Tristan Ruellan's Collection
Piano Magic 06/10/2010
Union Chapel, London, England
| Source | Aud>Dpa4060*2>Edirol R09>WAV(M-16/44.1)>flac16 |
| Media | Flac16 1 disc |
| Tech Notes | Piano Magic live at London Union Chapel, England, 10th June 2010 (2010-06-10). RECORDING: Type: Audience (master), recorded front of house, 2nd row of pews, 8 metres back from the left PA. Source: 2 x DPA 4060 mics -> DPA MMA6000 amplifier (100 Hz low-cut filter) -> Edirol R-09HR recorder (44.1 kHz/16 bit WAV) Lineage: Audacity 1.3.12-beta (track splitting + fading) -> FLAC (compression level 8) [libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917] SET LIST: 1. -- intro -- 2. The Nightmare Goes On 3. No Closure 4. I Have Moved Into The Shadow 5. When I'm Done, This Night Will Fear Me 6. Dark Ages 7. The Blue Hour Running time: 30m 09s MD5 CHECKSUMS: a29fab6bc7e16856fa49b72ca29c9971 flac/01__intro_.flac 943b3874de7a0819f06550a7711ca225 flac/02_the_nightmare_goes_on.flac 8d732072591c551412c34725bb1aecfb flac/03_no_closure.flac fc1463c088b51ff69e6e8e0d1ae11d37 flac/04_i_have_moved_into_the_shadow.flac 94062d67b67d1bd86779f854149a95d5 flac/05_when_im_done_this_night_will_fear_me.flac 2a24c84d4d1239c3e65919d1aed5d90a flac/06_dark_ages.flac 0ee70bbacf543f9c44cb9c7acbe1d0af flac/07_the_blue_hour.flac d90eefb0de8eba2c23825357fbd58895 flac/checksums.ffp NOTES: Brendan Perry (ex-Dead Can Dance) had scheduled four gigs in the UK for the second stage of his 2010 tour to promote his new album, 'Ark'. Piano Magic had been offered the support slot and would open for Brendan at two of the four gigs, Oxford and London. Sadly, I couldn't make it to Oxford, but I wasn't going to miss the opportunity to see both Brendan and Piano Magic play on the same bill at a venue like the Union Chapel, even if it did mean flying to England from Amsterdam. When I arrived at the venue, I discovered that there was talk of cancelling the gig, due to the venue's insistence that the noise level be kept below a rather subdued 85 dB. This was understandably causing Brendan a great deal of consternation and he was apparently seriously considering not going ahead with the show. Thankfully for all of us, the issue was somehow resolved and the doors opened a few minutes early to a very eager queueing public. Piano Magic warmed up the audience in the chilly venue with an enjoyable 30 minute set, drawing from several albums, with a couple of songs from their latest offering, 'Ovations'. Speculation on Brendan's Web forum that he might come out to sing one of the two songs from 'Ovations' on which he provided vocals sadly turned out to be no more than wishful thinking on the part of the fans. This was the first time I had seen Piano Magic live. I have several of their albums and was suitably impressed with their live sound, even though they had presumably had to make do with quite a short soundcheck as a result of the deliberations with the venue over the volume. Piano Magic did, indeed, play rather quietly. It's rare that I have to use the pre-amp to boost the signal from the microphones, but this was one of those occasions, even though I was sat directly in front of the PA on the left-hand side of the hall. Brendan's performance later in the evening would be considerably louder. The audience were quiet and appreciative. I think that quite a lot of Brendan's fans are also Piano Magic fans, especially since 'Ovations'. The number can only have increased after this performance. If you're familiar with my recordings, you'll know that I typically release them with no mastering other than fades at the beginning and end. That's also the case here: you will hear it exactly the way that I heard it. The sound quality is excellent, as per my recording of Brendan's set afterwards. Enjoy! |
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