BOREDOMS – 2 live sets (1995/2005)
Did any ECR readers out there in NYC go to the recent Boredoms show on 07/07/07 with 77(!) drummers? Sounded reminiscent of the Glenn Branca “Hallucination City: Symphony For 100 Guitars” event I saw at Disney Hall here in Los Angeles last year —
The second of two sets below was recorded by a friend of mine, the International Voice Of Reason, who attended the show. The recording quality is a knockout, thanks to his proficiency with a MiniDisc recorder, and the knowhow on smuggling it into a venue without getting caught.
Boredoms – Live At KXLU 88.9fm Los Angeles, 1995 (ZIP file)
Boredoms – Live At The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA, May 2005 (ZIP file)
Hello Bret–
Yes, i went to 77 drummers, and it was absolute transcendent insanity.
I stood in line for 2 hours to get in, even though i had RSVP’ed. upwards of 5,000 people tried to get into this event and it was SO worth it. lots of great drummers (and a few crap ones)– brian chippendale, hugo burnham from gang of four, the drummer from unwound, etc etc. Rumor has it they are restaging this next year with 88 drummers…for august 8, 2008.
http://essplode.com/music/Boredoms/77Boadrums/77Boadrums.mp3
You have a good site. The KXLU was 7-4-04, not 1994.