Saturday, August 20, 2011

STREAM 22


Recorded live to stereo, May 8, 2005
Sonic Protest Festival, Paris France.

The last show of the European tour. A long road running up from pilot home at ZDB Lisbon through Porto to Vigo to Bilbao, cutting across to Barcelona, then a mad dash through the Alps to Paris. A slice of hoof if you're lucky. Twenty minutes sleep in a hallway or hushed in a hostel. We lived in gay bars. But he took it too far. The last show with Calder and Caitlin.

(43m07s)






Tuesday, August 16, 2011

STREAM 21

STREAM 21

Recorded live to stereo April 1st, 2005, at the Eyedrum Festival, Atlanta, GA.

Act None / Jrone / Open Airlock / Running Around / The Last Dance / Be Nice

Big underground shindig thrown by the dudes in Deerhunter. In fact, Deerhunter main-man Brandon fan-tackled JFR before the set ... and hasn't been seen in the same room since. JFR would burn a few additional bridges (later rebuilt) by telling a long-time school pal that they "were only friends for fifteen minutes." Oddly about the same amount of time the band would let go by in its set before letting the rhythms drop. Magik Markers, Mirror Dogs and The No-Neck Blues Band were all present. Last US show with C&C line-up.

(36m54s)


Thursday, July 21, 2011

STREAM 72


STREAM 72

SETH + LAL8 + SSPS = EXCEPTER

The Wreck Room, Wednesday Night

NYC July 20th, 2011

(79m02s)


Saturday, June 18, 2011

"ALT"

Excepter "Alternation" 2005 original studio session rough demo mixes, plus 22-minute, unedited 2003 take of "Apartment Living."

John Fell Ryan: vocals, synths, programming, sampler, percussion
Dan Hougland: synths, sampler, piano
Caitlin Cook: vocals
Calder Martin: vocals, percussion
Nathan Corbin: synths, programming
Jon Nicholson: vocal on "Apartment Living"
Linda Casey: vocal on "Apartment Living"

Recorded January 21-23, 2005 by Mitch Rackin at Tone Float Studio, Chinatown, NYC. Mixed and edited by John Fell Ryan February 2005. Except "Apartment Living" recorded December 3rd, 2003 at 382 Jeff Street.

Compare / contrast with
Excepter "Alternation" 2006 2LP/CD (Fusetron/5RC)
Additional production and recording at 382 Jeff Street after departure of Cook and Martin and arrival of Nicholson and Harrison, plus added live and home studio cuts recorded late 2005.
CD / 2LP / MP3




Tuesday, May 17, 2011

"Throne"


Excepter 2005 CD plus three Bandcamp exclusive bonus track edits from STREAM 0X and 14.

Caitlin Cook: vocal, echo
Calder Martin: guitar, vocal
Nathan Corbin: synth
Dan Hougland: sampler, boxes
John Fell Ryan: vocal, kalimba, synth system

Recorded live to stereo at 382 Jeff Street, NYC
Track 1: 05/14/04 by Cook, Martin, Corbin, Hougland, Ryan
Tracks 2 and 3: 10/24/02 by Hougland, Ryan
Produced and edited by John Fell Ryan 2002-2005

Tracks 5 and 6 recorded 2004 live at Pianos, NYC.
Track 7 recorded 2004 live at Siné, NYC.
Additional production at 382 Jeff Street, 2004-2011

Original digipack CD available through Load Records


Friday, April 29, 2011

"Self Destruction"

Excepter
"Self Destruction"


Excepter 2005 LP/CD, with bonus tracks: two previously unreleased instrumentals and 2004 collaboration with Phiiliip.

John Fell Ryan: vocals, synth, programming
Dan Hougland: programming, synth
Caitlin Cook: vocals
Calder Martin: vocals, guitar, percussion
Nathan Corbin: synths
Linda Casey: guest vocal

"Self Destruction" recorded 2004 at 382 Jeff Street, edited, mixed and processed 2005 by John Fell Ryan.

"Obedience" recorded 2003 by John Fell Ryan, synths and programming.

"Non Leg" recorded 2003 by John Fell Ryan and Macrae Semans, synths and programming

"Blue Moon" recorded 2004 by John Fell Ryan, synths and programming and Phiiliip, vocal and guitar.

Original Fusetron Disco Sleeve LP and Digipack CD still available.







"OUT"


Excepter
"OUT"

A collection of previously unreleased outtakes, demos and practice recordings made in preparation of the "Self Destruction" LP, late 2003, early 2004.

John Fell Ryan: Vocals, Synths, Programming, Sampler, Percussion
Dan Hougland: Keys, Programming
Caitlin Cook: Vocals
Calder Martin: Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
Nathan Corbin: Synths

Compiled from three CDRs found scattered around 382 Jeff Street.
"Blackout Sundazed" (recorded August 17th, 2003)
"Self Destruction Demos" (recorded 2003-2004)
"Apartment Living" (recorded December 3rd, 2003.)
All tracks recorded at 382 Jeff Street by John Fell Ryan.
Compilation edit 2011.




"Self Destruction" and "OUT"


EXCEPTER
“SELF DESTRUCTION”
“OUT”

ER03 & ER27 Digital Release
RECORDING NOTES

John Fell Ryan: vocals, synth, programming
Dan Hougland: programming, synth
Caitlin Cook: vocals
Calder Martin: vocals, guitar, percussion
Nathan Corbin: synths

"Self Destruction" recorded 2004 at 382 Jeff Street.
Edited, mixed and processed 2005 by John Fell Ryan.

Self Destruction” … a troubled record, conceived under heavy depression and mixed during serious band infighting. The band performed not as group, but in separate individual overdubbing sessions, abandoning the in-the-red recording quality of previous efforts in favor of a clear, multi-tracked sound. Cook and Martin would leave the band before the release date, making promotion awkward. Anticipating the success of “KA,” the album was printed on both LP and CD simultaneously, but didn't sell as well, leaving unopened boxes of copies gathering dust. Yet, “Self Destruction” would go on to become something of a fan-favorite, being the highest-ranked Excepter album on Rateyourmusic.com and years later, being licensed by artist Doug Aitken for inclusion in his video installation work Migration.

Self Destruction” digital release comes with three bonus tracks, forming a long, ambient reflection of the album. Two are previously unreleased 2003 instrumentals: “Obedience,” a solo synth system performance by John Fell Ryan, and “Non Leg,” a synth duet between Ryan and Macrae Semans. Both instrumentals were used as backing tracks for the live performances captured on the “Obedience” cassette-only release (777 was 666.) The final bonus track is “Blue Moon” produced by John Fell Ryan for the Phiiliip CD “Divided by Lightning.” Phiiliip's vocal and guitar were recorded on the roof of 382 Jeff Street under the light of the actual blue moon of 2004. During the final and best take of the night, an unmarked, black helicopter buzzed over the building, shining its searchlight onto the performer. (You can hear it on the recording.)

“OUT” is the companion outtakes album – a collection of unreleased demos and practice recordings from late 2003, early 2004, compiled from three CDRs found scattered around 382 Jeff Street, Blackout Sundazed, Self Destruction Demos, and Apartment Living. (Many original Excepter recordings were lost due to hard drive rot in the update wars of 2007-2009.) “OUT” is Excepter at its most unhinged, with the triple vocal interplay of Ryan, Cook and Martin in full, chaotic effect. Blasted by jeep beats and burning through gnarled versions of tracks eventually featured on Alternation and the Burgers 12”, this was music deemed too wiggy for inclusion on the cold moon of Self Destruction.



Wednesday, April 20, 2011

STREAM 08

STREAM 08
Board MD recording of live show at S5TH, 04/18/04, 1:11AM-1:51AM.
Street-level noise scene loft party. JFR performance gambit: sleeping directly after soundcheck and returning to the stage directly after waking. Smoke machine in full effect. Russ Waterhouse DJ.
(Ryan, Hougland, Cook, Martin, Corbin)




Tuesday, April 19, 2011

STREAM 07

STREAM 07
Early spring 2004 magazine PR party show at converted warehouse with unremembered, unimaginative name like "Warehouse" or something. The place spent unheard of amounts of money soundproofing the pipes on the ceiling but apparently very little greasing local fire dept, who spent most of the early evening marching around sweating. Management was tightly-wound cabal of scandinavians who spent all their energy trying to control a formless mass of interns. Ghost Exits, Freddie Mas, Donna Summer, and many others all played sets. Ariel Pink in the audience.
(Ryan, Hougland, Cook, Martin, Corbin, Nicholson)



Monday, April 18, 2011

STREAM 06

STREAM 06
Early 2004 live show at Lit Lounge. Back to five member band. Calder reads from intro to Film Sound textbook.
(Ryan, Hougland, Cook, Martin, Corbin)



Thursday, April 14, 2011

STREAM 05

STREAM 05
Hi8/MD recording of 12/12/03 SHOW at TONIC in NYC.
Third part of a trilogy of shows in one week with expanded seven-member band. Friday night late set after Thurston and Kim extravaganza. JFR came straight from the office Christmas party.
(Ryan, Hougland, Cook, Martin, Nicholson, Casey)




Wednesday, April 13, 2011

STREAM 04


STREAM 04
Hi8/MD recording of 12/10/03 SHOW at PLAID in NYC.
Second part of a trilogy of shows in one week with expanded seven-member band. Wednesday effect at Gang Gang Dance-hosted club nite. I think Derek Jeter was there.
(Ryan, Hougland, Cook, Martin, Corbin, Nicholson, Casey)




Tuesday, April 12, 2011

STREAM 03

STREAM 03
Hi8 mic recording of 12/06/03 SHOW at BOOGALOO in NYC.
First part in a trilogy of shows in one week with expanded seven-member band. This one was a snowy Saturday night, with Ghost Exits, Mazing Vids and Mike Simonetti DJ. Music finished, the venue transformed into a packed, thug-centric after-hours club, leaving the bands nervously guarding their drum machines in the corner.

(Ryan, Hougland, Cook, Martin, Nicholson, Casey)




Monday, April 11, 2011

STREAM 02

STREAM 02
Recorded live to stereo end of summer 2003 at Lit Lounge, NYC.
Dan Selzer DJ. JFR surfing the keyboard stand into infinity.
(Ryan, Hougland, Cook, Martin, Corbin)


credit



Friday, April 01, 2011

"OD"



An odds/sods collection of various rarities from the years 2002-2004.
Bandcamp exclusive digital-only release.

John Fell Ryan: vocals, synths, programming, sampler, Percussion
Dan Hougland: keys, synths, programming, sampler
Macrae Semans: sk-1, sk-5, synths, programming
Caitlin Cook: vocals
Calder Martin: vocals, guitar, bass
Nathan Corbin: synths 
Excepter Records ER13



"KA"



Excepter 2003 debut LP "KA" combined with 2004 two-track 12" single 

"VACATION" and Bandcamp exclusive bonus track of 2003 CDR "AG" 

John Fell Ryan: vocals, synthesizers, effects, programming, sampler, percussion, harp
Dan Hougland: effects, programming, sampler
Macrae Semans: sk-1, sk-5
Caitlin Cook: vocals
Calder Martin: vocals, percussion

"VACATION/FORGET ME"
Recorded live to stereo 4/11/2003
382 Jeff Street, NYC

"KA"
Recorded live to stereo winter 2002
Edited by Fell spring 2003
382 Jeff Street, NYC
*except "Hallways" recorded live at Plant NYC

"AG"
Recorded live to stereo 5/07/2003
BQE Lounge, NYC 


Excepter Records ER02/ER01/ER00

http://excepter.bandcamp.com/album/ka
http://excepter.net/


Friday, March 25, 2011

STREAM 38

STREAM 38
DEC 9TH 2006
Casa Del Popolo
MONTREAL, QC

Excepter return to Canada after a successful appearance at the Suoni Per Il Popolo festival the previous summer. Border trouble doubled this time and Porkchop was served a strongly-worded document that would prevent him from joining us in the Sala Rossa a few years later. Lala, who was a full-time member at this point couldn't make the trip for reasons forgotten. This was the first STREAM to feature Clare Amory, who would join the band as a permanent fixture soon after.
(60m42s)




STREAM 40

STREAM 40K
40,000 Leagues Under the SEA 
A Black Lotus waits for thee ... 
And now that you have seen 
The HMS NOT ALL USS 
You know you can never leave 
5:05:43 (420 MB) 
*BEWARE: PREPARE YOUR HARDRIVE
FIRST, FOR THE BIG FISH BITES BACK*
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STREAM 39

STREAM 39
DO OWE LP A MAPLEWOOD 
Testing 1, 2 (I Don't Know Him) 
Forever Sound Check For Africa 
Into All Tarnation (Slight Return) 
"Here's to the Arts" w/ Entertainment (Nightly) 
... plus JD, Louie 2, Jimbo Slick, etc 
ONLY ON March 10th, 2007 
1:24:43 (116.5MB)
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STREAM 41
THE EMPTY BOTTLE 
Chicago, Illinois 
SEPT 28th, 2007 
"A Wired Adventure in Modernism" 
feat. "'BURGERS" and ABALON 
plus "DAVID YOW SPEAKS" 
59:03 (81.1MB)
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STREAM 42
DEC 6th, 2007
NYU 4th Floor Auditorium
60:00 (82.9MB)
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STREAM 43

STREAM 43
ISSUE PROJECT ROOM 
The OC Old Can Factory 
Brooklyn, New York 
DEC 7th, 2007 
with only one speaker left in operation, 
cling to the walls and dance on the floor 
84:11 (115.6MB)
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STREAM 44
JAN 19th, 2008 
MUSIC HALL 3:33AM 
Thanks to Ngelle, Echo & Sunshine 
85:10 (116.9MB)
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STREAM 45

STREAM 45
FEB 3rd, 2008 
BAR, New Haven 
Thanks to Rick, Kull & Ones 
72:52 (100.1MB)
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STREAM 46

STREAM 46
LIVE UNDER VASSAR COLLEGE 
Blow up one PA, Blow up another 
FEB 21, 2008 
84:57 (116.7MB)
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STREAM 47

STREAM 47
2008: A DISPLACED ODYSSEY
EXCEPTER RETURN TO ITHACA 
Castaways' by the First of March 
Private Sector on TAPES in/out 
board record courtesy of the good DOCTOR B
BLOOD ON THE MOTEL PARKING LOT 
1:58:08 (162.9MB)
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STREAM 48

STREAM 48
BLOOMSDAY
June 16th, 2007
Tobago 
60:00 (84.2MB)
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STREAM 49

STREAM 49
VACAVILLE, CA 
April 23, 2008 
2:13:05 (182.8MB)
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STREAM 50

STREAM 50
LIVE at The Glass Lands 
March 29th, 2008 
West Williamsburg Filtered Through Late Night Cable TV 
TOP NO TASK SAID A LASH SAY NO BEFORE BASHO 
OH SABER OF EBONY ASH SALAD I ASK SAT ON POT 
1:23:22 (182.8 MB)
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STREAM 51

STREAM 51
SEATTLE 
04-21-08 
Jewel Box Theater 
Late Show Monday Night 
77:07 (66.6MB)
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STREAM 52

STREAM 52
PORTLAND 
04-22-08 
Back Space Outer Net 
Thanks: Yellow Swans
62:04 (85.2MB)
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STREAM 53

STREAM 53
LAST BOWERY BALLROOM 
You can hide behind walls 
And manager tasks 
I just want you to know 
We deleted your track 
LIVE BEHIND SCREEEEEEN 
NOVEMBER NINETEEENTH 
aka “wednesday night…” 
46:59 (64.9MB)
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Thursday, March 24, 2011

STREAM 54

STREAM 54
December 13th, 2008 
NY Eye and Ear Festival 
Vanishing Point at 240 Meserole 
Bushwick Brooklyn 
33:33 (46.1 MB)
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STREAM 55

STREAM 55
04-24-08 
Excepter meets Jaws Girardin vs. Hemlock Tavern, SF 
Thanks: Indian Jewelry
54:04 (75.1MB)
[Download Link Deleted Until Further Notice]

STREAM 56

STREAM 56
04-26-08 
At The Echo, LOS ANGELES 
53:43 (74.4MB)
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STREAM 57

STREAM 57
MIT Steer Roast 
MAY Third 2008 
Cambridge, MASS 
Here's to the ENGINEERS. 
67:24 (94MB)
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STREAM 59

STREAM 59
SAT 08-29-09 
AT STARR SPACE 
BUSHWICK, NYC
Thanks: Joseph Whitt 
69:00 (94.6MB)
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STREAM 60

STREAM 60
09-17-09 
DETROIT 
Division Street 
Thanks to Scrummage, Nick George, Hellfaucet 
75:10 (103.3 MB)
Download Link: http://www.multiupload.com/FBYLU6985F

STREAM 62

STREAM 62
09-19-09 
HIGH NOON IN WISCONSIN 
Backward Music Festival 
Thanks: Wongz, The Real Jaguar, SALEM 
No Thanks: Bessie Cherry
36:36 (50.2MB)
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STREAM 63

STREAM 63
09-26-09 
SECRET PROJECT ROBOT 
"The Witch Voice" 
Thanks to Enid Ellen, Prayer Town, Mirror Mirror 
60:12 (83.1MB)
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STREAM 65

STREAM 65
10-23-09 
93 N6 "CAMEO GALLERY" 
Coolage Magic Journey 
MIX REC MICS JiFY&JFR 
Thanks to: Todd Pause; Nicole Sierra 
34:14 (70MB)
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STREAM 67

STREAM 67
JAN 23rd, 2010 

LIVE at ZEBULON 

Starring: NOAH CROSS as "ABE" 

Sound Recording by ZEBULON

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The Great STREAMS Migration

Starting today, we are going to be moving all the STREAMS left on our Podomatic site to posts here, starting with the newest and moving backwards in time. Apologies made to anyone who downloaded Podomatic's donation message instead ... ignore and wait for STREAMS to show up here. In time ...

Friday, March 18, 2011

Equinox Super Moon



Excepter - Equinox


In Honor of Vernal Super Moon ...
Previously released on vernal equinox 2010 as cassette-only
limited edition of 100 via Temple of Pei (Sold Out).
Two side-long edits of live material from 2009.
One side recorded on vernal equinox at Glasslands NYC.
One side recorded at the Issue Project Room NYC.
One side 808 beat box blast.
One side post-show drone zone.
All material unSTREAMed.


http://excepter.bandcamp.com/album/equinox



www.templeofpei.com

www.excepter.net