Dead Can Dance - 2012-10-20 - Geneva, CH (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Batiment des forces motrices
Geneva, Switzerland
French FIP radio station broadcast.

SOURCE
EX+ FM master. Complete broadcast, but incomplete show (they did not broadcast two tracks, probably two encores).

LINEAGE : seamless FM broadcast
-> vintage QUAD FM3 tuner -> Zoom H2 -> Goldwave v.5.08 for tracks, edit,DJ talk removal, maximize volume at full dynamic range -> TLH 2.4.1 (build 160)-> FLAC level 8 align on sector boundaries

01 - Anabasis
02 - Rakim
03 - Kiko
04 - Lamma Bada
05 - Agape
06 - Amnesia
07 - Sanvean
08 - Nierika
09 - Opium
10 - Ime Preziakas
11 - Now We Are Free
12 - All In Good Time
13 - Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove
14 - Dreams Made Flesh
15 - Song To The Siren
16 - Rising Of The New Moon

three tracks were not broadcasted:
Children
Host
She-King

Total time 1:32:29

Dead Can Dance - 2012-10-15 - Warszawa, PL (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Palace of Culture and Science, Congress Hall 

Audience master, recorded from center of 15th row. 

Taper: Pablak 

Lineage: 
CHURCH AUDIO CA-11 Cardioid Mics (cap mounted) -> Olympus LS-5 Plug-in Power @ 96 kHz/24 bit -> Adobe Audition 3.01 - declapping, fades in & out, tracks splitting, downsampling to 44.1 kHz/16 bit -> TLH SBE's fix -> FLAC level 8 

CD1 [58:02]: 
01. Children of the Sun - 7:40 
02. Anabasis - 6:38 
03. Rakim - 6:21 
04. Kiko - 8:43 
05. Lamma Bada - 5:23 
06. Agape - 6:09 
07. Amnesia - 6:34 
08. Sanvean - 5:44 
09. Nerika - 4:50 

CD2 [1:04:20]: 
01. Opium - 5:53 
02. The Host of Seraphim - 6:32 
03. Ime Prezakias - 4:59 
04. Now We Are Free - 5:18 
05. All in Good Time - 9:16 

[1st encore] 
06. The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove - 5:41 
07. Dreams Made Flesh - 6:38 

[2nd encore] 
08. Song to the Siren - 4:55 
09. Return of the She-King - 8:34 

[3rd encore] 
10. Rising of the Moon - 6:33 

Total running time: 02:02:22 

Dead Can Dance - 2012-10-10 - Prague, Czech Republic (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Kongresové Centrum (Congress Centre) 

RECORDING: 

Type: Audience master, recorded from seat in 6th row of left block, approximately 15 metres from the left, ceiling-mounted PA. 

Source: Factory-matched pair of Schoeps CCM 41V microphones (DINa mounted) -> Marantz PMD661 recorder with Oade Concert Mod (-18 dB gain/44.1 kHz/24 bit WAV) 

Lineage: Audacity 2.0.2 
* applied varying amplification for consistency across recording 
* attenuated applause 
* added fades 
* split tracks 
* converted to 16 bit 
-> FLAC (compression level 8) [libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917] 

Taper: Ian Macdonald (ianmacd) 

01. [07:49] Children Of The Sun 
02. [06:41] Anabasis 
03. [06:26] Rakim 
04. [08:36] Kiko 
05. [04:38] Lamma Bada 
06. [06:23] Agape 
07. [06:47] Amnesia 
08. [05:52] Sanvean 
09. [04:48] Nierika 
10. [05:49] Opium 
11. [06:48] The Host Of Seraphim 
12. [04:55] Ime Prezakias 
13. [05:17] Now We Are Free 
14. [06:57] All In Good Time 
15. [02:32] [encore break] 
16. [05:48] The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove 
17. [03:59] Dreams Made Flesh 
18. [03:11] [encore break] 
19. [04:36] Song To The Siren 
20. [07:13] Return Of The She-King 
21. [02:18] [encore break] 
22. [06:13] Rising Of The Moon 

Total running time: 123:35 

Dead Can Dance - 2012-10-08 - Cologne, DE (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Kölner Philharmonie

RECORDING:

Type: Audience master, recorded from seat directly in front of Brendan, 3rd row.

Source: Factory-matched pair of Schoeps CCM 41V microphones (DINa mounted) -> Marantz PMD661 recorder with Oade Concert Mod (-18 dB gain/44.1 kHz/24 bit WAV)

Lineage: Audacity 2.0.2
* applied varying amplification for consistency across recording
* attenuated applause
* added fades
* split tracks
* converted to 16 bit
-> FLAC (compression level 8) [libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917]

Taper: Ian Macdonald (ianmacd)

01. [08:04] Children Of The Sun
02. [06:47] Anabasis
03. [06:39] Rakim
04. [08:29] Kiko
05. [00:45] [banter]
06. [04:36] Lamma Bada
07. [06:19] Agape
08. [06:32] Amnesia
09. [05:37] Sanvean
10. [04:51] Nierika
11. [05:48] Opium
12. [06:46] The Host Of Seraphim
13. [05:03] Ime Prezakias
14. [05:14] Now We Are Free
15. [07:02] All In Good Time
16. [02:47] [encore break]
17. [05:58] The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
18. [04:05] Dreams Made Flesh
19. [02:59] [encore break]
20. [04:55] Song To The Siren
21. [07:22] Return Of The She-King
22. [01:41] [encore break]
23. [07:44] Rising Of The Moon

Total running time: 126:02

Dead Can Dance - 2012-10-05 - Hamburg, DE (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

LINEAGE:
Edirol R-09 + OKM IIR mics > CD wave (track splits) > FLAC (level 8)

01. Children of the Sun
02. Anabasis
03. Rakim
04. Kiko
05. Lamma Bada
06. Agape
07. Amnesia
08. Sanvean
09. Nierika
10. Opium
11. The Host of Seraphim
12. Ime Prezakias
13. Now We Are Free
14. All in Good Time
15. [encore break]
16. The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
17. Dreams Made Flesh
18. [encore break]
19. Song to the Siren
20. Return of the She-King
21. [encore break]
22. Rising of the Moon

TT 124:01

Dead Can Dance - 2012-10-03 - Berlin, DE (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Tempodrom

- 16bit master by scttrbrn -

Lineage/Source:
Edirol R-09 (16/44.1) + Sound Professionals SP-CMC-8 (hat mounted) + SPSB-11 (no bass roll off) > PC via USB > CoolEdit Pro (fading, limiting crowd volume) > CDWave (splitting) > FLAC 1.2.1 (Level 8) > You

Recorded from the middle of the 7th row about 10m in front of the stage.

01 - Children Of The Sun
02 - Anabasis
03 - Rakim
04 - Kiko
05 - Lamma Bada
06 - Agape
07 - Amnesia
08 - Sanvean
09 - Nierika
10 - Opium
11 - The Host Of Seraphim
12 - Ime Prezakias
13 - Now We Are Free
14 - All in Good Time
15 - [Encore Break]
16 - The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
17 - Dreams Made Flesh
18 - [Encore Break]
19 - Wandering Star

Dead Can Dance - 2012-09-29 - Brussels, BE (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Cirque Royal/Koninklijk Circus

Type: Audience master, recorded from seat in dead centre of 9th row, approximately 15 metres back from suspended PA.

Source: Factory-matched pair of Schoeps CCM 41V microphones (DINa mounted) -> Marantz PMD661 recorder with Oade Concert Mod (-18 dB gain/44.1 kHz/24 bit WAV)

Lineage: Audacity 2.0.2
* applied varying amplification for consistency
* attenuated applause
* added fades
* split tracks
* converted to 16 bit
-> FLAC (compression level 8) [libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917]

Taper: Ian Macdonald (ianmacd)

01. [07:56] Children Of The Sun
02. [06:52] Anabasis
03. [06:15] Rakim
04. [08:40] Kiko
05. [00:46] [banter]
06. [04:59] Lamma Bada
07. [06:27] Agape
08. [06:43] Amnesia
09. [05:18] Sanvean
10. [04:49] Nierika
11. [05:47] Opium
12. [06:38] The Host Of Seraphim
13. [04:44] Ime Prezakias
14. [05:07] Now We Are Free
15. [06:56] All In Good Time
16. [02:39] [encore break]
17. [05:45] The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
18. [04:11] Dreams Made Flesh
19. [03:00] [encore break]
20. [04:32] Song To The Siren
21. [07:26] Return Of The She-King
22. [01:40] [encore break]
23. [04:26] Rising Of The Moon

Total running time: 121:35

Dead Can Dance - 2012-09-27 - Paris, FR (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Dead Can Dance

Le Grand Rex
Paris
France

Type: Audience master, recorded from 4th row of mezzanine, left of centre, approximately 30 - 40 metres back from suspended PA.

Source: Factory-matched pair of Schoeps CCM 41V microphones (DINa mounted) -> Marantz PMD661 recorder with Oade Concert Mod (-18 dB gain/44.1 kHz/24 bit WAV)

Lineage: Audacity 2.0.2
* applied selective amplification for consistency
* attenuated some sections of loud applause
* added fades
* split tracks
* converted to 16 bit
-> FLAC (compression level 8) [libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917]

Taper: Ian Macdonald (ianmacd)

01. [07:59] Children Of The Sun
02. [06:49] Anabasis
03. [06:29] Rakim
04. [08:44] Kiko
05. [04:44] Lamma Bada
06. [06:10] Agape
07. [06:29] Amnesia
08. [05:19] Sanvean
09. [05:01] Nierika
10. [05:47] Opium
11. [06:34] The Host Of Seraphim
12. [04:43] Ime Prezakias
13. [05:09] Now We Are Free
14. [07:17] All In Good Time
15. [02:18] [encore break]
16. [05:42] The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
17. [04:07] Dreams Made Flesh
18. [02:01] [encore break]
19. [04:35] Song To The Siren
20. [07:14] Return Of The She-King
21. [02:00] [encore break]
22. [04:34] Rising Of The Moon Total running time: 119:45

Dead Can Dance - 2012-09-25 - Utrecht, NL (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Vredenburg

RECORDING:
Type: Audience master, recorded from 5th row, leftmost seat of centre aisle, approximately 12 metres back from suspended PA.

Source:
Factory-matched pair of Schoeps CCM 41V microphones (DINa mounted) -> Marantz PMD661 recorder with Oade Concert Mod (-18 dB gain/44.1 kHz/24 bit WAV)

Lineage: Audacity 2.0.2
* applied selective amplification for consistency
* attenuated sections of loud applause
* added fades
* split tracks
* converted to 16 bit
-> FLAC (compression level 8) [libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917]

Taper: Ian Macdonald (ianmacd)

01. [07:55] Children Of The Sun
02. [06:56] Anabasis
03. [06:11] Rakim
04. [08:57] Kiko
05. [00:37] [banter]
06. [04:40] Lamma Bada
07. [06:20] Agape
08. [06:21] Amnesia
09. [05:10] Sanvean
10. [04:45] Nierika
11. [05:42] Opium
12. [06:34] The Host Of Seraphim
13. [00:56] [banter]
14. [04:48] Ime Prezakias
15. [05:06] Now We Are Free
16. [07:00] All In Good Time
17. [02:54] [encore break]
18. [05:51] The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
19. [04:11] Dreams Made Flesh
20. [02:38] [encore break]
21. [04:37] Song To The Siren
22. [07:29] Return Of The She-King
23. [01:09] [encore break]
24. [04:13] Rising Of The Moon

Total running time: 121:00

Dead Can Dance - 2012-09-16 - Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Roman Amphitheatre
Zouk Mikael (near Beirut)

RECORDING:

Type: Audience master, recorded from seat in dead centre of second row, approximately 15 metres back from suspended PA.

Source: Factory-matched pair of Schoeps CCM 41V microphones (DINa mounted) -> Marantz PMD661 recorder with Oade Concert Mod (-18 dB gain/44.1 kHz/24 bit WAV)

Lineage: Audacity 2.0.0
* applied selective minor amplification for consistency
* attenuated sections of loud applause
* added fades
* split tracks
* converted to 16 bit
-> FLAC (compression level 8) [libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917]

Taper: Ian Macdonald (ianmacd)

01. Children Of The Sun [07:40]
02. Anabasis [06:51]
03. Rakim [06:17]
04. Kiko [08:26]
05. Lamma Bada [04:33]
06. Agape [06:01]
07. Amnesia [06:12]
08. Sanvean [05:11]
09. Nierika [04:40]
10. Opium [05:38]
11. The Host Of Seraphim [05:58]
12. Ime Prezakias [04:52]
13. Now We Are Free [04:57]
14. All In Good Time [06:47]
15. [encore break] [02:22]
16. The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove [05:40]
17. Dreams Made Flesh [04:30]

Total running time: 96:34

Dead Can Dance - 2012-08-29 - New York City, NY (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Beacon Theatre

Lineage:
iRecorderPro > iPhone 4S (705kbps MONO WAV) > Audacity > TLH > FLAC

01 Children of the Sun
02 Anabasis
03 Rakim
04 Kiko
05 Lamma Bada
06 Agape
07 Amnesia
08 Sanvean
09 Nierika
10 Opium
11 The Host of Seraphim
12 Ime Prezakias
13 Now We Are Free
14 All in Good Time
15 Encore break one
16 The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
17 Dreams Made Flesh
18 Encore break two
19 Song to the Siren
20 Return of the She-King
21 Encore break three
22 Rising of the Moon

Dead Can Dance - 2012-08-17 - Salt Lake City, UT (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Red Butte Garden, University of Utah (USA)

Digital Master

SOURCE:
x2 Countryman B3 Omnidirectional (4.7k SPL mod) > PA-6LC > Sony M10 (24/48) > Adobe Audition 1.5 (convert to 16/44.1) > slight EQ

01 Children of the Sun
02 Anabasis
03 Rakim
04 Kiko
05 Lamma Bada
06 Agape
07 Amnesia
08 Sanvean
09 Nierika
10 Opium
11 The Host of Seraphim
12 Ime Prezakias
13 Now We Are Free
14 All in Good Time

Encore 1:
15 The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
16 Dreams Made Flesh (This Mortal Coil song)

Encore 2:
17 Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley cover)
18 Return of the She-King

Encore 3:
19 Rising of the Moon (aka Wandering Star, aka Minus Sanctus)

Dead Can Dance - 2013-04-14 - Indio, CA (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Weekend 1) - Mojave Tent

SOURCE (AUD #1):
SP-CMC-8 (w/Mods) > SP-SPSB-11 (95Hz Roll Off) > SONY PCM-M10 > Sandisk SD Card (16gb - Class 10)

TRANSFER:
.WAV > Adobe Audition 5.5 (normalize/amplify) > CD Wave (Track Splits) > Trader's Little Helper > Flac (Level 8)

01 - Children of the Sun

02 - Agape (False Start)

03 - Agape

04 - Amnesia

05 - Nierika

06 - Kiko

07 - Black Sun

08 - Sanvean

09 - The Ubiquitous Mr - Lovegrove

Dead Can Dance - 2013-02-03 - Sydney, AU (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Position: Front row box seat, overlooking stage 3/4 view, 30 metres from stage.
Lineage: SP-CMC-20 mics (no battery box) > Tascam DR-2d (24bit 48khz) > USB > Macbook Pro > Sound Studio (tracking, amplify left channel, limit clapping, fade out, dither to 16bit) > xACT (fix SBEs, make flac, aif, ffp and md5 files)
Continuous recording, faded at end.
Total time 117:41

01 Children of the Sun [missing first 10 seconds]
02 Anabasis
03 Rakim
04 Kiko
05 Lamma Bada
06 Agape
07 Amnesia
08 Sanvean
09 Nierika
10 Opium
11 The Host of Seraphim
12 Ime Prezakias
13 ?
14 All In Good Time
15 applause
16 The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
17 Dreams Made Flesh
18 applause
19 Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley cover)
20 Return of the She-King
21 applause
22 Wandering Star

A little setlist help needed - see comments for samples.

Huge thanks to Dime member Vierstein91 for giving me the ticket on the day of the show - I was in for a treat, after having little exposure to Dead Can Dance before this. Hope your cough is gone, mate. I owe you one!

I must also thank ianmacd for generously recording and sharing DCD shows from his 2012 Europe-wide trek. From his colorful descriptions and true dedication I gained valuable insight into both the music and the musicians. I liked what I heard and was looking forward to the live Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard experience.

On the night there were no disappointments apart from the slow pre-show ticket checks (which caused me to miss the beginning of the first song). Hear for yourself how Brendan and Lisa with a five-piece band filled the Concert Hall with their unique blend of eastern and western music. The audience had the best manners I've come across in a long time, their silence broken by enthusiastic applause after most songs. The performers clearly enjoyed the rapt attention that flowed their way - so much they gave us three encores! And I came home with a recording I'm proud of - from the best seat I've ever had at the Opera House.

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Dead Can Dance - 2013-06-02 - Fiesole, IT (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Teatro Romano di Fiesole

RECORDING:

Type: Audience master, recorded from seat 2 (dead centre) of row 1, approximately 12 metres from the PA.

Source: Factory-matched pair of Schoeps CCM 41V microphones (DINa mounted) ->Marantz PMD661 recorder with Oade Concert Mod (-18 dB gain/44.1 kHz/24 bit WAV)

Lineage: Audacity 2.0.3
* Amplified right channel by 0.6 dB.
* Applied variable amplification across recording for consistent listening experience.
* Attenuated audience.
* Added fades.
* Split tracks.
* Converted to 16 bit.
-> FLAC (compression level 8) [libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917]

Taper: Ian Macdonald (ianmacd)

01. [07:42] Children Of The Sun
02. [05:56] Agape
03. [06:21] Rakim
04. [08:16] Kiko
05. [06:18] Amnesia
06. [05:38] Sanvean
07. [05:07] Black Sun
08. [04:44] Nierika
09. [05:46] Opium
10. [06:40] The Host Of Seraphim
11. [00:37] [banter]
12. [04:33] Ime Prezakias
13. [05:02] Cantara
14. [06:35] All In Good Time
15. [02:33] [encore break]
16. [05:34] The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
17. [04:01] Dreams Made Flesh
18. [04:19] Song To The Siren
19. [00:41] [band introduction]
20. [07:26] Return Of The She-King

Total running time: 104:00