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STREAM 18

Knitting Factory, NYC, Fall 2004

On account of the College Music Journal Festival, at the invitation of The Social Registry. Showbiz samples and Songs: Street Lights / Knock Knock / Forget Me / Street Lights

(39m36s)

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911 Florida Ave, Washington DC, Fall 2004

Treacherous treble trouble. The pull of carpet crawl. For our first time outside of NYC, Nathan drove 17 hours down from Norway just to make the show. Remember the trees outside smelled like dogshit. We played last on a long bill in the promoter's dining room. Afterwards, some slept in puddles of cat piss. Others stayed up late watching barbarian tapes. At first light, the roommates all did laundry. An edit of this STREAM would become “The Troglodytes” EP. Excepter as Witch House originators?

(51m18s)

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Tonic, NYC, Fall 2004

Starting where we left off … facedown on the floor. Nathan lost to the fjords of Nova Scotia; Caitlin arriving last minute directly from bus to stage. Nowhere to go but up, the slow 808 kick replaced near the end with the beat from Knock Knock paired with the vocal from Alternation track Apartment Living. Those next-door neighbors ...

(36m33s)

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Tonic, NYC, Fall 2004

It's not the fall that kills you. One of the problems with headlining the late show is the extra hours of drinking time it affords. Add heartbreak and subtract audience and there you have it. In fact, JFR was unconscious for much of the set, dragged around the stage by his ankles for effect. To his credit, he continued performing even under heavy suppression. Any other band would have stopped at 40 minutes, but these punishment fans …

(57m29s)

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Sin-e, NYC, Summer 2004

Hey buzz buzz. Early in the evening and someone is already on her third drink. Lots of talk about 'house' maybe maybe too much talk. A turntable mounted on stage just to play that funky evil reggae. Direct Channel: Sick Theater. Lord Invader and the Old Time Cat 09. And for the grand finale: ZEBRABLOOD on the MPC.

(51m59s)

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STREAM 13

Tonic, NYC, Summer 2004

Murder was the case, murder most foul ...

"Stream 13 may document one of Excepter's most plainly violent performances, but it also showcases another side, a band approaching a new level of power and communication, at times building stretches of majestic, glimmering ambience, a new realm of exploration for the group. Reaching to the edge of meaning and nihilism, Excepter manage a rare feat: they return." -- Andrew Russeth, The Wood

(48m17s)

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The Brooklyn Lyceum, NY, June 18^th 2004.

The show was a benefit for Downtown for Democracy, a political artists' organization raising funds to send troops into Ohio or something. We saw James Chance being handed a wad of bills at the end of the night, that's all we know. For our part we had Linda picket our set with a “PROTEST MUSIC!” sign while guest-man Jon Winfield Nicholson III played the African berimbau with a rock. Calder and Nathan brought rock and roll on guitar and drums (respectively.) JFR and Dan fiddled with samplers, but decided that “3” wasn't working. Didn't matter, cuz Caitlin was rolling sevens all the way. But still that slow clap magic mirror. Majority Rules? And all of it in only 22 minutes so we buttressed both sides with a: a rare dub remove ya DJ toaster takeover and b: the Jeff Street session recorded the day or two previous. (a double, you)

(57m46s)