Monday, February 11, 2008

Fat Kid Wednesdays @ The Cedar

Here's a link to the torrent.

Fat Kid Wednesdays
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday February 9th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 42:28

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.

01. intro
02. Art Deco (Don Cherry)
03. Faithful (Ornette Coleman)
04. Dewey's Tune (Dewey Redman)
05. That Little Sports Car (The Shaggs)
06. Unrecovery (Duster)

Michael Lewis - saxophones
Adam Linz - bass
JT Bates - drums

www.myspace.com/fatkidwednesdays
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Bfj_PczLg - Au Zèbre de Belleville, Paris 10-17-07

So there are numerous extremely talented jazz trios in Minneapolis but FKW are by far my favorite. Add together all of the other bands and artists that these guys are in or gig with and you'd have an intertwining tree of at least another 20 other active bands. Don't let this set fool you either, they have plenty of original material to check out.

See also; Happy Apple, Alpha Consumer, Carbon Carousel, Face Candy, Slide Huxtable, James Buckley Trio, The Pines, Dosh, Fog, Dubsack, Gloryland PonyCat and Kelly Rossum Quartet to name a few.

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Enemy Entropist @ The Triple Rock

Link to the torrent.

Enemy Entropist
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Friday February 1st 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~17cm, ~90º), right drink rail, 20' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (+4.5db & fades)
TRT: 22:44

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.

01. Ecid's intro
02. Mathematics of an Umbrella
03.
04. Violets
05.
06. Worm Food
07.
08.

Cadaver - MC
Optix - MC
Asei MT - DJ

www.myspace.com/enemyentropist
www.brainstemrecords.com

The first of 7 hip hop sets and definitely one of the best of the night. Check out the Brainstem Records site for more information on the artists affiliated with the label.

"Enemy Entropist was founded in 2004 by Minneapolis MC's Optix & Cadaver, who were/are members of MNeapolis Junction. The motivation was to explore the stylistic and lyrical capabilities of the two as a duo, and to shine a spotlight on Cadaver's perpetually growing prowess as a producer. Fellow Junction member Asei MT joined up to add his flavorful cuts as well as production, to the Lake of Fire sessions and perform DJ duties at shows. He has also began upping his game as an MC on various ENTROPIST tracks. The group has a solid self-made debut album plus several unreleased tracks in the bag, as well as a hand full of recent new tracks in one form of creation or another. The style is underground and lyrically-complex, more or less pondering on the dark and intense vibe of the rap spectrum. As with all Brainstem projects, production is highly valued and the beats demand your appreciation. The live show is energetic and executed with precision. These guys have known and been working together for several years, and it shows."