Magma
2021-10-07
Lille (France)
Théâtre Sébastopol

Audience recording
Recorded with unknown recording device > received from taper via email > mastered in Reaper > final files rendered in FLAC format
24 bit, 48KHz, Stereo channels
Total Running Time: 1:36:44
Cover art included (not made by me, made by the taper)

SETLIST (* = Song titles to be announced):
01 - Intro
02 - Walomehndom (Thierry Eliez)
03 - K.A. I (Christian Vander)
04 - I Must Return
05 - Stevie Vander* (Christian Vander)
06 - Ballade Bossa* (Stella Vander)
07 - Presentation of The Band's Members
08 - Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh (Christian Vander)
09 - The Night We Died

THE BAND'S LINEUP:
Rudy Blas (Guitar)
Thierry Eliez (Keyboards, Vocals)
Simon Goubert (Keyboards)
Jimmy Top (Bass)
Christian Vander (Drums, Vocals)
Herve Aknin (Vocals)
Caroline Szymkowiak-Indjein (Vocals)
Sylvie Fisichella (Vocals)
Isabelle Feuillebois (Vocals)
Laura Guarrato (Vocals)
Stella Vander (Vocals)

RELEASE DESCRIPTION:
*This is my first ever attempt at seeding a torrent, so if there's any problem with this, be sure to let me know*
*Also, sorry for the possible slow seeding, the upload speed of my internet connection isn't really good. I'll seed my copy as much as possible*

For my first ever upload here on DIME, here is a full concert by Magma off their recently finished "Eskähl 2021" tour.
The original files were given to me via Gmail by a taper called "Magma Zheul" (It's the taper's actual pseudonym, no typo made by me here...)

From the original source, in Reaper (the DAW I use), I have made some changes to make the concert sound better and mastered:
-I used a the De-Reverb of RX7 by Izotope to remove a bit of the original reverb
-I used an EQ to remove some problematic mid-range while boosting the bass and the highs
-I used 3 instances of the "Drawmer S73" VST by Softube to remove even more rumble while applying a bit of gentle compression
-I used "The Punch" VST by Audio Assault to bring out more of the drums
-I applied some subtle tape style saturation/compression
-I used a "Pultec" style EQ to sculpt the highs and the lows even more
-Finally, I used a limiter to boost the overall sound of the band's performance (it felt too quiet at the source)

I did not try to do further tweaks to this recording, I did not try to normalize the volume of every single things and there may be some instances of unexpected taper noises that I did not try to correct, so everyone is welcomed to rework on this release, hence, Contrast Clauses are welcomed!

If you've never heard of me before, not long ago, I used to have a Youtube channel called "Vek" where I uploaded full and remastered bootlegs of Magma and you may have seen my videos, until I stopped it for unfortunate Copyright concerns.
But, thanks to this short journey, I was able to get this audience recording and then share it with all of you!

Actually I am huge fan of the music of Magma since only 2019 and I am still relatively new to the world of bootlegs, but I hope that this first upload will make your day!
So please enjoy this and thank you!

P.S.: The same taper, before sending me this concert, also sent me the band's first concert of the year, which is apparently a rehearsal, performed at "le Triton", September the 4th.
I think that this concert contains the first taper-recorded versions of the new songs performed during their latest tour.
However, for personal reasons, I won't be working on the audio of this concert, so if someone wants the original WAV files to work on the audio, then they are free to send me a PM!
I still have a working download link for that one.

Performance done by Magma
Taping done by Magma Zheul
Mastered and uploaded to DIME by Vek (A.K.A. CosmikVek), 2021-11

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