Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The Mars Volta - The Forum Theater, Melbourne, Australia, 6/24/2008

The Mars Volta
24th June, 2008
The Forum Theatre
Melbourne, Australia

Taped by Blackstar
Transferred by Blackstar

Recorded from about 6 rows from the back, to the left of the stage.

Lineage:
Church Audio STC-11 Mics>Church Audio ST-9000 Preamp>Edirol R-09@24bit/48k>
usb>wav>Cool Edit Pro 2.1(convert to 16bit/volume adjustment/splitting/fade in/fade out)>Flac level 5

Disc 1 (74:23)
01 - Fistful Of Dollars (1:45)
02 - intro jam (23:15)
03 - Viscera Eyes (8:20)
04 - Meccamputechture (8:01)
05 - Goliath (22:50)
06 - Wax Simulacra (2:39)
07 - Ilyena (7:33)

Disc 2 (74:43)
01 - pre-cygnus (7:56)
02 - Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus (33:38)
03 - Agadez (13:54)
04 - Drunkship Of Lanterns (19:15)

Notes:
This was an absolute pain in the ass to split into tracks for a number of reasons.
1. I don't know their songs too well.
2. They jam a lot so I wasn't sure which bits were part of a song.
3. It's hard to understand what Cedric's singing, making it hard to google lyrics for song titles.
4. I read somewhere that they don't change their setlist throughout a tour. I used the Sydney setlist as a staring point and they did play a few different songs.

I hope I got the splits and track names right. Please let me know if anything's wrong as I am a bit of a perfectionist.

The overall volume was increased by 6db. No other changes were made.

Do not sell this recording. Do not convert to MP3 or other lossy formats unless it's for personal use.

Fingerprints
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102 - Intro Jam.flac:31074aa2af3db71d0b4e5fccc54f541c
103 - Viscera Eyes.flac:2d42d99f660b43730e56b0339f200be2
104 - Meccamputechture.flac:a53a7df5c240281c00bb639b980ee5f1
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203 - Agadez.flac:8620b3dcdfc08b89dcd36f237a3ed190
204 - Drunkship Of Lanterns.flac:92b83e66b7b49deb954bfa712687e079

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Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WAIYX4GQ
Part 2:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M7OQ45FG

The Mars Volta - The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA, 8/7/2006

The Mars Volta
August 7, 2006
at The Catalyst
Santa Cruz, California

Source: Mics: Matched Audio Technica AT853 Slimline Cardioid Stereo Model:SP-CMC-8
> SP-SPSB-6SL (Battery Box w/ Bass Roll Off @ 69 Hz)
> Recorder(Portable Digital Hardrive):iRiver Model:iHP-140(wav @ 44.1 KHz 16 bit)
Transfer: >USB2>Computer Hardrive>Master Wav is tracked and cut using Soundforge 8.0>flac using Flac Frontend
Edit notes: Using Sony Soundforge 8.0, The volume was increased 6.21 dB on the left and 4.51 dB on the right.

Recorded By: Robin Cunningham
Seeded by: Robin Cunningham (crcunnin@yahoo.com)

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~*PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE IN MP3 FORMAT!!! PRESERVE THE QUALITY!!!*~
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-Disc One: (71:00)

01. "Fist Full of Dollars" Intro 1:49
02. Warmup 1:36
03. Day Of The Baphomets 13:10
04. Vemicide 4:34
05. Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus 15:49
06. Pre Widow Jam 3:38
07. The Widow 3:26
08. Interlude 1:11
09. Frances The Mute 8:40
10. Tetragrammaton 16:26
11. Tuning 0:41

-Disc Two: (32:33)

01. Asilos Magdalena 6:38
02. Viscera Eyes 10:16
03. Roulette Dares(The Haunt Of) 10:00
04. Post Roulette Jam 5:39


Record Notes: Recorded from stereo mics clipped to hat 6 ft. from the ground spaced 6 inches apart.
The show was recorded about 80 ft back from stage in the right balcony in the audience. My iRiver
record level was set to 2 and my volume input level on my battery box at 75%.

Show Notes: They started off with no opener. The crowd cheered in anticipation when they heard
the Fistfull anthem. They played mostly new songs in the beginning of the show. The songs sounded
good, as I have not heard the new unreleased album yet like much of the crowd obviously had. The
crowd new the new songs. Omar had a bit of tech trouble a few times during the show. It really cut
in to the drawn-out jam feel of their typical style show. Track No. 9 off of disc 1 was one of the
better songs from the new Amputechture album.

Once again, the recording will hopefully fill you in. Anyway the show was good and it
sounds great, it was an excellent venue for recording and I hope you enjoy it!

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THIS SHOW IS NOT TO BE SOLD IN ANY FORM!!!
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This is one of my favorite Volta shows. It's one of those unusual '06 setlists with Asilos and Frances. The ending jam (Goliath omega coda) will leave you satisfied.

Link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9OYRLOQ1

Saturday, January 3, 2009

The Mars Volta - Detour Festival, City Hall, Downtown L.A., CA, 10/04/2008 [DVD]

The Mars Volta
The Detour In Goliath (NBD01)
Detour Festival, City Hall
Downtown L.A., CA
10/04/2008

Source: Flip Camcorder > Computer > Nero > DVD

Footage:
1. Cygnus (cut)
2. Ourobuoros
3. Goliath

Notes: camera was fogged up due to the pit's humidity.

Recorded By Nevan Orr (Nevbox)
nevbox2@yahoo.com

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