Citizens of the Empire @ Hell's Kitchen

A .RAR file containing this recording is available here.

Citizens of the Empire
Hell's Kitchen
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday January 27th 2011

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, off to the left, ~20' back, ~7' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Cards) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > Razorlame > 320kbps mp3]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) No other editing was done.

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Insurrection Is Our Only Weapon Against The Machine Of Alienation
02. Untitled
03. We Pay For Our Lives With Our Deaths
04. Apathy And Resignation Are The Sources Of Our Misfortune
05. Through Obedience We Develop The Reflex Of Submission

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A perfect recording to release on a snowed in day like today. It's been on repeat for a couple of hours up here in the batcave. I love COTE. Their 7 track s/t debut is highly recommended and is available on the bandcamp page. The Falcon Arrow and White Mischief sets have been posted as well. Delta Lyrae is to follow. Thanks to the bands and to Hell's Kitchen for allowing me to record.

White Mischief @ Hell's Kitchen

A .RAR file containing this recording is available here.

White Mischief
Hell's Kitchen
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday January 27th 2011

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Diluvian
02. God Wrestler
03. Dinah
04. The Castle at the End of the World
05. The Sharks Grow Fat In Our Wake

Joseph - vocals, guitar
Meleck - drums, vocals

The previous evening I had ran into my friend James from Delta Lyrae and was telling him how excited I was for Thursday night. I mean, it's not every night you get to see 3 bands that you really enjoy play the same bill at a new venue you've heard nothing but good things about. I did mention that I was not familiar with White Mischief and that I was a fan of the 3 band per bill format. He replied, "Yeah but sometimes it's the bands you know nothing about that really blow you away." Well, James was right. So right that going forward I don't think I'll be such a snob about 4 band bills or bands that I'm not familiar with. There's something special about White Mischief BUT outside of this show there is virtually no net presence for this band. Something tells me that's about to change in the coming months. In fact, if you're interested in playing a show with White Mischief or adding them to one you can contact Meleck here. Thank you to Hell's Kitchen and all of the bands for allowing me to record these sets. Extra thanks to Meleck for the permission to share this recording.

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, off to the left, ~20' back, ~7' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Cards) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > Razorlame > 320kbps mp3]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking)