The Marble Shrine: Risorsa definitiva per TMV live, www.themarbleshrine.net

Hey guys, I decided to make a new thread for this (seeing as the old one is really big and pointless). This thing is NOT DEAD, and is very much alive. The domain I purchased has finally came through, so the next few days I am going to start migrating the code base over, and hopefully have something thats fully operational up. I still have work, and I still have life, so they're will be days when work wont be done, but this thing is close to being up, and when its up, you'll be blown away with some of the ideas Erik, Zaid, and I have come up with. So just remember:

THIS IS NOT DEAD, NOR WILL IT EVER DIE UNDER MY WATCH.

Also, PM me your email if you want to be notified when this thing is up.

www.themarbleshrine.com
~Matt

The Mars Volta
October 23, 2004
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Irvine, California

Source: Mics: Matched Audio Technica AT853 Slimline Cardioid Stereo Model:SP-CMC-8 > SP-SPSB-6SL (batt. box w/ Bass Roll Off @ 107 Hz)
> Recorder(Portable Digital Hardrive):iRiver Model:iHP-140(wav @ 44.1 KHz 16 bit)
Transfer: >USB2>Computer Hardrive>master wav is tracked and cut using Soundforge 7.0>flac using Flac Frontend
Edit notes: Using Sony Soundforge 7.0, the sound was normalized -0.08 db(99.08%) to eliminate any clips.

Recorded By: Robin Cunningham
Seeded by: Robin Cunningham ([email protected])

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- One Disc: (55:21)

01. "Fist Full of Dollars" Intro 2:30
02. Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt 24:54
03. Concertina 5:45
04. Drunkship of Lanterns 22:12





Record Notes: Recorded from stereo mics clipped to hat 6 ft. from the ground spaced 6 inches apart.
The show was recorded about 150 ft back from the center of stage in the audience.

Show Notes: The show rocked and luckily I was in the seats 15 feet behind the soundboard,
but the fans we definately a let down. No apparent energy from the masses. Blame that on the
Clear Channel sponsored event. I mean $10 for a beer and $25 bucks for a T-shirt, come on!
Anyway, the 22 minute Drunkship of Lanterns totally rocked and John was literally steaming!
I wish I could have been at the Catalyst show as well. Anyway the show was good and it
sounds fantastic, it was a good venue for recording despite everything else.

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Notes:

The above text is the original text file as received.

Originally got this off of The Comatorium tracker. www.thecomatorium.com

Tracks 1, 2, & 4 had SBE's as downloaded. I fixed these with Trader's Little Helper.
http://thor.prohosting.com/roh0205/


http://www.themarbleshrine.com/bootlegs/Th...phitheater).zip

The Mars Volta
January 23, 2004
Big Day Out Festival
Homebush, Sydney

Lineage: FM>TV/FM Tuner Card>PixelFM>WAV>WAVELAB (normalize & cuts)>WAV>FLAC


Tracklist:
01. Roulette Dares
02. Cicatriz


SQ is decent, although the noise floor is higher than i would have liked.

Rebroadcast by Triple J, on Aug 27, 2005.

complete broadcast, but unknown if this is the complete show...
Recorded, cut, FLAC'd & tracklisted by eclect - http://db.etree.org/eclect

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This is the ninth set in the Impossible Music Festival, broadcast by JJJ over the weekend of August 26/27/28, 2005. (Its taken me long enough, but I finally finished cutting up/documenting the recordings!)

I've seen one or 2 torrented already, but I intend to torrent all I recorded (51 of 55 sets) over the next few weeks... at around a few per day, and expect people to keep seeding after i've moved onto the next one!

so do us all a favor - KEEP SEEDING!

If anyone recorded this years IMF, I challenge to match my offers, and torrent the whole weekend! (i'm no longer living in .au, so didnt get the chance to tape...)


ps - click the info link for the full IMF index...

http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...%20-%20BDO).zip

The Mars Volta
Metropolis
Montreal, QC, Canada
May 12, 2005

Source: SP-CMC4s (AT-853s) > SPSB-6 (160 Hz bass roll-off) > JB3
Transfer: JB3 > HD > Sound Forge 4.5 (Normalize; EQ and pencil tool correction of mic adjustment noises between songs, fade ins/fade outs) > CD Wave > FLAC

d 01

1. Intro/Drunkship of Lanterns 34:51
2. Concertina 04:49
3. Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt 11:25
4. Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus 16:38
5. L'Via L'Viaquez 11:40

d 02

1. (The Haunt of) Roulette Dares 15:47
2. The Widow 3:04
3. Cassandra Gemini 34:35

Notes:
. Mics on shoulders in shirt, ~ 14 in apart, ~ 5 ft 6 in off floor, pointed slightly upward and outward; 4 ft FOB, DFC
. Due to a technical blunder (mic line inadvertently unplugged), the very end of "The Widow" and about 35 seconds of ambient music were lost before control was regained in time for "Cassandra."
. d 01 requires an 80-min CD-R.
. Last line of "L'Via" sung by Cedric and crowd is repeated at start of d 02 to maintain the flow...

http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...Metropolis).zip

The Mars Volta
2001/11/18
Graceland
Seattle, WA

Source: Core Sound Cardioids >Batt. Box (flat) > Sharp MD MT-77 (LP2)

Inertiatic*
Cicatriz
Cut That City
Concertina
The Haunt of Roulette Dares

*only assuming that this was played, not verified

NOTES: Incomplete recording, taper missed the first song (read the '*' note).

DO NOT ENCODE TO MP3! ABSOLUTELY DO NOT SELL!
-Martin


http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...ttle,%20WA).zip

The Mars Volta
2005-04-22
La Jolla, CA
The Rimac Arena @ UCSD

Taper: Distortion
Source: AKG CK91s > Actives > JK Labs ECMS > Nomad Jukebox 3
Transfer: NJB3 > Firewire > Sound Forge 7.0 w/ Waves Masters Tools (EQ and Level) > CDWave (Tracking) > .WAV > .FLAC
Generation: 0 (Direct Digital Transfer)
Notes: For some reason, the last song started to distort...I'll blame the sound guy for blasting up the bass.

Setlist
01 - intro - 3:20
02 - Drunkship Of Lanterns - 26:21
03 - Concertina - 5:10
04 - Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus - 16:44
05 - Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of) - 18:28
06 - Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt - 12:18
07 - The Widow - 4:48
08 - L'Via L'Viaquez - 13:35
09 - Cassandra Geminni - 30:20

TheMarsVolta2005-04-22t01.flac:73c0a872add4c2c9e6921c2ea5b6976d
TheMarsVolta2005-04-22t02.flac:311cb59629d995c59951e1d5f7a15d71
TheMarsVolta2005-04-22t03.flac:0b477a00cd3ee0b9b91fc38051b6429c
TheMarsVolta2005-04-22t04.flac:6251bcb9244261ac9f9a5333170fe815
TheMarsVolta2005-04-22t05.flac:db89a55fd9d32524041263e92474b226
TheMarsVolta2005-04-22t06.flac:45d112dba4d65554dcee749cc741cc99
TheMarsVolta2005-04-22t07.flac:4f07dda4c3aca6cf89805639f219f357
TheMarsVolta2005-04-22t08.flac:961eaf0856c671cbb72c4f7665eb9953
TheMarsVolta2005-04-22t09.flac:0a32a2c3fb9e344d03e892ba89c2857f


* Roulette Dares has a small glitch in the track that was present when originally seeded, I hav done nothing to alter or modify this glitch. If you are having problems extracting to wav to burn onto audio cd for personal use use flac frontend and check the option decode through errors.

http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...ac%20Arena).zip

The Mars Volta
2004-11-04
SUE II Festival
San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium
Santiago, Chile

Source: Rock&Pop 94.1 FM > Samsung Receiver > Cool Edit Pro 2.0 > WAV > FLAC
Rip: RAK
Edition: DonGraftX

**DO NOT ENCODE TO MP3 OR ANY OTHER LOSSY FORM**
**DO NOT SELL THIS AUDIO**

01.Intro 02:45
02.Take the veil Cerpin Taxt 16.22
03.Roulettes Dares (this is the haunt) 13:37
04.Drunkship of Lanterns * 16:22

Total: 49:06

* With John Frusciante.


Special Thanks to:

- RAK
- Gustavo Valverde

http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...20Festival).zip

The Mars Volta
July 21, 2003
The Opera House
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Taper: Brandon Triance-Haldane & Fares Halteh
Source: Microtech Gefell Caps > Microtech Gefell SMS 2000 bodies
> Edirol UA5 (digi-mod out) > Sony PCM-M1
Location: front left side of soundboard, mic stand ~40 ft back
Conversion: PCM-M1 > Coax 7-pin Cable > Midiman Audiophile 2496
Resampling: 48k software downsampled in Cool Edit Pro 2.0 (999)
to 44.1k
Editor: Fares Halteh
Editing: cd wave editor
SHN: master DAT > Cool Edit Pro 2.0 >cd wave editor


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Disc 1 Length
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01 - intro 03:07
02 - Son et Lumiere 01:28
03 - Inertiatic Esp 04:48
04 - Roulette Dares (this is the haunt) 11:34
05 - Tira Me A Las Aranas 02:48
06 - Drunkship of Lanterns 10:00
07 - Eriatarka 11:07
08 - Cicatriz Esp 17:08
09 - This Apparatus Must be Unearthed 04:29
10 - Televators 07:26


73:55

Disc 2 Length
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01 - Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt 23:07



Special thanks to Cedric Bixler & Steve Taylor for letting us tape the show
extended thanks to Andrew Kwon for letting us borrow the mics, pre-amp, and stand.


Fares Halteh <halteh3 AT Rogers DOT com>
Brandon Triance-Haldane

- Compiled by Fares Halteh, 2003.07.23

http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...ra%20House).zip

The Mars Volta
Berkeley Community Theater
3/31/07

Recorded from middle balcony
Recorded with:
Giant Squid Omni Mics > Battery box w/bass roll-off > iRiver H100 w/Rockbox installed
>Split into tracks/normalized/EQed using Cubase LE
>Exported to .wav
>Flac using FLAC Frontend

Setlist:
1. Fela/Fistfull Intro
2. Rapidfire Tollbooth
3. Roulette Dares
4. Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus
5. Viscera Eyes
6. Idle Tooth
7. Drunkship of Lanterns
8. Vermicide
9. Tetragrammaton
10. Meccamputechture
11. Day of the Baphomets


http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...%20Theater).zip

The Mars Volta
Key Arena
Seattle, WA
October 5, 2005

Core Sound Binaurals > Battery box w/bass rolloff > Sony MZ-RH10 (in Hi-MD PCM mode) > USB > Sonic Stage 3.2 > WAV > Cool Edit Pro 1.2a (editing and tracking) > T-RackS 2.0 (EQ and compression) > FLAC Frontend Level 8

1. Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus
2. L'Via L'Viaquez
3. The Widow
4. Drunkship of Lanterns

show notes:
TMV opened for System of a Down here at Key Arena. This was the first time TMV played in Seattle since opening for A Perfect Circle in Tacoma last year. The crowd was definitely a pro-SOAD crowd but a good portion of 'em were won over by TMV's amazing set, and there were times I was impressed how silent the crowd was during some of the softer jamming sections of songs. There were some excellent jams and both Omar and Cedric sounded amazing tonight, and the rest of TMV were in top form. Too bad they skipped us on their headlining tour--hope they come back and give us a proper 2 hour set sometime soon.

recording notes:
I recorded this in the middle of the crowd, just right of center about 50-60 feet from the stage, and 30-40 feet under the PA stacks suspended above the stage. I hoped this location would give the best balance between the PA mix and the wall of Orange amps on stage, but I couldn't avoid the boominess of a big arena. Generally the crowd was good and quite interested in watching The Mars Volta. Oddly, a mosh pit broke out about halfway through their set and I got jostled around a bit, causing some dropouts in the right channel when someone bumped me. I attempted to cover these up using Cool Edit, but they're still noticable, though not nearly as harsh as they were before the edits. I also EQ-ed down some unwelcome loud talking and some impatient SOAD fans near the end of the show, but you can still hear 'em a bit. After this editing, I ran EQ and light compression in T-Racks to tame some of the bass heavy boom of Key Arena, then back to Cool Edit for tracking. Key Arena is a bad sounding venue, especially using omnis, but I think it sounds okay given my modest mics. P.S. To the guy I talked to in the Soundgarden shirt--I hope you liked the show and I hope you download this one too.

http://www.bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/Th...ey%20Arena).zip

The Mars Volta
Live at the Oakland Arena
Oakland, CA
8/24/06

Recorded from balcony, stage right
Recorded with:
Giant Squid Omni Mics > Battery box w/bass roll-off > iRiver H100 w/Rockbox installed
>Split into tracks/volume boosted +3 db using Cakewalk Homestudio
>Exported to .wav
>Flac using FLAC Frontend

Setlist:
1. Warm-up
2. Roulette Dares
3. The Widow
4. Tetragrammaton
5. Viscera Eyes
6. Day of the Baphomets

http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...0Arena).zip.zip

The Mars Volta
March 21, 2004
Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, NM

Source: Mics: Core Sound Binaurals > SPSB-3@195Hz Battery Box > Nomad Jukebox 3 (Mic-In)

Recorded By: Karl Frinkle
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://karlfrinkle.net

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- One Disc: (49:28)

01. Venue Music (Cat Power - He War) 1:59
02. Intro (A Fistful of Dollars) 2:29
03. Roulette Dares (The Haunt of) 11:57
04. Eunuch Provocateur 7:22
05. Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt 14:40
06. Drunkship of Lanterns 11:01


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http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...n%20Center).zip

The Mars Volta
Live at the Phoenix Theater
Petaluma, CA
8/9/06

Taped from Center/back of the theater, right in front of the sound desk.

Recorded with:
Giant Squid Omni Mics > Battery box w/bass roll-off > iRiver H100 w/Rockbox installed
>Split into tracks/volume boosted +3 db using Cakewalk Homestudio
>Graphic EQ and automation via Cubase LE
>Exported to .wav
>Flac using FLAC Frontend

Setlist:
1. Fistfull of Dollars Intro
2. Day of the Baphomets
3. Vermicide
4. Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus
5. The Widow
6. Frances the Mute
7. Tetragrammaton
8. Asilos Magdalena
9. Viscera Eyes
10. Roulette Dares

http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...,%20CA).zip.zip

The Mars Volta
2005-11-30
Birmingham Academy, England

Taper: Rob (http://db.etree.org/robkismet)
Location: front of stack (right)
Source: Core Sound Binaurals > Core Sound battery box w/ bass filter > Sony MZ-NH900 (Hi-SP) (mic in)
Transfer: MZ-NH900 > USB > wave (Sonic Stage 3.0)
Editing: fades, volume leveling & normalising (Goldwave) > track indexes (CD Wave) > Level 8 FLAC Compression (foobar2000)


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Do Not Encode This Recording To MP3 Or Other Lossy Formats
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Disc I:

01. Intro
02. Drunkship Of Lanterns
03. Concertina
04. Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt
05. Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus

Disc II:

01. L' Via L' Viaquez
02. Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
03. The Widow
04. Cassandra Gemini


There is some brickwalling at first due to my levels being set too high - this was soon amended, and the variation in volume was levelled out during mastering. There are a few other patches of distortion throughout the show due to some minor mic issues, but none of this is a major problem.

This is the first two-disc show I've ever mastered without placing fades between discs, for the simple reason that I think this show works better without.

Thanks to Per for the mic loan!

http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...rmingham%29.zip

The Mars Volta
June 04, 2005
The Greek Theater
Hollywood, California

Source: Mics: Matched Audio Technica AT853 Slimline Cardioid Stereo Model:SP-CMC-8> SP-SPSB-6SL (Battery Box w/ Bass Roll Off @ 69 Hz)> Recorder(Portable Digital Hardrive):iRiver Model:iHP-140(wav @ 44.1 KHz 16 bit)
Transfer: >USB2>Computer Hardrive>Master Wav is tracked and cut using Soundforge 8.0>flac using Flac Frontend
Edit notes: Using Sony Soundforge 8.0, The volume was increased 15.52db on the left and 13.52db on the right.
It was recorded at a low level, but hey it is better than clipping!

Recorded By: Robin Cunningham
Seeded by: Robin Cunningham ([email protected])

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~*PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE IN MP3 FORMAT!!! PRESERVE THE QUALITY!!!*~
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-Disc One: (75:10)

01. "Fist Full of Dollars" Intro 3:07
02. Drunkship of Lanterns 24:00
03. Concertina 5:52
04. Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt 10:47
05. Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus 17:50
06. L' Via L' Viaquez* 13:34

-Disc Two: (36:38)

07. Roulette Dares(The Haunt Of) 13:39
08. The Widow 4:17
09. Cassandra Geminni** 18:42


*with Special Guest John Frusciante!!!
**A portion of Cassandra was not recorded due to saving files and restarting recording. Sorry.

Record Notes: Recorded from stereo mics clipped to hat 6 ft. from the ground spaced 6 inches apart.
The show was recorded about 120 ft back from just left of the center stage in the audience. My iRiver
record level was set to 2 and my volume input level on my battery box at 50%.

Show Notes: This was the best TMV show I have ever seen. From beginning to end there were no
letdowns. They started off at sunset with no opener. The Fistfull anthem rand lound and clear.
The crowd roared and Mars rocked into a killer Drunkship. From there it was glorious. The
background screen was a nice treat for the eyes with the two men with covered heads. Cygnus and
L'via were incredible especially the solo juggling with John Frusciante
The lights were surreal and made the whole stage seem as if it were floating. Another treat
was the fantastic saxiphonist/flutist adding to the mix and the introduction of Paul Hinojos
on the programmer/sound effects who kept it flowin between songs. It's hard to put into words,
the recording will hopefully fill you in. Anyway the show was amazing and it
sounds fantastic, it was a good venue for recording and I hope you enjoy it!

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http://bootlegs.themarbleshrine.com/The%20...d,%20CA)%20.zip