Heliotrope 9 @ The Lab Theater

 "Flaneur Productions are once again proud to be presenting Heliotrope, an annual three-day festival featuring some of the area's most interesting and exciting underground music, for the ninth year running. Last year's stint at the beautiful Loring Theatre brought a wonderful change of venue, and while the closing of the Loring naturally saddens us, this situation gave Heliotrope an opportunity to move things to the warehouse district and take advantage of the posh confines of The Lab theatre on North First Street. Not only will this change allow the musicians to experience a new theatre, but the long-suffering merchandise table crew will finally get a chance to be inside the theatre on the mezzanine, rather than out in the lobby the entire time. We are very excited to be working with the fine people at The Lab.

This year's event will naturally see the return of some perennial mainstays (International Novelty Gamelan, Milo Fine, Thunderbolt Pagoda and Take Acre, to name a few), but will also feature a very large portion of new acts including the debut performance of Test Weapon (Jesse Petersen and Tim Glenn) black metal act Maledicere, minimal synth/coldwave acts CLAPS and The Night, industrial percussion merchants Prostate and a much-anticipated performance by the seminal St Paul power trio TVBC, featuring Paul Metzger on guitar, Freddy Votel of Skoal Kodiak on drums and the inhumanly skilled Adam Linz on bass."

Admission is $12.00 per day or $24.00 for a three-day pass. All ages welcome. Thursday/Friday/Saturday, 24-26 May 2012, 6:00PM-12:00 midnight each day. RSVP if you'd like.

The Lab Theater
700 N 1st St Minneapolis, MN

THURSDAY

Maledicere
Bellow
Mahngüs
Thunderbolt Pagoda
Noise Quean Ant
Take Acre
Test Weapon
Eclectic Ensemble
Dreamland Faces
Rana May

FRIDAY

International Novelty Gamelan
Prostate
Claps
Flavor Crystals
The Night
Food Pyramid
Arp of the Covenant
Brute Heart
Squid Fist & George Cartwright
ASSEMBLAGE (HORN CHORALE) + DRUM SET & VOICE
Milo Fine/Scott Newell/John O'Brien/Viv Corringham/
Philip Mann/Ryan Reber/Rick Ness/Elaine Evans/Erkki Huovinen

SATURDAY

TVBC
Scaphe
Tips for Twat
Hasps
Fortified Five
The Funeral And The Twilight
Oaks
Unhappy Virgin Damage
Rana May

Lighted @ Heliotrope Eight

Photo: Adam Bubolz

320kbps mp3 | FLAC available upon request.

Lighted
The Loring Theater
Heliotrope Eight
Minneapolis, MN
Friday May 27th 2011

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail)
Location: DFC stage lip, 5'^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Wide Card) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: Compression (Sound Forge 10)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. intro
02. Morning Miami Mega
03. Ascent of Mountain w/ Sword
04. Milk Glass Plateau
05. Non-Traditional Wounds

lighted-mpls.com

Lighted is the Minneapolis based trio of John Marks, Jason Millard and Patrick Benjamin. I've only known about them for a year or so but now that I've seen them a few times I've promised myself to not miss a Lighted set if at all possible. Thanks to John for the permission to share. Thanks to Heliotrope and The Loring Theater for being the live event combination of the year.

Mother of Fire @ Heliotrope Eight

320kbps mp3 | FLAC

Mother of Fire
May 27, 2011
Heliotrope 8, Loring Theater
Minneapolis, MN

Taper: pjp
Source1: Schoeps MK4 > Nbox > Edirol R44 @ 24/48
Source2: SBD > Edirol R44 @ 24/48
Location: Clamped onto front of balcony, above and left of SBD
Transfer: R44 > USB > Audition > CDwav > .flac
Editing: Mixed and resampled to 16/44.1 with Adobe Audition
Total Running Time: 36:41

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

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myspace.com/motheroffiremusic

Let me start by saying that in my very humble opinion Mother of Fire is one of the top 5 most talented bands actively playing Minneapolis right now. They played 12 dates in Europe last March as well as an Eastern US tour in support of their latest album. I wish someone had the money to pay for a huge national tour. I received word from Naomi the other day that it was cool to post this and believe me when I say it's a recording that I've been extremely excited to share. As much as I like my stage lip recording (that upfront sound is incredible!) as always PJ was on top of his game and had this 4 track balcony + soundboard mix done shortly after Heliotrope. I spent a month or so trying to discern song titles but it's my understanding that these songs are mostly new and as of yet untitled. So if you haven't heard any of the new Mother of Fire material by all means check out this brilliant recording. Thank you to Mother of Fire, PJ and Heliotrope. Special thanks to The Loring Theater for allowing us to document the festival.

When did Mother of Fire officially begin? Were there any projects or bands that you were involved in prior to this?

Jason: Officially, we began in December of 2007. Our first shows were billed as Blastoidea: an ancient extinct starfish-like creature. Then we changed it to Lambs for a few shows. All of this was with the drum machine. It wasn't until we hooked up with Andie that Mother of Fire came to us.

Naomi: County Z and Rotten Living, both anger and art punk violin/bass/drum trios, toured quite a bit from 2000-2005. Jason and I were in The Royal Flycatchers, where we put on elaborate performances involving, choreography, costumes, film: the works. We'd create a whole set and visual world employing a dozen or more artists and then perform the show once.

Andie played in a drum duo Jose Bove. Also, Hex (viola/tuba/drums) and now Myrrh. There have been many bands and projects for us all, too many to list. - digitalisindustries.com

Grain Belt @ Heliotrope Eight

Photo by Adam Bubolz

This recording is available for download here.

Grain Belt
The Loring Theater
Heliotrope Eight
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday May 28th 2011

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail)
Location: DFC stage lip, 5'^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Wide Card) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: Compression (Sound Forge 10)

Grain Belt is on Small Doses.

It's really thanks to The Loring Theater, the Heliotrope organizers and especially the bands that any of these recordings exist. More to come. Promise. See the rest of Adam's photos on reviler.org.

What's that? More Grain Belt you say? You can see them supporting the Maledicere album release show with Thunderbolt Pagoda and Blood Folke. A show to end all shows. Leave Only What Is Fit To Burn.

Nomia @ Heliotrope Eight

Photo by Jon Behm

FLAC | 320kbps mp3

Nomia
May 26, 2011
Heliotrope 8, Loring Theater
Minneapolis, MN

Taper: pjp
Source1: Schoeps MK4 > Nbox > Edirol R44 @ 24/48
Source2: SBD > Edirol R44 @ 24/48
Location: Clamped onto front of balcony, above and left of SBD
Transfer: R44 > USB > Audition > CDwav > .flac
Editing: Mixed and resampled to 16/44.1 with Adobe Audition
Total Running Time: 35:53

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Perseus
02. Red Wing
03. Mustache and a Cigarette
04. Untitled

Myspace | Facebook | Youtube | Last.fm

For the first two nights of Heliotrope I was down front and PJ was in the balcony running 4 tracks into the R44. This is his mix of Nomia from night one. It's definitely one of my personal favorite sets from the entire festival. Thank you to the bands, Heliotrope and The Loring Theater for allowing us to record.

7.5 Gigs of Heliotrope.

People have been asking what was recorded at Heliotrope Eight. 7.5 gigs of audio is sitting on a hard drive at an undisclosed location in South Minneapolis. I recorded everything but the Milo Fine & Charles Gillett set per Milo's request. Albert's set is good to go but I'm not sure when others will be posted. Right now I'm enjoying the summer and not spending as much time inside behind a computer. Would anyone like to hear the Joe McPhee & Chris Corsano set on vinyl? That may or may not happen. A Live Heliotrope 8 Compilation to accompany the complication put out by the Festival? That will happen. Please check back for further updates.

Jon Jacob 3 @ Heliotrope Eight

Photo by Adam Bubolz

Jon Jacob 3
The Loring Theater
Heliotrope Eight
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday May 28th 2011

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DFC stage lip, 5'^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Wide Card) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: Compression (Sound Forge 10) Track indexing (CD Wave)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

Woof this recording here.

Haven't heard Albert's new album James St Murder Laden Mitten Wonder yet? It's available through Totally Gross National Product. Thank you to the bands, Heliotrope and especially The Loring Theater for allowing me to set up residence last weekend.

The Nicollet Mall Sprint.

How many nights in a row can you record at The Loring Theater and Hell's Kitchen at the same time? Probably 3.

Thanks Justin!

Heliotrope 8 Set Times Announced.

Heliotrope 8 is this week at The Loring Theater. These set times are of course subject to change. Day passes are $12 making the 3 day festival pass a steal at $24.

THURSDAY
11:00 International Novelty Gamelan
10:15 Falcon Arrow
9:30 Nomia
9:00 Hastings 3000
8:15 Fortified Five
7:30 Breanna Tandy and the Halcyon Muffin Parallelisms
7:00 Pentacene
6:30 Humanda
6:00 Dreamland Faces

FRIDAY
11:15 Mother of Fire
10:45 Daughters of the Sun
10:15 Lighted
9:45 Tender Meat with Sho & Joe
8:45 Joe McPhee & Chris Corsano
8:15 Paul Metzger / JT Bates / Adam Linz
7:30 Take Acre
7:00 Myrrh
6:00 Milo Fine & Charles Gillett

SATURDAY
11:00 Skoal Kodiak
10:15 Votel
9:30 Chichadee Mountain Martyrs
8:45 Thunderbolt Pagoda
8:00 White Mischief
7:30 Blood Folke
7:00 Scaphe
6:30 Jon Jacob 3
6:00 Grain Belt

The Heliotrope Eight Line-Up

This year's Heliotrope Festival will be held at The Loring Theater.

THURSDAY, May 26
International Novelty Gamelan
Falcon Arrow
Nomia
Hastings 3000
The Fortified Five
Breanna Tandy and the Halcyon Muffin Parallelisms
[TBA: pending moniker evolution...]
Humanda
Dreamland Faces

FRIDAY, May 27
Mother of Fire
Daughters of the Sun
Lighted
Tender Meat with Sho & Joe
Joe McPhee & Chris Corsano
Paul Metzger/Adam Linz/JT Bates
Take Acre
Myrrh
Milo Fine & Charles Gillett

SATURDAY, May 28
Skoal Kodiak
HUNX
Mondo Drag
Thunderbolt Pagoda
White Mischief
Blood Folke
Scaphe
Jon Jacob 3
Grain Belt