ESCH zur ALZETTE, KULTURFABRIK 14.04.02
| Sound quality: | 8 |
| Source: | Core Sound Stealthy Cardioid mics -> Sony TCD-D7 dat -> cdr. My recording. |
| Complete: | Yes |
| X-ref: | Two audience md recordings also exist. |
Comments: A very good recording, but unfortunately a tiny bit overpowered in the loud parts. The overpowering is most noticeable with headphones.
Bent and Snah tried a new amp setup this night. Snah later said he had to learn how to play every song in a new way since everything sounded different to what he was used to. His usual techniques sounded all differet, so they had to be changed for new ones on the fly. The change in the setup was one of those things which sounded very cool during the soundcheck but felt shite when on stage later on, he said. It frustrated him a lot that night.
But I guess they liked the sound of the new setup when they got used to it, as they kept it for the rest of the tour.
Highlights: My Best Friend takes once again a new direction, just incredible. The only Painting The Night Unreal of the tour is also a treat.
Alex says: for me, esch was totally dominated by bents bass. it is louder, heavier, dirtier, more distorted, very prominent in the mix. call it detroit, garage, MC5 or whatever but it is indeed heavy shit.