Acid Mothers Temple April 4th, 2008 Pats Pub Vancouver, BC Source: Sony ECM-717 microphone > Sony Recording MD Walkman MZ-R700 > discs mailed to ZP > Sony MD Walkman MZ-R500 > Audacity (transferred to .WAV using a highly-deluxe Radio Shack 1/8" male / 1/8" male cable) > CDWAV (tracks split and saved as .FLAC level 8 ) > foobar2000 (Tags + ReplayGain) Taper: globual Transferrer: ZP SOUND QUALITY: C/C- (Much of this recording is soaked in clipping, over-saturation and other forms of distortion. It's still _listenable_, mind you - and even enjoyable in a way (practically the only instrument relatively free from distortion is Kawabata's guitar - I guess I should say "free from _recording_ distortion. Whatever - at times it sounds nearly acapella, and since it's Kawabata, that's not such a bad thing). Just don't expect full clarity. The quiet bits, including a lovely little improvisation in the beginning of Dark Star, sound great) 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 TRACK LIST: CD1 [53:29] 01. Intro Jam > Douchebag [12:37] 02. chatter [0:29] 03. Improvisation [2:54] 04. Dark Stars in the Dazzling Sky [18:29] 05. chatter [1:00] 06. La Novia (incl. La Le Lo) [18:01] CD2 [28:04] 01. chatter [1:14] 02. Pink Lady Lemonade > Speed Guru [26:51] Note: Entire show will fit on one 80 minute disc with one minute, thirty-five seconds over-burning. 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 > Douchebag, improvisation > Dark Star, La Novia (incl. La Le Lo), Pink Lady Lemonade > Speed Guru SHOW NOTES: During the manic orgy of Acid Mothers in late March of 2008, globual contacted me through PM, asking - in a nutshell - if I'd be interested in doing some Acid Mothers Transferring. Like I really had to be asked! He sent me reordings of three shows from the Vancouver area. It took me a while to transfer them - and I'd like to thank globual for being so patient in the months of silence from my end - but here, finally, is the first of 'em (and easily the worst-sounding of the lot, fret not). The recording could have definitely used a low-cut, let's put it that way. It's listenable, but certainly not something you'd play for people not yet converts to the way of the Acid Mother. A completist's-only item, let's call it, born and spread in etree.org naming conventions! There's some great moments to be heard here - Tsuyama scolding some inebriated-sounding (or maybe just parlez-French-vousing) Canuck to "please speak in English" cracks me up. The guitar work here, as is standard for the Acid Mothers, is incredible - and the particular pattern of distortion on this recording does have the effect of making Kawabata stand out from the rest of the sonic glop. And the pre-Dark Star improvisation is delicious. For the die-hard fan only, perhaps - but for the die-hard fan, it's a rewarding visit to the world of the Acid Mothers. RECORDING NOTES: Soaked in distortion, steeped in saturation, and marinated in the resulting soup. REQUESTS & REMINDERS: Do not sell this recording. Do not buy this recording. Do not sell this recording, then buy it from yourself. When recording the Acid Mothers Temple, always use a low-cut. Taper: globual Torrenter: ZaPenguin email - pjzyhfz02(AT)sneakemail.com web - http://db.etree.org/zappapenguin (completely out of date by now) Band page: http://www.acidmothers.com