The problem for me has always been the rip itself. The broadcast had a number of glitches where the songs cut out for anywhere between 1 and 5 seconds, which really ruined the flow of the songs. On top of that there's some mouse clicking sounds and strange computer sounds that take away from the set. The other problem was that the equalization was all off. The bass had no kick and the vocals were (I thought) a little to high.
So in honor of the upcoming release of Tomboy, I decided to play with the recording a little bit and see if I couldn't make it a little more worthy of the event it recorded.
I removed all of the gaps that broke up the songs, but unfortunately couldn't do anything about the random clicking or other annoying computer sounds. In addition I gave the bass a sizable boost to get the bootleg to sound more like the actual show did. Check out #1 for an example of how much better the bass sounds in this version. In the original the beat is there, but it has no 'kick' to speak of. Now, it hits a lot harder and sounds like it did at the actual show. It still isn't perfect, but I think overall you'll find it's a large improvement over the original version of the recording. Enjoy!
Panda Bear at ATP NY Setlist:
1) I Think I Can / Chores
2) Song For Ariel
3) Ponytail
4) Surfer's Hymn
5) Daily Routine
6) Bros
7) #1
8)I'm Not
9) Boneless
Surfer's Hymn:
#1:
Panda puts on an amazing show! Glad you're enjoying the blog, Juan :) We're recording Animal Collective in July and we have another Deakin recording to upload soon!
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