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)

2010-12-10 The Fall

venue: Billboard, Melbourne, Australia
audio: 2x DPA4061 > Edirol R-09HR
photos: Canon IXUS 1000 HS


The Fall - download mp3 (68mb) flac (456mb) (81:43)
1. intro (1:09)
2. Change (4:14)
3. O.F.Y.C. Showcase (4:54)
4. Theme from Sparta F.C. (3:42)
5. Cowboy George (6:38)
6. Bury! (5:50)
7. Chino (5:13)
8. Strychnine (3:47)
9. Greenway (8:30)
10. I've Been Duped (3:30)
11. Hot Cake (2:43)
12. encore (2:10)
13. Muzorewi's Daughter (3:48)
14. What About Us? (6:10)
15. encore (3:49)
16. Mr. Pharmacist (2:15)
17. Reformation! (5:32)
18. encore (2:36)
19. Psykick Dancehall (5:04)


Dave Graney And The Lurid Yellow Mist - not recorded

2010-12-09 The Fall

venue: The Hi-Fi, Brisbane, Australia
audio: 2x DPA4061 > Edirol R-09HR
photos: Canon IXUS 1000 HS


The Fall - download mp3 (65mb) flac (441mb) (79:00)
1. O.F.Y.C. Showcase (7:11)
2. Theme from Sparta F.C. (4:37)
3. Cowboy George (6:16)
4. Bury! (5:05)
5. Chino (4:43)
6. Strychnine (5:31)
7. Greenway (7:18)
8. Muzorewi's Daughter (4:49)
9. Hot Cake (2:53)
10. What About Us? (5:37)
11. I've Been Duped (3:26)
12. O.F.Y.C. Showcase reprise (3:54)
13. encore (2:06)
14. Weather Report 2 (3:43)
15. White Lightning (2:32)
16. encore (4:28)
17. Psykick Dancehall (4:42)


Dave Graney - not recorded

2010-12-07 The Fall, Dave Graney

venue: Metro Theatre, Sydney, Australia
audio: 2x DPA4061 > Edirol R-09HR
photos/video: Canon IXUS 1000 HS


The Fall - download mp3 (60mb) flac (404mb) (71:50)
1. intro (0:31)
2. Change (3:26)
3. O.F.Y.C. Showcase (5:02)
4. Cowboy George (7:34)
5. Bury! (5:45)
6. Chino (5:28)
7. Strychnine (4:08)
8. Greenway (6:20)
9. Muzorewi's Daughter (4:34)
10. Hot Cake (3:39)
11. Theme from Sparta F.C. (4:04)
12. What About Us? (7:14)
13. I've Been Duped (3:37)
14. encore (2:11)
15. Weather Report 2 (3:54)
16. encore (1:46)
17. Mr. Pharmacist (2:30)

the very distorted sound here may be replaced with audio from above some time


Dave Graney - download mp3 (28mb) flac (157mb) (34:06)
1. My Schtick Weighs A Ton (5:21)
2. Are We Going Too Fast For Love (3:55)
3. I'm Seeing Demons (4:35)
4. I Am Your Humble Servant (5:03)
5. All Our Friends Are Stars (5:12)
6. The Royal Troll (3:35)
7. Bodysnatcher Blues (6:22)

2010-11-30 Blondie, Attack Of The Mannequins

venue: Trak, Melbourne, Australia
audio: 2x DPA4061 > Edirol R-09HR
photos: Canon IXUS 1000 HS


Blondie - download mp3 (76mb) flac (519mb) (86:37)
1. intro (0:41)
2. D Day (4:00)
3. Hanging On The Telephone (2:35)
4. Union City Blue (4:00)
5. The Hardest Part (3:46)
6. Love Doesn't Frighten Me At All (4:12)
7. Maria (4:10)
8. What I Heard (4:00)
9. Orchid Club (3:40)
10. Atomic (6:05)
11. The Tide Is High (7:02)
12. Rapture (6:02)
13. Rapture reprise with some No Exit lyrics (2:02)
14. Mother In The Night (3:56)
15. Call Me (4:21)
16. One Way or Another (5:12)
17. encore (2:29)
18. You're Too Hot (3:58)
19. You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory [Johnny Thunders] (3:41)
20. Jet Boy [NY Dolls] (3:33)
21. Heart Of Glass (7:04)


Attack Of The Mannequins - download mp3 (34mb) flac (232mb) (40:53)
1. Cardinal Sin (5:47)
2. Freaks (4:14)
3. Bruised And Beatdown (4:20)
4. Cyber Heart Attack (6:06)
5. Fear And Self Loathing (5:32)
6. Revolution Man (4:57)
7. Burn This City (4:31)
8. Love/Hate Protest Song (5:23)

1993-08-28 Bill Direen

venue: Clock Hotel, Sydney, Australia
audio: Sonic Studios DSM-3 > Sony TCD-D3

Bill Direen on electric guitar and vocals, Richard Anderton on drums from 45 mins
download mp3 (91mb) (101:58)

déjà vu all over again - Bill was in Sydney on a personal visit in 1993 and played this unpublicised afternoon show at this obscure (for a gig) venue, today he was in Melbourne on a personal visit and played the below unpublicised afternoon show at this obscure (for me) venue, these are the only times he's ever played in Australia.

2010-10-31 Bill Direen

venue: Bar Nancy, Melbourne, Australia
audio: Sony PCM-M10 internal mics
photos: iPhone 3G

Bill Direen on acoustic guitar and vocals
set 1 not recorded
download set 2 mp3 (18mb) (23:49) with Barry Stockley on stand up bass
download set 3 mp3 (20mb) (25:47)

2010-10-21 Low

venue: Forum, Melbourne, Australia
event: Beck's Festival Bar, Melbourne Festival
audio: 2x DPA4061 > R-09HR
photos: iPhone 3G


Low - download mp3 (64mb) flac (317mb) (70:03) incomplete
1. In Silence (4:42)
2. Silver Rider (5:08)
3. Always Fade (4:28)
4. Shame (5:15)
5. Monkey (5:29)
6. Just Stand Back (3:35)
7. You Can See Everything (3:59)
8. Little Argument With Myself (4:08)
9. Al Green (4:14)
10. Especially Me (5:58)
11. Sunflower (4:39)
12. Canada (5:31)
13. Murderer (5:17)
14. When I Go Deaf (5:37)
15. encore (1:04)
16. Breaker (0:53) incomplete

Pikelet - not recorded
Ponzu Island - not recorded

2010-10-16 Dengue Fever, The Break

venue: Forum, Melbourne, Australia
event: Beck's Festival Bar, Melbourne Festival
audio: 2x DPA4061 > R-09HRphotos: iPhone 3G


Dengue Fever - download mp3 (61mb) flac (418mb) (71:34)
1. Lost In Laos (5:25)
2. Shave Your Beard (3:01)
3. New Year's Eve (4:26)
4. Hold My Hips (6:13)
5. Pow Wow (3:12)
6. ? (5:10)
7. Sober Driver (4:13)
8. Ah Go Go (3:54)
9. ? (2:23)
10. Uku (6:20)
11. Tiger Phone Card (3:41)
12. Sui Bong (5:14)
13. One Thousand Tears Of A Tarantula (6:43)
14. encore (1:53)
15. ? (4:22)
16. Mr Orange (5:16)
any assistance completing the setlist appreciatedthe screamingest screamer I've ever encountered at a concert was next to me during this performance, it was very uncomfortable even with earplugs, needless to say she is prominant on this recording.


The Break - download mp3 (41mb) flac (287mb) (53:57)
1. ? (3:34)
2. Cylinders (5:47)
3. S.Q.U.I.D. (2:07)
4. Five Rocks (4:55)
5. ? (5:55)
6. Wedding Cake Island (3:00)
7. Phobus-Grunt (2:43)
8. Miserlou (2:50)
9. The Surfing Priests (4:39)
10. ? (2:36)
11. Winkipop (4:56)
12. Massacres (3:23)
13. ? (4:39)
any assistance completing the setlist appreciated
Johnnie And The Johnnie Johnnies - not recorded

2010-10-16 John Cale

venue: State Theatre, Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
event: When Past & Future Collide, Melbourne Festival, includes "Paris 1919"
audio: 2x DPA4061 > R-09HR

John Cale - download mp3 (72mb) flac (418mb) (88:54)
didn't seem appropriate to take any photos!
1. start/tuning (2:22)*
2. Child's Christmas In Wales (3:11)*
3. Hanky Panky Nohow (3:42)*
4. The Endless Plain Of Fortune (3:50)*
5. Andalucia (3:34)*
6. Paris 1919 (3:44)*
7. Graham Greene (5:17)*
8. Half Past France (5:43)*
9. Antarctica Starts Here (2:44)*
10. Macbeth (3:17)*
(intermission)
11. Hello, There (4:07)**
12. Catastrophic (4:00)
13. Whaddya Mean By That (6:31)
14. Look Horizon (6:14)
15. Secret Corriba (5:12)*
16. Hedda Gabbler (6:34)*
17. encore (2:49)
18. Gun > Pablo Picasso (13:10)
19. Chorale (3:44)

John Cale - piano, guitar, vocals
Dustin Boyer - lead guitar
Deantoni Parks - drums
Josh Schwartz - bass
Orchestra Victoria - large string section (*), small brass section (**), conductor

review - Undercover
photos - Richard Sharman
photos - fasterlouder

2010-10-09 Boredoms, Kes Band

venue: Forum, Melbourne, Australia
event: Beck's Festival Bar, Melbourne Festival
audio: 2x DPA4061 > R-09HR
photos: iPhone 3G



Boredoms - download mp3 (97mb) or flac (622mb) (115:23)
performing "Boadrum 10" starting at midnight when the date was 10/10/10, sounds a lot like 10 drum kits being pounded simultaneously and continuously in a big boomy theatre!
any help with the setlist appreciated, tracking is total guesswork
1. start (2:05)
2. (12:49)
3. (9:40)
4. (20:27)
5. (7:22)
6. (10:28)
7. (6:56)
8. (10:18)
9. (10:33)
10. encore (3:24)
11. (12:19)
12. (9:05)


Kes Band - download mp3 (22mb) or flac (136mb) (30:44)
warning there is prominant audience conversation immediately beside and behind me throughout this recording
any help with the setlist appreciated
1. start (1:21)
2. (5:25)
3. (3:47)
4. (2:19)
5. (3:56)
6. (9:50)
7. (4:03)

Bum Creek - not recorded

Alternative mp3 recordings of Boredoms and Kes Band from this show available at fanmaderecordings.

2010-10-03 Dead C, Marco Fusinato, Joel Stern + Black Widow

venue: Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, Australiaaudio: 2x DPA4061 > R-09HRphotos: iPhone 3G


The Dead C - download mp3 (39mb) or flac (239mb) (47:21)
any help with the setlist appreciated


Marco Fusinato - download mp3 (10mb) or flac (65mb) (13:20)
one continuous piece

Joel Stern + BlackWidow - download mp3 (16mb) or flac (109mb) (20:44)
one continuous piece

2010-10-02 Zeni Geva, Dead C, Agents Of Abhorrence, Oren Ambarchi + Joe Talia, Gate, Candlesnuffer

venue: Northcote Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia
event: Static Age Festival
audio: 2x DPA4061 > R-09HR
photos: iPhone 3G


Zeni Geva - Stage 1 (Hall Stage) download mp3 (46mb) or flac (297mb) (57:10)
1. (6:38)
2. (1:32)
3. (2:03)
4. (1:54)
5. (1:58)
6. (2:52)
7. (5:18)
8. (3:49)
9. (5:17)
10. (2:00)
11. (3:10)
12. (2:34)
13. (5:51)
14. (1:27)
15. (5:30)
16. (5:09)any help with the setlist appreciated, tracking is total guesswork


The Dead C - Stage 1 (Hall Stage) download mp3 (27mb) or flac (178mb) (30:30)
any help with the setlist appreciated


Agents Of Abhorrence - Stage 1 (Hall Stage) download mp3 (15mb) or flac (110mb) (19:32)
1. (1:08)
2. (1:45)
3. (2:38)
4. (2:39)
5. (2:48)
6. (1:02)
7. (1:38)
8. (1:08)
9. (2:46)
10. (0:37)
11. (1:17)any help with the setlist appreciated, tracking is total guesswork


Oren Ambarchi + Joe Talia - Stage 1 (Hall Stage) download mp3 (15mb) or flac (106mb) (20:10)
one continuous piece


Gate - Stage 2 (Church Stage) download mp3 (20mb) or flac (116mb) (23:30)
one continuous piece


Candlesnuffer - Stage 2 (Church Stage) download mp3 (19mb) or flac (108mb) (22:33)
one continuous piece

these acts were not recorded...
Blarke Bayer + Black Widow - Stage 1 (Hall Stage)
Joel Stern + Dirk De Bruyn - Stage 1 (Hall Stage)
Breathing Shrine - Stage 2 (Church Stage)
Zond - Stage 2 (Church Stage)
Marco Fusninato - Stage 2 (Church Stage)

2010-10-01 Grouper, Seaworthy

venue: Northcote Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australiaaudio: 2x DPA4061 > R-09HRphotos: iPhone 3G


Grouper - download mp3 (35mb) or flac (235mb) (54:11)
one continuous piece

Seaworthy -download mp3 (14mb) or flac (97mb) (20:40)
one continuous piece

Flying Scribble - not recorded

2010-09-24 Peter Hook and friends, The Wreckery

venue: Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
event: performing Unknown Pleasures and other Joy Division material
audio: 2x DPA4061 > R-09HR
photos: iPhone 3G


Peter Hook and friends - download mp3 (64mb) or flac (405mb) (69:31)
1. No Love Lost (5:16)
2. Leaders Of Men (2:46)
3. Glass (4:12)
4. Digital (2:53)
5. Disorder (3:34)
6. Day Of The Lords (5:02)
7. Candidate (3:00)
8. Insight (4:30)
9. New Dawn Fades (6:02)
10. She's Lost Control (4:16)
11. Shadowplay (4:17)
12. Wilderness (2:50)
13. Interzone (2:09)
14. I Remember Nothing (6:46)
15. encore (1:50)
16. Transmission (4:10)
17. Love Will Tear Us Apart (5:58)

 
The Wreckery - download mp3 (38mb) or flac (237mb) (40:46)
1. Grinder Mill (5:36)
2. No Shoes For This Road (4:31)
3. Kickdown (5:05)
4. Baby Play Dead (4:04)
5. Body Like A Stone (4:07)
6. Damned Is Hard (4:12)
7. Hometown Exile (4:13)
8. Ruling Energy (3:57)
9. Crooked Tree (5:01)

Alternative mp3 recordings of Peter Hook and The Wreckery from this show available at fanmaderecordings along with some commentary.

update: a professional recording of Peter Hook tracks 1,2,4-12,14 is now included on the official release Peter Hook And The Light "Unknown Pleasures - Live In Australia" on Pylon Records

2010-05-31 Zond, Melt Banana, Oren Ambarchi, Boris, Rice Corpse, Marc Ribot, Bardo Pond, Night Terrors, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Sarth Calhoun

venue: Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
event: Noise Night of Vivid LIVE curated by Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson for Vivid Sydney
audio: 2x DPA4061 > R-09HRphotos: iPhone 3G

part 1 - download mp3 (120mb) (86:13) comprises...
Zond (missed beginning)

Melt-Banana


Laurie Anderson, Sarth Calhoun, Lou Reed maybe?

Oren Ambarchi

Boris with Oren Ambarchi
part 2 - download mp3 (133mb) (97:46) comprises...

Rice Corpse

Marc Ribot with Bardo Pond

Night Terrors

Yasuko and Ichirou from Melt-Banana

Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Marc Ribot, Sarth Calhoun, others.

part 3 (encore) - download mp3 (35mb) (24:00) comprises...

Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Marc Ribot, Sarth Calhoun, others.

download flac (1.01gb) (207:59).
alternate mp3 recording of same event available at sydneytapes, includes some commentary and way more detail.