Audio : The Ex with Getatchew Mekurya: The Ottobar; Baltimore, MD August 14, 2008
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The Ex with Getatchew Mekurya
The Ottobar
Baltimore, MD
August 14, 2008
Source: Peluso CEMC6/ck4(card)>PS-2>AD-20>NJB3
Transfer: NJB3>PC>SF-7>Wav>FLAC
Taper: Jeff Mewbourn (jm292@yahoo.com)
1. Musicawi Silt
2. Ethiopia Hagere
3. Sethed Seketelat
4. Hiwat
5. Belomi
6. Shellelle
7. Gondar
8. Eoleyo
9. Aynotche/Shemon
10. Tezeta*
11. Tezalegn Yetentu
12. audience
13. E: Aha Begena
14. E2: Getatchew’s Improv*
Notes:
Lineup:LandSpeedRecord>Double Dagger>The Ex and Getatchew Mekurya
*Getachew Mekurya solo
-Mics located 7 feet below air conditioner
Soundman: Jeroen ‘Ato Asa’ Visser
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THE AUDIO FILES FOR THIS SHOW HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
August 15th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Was going to go to this show last night, but some crap came up so I missed it. Sounds pretty badass though! Damnit.
Thanks for posting.
-EL
August 15th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
SUCH. AN. AWESOME. SHOW. thanks
August 16th, 2008 at 12:39 am
i’ll actually listen to the shit out of this shit. thanks for taping/posting.
August 16th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Baltimore’s lucky to have you to capture stuff like this for us, Jeff. The recording sounds excellent!
August 16th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Fantastic!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Thanks!! I’m loving this!
August 20th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
i just came from their concert in damrosch park at lincoln center, nyc. on a scale of 1 to 10, i must use the cliche of 12. of course, that’s for the whole night, but this part of the show, the headliner (over mahmoud ahmed? how is that possible?) was truly a blowout. if you’re in the ethiopean section of the audience, you just don’t bother sitting down for either set–dance or get trampled. i’m over 50 and moved like i was 18. infectious, energizing and inventive in every direction. Mekurya had them in the palm of his hand, and reed, from the giddyup. how is it that the crazy slashing punk rock rhythms could meld so well with the east african, especially their wind/horn section, w/a clarinet player who could teach john zorn and eric dolphy and even mickey katz something about skronk and klezmer. and who is that wild dancer with them? he stand in one spot and vibrates, does a sabre dance (actually a dagger, but still…) i mean, they had to pull the plug on them after the third encore. so that’s what i’m doing here. wfmu was broadcasting it live but it ain’t on now. so you’re my only hope to keep the buzz going.
August 21st, 2008 at 2:44 am
Thanks from the west coast — just moved from DC, and those guys aren’t coming out west. Much appreciated!
August 21st, 2008 at 9:49 am
Thanks for the NYC review Carle!
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:58 am
just saw them at lincoln center too. wow. i don’t even know what to say except that my first free moment on the computer was spent looking to see if anyone taped the show.
August 27th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Video clips [12 in all] of the whole Getatchew + The Ex Lincoln Center show are posted here…
http://uk.youtube.com/user/EEPEEYEEP
September 4th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Many, many thanks for recording and posting this! I too saw the NY show, was totally blown away, and am thrilled that this document exists.