Showing posts with label Laura. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laura. Show all posts

Monday, December 7, 2009

MONO

at the Hi-Fi

Del Toro up first and with the keyboard added the guitar goes exploring a bit more. Only downside is the keys cover some of the bass sound and Tam's bass is a big part of my enjoyment of this band.

Laura was as good as I remembered.

Mono were very powerful and beautiful. Strings would have been nice to give some variety. The songs are similarly structured but never boring and 90min went by in a flash.

Del Toro - Live @ The Hi Fi - 06 Dec 2009

Laura - Live @ The Hi Fi - 06 Dec 2009

MONO - Live @ The Hi Fi - 06 Dec 2009

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Laura At The Globe

Instrumental Rock; we has it. Apart from some thank yous and a howl or two and maybe some words to a Laura track, if you need vocals to make it interesting I got nothing for you tonight. But if you like riff laden loudness or bass driven shimmery guitar lines or drone head fucks with cello and a nice melody underlying it a la Mogwai [that wasn't any kind of comparison but it gives you some idea of the type of goods on display] then you are in for a treat.

Secret Birds

Secret Birds - Live @ The Globe - 20 Sept 2008 [36.20MB]

Del Toro

Del Toro - Live @ The Globe - 20 Sept 2008 [67.62MB]

Laura
like to play in the dark
Laura - Live @ The Globe - 20 Sept 2008 [97.67MB]

Technical Notes: At about 26min and 44min in the Laura set there are 2 - 4 sec gaps due to Sony being so crap at engineering. You may not notice the first unless you are listening closely.
These are soundboard recordings so the downside is you get no crowd noise. I like crowd noise but sometimes it just nice to be there and not have to worry about your ears pointing in the right direction all night. The upside is you get no crowd noise. Sometimes the crowd are dicks.
Everyone commented on how great the drum sound was at this gig. And it was good. But for some reason the Del Toro set sometimes sounds like there was no guitarist at all. Fortunately Bree is a fine drummer.