The Mars Volta
2009-07-08
Paradiso
Amsterdam, Netherlands
********** Video **********
Cam #1: ArdNassac
Source: Sony DCR-DVD202E > MPEG-2
Details: 720 x 576, DAR 16:9, 25 fps
Cam #2: aspirin44
Source: Canon MVX10i > DV-PAL
Details: 720 x 576, DAR 4:3, 25 fps
Cam #3: a_doubt
Source: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 > MOV
Details: 640 x 480, DAR 4:3, 30 fps
********** Audio **********
Taper: a_doubt
Source: Sony ECM-719 > Sony MZ-RH 1 (Hi-SP ATRAC3plus 256 kbps) > WAV
********** Editing & Authoring **********
Audio: WAV (44 kHz) > Amadeus II (editing) > AIFF (48 kHz) > WAV (48 kHz) > Final Cut Pro
Video: MPEG-2 & MOV > MPEG Streamclip > DV-PAL, 720 x 576, 25 fps
Editing: all DV-PAL & WAV > Final Cut Pro (editing) > Compressor > video MPEG-2, 720 x 576, 16:9 anamorphic, 25 fps (PAL), 7.50 Mbps; audio MP2 stereo, 48 kHz, 192 kbps > DVD Studio Pro (authoring) > VIDEO_TS folder > DVD
Performed by: a_doubt (a_doubt<at>myspace.com)
********** DVD Details **********
Video: MPEG-2, 720 x 576, 16:9 anamorphic, 25 fps (PAL)
Audio: MP2 stereo, 48 kHz, 192kbps
DVD (DL), audience shot, mixed-angle DVD with menu & chapters, 113 min
Chapters:
01 Fistful Of Dollars Intro 2:32
02 Goliath 8:53
03 Cotopaxi 4:32 **
04 Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of) 14:54
05 Viscera Eyes 9:07 **
06 Halo Of Nembutals 4:50 **
07 "Hello Cleveland" 1:12 *
08 Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus (part 1) 9:32 **
09 Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus (part 2) 13:57 *
10 Desperate Graves 5:35 **
11 Ilyena 7:14 **
12 Teflon 5:28 **
13 Drunkship Of Lanterns 8:07 **
14 Luciforms 8:59
15 The Widow 4:03
16 Wax Simulacra 2:41 **
17 Thanks/Credits 1:37
Duration: 01:53:13
* These chapters can be selected by the "Next Chapter" button of the remote control, but do not appear within the menu.
** These chapters come with a second angle (cam #2 and/or cam #3), select them with the remote control.
You will need a double-layer DVD to burn the VIDEO_TS folder to a disc.
Notes:
Big thanks to ArdNassac and aspirin44 for recording video. All recordings are from the balcony, but from different angles. Crowd banter can be heard in-between songs and during quiet parts. The very few moments without video footage are bridged with sequences in slow motion.
This DVD offers the complete show featuring the video footage by ArdNassac (16:9), complemented by the video material aspirin44 and I recorded. And being a mixed-angle-DVD, you have the opportunity to choose a second angle for certain tracks to watch the material of those other cams (4:3). I hope you all enjoy this DVD, this project was quite an instructive experience for me. So please feel free to contact me for any feedback or comment.
This was the 12th gig of The Mars Volta's European tour in June/July 2009 introducing their album Octahedron, this time with only 6 people on stage. Great performance of the band, especially their then drummer Thomas Pridgen amazes with cool drum variations, e.g. during Halo and Cygnus. Cedric addresses the crowd several times, he seemed to be comfortable with the way the audience responded. This was the happiest I've ever seen them on stage, they were totally enjoying themselves.
Other things to take note of: groovy jam in Cygnus, a 30 second pause before Con Safo with the crowd cheering, Cedric quoted the Misfits' 'Bullet'; exciting guitar solo during Viscera; fabulous breakdown in Luciforms, no cover song this time.
Cover art (300 dpi) is included, feel free to use it or post something you made. Visit 'The Comatorium' (
http://forum.thecomatorium.com/forum ) for pictures, reviews and even more recordings from the show. And I would like to encourage every TMV fan to visit 'The Marble Shrine' (
http://themarbleshrine.net ), your The Mars Volta Live Show Catalog.
Enjoy!
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THIS SHOW IS NOT TO BE SOLD IN ANY FORM!
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