Very Good sounding audience recording . Thanks to J. Free and 01001010 for sharing on Dime.
Original Info File:
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult Setlist:
(51:25.38)
01. intro (02:04.49) >
02 Shock of Point 6 (04:45.46)
03. Do You Fear (For Your Child)? (04:56.04)
04. Easy Girl (04:37.56)
05. X-Communication (05:40.16)
06. These Remains (04:39.74)
07. On This Rack (04:44.47)
08. ...And This is What the Devil Does! (05:35.17)
09. The Days of Swine and Roses (04:39.59)
10. Nervous Xians (05:21.41)
11. Gateway to Hell (04:20.04)
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Nitzer Ebb Setlist:
[encore only]
01. Let Your Body Learn (03:00.16)
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digitizing notes for both recordings [provided by J-dot; 2016]:
source [1989]:
1st-gen. copy of master cassette [Maxell XL II 100 (High Bias)]
lineage [1989]:
unknown
portable stereo recording cassette deck/mic > master cassette >
1st-gen. copy of master cassette [fade-in/out applied during transfer;
*possibly* some minor EQ (?); level adjustment (applause; stereo imaging
/ balance)] >
lineage [2016]:
Nakamichi LX-3 cassette deck
#3 [Azimuth adjustment applied to playback head] > Edirol R-04
[RCA/analog in; 24-bit/48kHz transfer (.wav)] > PC [via USB] > CD
Wave Editor [Version 1.98; Windows Build Number: 0000.23F0] (sector
boundary tracking) > Trader's Little Helper [Version 2.7.0; Build
172] (Level 8 .wav > .flac conversion)
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[additional notes from J. ; 2016]:
The
source for this version was made from my own re-compiled 1st-gen master
tapes, shortly after the concert. As with so many live tapes I made
back then, I would often consolidate segments from multiple cassettes
onto one tape, applying fade-ins, fade-outs, and occasionally, some
equalization in the process. If only I still had those original tapes!
These
segments happened to be from the same show, and they were on the flip
side of the cassette which contained my recording of The Wolfgang Press;
so there was no reason to not digitize them at the same time. The sound
is a bit rough to my ears for the Thrill Kill Kult set, but I attribute
that to the fact that they incorporated a lot of samples in their
music, and I don’t think it translated that well to the recording. The
sound for Nitzer Ebb fares a bit better, I think.
These were
bookend sets for a set in the adjacent venue (Seventh Street Entry),
which featured The Legendary Pink Dots - who walked on stage minutes
after the Thrill Kill Kult ended their set. Nitzer Ebb was the headliner
in First Avenue, and went on stage while The Legendary Pink Dots were
playing in the smaller room next door. Since I was recording The
Legendary Pink Dots, I was only able to catch the very last song by
Nitzer Ebb, for which I never did get a title. All in all, it was a
pretty good night of music, and it seems like a miracle that my
batteries held up the whole time.
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[additional notes: 01001010]:
These
shows have never been digitized before, so this is their first time in
circulation. The Legendary Pink Dots set was previously digitized, and
*may* have been shared on DIME in the past, but I couldn’t find any
record of it in the bot-list.
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The “Sonic Archives” Tapes:
Made available to the world through the collaborative resources of these people:
Recorded [1989]; digitized [2016]; technical notes [2016] by J. Free
Uploaded in 2016, and additional notes: 01001010
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Dedicated to tapesfor2, who had this to say about my efforts to preserve the Sonic Archives tape collection:
"You
shouldn't have. His recordings were at 'best' personal souvenirs. They
were not quality recordings. They should not be shared. Those tapes
belong on a waste dump."
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Audio sample:
Approx. 30 seconds each of:
...And This is What the Devil Does!
Nitzer Ebb encore
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