Tortoise
2005-11-12
Chicago, IL - Metro
Flower Booking 15-yr Anniversary
P.L.A.Y. (Possibilities in Life: Art for Youth) Benefit 

Taper        : Brian Skalinder / bskalinder@yahoo.com
Location     : Center, 25' back, 8' stand
Mic Config   : NOS (30cm, 90º)
Source       : Schoeps MK21/KC5/CMC6 > Lunatec V3 > MicroTrack 2496
Record Format: 24-bit, 44.1 kHz
Conversion   : MicroTrack 2496 > USB > PC
Edit         : Adobe Audition 1.5 (dither, fades)
Dither       : MegaBitMax
Final Format : 16-bit, 44.1 kHz
Track        : CD-Wave

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01. < Chunklet Magazine intro schtick >
02. < Thax Douglas: Tortoise #4 >
03. Unknown
04. Dot/Eyes
05. Monica
06. In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, and Beethoven There Were Women and Men
07. I Set My Face To The Hillside
08. Five Too Many
09. Blackjack
10. Eros
11. Salt The Skies
12. Crest
13. Seneca
14. Omnichord

NOTES

GREAT energy from the band this night, IMO - excellent show!  Though slightly short due to the format.  An earlier show by other bands necessitated a late show (scheduled 11:00p start for Isis, 12:30a start for Tortoise).  Not surprisingly, everything ran about 30min later than scheduled.  As a result, no encore.

Took a chance running subcards at the Metro on a Sat night, and it paid off - attentive crowd, not much yap-yappity-yapping going on.  And the Metro always sounds great setting up mics at the board.  After all, it's only 25' back and dead center.  In addition, Tortoise puts their drum kits front and center, which really drives the rhythm into the audience and creates a nice sense of space and impact.  All in all, very pleasing recording, I think.  Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
