What a show. You folks in attendance for this gig in Cologne should be proud of yourselves.
There's something about an audience recording done by a genuine fan of the band that can propel it into a different class in terms of quality. Gary has shown that multiple times already, and now we get to experience it again courtesy of a returning friend of the Archive, Sven. He recorded the band's show in Cologne on the 25th March 2018 and it's ridiculous. Seriously. Listen to the intro and Hallelujah (So Low) and rest easy that the standard remains that high for the rest of the gig. The drums during the outro to Marching Orders actually sound like golf balls falling on a tin roof, and you can hear the subtle bends in Justin's guitar so clearly during the closing bars of ERM=BD. I don't know how Sven and Gary do it without accessing the soundboard, but to get a recording this good from a position in the audience is just astonishing. Thanks again, Sven. We're lucky as fans to have folks like you in our ranks ;)
This won't really require a hard-sell on my part, as the crowd and the band working together make this concert one of those ones that you just have to hear. Like the song says:-
"This old town still gets out of line..."
Cologne did, and in a beautifully noisy way. Enjoy the music ;)
The Setlist
Intro 0:00
Hallelujah (So Low) 1:03
A Ton of Love 5:02
Formaldehyde 9:05
Darkness at the Door 13:11
Violence 16:24
No Harm 20:16
Lights 27:29
Blood 30:14
Munich 33:56
An End Has a Start 37:51
In This Light and on This Evening 41:50
Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool 46:05
Nothingness 50:55
Belong 56:28
Sugar 1:02:27
The Racing Rats 1:07:00
Ocean of Night 1:11:34
No Sound but the Wind (Tom solo) 1:19:12
Cold 1:23:28
Magazine 1:27:14
Papillon 1:31:27
Marching Orders 1:39:42
For a complete collection of FLAC audio files for this show
https://lemmingarchive.blogspot.com/2018/03/echoic-memories-of-cologne-25th-march.htmlAnd for lots more Editors stuff, drop by the Archive
https://lemmingarchive.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-archive-index.htmlbrought to you with lots and lots of lemming-love ) x
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui_Bvb96I4s