[photo courtesy of Steve at Baby Stew blog]
We have seen Woods on four prior occasions, but they have never sounded as good as they did Wednesday last at Bowery. While their electric “freak folk” certainly has a distinct lo-fi element that fits well with the DIY shows where we had previously seen them, the superb sound system at the Bowery clarifies the songs and gives us a different light within which to see this excellent group. As their new album Songs of Shame has received very favorable reviews, we expect that Woods will play through high-end systems often in the near future.
Acidjack recorded this set from the center of the floor, where the crowd was significantly more sedate than the Wavves set later in the evening. The sound quality is superb. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Woods
2009-07-15
Bowery Ballroom
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded from Front of Board Center
30 Feet from Stage
DPA 4061 > Edirol R-09HR > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge (set fades, slight level adjustments, downsample) > CD Wave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded by acidjack
Produced by nyctaper
2009-07-23
Setlist:
[Total Time 32:43]
01 Blood Dries Darker
02 Twisted Tongue> The Hold
03 The Hold (continued)
04 The Number
05 To Clean
06 Get Back
07 The Dark
08 The Creeps
09 Rain On
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thank you so much for this recording. i unfortunately wasn’t able to go..
too bad you didnt catch the Whitney show, the sound was AMAZING.
thanks again!