amt2008-03-22.flac16 Acid Mothers Temple etree AcidMothersTemple etree sound Intro jam > Douchebag, La Novia (incl. La Le Lo), Dark Star, Pink Lady Lemonade > Speed Guru E: Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo (variation) 2008-03-22 2008 Psychedelic; Acid Mothers Temple; Freak out 2008-03-31 03:47:34 2008-03-29 22:59:05 pjzyhfz02@sneakemail.com The Ottobar Baltimore, MD AUD > Roland Edirol R-09 (onboard mics) Roland Edirol R-09 (on-board mics, low cut on & AGC off, saved as 16 bit 44.1khz .WAV) > GoldWave (stereo channels swapped) > WaveLab (normalized to 0dB, SL-1 Stereo Expander @ 100%) > CDWAV (tracks split and saved as .FLAC level 8 ) > foobar2000 (ReplayGain + Tags) ZaPenguin ZaPenguin 1:07:19 amt2008-03-22d1t01.flac:99684faaed58dc6406dbe7f30c9c6a9b amt2008-03-22d1t02.flac:ec01fa9db5a0dc50c440952fca20ab3d amt2008-03-22d1t03.flac:732137242f2f3f083476379efcc033b8 amt2008-03-22d1t04.flac:49608d6de3c1a17155b5a588095ca95f amt2008-03-22d1t05.flac:d95a5117ba9b37fbee1116a4dd3734a6 amt2008-03-22d1t06.flac:19a99358d21727f1b33ab5ff97331199 amt2008-03-22d1t07.flac:72d70b083e0187ff97f6199506536dbd amt2008-03-22d1t08.flac:c222b62acff88897ecdafc8b1d3b69e9 Acid Mothers Temple March 22nd, 2008 The Ottobar Baltimore, MD Source: Roland Edirol R-09 (on-board mics, low cut on & AGC off, saved as 16 bit 44.1khz .WAV) > GoldWave (stereo channels swapped) > WaveLab (normalized to 0dB, SL-1 Stereo Expander @ 100%) > CDWAV (tracks split and saved as .FLAC level 8 ) > foobar2000 (ReplayGain) Location: House front-center Taper: ZaPenguin (pjzyhfz02(AT)sneakemail.com or http://db.etree.org/ZappaPenguin) SOUND QUALITY: A-/B+ (a nice layer of fuzzy distortion lines the bottom end, but it's not as distracting as it could be) THE BAND: Tsuyama Atsushi: monster bass, voice, cosmic joker Higashi Hiroshi: synth, guitar, voice, dancin'king Shimura Koji: drums, latino cool Kawabata Makoto: guitar, voice, speed guru MINI BIO: "Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (and subsequent offshoots) is a Japanese psychedelic band founded in 1995 by members of the Acid Mothers Temple soul-collective. The band is led by guitarist Kawabata Makoto and early in their career featured many musicians but by 2004 the line-up had coalesced with 4 core members and frequent vocal guests. The band have a reputation for phenomenal live shows, and releasing frequent albums on a number of international record labels, as well as the Acid Mothers Temple family record label which was established in 1998 to document the activities of the whole collective." - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia which every 14 year old has edited. BAND PAGE: http://www.acidmothers.com SETLIST: Intro jam, La Novia (incl. La Le Lo), Dark Star, Pink Lady Lemonade E: ??? SHOW NOTES: Well, let's get this out of the way: This was not the greatest of shows. It certainly WAS nice to be making the relatively simple trek to Baltimore, rather than a six hour schlep through the traffic-soaked badlands of Northern Virginia - but, at least with the simple Baltimore v. Chapel Hill sample set, there seems to exist a distinct correlation twixt amount of bullshit needed to get to the show, and amount of shitter kicked by the show - though, without giving anything away, let me restate that this correlation only seems to exist when considering these two shows in isolation! Dunno if the band was up against a curfew, or was drained from the North Carolina > Balty commute, or was expecting a second encore, or just had one too many Natty Bohs, but this show was very brief, clocking in at a grand total of one hour and seven minutes. There's also a certain rushed aimlessness - to my ears, at least, and borne out in the tape - as if each individual member of the band is collectively forcing themselves into a relaxed state, so as to wait for a moment of sync - a moment of sync that, if it even ever comes at all, takes everyone by such surprise that the connection is dropped just as suddenly as it is formed. "Prefunctory" isn't exactly the best word to describe this, nor is "rushed", but there is a certain casual - yet briskly so - attitude towards this show that I've yet to hear from the Acid Mothers. The end result is almost like a show played for friends, rather than for an audience. And I can't think of an audience better described as "friends" than the Ottobar crowd - both Acid Mothers shows I've seen there were packed shoulder-to-shoulder. Bottom line: If most Acid Mothers shows are an acid trip joyride on the tail of Halley's Comet with a hand-selected gaggle of inter-galactic beauty-maidens, this show is a bowl of marijuana and a room temperature beer on a hazy summer night in a buddy's backyard. There's still plenty of enjoyment to be had, but it's definitely not outer space. And, lest this seem like a dour, negative review, let me restate that this is by no means a BAD show. If you like the Acid Mothers, you'll like this. If you like slightly distorted low-ends, you'll like this. If you like the Acid Mothers AND slightly distorted low-ends, boy oh boy, won't you ever love this! TRACK LIST: 01. Improv jam [8:25] 02. dialogue [2:20] 03. La Novia (incl. La Le Lo) [16:56] 04. Dark Star [12:46] 05. Pink Lady Lemonade [19:38] 06. crowd [1:03] 07. band's return [0:40] 08. ??? [5:31] SET NOTES: I'm relatively confident that the track labelled "Intro jam" is actually "Intro jam > ???" - but vat ist das "???" Likewise, no idea what the encore number is. RECORDING NOTES: As has been mentioned, there's some distortion along the lower end, but I don't find it affecting my enjoyment of the notes being played. Your enjoyment may vary. REQUESTS & REMINDERS: Do not sell this recording. Do not buy this recording. Do not sell this recording, then buy it from yourself. Remember: Even one too many Natty Bohs is still too many. Torrented by the taper: ZaPenguin email - pjzyhfz02(AT)sneakemail.com web - http://db.etree.org/zappapenguin (always woefully out of date) Band page: http://www.acidmothers.com 2008-03-31 03:52:51 ZaPenguin