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Soft Science- Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco CA 9/14/24 audio

Recorded by: thehappyone
Equipment used: Roland R-07, with built-ins.

Had the input gain set too high, so somewhat brickwalled, but I’ve tried to do what I can in post to make it more listenable.

Tracklist

Soft Science is from Sacramento, of the shoegaze/dream pop persuasion, and as there’s a link to their KEXP session and a partial effort from the SMA principal back in 2018 when in Seattle as he was late and missed much of their set in the archives, I thought having my recording included would be nice as well.

There’s a few more ROIO-type efforts online that can be added at some point.

LOSSLESS FLACs for nerds but also contains photos and a brief vid clip as well.

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Rich Kids on LSD- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco Ca 5/2/24 4K UHD 2 camera mix schoeps Audio RKL

Since RKL is doing a run of shows through California next month, I’ll post this and 1 or 2 more older shows of theirs so you call can get prepared. Here is the 2nd night of the Bottom of the Hill shows last May with former vocalist Tony Foresta. No gopro angles for this show. Plus, I did not get time to plug into the soundboard and there is no multitrack. You get the G9ii angle I was operating along with the GH5S which I clamped to the plywood shelf at the mixing board. Audio is with the Schoeps, but sound was not great from where I was standing. Oh well, at least it is a 2 camera of the complete 2nd night show.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; Panasonic Lumix GH5S w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; Audio: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr

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Western Addiction- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco Ca 5/2/24 4K UHD Multicam w/Schoeps Rode audio

This 2 night run of RKL shows had the best lineups I have ever seen. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to record a soundboard source on night 2. First I was busy setting up cameras and then the soundman was busy talking to someone so there was no chance to plug in. So audience audio only for these sets.. which would typically be fine with the schoeps but the mix in the room was not great. I was talking to Shawn (RKL TM) and bottom of the hill has this new sound system which creates some crazy dead spots in the room… one of which happens to be located right where I usually video. I think Tromster used the Rode mic located in the back of the room for the audio source here. Speaking of the back of the room camera, I figured out how to wedge a 5th camera into the club- I used a clamp on the plywood in the soundboard area. It wouldn’t level/point at the band so I used binder paper on one side of the clamp to get the angle right. Total MacGyver shot.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; 3x gopro Hero 7 black; Panasonic Lumix GH5s Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 II ASPH Lens w/Rode Videomic Pro
Edit by Tromster

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Cigar- Bottom Of the Hill, San Francisco Ca 5/2/24 4K UHD Multicam with Schoeps Audio Fat Wreck Punk

Here’s the last multicam from that RKL 2-night run. I gave Shawn my RKL footage from the first night, let’s hope we get a full show video that looks like the 1 song edit for Blocked Out that’s up on instagram.
Cigar were really great- they pull off those songs so well live. It was fun to see. I did not get a board mix of the show, so I had to do some work to get the schoeps to sound decent. The good video spot is in an audio dead spot in the room. Sounds good enough to enjoy.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; 3x gopro Hero 7 black; Audio: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
Edit by Tromster

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RKL- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 5/1/24 4K Multicam Multitrack audio FULL SET Rich Kids on LSD

Here is a super special one for you all today. RKL’s TM (Shawn) was kind enough to send me his multitrack mix of RKL’s set from night 1 of their 2 night run at Bottom of the Hill earlier this year. Not only that, he also gifted me with 3 gopro angles. Aside from the Santa Barbara live stream, this is the best of the 2024 RKL run imho. Thanks Shawn!

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy & Shawn Biggs
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; 3x gopros
Audio Multitrack mix by Shawn Biggs
Edit by Tromster

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Cigar- Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, CA 5/1/24 4K UHD Multicam Soundboard Audio Fat Wreck Punk

OK, since Estebo asked for it, let’s do this one today…
I bought tickets for both nights of the return of RKL at Bottom of the Hill. I could not believe the openers that were announced after I had bought them- Cigar both nights(I have always wanted to see them), Seized Up (Cliff from B’last’s new band), and Western Addiction. What a nice surprise! Probably the best “band announced after I bought tickets” scenario other than The Misfits at Psycho fest a few years back…
Anyway, Cigar were fantastic. Their songs are pretty technical, so it is always interesting to see if they can pull it off live. They did and then some- holy crap, what a talented buch of guys and the perfect opener for a band like RKL. So happy to see them- twice!
Thanks to Shawn (TM) for the help with access to band, soundboard, etc. It turned out pretty good!

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; 3x gopro Hero 7 black
Soundboard recorded with Sony PCM-A10, rebalance in Izotope Rx8
Edit by Tromster

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Oranger- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco Ca 2/26/23 Digital Soundboard Master Rebal Peter Ellenby

Long old man rant warning!
Even with a google calendar tracking upcoming shows (after buying tickets to 3 shows on the same day a couple years back), I managed to buy tickets to 2 shows on the same day. I’m screwed! But then I realized that this show was a matinee and I could hit both.
I got to the club about 30min after doors and bands were not even setting up yet, but a ton of people showed up early to celebrate Peter which was really nice- it was like a high school reunion! I asked Dan for permission to video Oranger and Overwhelming Colorfast(he drummed for both bands) and got the ok. It was so crowded that it was hard for me to get set up. Bottom of the Hill is dark and I was turning into a trip hazard, all hunched down and getting cameras ready. So I went out to the car to get cards and batteries in cameras, cameras in mounts, etc. While I was out there, I hear noise from the club. It must be the opener.
So I get into the club and the band(who I thought was Kingdom First) was GREAT- great power pop with catchy keyboard melodies. They are well into their set so I plug the A10 in to the board and hit record, but keep the cameras in the bag since it was dark and packed.
Well, the band playing was Oranger and I totally blew it by not getting video. At least the board mix was good enough to rebalance- this sounds great! Thanks to the band for permission and sorry about the miss. Total rookie move. I DID get the rest of the bands on video.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony A10 into the soundboard
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Bass +8, Drums +1, Guitar -0.5

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Thee Sgt Major VI- Bottom of the Hill 2/26/23 4K UHD Multicam with Matrix Audio Fastbacks Kurt Bloch

It’s Friday – time for some videos. I think anyone who is paying attention knows that I am a massive Fastbacks fan- I flew to Seattle to see them play SubPop’s 30th anniversary show in 2018. I had never seen Thee Sgt Major, which was Kurt Bloch’s band that he formed after the Fastbacks broke up and went through the 2000’s decade pretty much. They had Jim Sangster from Young Fresh Fellow and Mike Musberger from The Fastbacks, Posies and tons more. There were multiple vocalists including Leslie Beattie- Discogs isn’t making finding all of them easy and I am not digging through the record collection- gotta work.
Anyway, Thee Sgt Major played a show for Peter Ellenby in SF, where they are assembling all versions of the band.. calling it SGT Major 6(VI). It takes an act of nature to get me to go to SF anymore, but this was enough. I had originally requested the edit to be made with a rebalanced soundboard, but I wasn’t totally happy with the sound so I matrixed it with the DPA audio I had. Enjoy!

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60, Gopro Hero 7 Black (x3)
Soundboard audio recorded with Sony PCM-M10
Edit by Tromster
Audio Matrix/Sondboard rebalance by Shayne

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Overwhelming Colorfast- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 2/26/23 4K UHD Multicam with Matrix Audio

Overwhelming Colorfast played for the first time in over 6 years at the Peter Ellenby tribute/remembrance show in Feb. They were damned good- I had never seen them before but heard their albums. They are one of those bands that you need to experience live to really get it, I think. The board mix was good but a little harsh sounding so I blended it with the audience mics I ran and it turned out really nice. Thanks to Dan for the permission to video and to Parker for being Parker.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60, Gopro Hero 7 Black (x3)
Soundboard audio recorded with Sony PCM-M10. I can’t remember what mic I used but it sounds like the DPA4061s
Edit by Tromster
Audio Matrix/Sondboard rebalance by Shayne

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Kingdom First- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 2/26/23 4K UHD Master Soundboard Audio Alice Donut

Finally, here is the last set of the Peter Ellenby memorial concert. I hunted around for information on the band, and the only discogs listing is 1 song from the soundtrack for Peter’s book “Every Day is Saturday”..so they clearly had a strong connection to Peter.
After a little more digging, I found out that members include Richard Marshall (Alice Donut, NYC) playing guitar, Chris Carroll (Stimmies, SF) playing guitar, Dave Baldini (Swirl Happy, SF) on Bass, Christian Stark (Decal, SF) on drums, and Matthew Jervis (The Clarke Nova, SF) on vocals.
I only did 1 camera, but the board tape turned out nice so my buddy Tromster synched it up for me.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60
Audio Equipment: Sony PCM-M10 into soundboard
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8
Audio/Video synch by Tromster

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