Sentinel Beast, Critical Mass, Metal Hex
Oasis Ballroom
Sacramento, CA
10/20/85
Flyer scan by Ken Doose
Flyer: Sentinel Beast, Critical Mass, Metal Hex at the Oasis Ballroom, Sacramento, CA 10/20/85
Month: October 1985
Violent Coercion- New Method, Emeryville Ca 10/19/85 xfer from master audio cassette
It’s Mediocre Monday again, and holy crap is this day mediocre at best. Take care of your back, kids. It affects your sleep when you get older. I would like to kick the guy who stagedove on me at the slayer show in 1985 in the privates right now.
Here is one that people will appreciate, but it is pretty rough sounding. That’s the thing with those consumer recorders in the 80’s- if a band played at a reasonable volume, you’d get a decent recording… but if they were loud, you get one like this.
Regardless, it is an important document- Violent Coercion were part of a scene that was the nexus of east bay punk. Aaron Cometbus says it well:
“Three members of Violent Coercion went on to form Neurosis, the fourth drew the cover of the first Neurosis LP, and the fifth ended up in Samiam. Talk about an all-star cast.” -Aaron Cometbus, 2018
Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card.
Attitude Adjustment- New Method Warehouse, Emeryville Ca 10/19/85 xfer from master cassette
Mediocre Monday, y’all. Here is a super early Attitude Adjustment show from the archive of Wayne VanDerKuil. I could not find a flyer for this one, so I put a google maps image of where I think the New Method was. Ah, look at that gentrification today!
I am pretty sure that this is with an early vocalist of AA- maybe Nick Koljian or Kevin Reed. I know that it isn’t Andy because the vocalist keeps quiet between songs. Haha, just kidding you Andy.
Anyway, recording is a bit rough but listenable for hardcore fans. Another thanks to Wayne for loaning me the tapes, just getting started.
Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Flyer: Suicidal Tendencies,No Mercy, Beowulf, Hot Spit Dancers, Sea Hags at Oasis Ballroom, Sacramento, CA 10/13/85
Suicidal Tendencies, No Mercy, Beowulf, Hot Spit Dancers, Sea Hags
Oasis Ballroom
Sacramento, CA
10/13/85
Flyer scan by Ken Doose
Suicidal Tendencies- Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca 10/12/85 xfer from master audio cassette
Wayne Vanderkuil’s collection delivers the goods again! This one sounds pretty decent for a non-pro recording from 1985. I EQ’d it do bring the mids down and bass up, but it was clean enough to make sound ok. Wow!
I’ve got the Beowulf tape on my desk, so I’ll get that one done soonish
Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sount Soundforge 10
Desecration (Az)- Damaged by Decibels Demo 10/85 xfer from master cassette Black Sabbath
Here is a homework assignment for tomorrow- study up on this absolutely ripping demo from Arizona’s Desecration. There might be a super rare video coming up…
This demo is already on Youtube, but the quality of this transfer sounds a lot better to my ears. Fun fact- Desecration was the first show I ever attended at Gilman St.
The fastest version of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid I have ever heard.
Recorded by: Randy Walker
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
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