| Identifier | 7931552 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | flac |
| Media Count | 1 |
| Note | Recording date : October 15, 2004
First broadcast : December 6, 2004 |
| Source Info | Digital broadcast (cable) > SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro > Goldwave > WAV > Flac Frontend > Flac |
| Microphones | digital broadcast |
| Microphone Location | digital broadcast |
| J-Card Comment | session notes Twice a month, French radio France Inter broadcasts the "Black Sessions". Hosted by Bernard Lenoir, who should be considered as the French equivalent of John Peel (RIP), this show features live sessions by new or famous rock and pop bands. Lenoir, who has followed The Cure's career since their early days, has never managed to get the band into his show for various reasons, mostly scheduling incompatibilities. Twelve years after the very first "Black Sessions", The Cure finally manages to play for this respected show. The band played 18 songs during this 90-minute session. Two of them, "Us or them" and "Alt.end" didin't make it to the broadcast. There were introduction and conclusion comments (in French) by Bernard Lenoir, but I had to cut them to fit the show onto a single 80-minute CD. NO music has been cut. Lenoir also adds some comments between some of the tracks, but has enough taste to stop right before the next track begins. Enjoy this show. I'm not a huge Cure fan but I really liked this gig, which was really intense. Bonne ecoute ! |
| Tech Note | Technical notes Even though I own a sound card that is 24-bit-capable, I'm not familiar with that kind of recording. I decided to try to do my best with 16-bit recording and an all-digital lineup. France Inter, the radio which provides the Black Sessions, broadcasts (among other means) over digital cable. So I used a Toslink cable to link the digital output of my cable box to the Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro inside my PC. I recorded the tracks onto my hard drive and edited them with Goldwave, which is the software I'm the most comfortable with for audio. Files were Flac'ed using the Flac Frontend. WARNING At 1:38 during Before Three, you'll hear 4 beeps. Every hour France Inter sends these beeps over the air, whatever the broadcast is (talk show, ads, music...). I don't think there is a way of removing them nicely, without tampering with the music. I hope you won't be too annoyed by these parasite sounds. |
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| Taper Name | unknown |
Performance
| The Cure 2004-10-15 Maison De La Radio - Black Session, Paris, France | |
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| Set 1 | Plainsong
High A Night Like This The End Of The World Charlotte Sometimes Lovesong Taking Off Primary Jupiter Crash Us Or Them Closedown Before Three From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea A Strange Day Alt End Disintegration ------------------------------------- If Only Tonight We Could Sleep The Kiss |
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