October 2012
I've decided to indulge
myself in the form of a monthly podcast on Mixcloud. I'm a rabid
collector of music and I have a real soft spot for good quality live
recordings. I won't get too much into why here, but it is just
another aspect to my musical anorak mentality. Anyway the basic idea
of the Bootleg Basement show is to share my love of live bootleg
recordings with the world. Loosely sticking to the Gothic Rock, New
Wave, Industrial, Doom Metal and Electro genres you can expect live
sets from the likes of Type O Negative, New Order, Killing Joke,
David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails and Kraftwerk among others over the next
twelve months (yes I've already planned out twelve shows!).
Episode number one
features, as I say in the intro, one of the (self-confessed' most
bootlegged bands in music... The Sisters Of Mercy. This set was
recorded live at The Albert Hall back in 1985. This
is one of my favourite Sisters bootlegs for two reasons: One being
the dry banter of Andrew Eldritch throughout the show, and two being
the great mix that balances the on stage sound and crowd noise
perfectly. It's a shame this was never released officially in a format other than that of the home video 'Wake'.
But anyway, here it is for you all now.
- First And Last And Always
- Body And Soul
- Marian
- No Time To Cry
- Walk Away
- Possession
- Emma
- Amphetamine Logic
- A Rock And A Hard Place
- Floorshow
- Alice
- Fix
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Why Mixcloud? Well I
looked at a few other potential sites to host it, but what swung it
for me for Mixcloud was that I could add chapters and name all the
songs so the bands could be paid royalties, and even put links to the
official albums up. This for me evens out the morality of playing an
unofficial recording that in the past has been sold in a physical
format without the band getting a cut. I know that one radio show
wont reach many people, and even those won't be inclined to buy all
the songs here, but I feel adding the option even things out a bit.
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