HILLSTOMP
DEVENTER - BURGERWEESHUIS
MAY 18 2011
THE NETHERLANDS

EXC SOUNDBOARD/MATRIX RECORDING
Recorded and uploaded by Songhunter [may 19 2011]
samples in the comments

Portland Oregon junkbox blues duo HILLSTOMP is infamous for digging through the dumps and forgotten backwoods of American music, recycling traditional elements into a refreshing and distinctive brand of do-it-yourself hill country blues stomp. North Mississippi trance blues, a bit of Appalachia, and a dash of punkabilly come clanging and tumbling from assorted buckets, cans and BBQ lids, all drenched in rambunctious slide guitar. Somehow it works.

Despite their homemade instruments and novel approach, Hillstomp is no novelty act.

Hillstomp's memorable live performances tap into a magic that cannot be rehearsed, converting outlaws and traditionalists alike from skeptics into preachers.

After two widely-acclaimed studio albums, the band hopes to capture some of that live energy on a new album titled After Two but Before Five. The album was recorded live recently on two nights in the Northwest.

The band's previous albums "The Woman that Ended the World" and "one word" are available on the web at www.HILLSTOMP.com [thats right here] or www.cdbaby.com/hillstomp and hopefully a store near you.

Setlist:
001 Intro
002 You Done Told Everybody [Mississippi Fred McDowell]
003 Banjo Song # 2
004 John Henry The Steel Driving Man [Stuart Marty]
005 Shake 'm All Down [Buka White]
006 Rollin' And Tumblin' [trad.]
007 Roustabout
008 Crawdad Hole [trad.]
009 Darker The Night
010 Up There
011 Lay Down Satan
012 Nope
013 Lucy's Lament
014 Cold Dark Woods
015 I Asked For Whiskey [Mississippi John McDowell]
016 Dark Clouds Rising [Mississippi John McDowell]
018 Kingbee [Slim Harpo]
018 will The Circle Be Unbroken [Carter Family]
019 Cardiac Arrest In D
020 Stewball

Recording equipment
Seperate Matrix group on soundboard [10 lines] to 2 channels
2 Oktava's MK012 [X-Y] on stand
4 lines mixed on the fly to 2 tracks stereo on a Edirol R-09HR

Musicians:
* Henry Christian ~ Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Tambourine
* John Johnson ~ Bucket Drum Kit, Washboard, Spoons, Vocals

--please don't spread this recording lossless on the www--
---Check their website and go out to see them---