Engine Down @ The Triple Rock 2005

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Engine Down
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
August 26th 2005

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB (~20cm), right drink rail, ~3 ROC, ~25' back, on stand ~12' ^
Source: SS DSM-6S/L > PA-6LC2 > Sony MZ-NH1 HiMD (Line-In @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: Sony MZ-NH1 HiMD > USB 1.0 > PC > SonicStage 3.0 [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 72:57

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

01.
02. And Done
03.
04.
05.
06.
07. Long Time Waiting
08. Closed Call w/ Maura Davis
09. ...banter
10.
11. Pantomime
12.
13.

Keeley Davis - Guitar, Vocals
Jason Wood - Bass, Vocals
Jonathan Fuller - Guitar, Vocals
Cornbread Compton - Drums, Percussion, Piano

www.enginedown.com
www.myspace.com/enginedown

www.myspace.com/ambulette

Here's a tape from the early days and one of the better sounding ones at that. Starting out in 04 I ran these SS mics in a hat but switched to a mic stand in May 2005. I upgraded to a fully open taping rig in April 2006. I'm still combing over my archives to see what I have copies of and what's still stuck on a drive that crashed in July 07. I'll be reseeding some of my favorite stuff and putting some unreleased stuff out there.

A really nice recording of a really great set. This was the farewell tour. Bella Lea (Ambulette) opened. Track 8 was released with the Ambulette set. The rest of this recording is unreleased.

Vampire Hands @ First Avenue

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Vampire Hands
Radio K 15th Anniversary Show
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday October 8th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, ~4' ROC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 27:25

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01. Safe Word
02. In America
03. Take My Reigns
04. Welcome to America
05. No Fun
06. Untitled (D2)
07. Me and You Cherry Red
08. Paradise Knife Fights

Alex-Drums
Chris B-Bass
Chris R-Guitar
Colin-Drums/Synth

www.myspace.com/vampirehands

If Vampire Hands and Vampire Weekend met in a dark alley, Vampire Hands would come out victorious no doubt. Actually, I don't really know what VW sounds like... but here's a little something from the Psychedelic side of Minneapolis. Would you believe me if I told you they were another critically acclaimed local band? Don't let this pass you by...

Also on the bill; Sims, Dosh and Low.

Thank you to Radio K and to First Avenue as well.

No Bird Sing @ The Dinkytowner

There's no torrent link because this show hasn't happened yet. I encourage you to check out No Bird Sing, a band formed by Bobby and Joe of Hyder Ali and Graham from Abzorbr. Their next show is this Thursday October 23rd at the Dinkytowner. Kristoff Krane, Sector 7G, Megatron, Bobby James & DJ B Rady are also on the bill so it's a solid show all around.

I recorded the show this past Wednesday at the Uptown. No word on torrents yet. I think a lot of it is going to be put on their page.

Junkyard Empire :: EP Release

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Junkyard Empire
"Rise of the Wretched" EP Release Party
The Nomad Pub
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday October 11th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB (cm, º), 6' LOC, 10' back, ~8' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 62:01

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01. ...E.G. Bailey intro
02. Alternative Energy
03. Casualties of War
04. Progression
05. Complex Crooks
06. India *
07.
08. Manifest (the new one)
09. Rock the Empire
10. ...encore
11. Wretched

* John Coltrane

Brihanu (vocals)
Christopher Cox (trombone/keyboard/electronics)
Bryan Berry (guitar)
Dan Choma (bass)
Graham O' Brien (drums/electronics)

www.myspace.com/junkyardempire
www.junkyardempire.blogspot.com

Black Audience @ Pi Bar

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Black Audience
Pi Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday October 4th 2008

Recorded by: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Source: Soundboard > 1/4" adapters > dual RCA Monster cable > iRiver h120 (Line @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV) [Safety Clip ON (+2.5dB)]
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 33:24

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01.
02. The Wayfaring Stranger +
03. Queen Jane Approximately @
04.
05. I'll Tell Me Ma *
06. Darling Cora #
07. Elijah Rock ^
08.

+ traditional
@ Bob Dylan
* Irish traditional
# Harry Belafonte
^ Mahalia Jackson/Raymond Anthony Myles/Harry Connick Jr.

Jayanthi Kyle (voice)
Doug Anderson (banjo and bones)
Luke Kyle (bodhran and spoons)
John Davis (bass and bass clarinet)
Robin Kyle (guitar)

At the moment I believe the only other recording of Black Audience publicly available is a live track from the Entry in their myspace player. Check this out!

"Black Audience opened the attack with a salvo of boogie, blues and AAAAR & B. While the band backed her up on banjo, calimba and bodhran, lead singer Jayanthi Kyle made me spine shiver with her haunting renditions of old blues and gospel numbers." (Jon Behm, Howwastheshow.com)

"They call themselves Black Audience because, as Robin says, "When the lights are in your eyes, every audience is black."" (Steve Marsh)

www.myspace.com/blackaudience
http://www.citypages.com/2008-09-10/music/black-audience

Military Special @ The Turf

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Military Special
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Thursday July 3rd 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB, ~20cm, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 41:29

01. Intellicode
02. Casual
03. Say What You Want To Say
04. Fall Back!
05. We're Science
06. Banter/String Change
07. Phantom Culture/Juggernaut
08. Trust
09. Warrant Error

joe schweigert, guitar & vocals
danell norby, synth
peter blomgren, guitar
charles smith, synth
geoff freeman, drums

www.militaryspecialmusic.com
www.myspace.com/militaryspecial


If you live in Minneapolis and don't know about Military Special there's something wrong.

Big Quarters @ The Entry

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Big Quarters
The 7th St Entry
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday September 28th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB (cm, º), left drink rail, 20' back, ~9' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 30:46

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01. ...intro
02. Threat Come in All Sizes *
03. Sign of the Time
04. Barter System *
05. Test (Mux Mool remix) *
06. freestyle
07. Ladies Know *
08. Protection (BQ Direct exclusive) * #
09. new joint (BQ Direct exclusive) * #
10. Painkillers
11. Song For Brown Babies
12. ...outro

* new
# produced by Medium Zach

Brandon Allday - mic
Medium Zach - mic
Benzilla - 1s & 2s (also produced lots of tracks from the "Cost of Living" album)

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

These new BQ tracks can be found on the Fall In Love EP and the new subscription service BQ Direct. Check out bigquarters.com for more information.

Heading up the openers for the Hand Over Fist CD Release show. Some minor mic (cutting out) issues are present in spots but that does not take away from another solid set from BQ.