[Photo by Janice Chou for FREEwilliamsburg. Used by permission.]
Brooklyn’s Keepaway are having quite a year. Having just released their debut EP, Baby Style, they already scored an opening slot for Yeasayer at their recent Governor’s Island show. That must have made for a logical pairing, as Keepaway serve up tribal, live dance music with beats and keys served up live along with drums and guitar – this is not “press play” dance music. The closer dance music and rock music get, the tougher they are to tell apart, though it is fair to say that compared to, say, Yeasayer, these guys fall a bit further toward the dance side of things. Drummer Frank Lyon anchors the trio with an unusual drum setup that abandons the kick drum (since the deep bass is coming from Mike Burakoff’s beats), while Nick Nauman rounds things out on guitar, with all three participating on the vocal end of things. This show saw the band anchoring FREEwilliamsburg’s awesome Sunday night Northside Festival lineup at Brooklyn Bowl. The venue’s massive sound system did Keepaway justice, with a bass-heavy, aggressive house mix that shook the entire place. If you aren’t a fan yet, check out Keepaway and the other offerings from the well-curated Lefse Records, which is home to several excellent like-minded bands.
Thanks to FREEwilliamsburg for putting on this excellent showcase, and thanks to Lefse Records for their support of NYCTaper. More recordings from this night and other Northside Festival showcases will be appearing on this site throughout the week.
I recorded this set in a somewhat unorthodox manner (for us, anyway), in that the layout of the room dictated placing my two Schoeps hypercardiod mics about 12ft from the right stack on a mic stand extended 11ft above the crowd. While the sound is different than our normal offerings – which give a better sense of the room – it is an excellent capture. You can stream the band’s first single, “Yellow Wings” below, and the entire show is properly tagged for importing into iTunes. Enjoy!
Stream “Yellow Wings”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/K2706Keepaway0021/keepaway-yellowwings.mp3]
Download the entire show [HERE]
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Keepaway
2010-06-27
Brooklyn Bowl
Brooklyn, NY USA
An acidjack master recording
Recorded and produced by acidjack for nyctaper.com
Equipment: Schoeps CMC641>Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) (24/44.1)
Position: ~12ft from right stack, mics A/B, pointed at stack, 12ft up
Mastering: 24bit/44.1kHz WAV>Audacity (set fades, EQ, tracking, amplify channels)>FLAC Level 8
Tracks [Total Time 36:47]
01 5 Rings
02 Royal Jelly
03 Family of the son
04 Head
05 Sideways Smile
06 Yellow Wings
07 100
If you download this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Keepaway, visit their MySpace page, and purchase Baby Style (available on vinyl direct from Lefse Records, or on iTunes and other retailers for download).
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