Man Forever: July 14, 2011 Union Pool – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Stream of Entire Set

[Photo by acidjack]

We make no secret of the love we have here at NYCTaper for all things Oneida, and that definitely extends to their prodigy of a drummer, Kid Millions and his side project Man Forever.  Man Forever explores the more ambient side of Millions’ musical powers while still focusing on his incredible drum skills.  This show was one continuous 30-minute piece, with Millions and another drummer banging out a dense, seemingly endless polyrhythm on a single shared drum, while two keyboardists (including Oneida’s own Bobby Matador) added slow-burning keyboard effects.  Like most Man Forever shows, this was a one-time offering; it was a radical departure from the group’s previous performance in the space, when Millions brought out a five-guitar ensemble to perform an entirely different composition.  This is an excellent multi-source capture of this unique performance that should not be missed by fans of Millions and Oneida’s work.

hi and lo and I recorded this set with two sets of mics – Schoeps supercardiods in a tight pattern clamped to the edge of the soundboard, plus spaced AKG large-diaphragm microphones split on either side of the board on the balcony in wide cardiod mode – plus a soundboard feed.  The sound is outstanding.  Enjoy!

Man Forever shared a bill at this show with Weird Owl and White Hills. Weird Owl will be posted shortly.  We are awaiting permission from White Hills to post that recording and hope to be able to offer it as well.

Stream the performance: [audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/O8020Oneida3329/ManForever-untitled.mp3]

Download the MP3 file [HERE]

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

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Man Forever
2011-07-14
Union Pool
Brooklyn, NY USA

Recorded by acidjack and hi and lo for nyctaper.com
Produced by acidjack

Equipment: AKG C414 B-XLS (wide cardiod mode)>Oade M248 + Schoeps mk41>CMR>tinybox + Soundboard >> Tascam DR-680 (24/48)
Position: AKGs split 6′ on balcony, Schoeps DINa on balcony, DFC
Mastering: 3x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audacity (mixdown, set fades, amplify and balance)>FLAC Level 8

Tracks
01 untitled

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Man Forever and Oneida, visit Man Forever’s MySpace page, visit Oneida’s website, and purchase the Oneida’s latest CD Rated O at the Jagjaguwar site [HERE] and their earlier releases [HERE].

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