2011-04-15 The Renderers, Panel Of Judges, Black Mox, Inevitable Orbit, Lance Strickland

venue: The Old Bar, Melbourne, Australia
audio: 2x DPA4061 > Sony PCM-M10
photos/video: iPhone 4


The Renderers - download mp3 (58mb) flac (368mb) (67:43)
1. startup (2:27)
2. Down River (12:03)
3. (6:05)
4. (5:38)
5. Shadow and Its Shadow (6:28)
6. Restraint of Beasts (5:58)
7. Under the Sea (7:58)
8. Typhoid Mary (4:43)
9. (6:12)
10. (10:07)
any assistance with the rest of the setlist appreciated




Panel Of Judges - download mp3 (16mb) flac (99mb) (18:06)
1. (4:47)
2. (2:36)
3. (5:17)
4. (2:32)
5. (2:52)
set cut short due to amp catching fire!


Inevitable Orbit - not recorded, recorder was probably on pause!


Black Mox is a badly disguised anagram of a predecessor to The Renderers
download mp3 (12mb) flac (68mb) (13:45)
1. startup (1:54)
2. (2:29)
3. (6:29)
4. (2:52)


Lance Strickland - download mp3 (12mb) flac (73mb) (13:40)
aka Tribal Thunder - impromptu drumming set, Black Mox were well delayed at a restaurant!

2011-03-13 The Clean, Sonny And The Sunsets, Panel Of Judges

venue: Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
audio: 2x Sennheiser K3U+ME40 > Edirol R-4
photos: Canon IXUS 1000 HS 
video: iPhone 4


The Clean - download mp3 (58mb) flac (338mb) (69:28)
1. Hold Onto The Rail (3:06)
2. Flowers (3:01)
3. Getting Older (5:10)
4. Yesterday Was (3:00)
5. Anything Could Happen (2:51)
6. Whatever I Do It's Right (4:56)
7. Thumbs Off (3:43)8. Too Much Violence (4:01)
9. In Love With These Times (3:07)
10. In The Dreamlife U Need A Rubber Soul (2:49)
11. Billy Two (3:01)
12. Oddity (2:35)
13. Stars (3:56)
14. Fish (2:48)
15. At The Bottom (2:53)
16. encore (2:02)
17. Tally Ho! (3:09)
18. Point That Thing Somewhere Else (6:49)
19. encore (1:51)
20. I Can't Stand It [Velvet Underground] (4:30)


Sonny And The Sunsets - download mp3 (42mb) flac (247mb) (51:32)
1. (3:46)
2. (2:32)
3. (3:02)
4. (2:54)
5. (2:54)
6. (3:49)
7. (4:50)
8. (4:42)
9. (3:43)
10. (3:46)
11. (5:05)
12. (5:52)
13. (4:30)
any assistance with the set list appreciated

Panel Of Judges - download mp3 (29mb) flac (164mb) (32:06)1. (3:25)
2. (2:03)
3. (2:41)
4. (2:38)
5. (2:56)
6. (3:20)
7. (3:21)
8. (3:54)
9. (2:42)
10. (5:02)
any assistance with the set list appreciated

2011-03-11 The Clean, Sonny And The Sunsets, Gary Olson, Actor Slash Model

venue: Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
audio: 2x DPA4061 > Sony PCM-M10 (except Gary Olson see below)
photos: Canon IXUS 1000 HS

The Clean - download mp3 (63mb) flac (395mb) (81:39)1. At The Bottom (4:48)
2. Yesterday Was (3:05)
3. Hold Onto The Rail (1:53)
4. Factory Man (2:52)
5. Big Cat (2:45)
6. Wipe Me, I'm Lucky (4:33)
7. In The Dreamlife U Need A Rubber Soul (3:02)
8. Someone (3:24)
9. Point That Thing Somewhere Else (8:51)
10. Side On (4:21)
11. Anything Could Happen (2:29)
12. Drawing To A Hole (4:16)
13. Whatever I Do It's Right (4:45)
14. Outside The Cage (4:10)
15. Fish (5:24)
16. Getting Older (4:55)
17. Oddity (2:12)
18. encore (2:24)
19. I Can't Stand It [Velvet Underground] (5:02)
20. Tally Ho! (2:33)
21. Stars (3:47)


Sonny And The Sunsets (side stage) - download mp3 (39mb) flac (222mb) (46:40)
1. Home and Exile (3:32)
2. Love Among Social Animals (4:39)
3. Don't Act Dumb (2:53)
4. Death Cream (3:56)
5. Reflections On Youth (2:33)
6. Stranded (4:48)
7. Teen Age Thugs (3:45)
8. I Wanna Do It (2:41)
9. Heart of Sadness (1:55)
10. Too Young to Burn (4:05)
11. Planet of Women (4:12)
12. Acres of Lust (?) (5:04)
13. ? (2:31)


Gary Olson - audio: 2x B&K 4010 > Edirol R-4
download mp3 (26mb) flac (158mb) (31:18)
1. Song For The Ending Day (3:34)
2. Clutching Stems (3:36)
3. Rushes Of Pure Spring (3:51)
4. Three Days From Now (3:38)
5. Oh Christina (3:52)
6. In-Between So Blind (3:50)
7. Breaking Up On The Beat (4:31)
8. Life Less True (4:22)


Actor Slash Model (side stage) - download mp3 (28mb) flac (181mb) (33:38)
1. (4:40)
2. (2:25)
3. (4:21)
4. (3:56)
5. (8:01)
6. (10:12)any assistance with the set list appreciated

2011-03-09 The Clean, Smudge, Sonny And The Sunsets

venue: Factory Theatre, Sydney, Australia
audio: Rode NT4 > Fostex FR2LE
recorded by: punklete


The Clean - download mp3 (49mb) flac (337mb) (65:01)
1. Fish (4:21)
2. Anything Could Happen (2:24)
3. Drawing To A Hole (3:01)
4. Someone (3:02)
5. Hold Onto The Rail (3:30)
6. Wipe Me, I'm Lucky (3:30)
7. In The Dreamlife U Need A Rubber Soul (2:58)
8. Point That Thing Somewhere Else (7:29)
9. Whatever I Do It's Right (4:37)
10. Outside The Cage (4:03)
11. Factory Man (2:26)
12. At The Bottom (4:12)
13. Getting Older (5:18)
14. Slug Song (3:57)
15. Oddity (2:17)
16. encore (2:07)
17. I Can't Stand It [Velvet Underground] (3:00)
18. Tally Ho! (2:40)

Smudge - download mp3 (26mb) flac (162mb) (32:38)
1. Stash (4:40)
2. Tenderfoot (2:33)
3. Real McCoy Wrong Sinatra (1:28)
4. Mike Love, Not War (3:12)
5. Impractical Joke(2:57)
6. Heavy Metal Secret (2:08)
7. Scary Cassettes (1:57)
8. Recent Reich (3:15)
9. Outdoor Type (4:32)
10. The Wrong Pony (2:35)
11. Hot Potato (3:15)


Sonny And The Sunsets - download mp3 (22mb) flac (143mb) (29:25)
1. (3:07)
2. (3:56)
3. (3:37)
4. (2:09)
5. (4:02)
6. (2:45)
7. (3:44)
8. (2:44)
9. (3:16)
any assistance with the track listing appreciated

2011-03-02 Gang Of Four, I Heart Hiroshima, Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues

venue: Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
audio: 2x DPA4061 > Sony PCM-M10
photos: Canon IXUS 1000 HS
video: iPhone 4


Gang Of Four - download mp3 (69mb) flac (422mb) (83:58)
1. intro (1:37)
2. You'll Never Pay For The Farm (4:15)
3. Not Great Men (3:28)
4. Ether (4:15)
5. I Parade Myself (5:26)
6. Paralysed (3:43)
7. A Fruitfly In The Beehive (4:23)
8. (Love Like) Anthrax (5:38)
9. It Was Never Gonna Turn Out Too Good (3:36)
10. What We All Want (5:23)
11. Why Theory? (2:39)
12. At Home He's A Tourist (4:12)
13. To Hell With Poverty! (4:46)
14. Do As I Say (4:03)
15. encore (1:53)
16. I Love A Man In Uniform (4:01)
17. Return The Gift (3:17)
18. He'd Send In The Army (5:15)
19. encore (3:16)
20. Natural's Not In It (4:04)
21. Damaged Goods (4:38)


I Heart Hiroshima - download mp3 (42mb) flac (235mb) (46:17)
1. (2:56)
2. (4:08)
3. (3:57)
4. (3:10)
5. (4:06)
6. (4:56)
7. (4:42)
8. (4:09)
9. (3:26)
10. (2:49)
11. (3:39)
12. (4:13)
any assistance with the set list appreciated


Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues - no audio recording

2011-02-19 Swervedriver

venue: Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
audio: 2x DPA4061 > Sony PCM-M10
photos: Canon IXUS 1000 HS

Swervedriver - download mp3 (73mb) flac (467mb) (87:06)

1. intro (1:16)
2. Girl On A Motorbike (3:57)
3. Duel (6:32)
4. Sandblasted (5:03)
5. Pile-Up (3:58)
6. Rave Down (5:28)
7. Deep Seat (6:26)
8. These Times (3:42)
9. Last Train To Satansville (5:09)
10. The Birds (3:21)
11. Just Sometimes (Song Of Laughter And Forgetting) (3:58)
12. Sunset (5:30)
13. Out (4:34)
14. Duress (12:05)
15. encore (3:08)
16. Son Of Mustang Ford (4:43)
17. Kill The Superheroes (8:09)

Beaches - not recorded

The Laurels - not recorded

a brief hiatus, in the scheme of things

I'm taking a break from recording and archival activities for a few weeks to travel with the family. This means I won't be able to bring you the following as intended...
2011-01-01 - Built To Spill - Corner Hotel, Melbourne
2011-01-10 to 12 - Necks - Corner Hotel, Melbourne
2011-01-17 - Grinderman - Palace Theatre, Melbourne
2011-01-19 - Wire - Corner Hotel, Melbourne
2011-01-28 - Verlaines - East Brunswick Club, Melbourne
If anyone wants to record Grinderman Wire or Verlaines contact me for a free ticket. See you mid February.

1991-07-13 The Reverend Horton Heat

venue: Marquee, New York City NY, USA
event: Sub Pop Records showcase for New Music Seminar
audio: 2x Sennheiser K3U/ME80 > Sony TCD-D3

The Reverend Horton Heat - download mp3 (27mb) flac (159mb) (28:19)
1. Bullet [missed beginning] (2:50)
2. I'm Mad (3:17)
3. Marijuana (5:16)
4. ? (4:33)
5. Big Dwarf Rodeo (3:09)
6. Psychobilly Freakout (6:34)
7. Put It To Me Straight (2:37)

2010-12-17 The Reverend Horton Heat

venue: Billboard, Melbourne, Australia
audio: 2x DPA4061 > Sony PCM-M10
photos: iPhone 3G


The Reverend Horton Heat - download mp3 (84mb) flac (544mb) (101:17)
1. intro (1:51)
2. Bullet (3:09)
3. I'm Mad (3:23)
4. Bad Reputation (2:40)
5. Loaded Gun (5:10)
6. 400 Bucks (3:03)
7. The Devil's Chasing Me (8:26)
8. Big Sky (3:06)
9. Baddest Of The Bad (3:06)
10. It's Martini Time (5:28)
11. Ain't No Saguaro In Texas (3:48)
12. Drinkin'And Smokin' Cigarettes (4:01)
13. Please Don't Take The Baby To The Liquor Store (2:43)
14. Death Metal Guys (5:43)
15. Where In The World Did You Go With My Toothbrush? (4:27)
16. Jimbo Song (2:33)
17. Spend A Night In The Box (4:13)
18. Galaxy 500 (3:18)
19. Callin In Twisted (2:30)
20. Indigo Friends (4:00)
21. Psychobilly Freakout (3:35)
22. encore (4:34)
23. Bales Of Cocaine (2:11)
24. Big Red Rocket Of Love (4:15)
25. band intros (2:13)
26. Folsom Prison Blues (3:25)
27. Big Red Rocket Of Love reprise (4:13)

DollSquad - not recorded
Bitter Sweet Kicks - not recorded

2010-12-13 The Fall, Street Chant

venue: Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealandaudio: 2x DPA4061 > Edirol R-09HR
photos: Canon IXUS 1000 HS

The Fall - download mp3 (72mb) flac (486mb) (81:07)
1. Change (3:39)
2. Theme From Sparta F.C. (4:04)
3. O.F.Y.C. Showcase (4:43)
4. Cowboy George (8:03)
5. Bury! (4:49)
6. Chino (5:11)
7. Strychnine (3:02)
8. Greenway (7:06)
9. Muzorewi's Daughter (4:52)
10. Hot Cake (4:41)
11. What About Us? (7:09)
12. encore (2:05)
13. I've Been Duped (4:53)
14. Psykick Dancehall (4:29)
15. Weather Report 2 (5:10)
16. Reformation! (7:05)


Street Chant - download mp3 (22mb) flac (147mb) (24:20)
1. Yr Philosophy (6:11)
2. Yaba Ara (4:18)
3. new song (2:59)
4. The Fatigues (3:28)
5. You Do The Math (4:34)
6. Scream Walk (2:49)