Epica "Making America Epic Again"
The Cabooze
Minneapolis, MN, USA
November 9, 2016
A Hurricane62 Recording
Audio: Audio Technica SP-CMC-2 Cardioid Mics -> SP-SPSB-11 Battery Box with Bass Rolloff set at 96 Hz -> Sony PCM-M10 (44.1 MHz/16 bit) with Limiter ON and Low Pass Filter OFF -> WavePad (AGC, EQ & track splitting) -> converted to .flac using Traders Little Helper (SBE's fixed, flac level 8)
Obviously the title of this boot reflects the timing of the event with regard to the US Presidential election. During the Encore Break, Coen Janssen briefly jokes about the crowd still being in shock after the election results. It is from Coen that I borrowed the "Making America Epic Again" title.
Since I had just seen Epica back in January and since this show was held at one of my least favorite venues on a weeknight, I almost decided not to go. I am very glad that I changed my mind as this show had much more energy than the January performance - of course, that was at the end of 2 years of touring to support "The Quantum Enigma" and this was only the fifth show of what promises to be an extensive world tour to support "The Holographic Principle".
In my opinion, the recording came out very, very good. Don't take my word on it (though I think my reputation for quality recordings speaks for itself), check out the audio samples in the comments.
NOTE: I did not record AfterTime, The Agonist, Arkona, or Fleshgod Apocalypse because I wasn't sure how much battery life my PCM-M10 had left in it and didn't want to miss Epica (like I did in January). I did not video the show other than a few assorted clips that will appear on my YouTube channel eventually.
ARTWORK IS INCLUDED - Audio samples in comments
TOTAL TIME = 1:38:34
01 - Eidola (2:51)
02 - Edge Of The Blade (4:38)
03 - A Phantasmic Parade (4:55)
04 - Sensorium (5:27)
05 - Universal Death Squad (7:04)
06 - Divide And Conquer (07:52)
07 - Quietus (4:11)
08 - The Obsessive Devotion (7:39)
09 - Ascension - Dream State Armageddon (5:13)
10 - Dancing In A Hurricane (5:50)
11 - Unchain Utopia (5:51)
12 - Design Your Universe - A New Age Dawns - Pt. VI (9:56)
13 - Encore Break with Coen (2:59)
14 - Sancta Terra (6:12)
15 - Beyond The Matrix (6:47)
16 - Consign to Oblivion (A New Age Dawns, Part III) (9:51)
17 - Outro (1:16)
To all that download this recording,
Please do not convert this to lossy (mp3) format and then share in a public forum. If you want to convert to mp3 for your own use, have at it! Diluting the bootleg pool only hurts the collector that appreciates a lossless source. Let all those poor folks with full hard drives and slow internet service download the lossless version and convert it themselves. Feel free to share publicly in lossless format, but please keep the information file and artwork with the audio files and make sure that you give the taper the credit that he (me) is due. Never sell - share or trade (in lossless) freely.
Avoid sites like HOB and G101 to keep the filth off of your computer.
https://mega.nz/#!ClFSlbxI!F2zHtSsYv...RzVG39nGE6XrYs
The Cabooze
Minneapolis, MN, USA
November 9, 2016
A Hurricane62 Recording
Audio: Audio Technica SP-CMC-2 Cardioid Mics -> SP-SPSB-11 Battery Box with Bass Rolloff set at 96 Hz -> Sony PCM-M10 (44.1 MHz/16 bit) with Limiter ON and Low Pass Filter OFF -> WavePad (AGC, EQ & track splitting) -> converted to .flac using Traders Little Helper (SBE's fixed, flac level 8)
Obviously the title of this boot reflects the timing of the event with regard to the US Presidential election. During the Encore Break, Coen Janssen briefly jokes about the crowd still being in shock after the election results. It is from Coen that I borrowed the "Making America Epic Again" title.
Since I had just seen Epica back in January and since this show was held at one of my least favorite venues on a weeknight, I almost decided not to go. I am very glad that I changed my mind as this show had much more energy than the January performance - of course, that was at the end of 2 years of touring to support "The Quantum Enigma" and this was only the fifth show of what promises to be an extensive world tour to support "The Holographic Principle".
In my opinion, the recording came out very, very good. Don't take my word on it (though I think my reputation for quality recordings speaks for itself), check out the audio samples in the comments.
NOTE: I did not record AfterTime, The Agonist, Arkona, or Fleshgod Apocalypse because I wasn't sure how much battery life my PCM-M10 had left in it and didn't want to miss Epica (like I did in January). I did not video the show other than a few assorted clips that will appear on my YouTube channel eventually.
ARTWORK IS INCLUDED - Audio samples in comments
TOTAL TIME = 1:38:34
01 - Eidola (2:51)
02 - Edge Of The Blade (4:38)
03 - A Phantasmic Parade (4:55)
04 - Sensorium (5:27)
05 - Universal Death Squad (7:04)
06 - Divide And Conquer (07:52)
07 - Quietus (4:11)
08 - The Obsessive Devotion (7:39)
09 - Ascension - Dream State Armageddon (5:13)
10 - Dancing In A Hurricane (5:50)
11 - Unchain Utopia (5:51)
12 - Design Your Universe - A New Age Dawns - Pt. VI (9:56)
13 - Encore Break with Coen (2:59)
14 - Sancta Terra (6:12)
15 - Beyond The Matrix (6:47)
16 - Consign to Oblivion (A New Age Dawns, Part III) (9:51)
17 - Outro (1:16)
To all that download this recording,
Please do not convert this to lossy (mp3) format and then share in a public forum. If you want to convert to mp3 for your own use, have at it! Diluting the bootleg pool only hurts the collector that appreciates a lossless source. Let all those poor folks with full hard drives and slow internet service download the lossless version and convert it themselves. Feel free to share publicly in lossless format, but please keep the information file and artwork with the audio files and make sure that you give the taper the credit that he (me) is due. Never sell - share or trade (in lossless) freely.
Avoid sites like HOB and G101 to keep the filth off of your computer.
https://mega.nz/#!ClFSlbxI!F2zHtSsYv...RzVG39nGE6XrYs