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Arcwelder- First Avenue, Fargo ND 4/19/97 xfer from 1st gen VHS tape Touch and Go Indie Rock Punk

I pulled another video filmed by Steve Hanson(R.I.P.) for today’s On This Day in History. Arcwelder were a band from Minneapolis who were very active in the 90s- 6 albums and 4 singles released from 1990-1999. The released 4 albums on touch and go and then broke up. My favorite by them is Xerxes.
While looking up their info on discogs, I discovered that the band reformed and put out an album last year! Nice surprise.

Recorded by: Steve Hanson
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HR-S9911U and Canopus ADVC-300

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Archers of Loaf-First Avenue, Fargo ND 8/21/96 Xfer f/1st gen soundboard tape complete Eric Bachmann

I just finished digitizing and rebalancing today’s on this date in history.
I had the venue one marked as First Avenue, Minneapolis which made no sense. There were very few boards coming out of that venue and a 1st gen? How? Who did I get it from?
Thanks to Dan Johnson and newspapers dot com, it was actually the venue of the same name in Fargo. Now it made sense- it’s a Steve Hanson (RIP) tape!
There was no bass in the mix so I bumped it up in Izotope. Also pushed the guitar a little as well.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the next big thing.

Recorded by: Steve Hanson
Transfer by shayne stacy
equipment used: nakamichi dragon and m-audio audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Bass +7, Guitar +2

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Shellac- 1st Avenue, Fargo ND 7/7/96 xfer from 1st gen audio cassette Steve Albini Late Set

I pulled this for today’s On This Date in History for 2 reasons- for one, I got it from the taper Steve Hanson (who I think passed away) and I don’t think a lot of his tapes made it out in circulation.. and two, as a memorial to the Steve in the band.
I rated this tape really badly on my list- VG- usually means “unlistenable garbage”, but it only needed a good EQ to get the harsh high end out of there. The beginning of the tape is a little odd- low levels and not as crisp. It gets better later on.

Recorded by: Steve Hanson
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Soundforge 10

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Man or Astroman- First Avenue, Fargo ND 7/6/96 xfer from 1st generation soundboard cassette

Holy crap, this thing kicks ass. I uploaded this about a month ago and never got around to posting. What a performance.
I think I rebalanced this one in Izotope rx7. I can’t remember.

Recorded by: Steve Hanson
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Possibly rebalanced in Izotope Rx7

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