Saturday, May 23, 2009

Wolves in the Throne Room @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Wolves in the Throne Room
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Friday May 15th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 57:51

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

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Nathan Weaver - guitar, vocals
Aaron Weaver - drums
Will Lindsay - guitar
Ross Sewage - bass

www.wittr.com | www.myspace.com/wolvesinthethroneroom

By many accounts Wolves in the Throne Room are the premier Black Metal band in the US today. Formed in 2002 it didn't take them long to secure international acclaim. I personally haven't kept up with the metal scene since the '90s but I do know that WITTR rise above heaps and heaps of bands out there no matter what subgenre card you want to play. WITTR will be touring the United States and Europe extensively in 2009 so hit the show when they come through town. I only really talked with the Weaver brothers but both of them seemed very humble and on the level. Extremely nice guys who support open taping dependent on venue policies.

I'm completely lost on the song titles to be honest. A taper acquaintance out in Seattle asked if I'd be down to check out the show. I am glad I did. Zebulon Pike, Krallice and Empires opened.

Disembodied @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Disembodied
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday April 25th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 49:21

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

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Aaron - Vocals
Tara - Bass
Joel - Guitar
Mario - Guitar
Justin - Drums

www.myspace.com/thegreatdisembodied

I should have put this out three weeks ago but I didn't. As cliched as it sounds if you are or ever were into hardcore I sincerely encourage you to check this torrent out. I don't think there are many that would argue against the fact that Disembodied is the greatest hardcore band to ever come out of Minneapolis. They even have great in their URL. It was a personal honor for me to record this show. My apologies go out to the band if it's not tracked properly. Much respect to the Triple Rock for booking historic shows and being a safe haven for tapers (w/ band permission).

Existence in Suicide EP (1995)
The Confession 7" (1995)
Diablerie Full Length/LP (1997)
If God Only Knew The Rest Were Dead EP (1998)
Split EP w/ Brother's Keeper (1999)
Heretic Full Length (2000)

Saturday, May 16, 2009

In the interest of full disclosure...

I also intended on taping the Russian Circles show at The Triple Rock a couple of Sundays ago but that didn't happen. 3 for 4 on Russian Circle shows. Apparently you can't win them all.

New torrents coming today or tomorrow though...

Friday, May 15, 2009

Back to back denials at First Avenue.

First I got shut down trying to tape Cursive & P.O.S. Friday 5/8. I ran into Stef outside and he was cool with taping as long as it didn't end up online which has always been our understanding. I taped Cursive at First Ave in '06 and more recently at the Triple Rock Jan. '09. They were very appreciative of taping. Baffling that they would be against taping 5 months later?

Three of us got denied at Mogwai Sunday 5/10. Only two of us had stands but we were all going to clamp to the same one to conserve space. Mogwai has over 90 recordings on the Live Music Archive and has supported taping for years. Come to find out from their sound engineer once inside nothing has changed. Once getting the OK P.J. and I did bring a stripped down rig inside. His recording turned out GREAT and can be downloaded here.

Not sure what's up. Taped three shows there in December and the P.O.S. homecoming in February. Others have been openly taping there recently as well. Perhaps they're trying to crack down on how much floor space tapers take up. Perhaps we should have contacted Mogwai ahead of time and brought the email.

About to redeem myself tonight pulling double duty on the West Bank. Folk Americana at the Cedar and Black Metal at the Triple Rock. I'm disappointed that I'll be missing No Bird Sing, Kristoff Krane and Junkyard Empire at the Turf Club. I love these cities but they don't always make decisions easy...

Saturday, May 02, 2009

Coalesce @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Coalesce
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday April 25th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~11' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 31:26

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. You Can't Kill Us All
02. The Comedian in Question
03. Have Patience
04. Cowards.com
05. Wild Ox Moan
06. A Disgust For Details
07. Son of Son of Man
08. Jesus In The Year 2000 > Next On The Shit List
09. One On The Ground

Sean Ingram - Vocals
Jes Steineger - Guitar
Nathan Ellis - Bass
Nathan Richardson - Drums

www.myspace.com/coalesce | New Coalesce Website

Coalesce (Kansas City), Architect (Syracuse) and Frontier (Minneapolis) opened the Disembodied (Minneapolis) reunion show. All four sets were recorded and if all goes well all of them will circulate. Thanks to the bands and to the Triple Rock. I believe the last time the post-break up line up played was 2002 but I'm not certain how long it's been since the oirginal line up played. This was an intense set and I'm very happy to have had got it on tape. Please excuse the lack of a set list. Both old and new songs were played. Please support Coalesce by picking up the new album when it's released in the coming months.