one goes out to all of the fellow tapers that did audio or video on the recent Appetite for Distraction tour. E&A support taping so if you'd like to ever cover a show get in touch with me and I'll get you onto the list.

Thunder in the Valley @ The Nomad

Here's a link to the torrent.

Thunder in the Valley
The Nomad
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday December 6th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB, 20cm, ~6ft LOC, 10' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 39:28

01. The Skies May Cease To Be
02. new
03. 94 In Reverse
04. new
05. Come Now Virginia
06. new
07. My Only Anna Lee
08. Motherless Children *

* originally recording by Blind Willie Johnson & the Rev. Gary Davis 1927

Graham Smith - vocals, guitar
Jake Luck - piano, vocals
Nick Ryan - guitar, vocals
Matt Ryan - bass
Colin Johnson - drums

www.myspace.com/thunderinthevalley
www.walkingdead.net/~titv/

Opening the first night of the Mel Gibson & the Pants December residency at the Nomad.

Canine Heart Sounds from Duluth also played (for 60mins...so this set as well as Mel's are a bit short).

List of torrents...

By now you've probably figured out that I torrent a lot of live recordings at The Traders' Den. The torrents with an ACTIVE next to them currently have seeds and are available for download.

Big Quarters 2007-12-02 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Themes 2007-09-22 The Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA - ACTIVE
Mono 2007-10-21 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2007-11-01 The Turf Club St.Paul, MN - ACTIVE
Big Quarters 2007-11-01 The Turf Club St.Paul, MN - ACTIVE
Mono 2007-10-21 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Happy Apple 2007-06-08 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Eyedea & Abilities 2007-08-18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2007-10-12 The Cabooze Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Empires 2007-10-06 The Beat Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
A Whisper in the Noise 2007-09-22 The Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA - ACTIVE
Portrait of a Drowned Man 2007-10-06 The Beat Minneapolis, MN -
Sleeping in Gethsemane 2007-10-06 The Beat Minneapolis, MN -
Abzorbr 2007-09-29 O' Gara's Garage St. Paul, MN - ACTIVE
The Smashing Pumpkins 2007-10-02 Roy Wilkins St. Paul, MN - ACTIVE
Roma di Luna 2007-01-11 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Roma di Luna 2007-09-21 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Kill the Vultures 2007-09-21 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Roma di Luna 2007-09-06 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Caspian 2007-09-13 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
Portrait Of A Drowned Man 2006-04-29 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN -
Ambulette 2007-03-08 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Big Quarters 2007-08-18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2007-08-24 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2007-08-03 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
YO! The Movement 6th Annual Celebration of Hip Hop 2007-08-18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Bill Mike Band & Carnage 2007-08-03 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Themes 2007-08-03 The Turf Club St. Paul, MN -
Manchester Orchestra 2007-08-01 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
The Snake, The Cross, The Crown 2007-06-25 Station 4 St. Paul, MN -
Langhorne Slim 2007-07-07 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO - ACTIVE
Sarah Johnson 2007-07-21 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN -
This Will Destroy You 2007-07-11 Station 4 St. Paul, MN - ACTIVE
Kaddisfly 2007-07-11 Station 4 St. Paul, MN (FLAC) -
Kaddisfly 2007-07-11 Station 4 St. Paul, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
Manchester Orchestra 2007-06-25 Station 4 St. Paul, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
A Whisper in the Noise 2007-06-23 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
mewithoutYou 2007-06-25 Station 4 St. Paul, MN - ACTIVE
Themes 2007-06-23 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Nomia 2007-06-23 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Rocky Votolato 2007-04-05 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN -
Secret Architecture 2007-06-08 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN -
Abzorbr 2007-05-31 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
mewithoutYou 2006-06-29 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
Ill Chemistry 2007-05-24 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
Jesu 2007-03-25 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
Abzorbr + Eyedea & Carnage 2007-05-24 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN -
Abzorbr 2007-05-17 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
Abzorbr 2007-05-10 The Nomad Pub Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
Yea Big + Kid Static 2007-05-10 The Nomad Pub Minneapolis, MN (Hip Hop) -
Kaddisfly 2007-05-03 The Underground Roseville, CA -
World's End Girlfriend 2007-04-21 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN -
MONO 2007-04-21 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
The Drift 2007-04-21 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
Murder by Death 2006-05-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN -
Jason Lytle de Grandaddy 2006-07-31 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN -
Ela 2007-01-19 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
A Night In The Box 2007-01-02 The Turf Club St. Paul, MN
The Belles of Skin City 2007-02-17 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
The Evening Rig 2007-01-13 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Zozobra 2007-03-25 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Ken Andrews 2007-03-28 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Explosions In The Sky 2007-03-29 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
ISIS 2007-03-25 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
The Blood Brothers 2007-03-21 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
William Elliott Whitmore 2007-03-16 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Red Sparowes 2007-03-16 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Themes 2007-03-08 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
Ambulette 2007-03-08 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
Fitzgerald 2006-10-29 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Pretty Boy Thorson & The Fallen Angels 2007-01-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Langhorne Slim 2007-01-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Zerkalo & Thupten Dadak 2007-01-11 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Ambulette 2006-12-13 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
¡Forward Russia! 2006-12-06 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
mewithoutYou 2006-11-15 Trocaderos Minneapolis, MN ACTIVE
Page France 2006-10-29 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Russian Circles 2006-11-05 The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ (FLAC)
Anathallo 2006-10-29 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
The Red Paintings 2006-10-18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Kaddisfly 2006-10-25 The Toybox Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
The Dresden Dolls 2006-10-18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Kaddisfly 2006-07-17 The Underground Roseville, CA
A Whisper in the Noise 2006-09-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Langhorne Slim 2006-05-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Langhorne Slim 2006-07-14 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Cracker 2006-08-30 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Suffrajett 2006-08-30 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Kaddisfly 2005-08-29 Knitting Factory Hollywood, CA
Kaddisfly 2006-07-09 The Alley Fullerton, CA
Vedera 2006-08-23 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Kaddisfly 2005-12-16 The Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
Kaddisfly 2006-07-10 Knitting Factory Hollywood, CA
Kaddisfly 2006-08-12 Profile Music Center Minneapolis, MN
Metal Hearts 2006-05-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Langhorne Slim 2006-05-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Unwed Sailor 2006-06-29 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Hank Williams III 2006-06-27 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Russian Circles 2006-06-09 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Pelican 2006-06-09 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Murder by Death 2006-05-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
A Whisper in the Noise 2006-04-29 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
A Whisper in the Noise 2006-03-31 The 7th Street Entry Minneapolis
A Whisper in the Noise 2005-03-11 The Loring Pasta Bar Minneapolis, MN
dredg - 2005-08-29 El Torreon Kansas City, MO
A Whisper in the Noise 2005-12-20 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
My Morning Jacket 2005-11-10 Live on KCRW Los Angeles, CA
Malachi Constant 2005-06-17 Hexagon Bar Minneapolis, MN
Broken Social Scene 2005-11-08 Live on KCRW Radio
The STNNNG 2006-01-27 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
A Whisper in the Noise 2005-01-07 Minnesota Museum of American Art St. Paul, MN
dredg 2005-12-04 La Boule Noire Paris, France
Mono 2005-09-17 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
Gratitude 2005-11-23 Final Show: The Ascot Room Minneapolis, MN
Tracy Chapman 2005-10-11 Live ON KCRW
Gratitude 2004-09-28 The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA
Converge 2005-09-21 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2005-09-16 KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic Los Angeles, California
Silkworm 2005-03-20 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
Bella Lea 2005-08-26 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
Dredg 2005-05-06 The Ascot Room Minneapolis, MN
Dredg 2004-07-22 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
Dredg 2003-11-15 The Roxy West Hollywood, CA
Dredg 2004-07-19 Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, CA
Dredg 2003-02-27 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
Dredg 2004-07-28 The Wiltern LG Los Angeles, CA
Dredg 2003-03-02 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Dredg 2004-01-06 The Roxy Hollywood, CA
Dredg 2003-06-07 The Palladium Worcester, MA
Nine Inch Nails 2005-03-25 Freeborn Hall at UC Davis, Davis, CA
A Whisper In the Noise 2005-03-11 The Loring Pasta Bar Minneapolis, MN
Modest Mouse 2005-02-27 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
The Arcade Fire 2004-12-14 Mesa Luna Vancouver, BC
Hank III 2005-02-19 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
The Arcade Fire 2005-01-17 KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic
A Whisper In The Noise 2005-01-07 Minnesota Museum of American Art St. Paul, MN
The Arcade Fire 2005-01-17 Morning Becomes Eclectic KCRW Los Angeles, CA
The Kinison 2005-01-29 The Modified Phoenix, AZ
Cursive 2004-02-25 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
Clann Zú 2004-07-29 The Casbah Hamilton, ON Canada
The Deftones 2002-03-23 Westwood One's "Absolutely Live High Voltage"
Saul Williams (band set) 2004-11-07 The Ascot Room Minneapolis, MN
Gratitude 2004-09-28 The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA
Clann Zú 2004-08-07 The Railway Club Vancouver, BC
Minus the Bear 2004-11-06 The Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
The Arcade Fire 2004-11-27 400 Bar Minneapolis, MN

Big Quarters @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Big Quarters
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday December 2nd 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, 20cm, right drink rail, 20' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 62:25

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. intro
02.
03. Beacons
04. Lake City Browns freestyle
05. Sign of the Time
06. Everyday
07. Call Me
08. live beat making on the MPC 2000 Excel
09. Big Quarters
10. Lou Diamond
11. Toki Wright - www.tokiwright.com
12.
13. Land of Opportunity
14. Test
15. new song
16. Song For Brown Babies
17. Painkillers
18. Sing Like This
19. new song
20. Put it in the Air improvisation

www.bigquarters.com
www.myspace.com/bigquarters

Thanks to Big Quarters and the Triple Rock for being cool with taping.

If you felt like supporting Big Quarters you could pick up a copy of Cost of Living.

MONO @ First Avenue (Soundboard)

Here's a link.

MONO
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday October 21st 2007

Taper: empty (neveagain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Source: SBD > XLR cables > male XLR adapters > RCA Y cable > iRiver h120 (Line-in @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fade out)
TRT: 54:58

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Yearning [15:17]
02. Lost Snow [18:17]
03. Halcyon (Beautiful Days) [08:58]
04. new song [12:26]

Tamaki – Bass
Takaakira "Taka" Goto – Guitar
Yoda – Guitar
Yasunori Takada – Drums

www.mono-jpn.com
www.temporaryresidence.com

Stop by the merch table.

Themes @ The Vaudeville Mews (Soundboard)

Here's the link.

Themes
The Vaudeville Mews
Des Moines, IA
September 22nd 2007

Taped & Transferred by: BuddyGoodness
Processed & Seeded by: empty
Source: Soundboard > NJB3 (16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: NJB3 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking)
TRT: 31:54

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Punching Parade
02. Devil's Tower
03. Epic World
04. Reservation Land
05. Different Story
06. Know Navigation


Kelsey Crawford- Vocals / Pianos/ Synthetics
Jacy McIntosh- Vocals / Baritone Guitars / Synthetics
Bruce J Wuollet- Percussion / Drums

THEMESBAND AT gmail.com

www.myspace.com/THEMESTHEMESTHEMES

Themes rocks your face. Opening for A Whisper in the Noise. Ask Jacy how to get a copy of their album.

BuddyGoodness also got 2 video angles (HDR-HC1 & Canon XL2).

Big Quarters @ The Turf Club

Here's a link to the torrent.

Big Quarters
The Turf Club
St.Paul, MN
Thursday November 1st 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 at yahoo dot com)
Location: AB, 20cm, left side, 6' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fade out)
TRT: 40:50

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. intro
02. freestyle
03. Sign of the Time
04. Everyday
05. Call Me
06. Lou Diamond
07. banter
08. pre-Cost of Living song
09. Land of Opportunity
10. Test
11. new song off of forth coming album
12. Song for Brown Babies
13. Painkillers
14. Sing Like This

www.bigquarters.com
www.myspace.com/bigquarters

Big Quarters is Brandon Allday and Medium Zach, two brothers from South Minneapolis.

Cost of Living is one of my favorite hip hop albums and this set was beyond solid. You can make some great recordings at the Turf Club. Abzorbr and Icerod opened.

Abzorbr @ The Turf Club

Here's a link to the torrent.

Abzorbr
The Turf Club
St.Paul, MN
Thursday November 1st 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 at yahoo dot com)
Location: AB, 20cm, left side, 6' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fade out)
TRT: 38:16

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. birthday treats...
02. detox...
03. Follow The Leader
04. Routine Lovers
05. The Bed *
06. Childish Perfection
07. I'm A Little Tadpole
08. I Would If I Could
09. Pleasure Island

* new & unreleased

Chris Keller - Vocals/Lyricst
Casey O'Brien - Bass/Laptop
Graham O'Brien - Drums

www.myspace.com/abzorbr
www.crushkillrecordings.com

This is probably the best Abzorbr tape I've made sonically and it just happened to be Chris's birthday so download this show and listen to all of us consume the body of the universe in his honor. The new song is musical and lyrical tightness...this was the first time it had been played live.

MONO @ First Avenue

Here's a link to the torrent.

MONO
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday October 21st 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN, FOB, 4' ROC, ~25' back ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fade out)
TRT: 55:02

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Yearning [15:17]
02. Lost Snow [18:16]
03. Halcyon (Beautiful Days) [08:54]
04. new song [12:35]

Tamaki – Bass
Takaakira "Taka" Goto – Guitar
Yoda – Guitar
Yasunori Takada – Drums

www.mono-jpn.com
www.temporaryresidence.com

Thank you to MONO for their support on taping over the years and thanks for First Avenue for being cool with it dependent on the band as well. All 3 shows I've taped at the Triple Rock since 2005 have been amazing but this may end up being my favorite only because they have that legendary First Avenue sound behind them. Please support this band at the merch table or online, they work extremely hard and deserve it.

I had planned on posting this earlier in the week but then got busy. Got in a car with Eyedea & Abilities friday morning to tape their shows in Fargo...got back satuday afternoon and hung out with the girlfriend but it's 2am sunday morning and I hope you enjoy. 7 days later is certainly better than 7 months later!

The Triple Rock Friday October 19th...

Ladyslipper, Mictlan of Doomtree & A Night in the Box with Kill the Vultures headlining.

Good show. Ladyslipper is all for taping. I don't think Mictlan cares for it much. The air conditioning system was extra loud. ANITB's parents stuck around to chat through KTV's set. I don't think I'll torrent anything from the 19th anytime soon.

Happy Apple @ The Cedar

Here's a link to the torrent.

Happy Apple
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
June 8th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 at yahoo dot com)
Location: DIN, FOB, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (+2.4db & fades)

Disc I - 51:40

01. Happy Birthday Dave...
02. The Broad Side of The Silent Barn
03. Happy Apple back on top...
04. Rise Mark Anthony
05. light and evil...
06. See Sun Spot Run
07. we scored a film...
08. All God's Children Gots Number Theory

Disc II - 45:11

01. marketing theory...
02. Youth Oriented
03. jazz "biffy hoods" comercials...
04. Proud To Be All Heart
05. banter...
06. It Will Be

encore

07. If This Is Love, It Isn't


www.happyapplemusic.net
www.myspace.com/happyapplejerks

Eyedea & Abilities @ First Avenue

Get some.

Eyedea & Abilities
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday August 18th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (20cm, ~90º) inside sbd rail FOB 5' ROC, ~25' back ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 86:17 (80:25 overburn on one disc possible without bonus tracks)

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

Disc I - 47:18

01. intro
02. Man Vs. Ape
03. untitled
04. Birth of a Fish
05. Seizure Suite (E&A remix)
06. ...Powdered Water Too (A)
07. How Much Do You Pay?
08. Exhausted Love
09. Void (Internal Theory)
10. untitled
11. freestyle
12. freestyle
13. freestyle
14. freestyle
15. Carnage The Executioner
16. freestyle
17. Abilities melts your face

Disc II - 38:58 (including 12-13)

01. intro
02. Liquid Sovereignty
03. untitled
04. Paradise
05. pictures...
06. The Dive
07. On This I Stand (heroin remix)
08. Now
09. Abilities melts your head
10. encore
11. Glass

12. Exhausted Love *
13. Carnage The Executioner *

11-16 feat. Chris from Abzorbr and Carnage

* Soundboard > h120 #2

I thought about keeping this one in the crew but that would be selfish. All I ask is that you please help seed the torrent out to others after you complete the download. If this ends up being sold on ebay or anywhere else no more E&A recordings will be circulated by me.

Towards the end of the show the breakers set up shop to my right and start arguing about who's the badest B-boy in town. This is drowned out by the music for the most part.

E&A support audio and video taping so you are welcome to document the coming tour. Soundboard recording is cool as long as the house sound engineer is cool with it. Keep an eye on their page...tour dates coming soon.

www.myspace.com/eyedeaandabilities
www.myspace.com/abzorbr
www.myspace.com/carnagetheexecutioner

Abzorbr @ The Cabooze

Here's a link to the torrent.

Abzorbr
The Cabooze
Minneapolis, MN
Friday October 12th 2007

Location: AB (20cm, º) DFC 1st drink riser ~20ft, ~10 ft ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 30:04

01. jam
02. Pleasure Island
03. Follow The Leader
04. Routine Lovers
05. improvisation / freestyle
06. Private Permission

Chris Keller - Vocals/Lyricst
Casey O'Brien - Bass/Laptop
Graham O'Brien - Drums
Kyle Keller - Sax

www.myspace.com/abzorbr
www.crushkillrecordings.com
www.myspace.com/hiphopnegativeone

Abzorbr opened the Negative One and the New Rebelution CD Release show. Unfortunately I was not able to stay for the whole show. Jon Wayne & the Pain, Omaur Bliss and Heatbox all had sets so be sure to check them out. This is the first Abzorbr tape to circulate with Kyle on the sax.

Empires @ The Beat

Here's a link to the torrent posted 10-09...

Empires
The Beat
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday October 6th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 at yahoo dot com)
Location: DIN (20cm, ~90º) DFC, 15' back, ~6' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: tracking (CD Wave) only
TRT: 25:30

01. [10:49]
02. [07;39]
03. [07:02]

www.myspace.com/empiresmusic

A Whisper in the Noise @ The Vaudeville Mews

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A Whisper in the Noise
The Vaudeville Mews
Des Moines, IA
September 22nd 2007

Taped & Transferred by: BuddyGoodness
Processed & Seeded by: empty
Source: Soundboard > NJB3 (16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: NJB3 > PC [WAV > FLAC + Verify]
Edit: Sound Forge 9 (normalize & fades) CD Wave (tracking)
TRT: 35:15

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. In The Dark
02. A New Dawn
03. Last Night
04. In Will
05. As We Were
06. Tango
07. The Song You Hate

West Thordson - Vocals / Piano / Synthetics / Guitar
Matt Irwin - Drums
Hannah Murray - Violin

www.awhisperinthenoise.com
www.myspace.com/awitn

I'm not sure if anyone else left town with them for the 4 shows outside of MN. The last show I taped on 8-3 was just West and Matt but it's nice to hear the Violin in there again. The new album "Dry Land" is out now.

BuddyGoodness also got 2 video angles (HDR-HC1 & Canon XL2). I don't know when/if a DVD will be made available. I'm just going to rock this sbd and not bother him about it.

Portrait of a Drowned Man @ The Beat

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Portrait of a Drowned Man
The Beat
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday October 6th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 at yahoo dot com)
Location: DIN (20cm, ~90º) DFC, 15' back, ~6' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 20:53

01. Sound Scape
02. Hollywood, CA
03. May 14th 1904
04. The Marina is too Shallow
05. Give a Poet a Telescope
06. Light in August
07. Bright Lights on Pale Faces

:: PAUL CONNOLLY ::
> guitar + bass

:: JESSE HOHIESEL ::
> guitar + bass

:: JUSTIN KERVINA ::
> guitar + samples

:: MAT MILINKOVICH ::
> drums

www.poadm.com
www.myspace.com/portraitofadrownedman

www.myspace.com/thebeatcoffeehouse

The Beat is a really neat place and if you live in the area you should check it out. Empires and Laddyslipper are two great local bands but I was very interested in taping Portrait of a Drowned Man from Duluth again. I meant to ask for a sbd patch but they were playing first and I was in the other room placing an order when they started to get ready so I ran over to finish setting up. After the show I was talking to Jeff from the Beat and he mentioned next time I should plug into the board because there are some mics suspended from the ceiling that are mixed into the board that yield really full bodied recordings. Ugh! I had a 2nd recorder and a cable ready...oh well, I'm really happy with these audience tapes and at least I know for next time. Thank you to the Beat and all of the bands for being cool with taping.

Sleeping in Gethsemane @ The Beat

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Sleeping in Gethsemane
The Beat
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday October 6th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 at yahoo dot com)
Location: DIN (20cm, ~90º) DFC, 15' back, ~6' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 32:58

01. Post hoc Ergo Propter hoc
02. the bass drum is dead
03. Carousel
04. Sleeping With Asclepius
05. Choke Cherries
06. They Are All Perfect

Brandon Schiwal Bass
Brandon LaPlante Guitar
Shane Heilman Drums

www.myspace.com/sleepingingethsemane
www.myspace.com/thebeatcoffeehouse

For some reason this venue has been booking bands since it opened in April yet it was my first time there. Such a great place. If you're in the area please do check it out. Great 4 band bill but Sleeping in Gethsemane was the only band I had not heard of before. Wow...I really like this recording but I fear it won't do their live show justice. It's a good thing Fargo isn't far away because I'd really like to see them again.

Oct 07 The Knockout W/ Portrait of a Drowned Man Duluth, Minnesota
Oct 09 The Elks W/ Jamie Mulligan Theif River Falls, Minnesota
Nov 02 The Red Carpet Minot, North Dakota
Nov 03 The Red Barn Williston, North Dakota
Nov 04 TBA Billings, Montana
Nov 05 The Filling Station w/ deny the dinosaur?, A District of Evolution, This Word Is Weapon, Satori Sky Bozeman, Montana
Nov 06 TBA W/ Victory Smokes Missoula, Montana
Nov 07 TBA Spokane, Washington
Nov 08 Terrapin Station W/ The Bleeder Project Boise
Nov 09 The Broken Record W/ Gods Revolver Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 10 TBA W/ LOOM Logan, Utah
Nov 11 TBA W/ Madea Spanish Fork, Utah
Nov 12 TBA W/ Madea Provo, Utah
Nov 13 TBA W/ Silence at Solstice Evanston, Wyoming
Nov 14 ANYWHERE WY, CO
Nov 15 The Kingdom of Doom Denver CO
Nov 16 Indian Rock Salina, Kansas
Nov 17 TBA Lincoln/Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 18 ANYWHERE NE/SD/IA
Nov 19 TBA Souix Falls, South Dakota

Abzorbr @ O' Gara's

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Abzorbr
O' Gara's Garage (Part of the Breakthru Series)
St. Paul, MN
Saturday September 29th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 at yahoo dot com)
Source: Soundboard > 1/4" adapters > dual RCA Monster cable > iRiver h120 (Line-in @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV) [Clip Safety On]
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fade in)
TRT: 37:15

01. introduction by Carnage
02. jam
03. Pleasure Island
04. Routine Lovers
05. Follow The Leader (alt intro/lyrics)
06. improvisation / freestyle
07. I'm A Little Tadpole > I Breathe I'm Dead
08. In Other Words
09. Childish Perfection
10. Private Permission

Chris Keller - Vocals/Lyricst
Casey O'Brien - Bass/Laptop
Graham O'Brien - Drums

www.myspace.com/abzorbr
www.crushkillrecordings.com
www.myspace.com/carnagetheexecutioner

Carnage/Hecatomb Presents: The Breakthru. A series of shows featuring up-and-coming talent of all varieties.

The Smashing Pumpkins @ Roy Wilkins

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The Smashing Pumpkins
Roy Wilkins Auditorium
St. Paul, MN
Tuesday October 2nd 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB ~20cm (clamp disabled DIN) ROB, ~40' back, ~6' ^ stand
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (d1t1 & d2t15 fades)

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

Disc I - 65:43

01. intro
02. United States
03. Rocket
04. That's the Way (My Love Is)
05. Neverlost
06. Drown
07. Bring the Light
08. Stand Inside Your Love
09. Tonight, Tonight
10. Tarantula
11. Zero
12. Glass and the Ghost Children

Disc II - 74:11

01. Golden Gopher banter > 1979
02. Perfect
03. To Sheila
04. Bullet with Butterfly Wings
05. Hummer
06. Home
07. Superchrist
08. Doomsday Clock
09. Heavy Metal Machine
10. encore 1
11. Cherub Rock
12. encore 2
13. With Every Light
14. encore 3
15. Today

Thank you to everyone that made documenting this show possible from BC to the band's management to the Roy's staff. It is appreciated. It was nice hanging out with some other local tapers...good people and not just because they're tapers!

We would have liked to run from 10' but after being denied one stand and then being allowed to bring in a smaller one we wanted to keep a low profile.

I am really happy with the sound on this, I hope you enjoy.

Roma di Luna @ The Varsity Torrent

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Roma di Luna
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Friday September 21st 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, DFC - a hair right, 25' back, ~9' ^
Source: ADK 51TL cards > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 38:14

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Ice Cold Body
02. Plenty
03. The Romance Of Wolves
04. Silver Dagger *
05. Letter to a Young Poet
06. The Devil Walks
07. Bury Me (Beneath The Killing Fields)

* traditional

Roma di Luna is Alexei & Channy Moon Casselle on vocals, violin and gutiar but this set also features these fine musicians:

Jessi Wilemek - additional vocals
Steve Yasgar - drums
Ben Durrant - electric guitar
Mike Rossetto - banjo

www.romadiluna.com
www.myspace.com/romadiluna

Opening for Kill the Vultures.

Thanks to Alexei & Channy for allowing me to document their music. Thanks to Erik at the Varsity for always encouraging taping and thanks to my friend DK for the TLs fun.

Kill the Vultures @ The Varsity Torrent

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Kill the Vultures
The Varsity Theater (Midnight Pine Release Party)
Minneapolis, MN
Friday September 21st 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, DFC - a hair right, 25' back, ~9' ^
Source: ADK 51TL cards > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 60:18

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01. Dirty Hands
02. Moonshine
03. The Spider's Eyes
04. Strangers In The Doorways
05. Where The Cutthroats Stay
06. Midnight Pine
07. Searchlights & Suspects
08. Birchwood
09. The Wine Thief
10. Vermillion
11. The Vultures
12. Sick Days Are Upons Us
13. Beasts Of Burden
14. freestyle
15. Behind These Eyes

Anatomy - beats
Crescent Moon - voice
Nomi - voice (11-15)

www.myspace.com/killthevultures

Thanks to Alexei, Stephen and the Varsity for being cool with taping. Thanks also go out to DK for the TLs fun.

A few different elements came together to make this a special evening. It was the first time as far as I know that KTV played a set along with a screening of the Midnight Pine film. The Midnight Pine EP is the soundtrack to the film. It was also the first time I've seen this combination of songs from all 3 of the releases played in the same set. Most important of all, to me at least is the fact that it was the first KTV show with Nomi in over a year. I actually can't remember when the last show with all 4 members took place but Advizer is in Chicago working on his masters and Nomi is living out in San Francisco recording as Power Struggle (www.myspace.com/powerstruggle). Roma di Luna and Digitata opened the festivities.

Since this is the first KTV tape I'm releasing a bit of background information is in order. Those familiar with Minneapolis/St. Paul hip hop may already have the details...

"Trying to make a living with music certainly isn't the oddest job around. But making music rarely provides you with a steady income. That's why musicians are prone to have odd jobs, second jobs that allow them to pursue their music career. The younger ones might additionally strive for some higher education. It's this everyday life enviroment that brings forth a group like Oddjobs. Emerging in 1996 out of the Minnesota-based Cases of Mistaken Identity crew, the group featured Minneapolis MC's Advizer and Crescent Moon and St. Paul DJ's Anatomy and Deetalx. Also coming out of the CMI camp, rapper Nomi completed the Oddjobs line-up a few years later. As they became part of the Minneapolis scene governed by the Rhymesayers crew (Eyedea & Abilities, Atmosphere), Oddjobs released their first full-length in 1999, titled "Conflict and Compromise". The group broke up in 2005, but reformed (minus DJ Deetalx) as Kill the Vultures."

- www.myspace.com/oddjobsfansite

Kill the Vultures Midnight Pine CD Release

My good amigo Dave and I went down to the Varsity for a bill that helped me get through the week. I'm usually running Studio Project's C4 mics but Dave want kind enough to let me check out the ADK 51TLs some sexy LSD (Large Stereo Diaphragm) condenser mics. Come to find out was we walked to the venue his ulterior motive was to do a comparison with his Nakamichi CM 1000s. Fine by me! OK to much taper dork speak?

Roma di Luna started out the night which another tight 40 minute band set. Not much to say other than it was great and I could have listened to another 40 minutes. After the set I heard someone ask "How's the taping going?" I looked over and it was my friend Michael which was a pleasant surprise because I hadn't seen him since the last Face Candy show at the Artists' Quarter in August. As we were catching up Chris from Abzorbr came walking back from the front in awe of the set. I had no idea I would be running into either of these guys tonight and it was just another bonus to getting out of the house.

Unless you've been living under a rock you probably know who Digitata is. Check out the new LP II Daggers. Actually, check out anything released by Totally Gross National Product.

Man I need to start putting the scratch together for a video rig. I love the Varsity to begin with but any time music is played against film the show itself should be filmed. Midnight Pine is an indie urban noir film which Kill the Vultures composed the music for. Pick up a copy of this EP if you see it when you're out and about.

Holy shit, Nomi is in a building? The last 5 tracks of the tape stand as proof. Advizer was missed which is also documented on tape.