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(penned and assembled in mid-July 2026)
This is an exercise in reconstruction, back in an era that wasn't seemingly extensively awash in photography or video footage...which is as just as ephemeral today, at least without the willful action of choosing to document, something I realize isn't for everybody...but as revealed in myself and tomzero's subsequent email, was something quite a few people partook in, as there are quite a few RGC recordings on archive.org. Going back through my emails, it seems tickets for this were $10/ea. which was a huge bargain...couldn't imagine this being less than $30/ea now.
In fact, this is the only photo which I have from this show...if I recall, the Hotel Utah's venue space was pretty dark back then. I only took this photo because we used to have the very same Belfast Sparkling Water clock in the grocery store my dad used to own...I sold it on eBay (in non-working condition!) for a few hundred dollars maybe five years prior to this date.
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| the only photo I could find from that night (thehappyone) |
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When the band was soundchecking before the start of the first track, you can hear my wife recount her Kraftwerk story to tomzero, where she saw them with me at the Warfield back in 2004, a month before my youngest was born...and was flummoxed to see people cheer wildly for them when they barely moved...especially the rousing applause Florian Schneider (RIP) received at the end of the show when...he tapped his foot. It's a story she tells to this day.
Setlist
In Your Chevorlet
Judgement Day
From My Window High
Brand Of Bitterness
Dial Tone
Till You Hit The Pavement
Cowboy
When Doves Cry [Prince]
My Red Shoes
On her Bandcamp (where you can purchase as well, which I just did) is this comment from 'Seasaidh': "This album is a god damned treasure. I will never stop showing it to people. Equal parts John Fahey, Marissa Nadler and Elliott Smith." High praise, indeed.
SARAH JUNE - LOSSLESS DOWNLOAD
(only I recorded her set, I believe)
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| Bandcamp for 'An Index Of Birds' |
thehappyone's kit: Edirol R-09HR (built-in mics) ...and sounds like it too, although I've had tracks I recorded live at a Medium Medium show used officially!
Tomzero used Sonic Studios DSM-6 mics into his own Edirol R-09HR.
Setlist
Back To Nature
Who Killed The Clerk?
Building Bridges
Descension
The Last Name Of Your First Love
The Late Alfred M
This was the sixth of nine times I'd see Kyle / Ray / Sasha play, the last time was over 10 years ago. Best described as melancholic post-rock, they were mostly instrumental but really had some gorgeous tunes.
For this posting, I've just created a blend of both of our versions, so as to have a modern mastered version for your enjoyment...letting the tomzero version take the lead, since he had the better equipment, with my recording about -12 to -15dB in the mix, just to add some presence, since the Sonic Studios mics can be a bit trebley.
There's a slight edit into "Who Killed The Clerk" to edit out the bit (literally just one measure) where tomzero adjusts his volume which causes hiccups in the recording, it's a known issue with the Edirols.
CARTA BLEND - LOSSLESS DOWNLOAD
TZ0 version - THO version (both lossless)
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| Bandcamp for '2' |
Retribution Gospel Choir
White Wolf
Poor Man's Daughter
They Knew You Well
Take Your Time
Hide It Away
Your Bird
Something's Going To Break
Electric Guitar
68 Comeback
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