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.

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

Take Acre @ The Loring Theater

A .RAR file containing this recording is available here.

Take Acre
The Loring Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday March 17th 2011

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish, stage lip, DFC, ~5.5' ^
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: Pro Tools (compression/EQ by Tony Williamette) CD Wave (indexing)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Spiegel Im Spiegel (Arvo Pärt)
02. Burned Grove
03. Emperor Seamount
04. improv
05. Harlem Renaissance Festival
06. There Is Pretty Distance

Rich Barlow guitar
Jaron Childs lap steel
Charles Gillett bass/guitar
Davu Seru drums

www.takeacre.com

Please support Take Acre by checking out their new LP. It is available at Roadrunner, Treehouse, Yeti and Shuga. If you want to order directly from the band, you can PayPal $15 to eelpout [at] usa.net.

So beautiful and so sad. Take Acre supported STNNNG on this the evening of their tour kick off. Thanks to the bands and to The Loring Theater for allowing me to record. Thanks to Jesse for the solid.

STNNNG and Take Acre to Play Loring Theater

Poster by HMH

STNNNG
Take Acre

Hosted by Nils Lindahl
Show will be filmed by MN Original
Meat Raffle with all meat supplied by Kramarczuk's
Video montage by Emily Kaplan throughout the evening
DJ duties maintained by the Father of Modern Radio, Tom Loftus
Room sound ensured by Neil Weir

Loring Theater
1407 Nicollet Ave Minneapolis, MN
Doors 7pm
Tickets available soon here.
All Ages