watch spz live online...

bunnyben · Post by **bunnyben** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:15 pm

On Sunday evening, Spiritualized and Wild Beasts are sharing the bill on the final night of the Other Voices festival in Ireland â€“ and you can watch both performances, live and for free, on guardian.co.uk/music.

The gig takes place at St James's church in Dingle, County Kerry . . . bookmark this page [see link below] and return at 9.30pm GMT on Sunday to watch the show.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/musi.....MUSTXT9390

jasonwe · Post by **jasonwe** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 11:09 pm

cheers should be good

nickh · Post by **nickh** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:01 pm

That link doesn't seem to work, try here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/interac ... MUSTXT9390

Spiritualized not on till 10.15 apparently

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:11 pm

interview with Jason on there now.. record finished two days ago

mn_spi · Post by **mn_spi** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:18 pm

Hey Jane!

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:22 pm

quality of stream isn't great.. the guitars sound really weedy

i liked the interview.. the record was pretty much recorded in his front room, with occasional outside trips to Iceland for strings or America for singers

and he was aiming for proper pop with the clarity of Beatles records

EDIT: according to post on Guardian site, setlist is

Hey Jane
Cheapster
Mary
Rated X
Little Girl
So Long You Pretty Things
...and something else

nickh · Post by **nickh** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:26 pm

I couldn't hear a thing so now listening on head phones. This is great!!!

Sim · Post by **Sim** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:35 pm

Kicking myself for not thinking of that. Phones in now, much better!

clewsr · Post by **clewsr** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:36 pm

ahhhh missed the first 2 tracks thanks to crying children

Mary sounding good though.

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:40 pm

damn ive lost my headphones so speakers will have to do...

Mary sounded great
Rated X is a beautiful song, and long may it remain in the setlist

PopeJez · Post by **PopeJez** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:47 pm

They sound fantastic. Doggen / Cox / J all sort of underplaying it.

mn_spi · Post by **mn_spi** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:54 pm

ah, so beautiful

nickh · Post by **nickh** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:55 pm

mn_spi wrote:ah, so beautiful

Yep, really starting to love the new songs now.

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:01 pm

don't want to be mr buzz kill but Little Girl and So Long are two of my least favourite of the new songs...

so many better ones they could have played

they are finally cranking it up for TMTTOS.. yess

scratch · Post by **scratch** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:01 pm

angelsighs wrote: Rated X is a beautiful song, and long may it remain in the setlist

amen

toomilk · Post by **toomilk** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:12 pm

Fantastic show! Longer than I was expecting. The stream over here was almost perfect aurally. I had it hooked up to my TV with some great speakers, so it looked and sounded great.

Who recorded it?

mn_spi · Post by **mn_spi** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:14 pm

Spiritualized who were surrounded by 100 heart marks. it was cute

EDIT;
Who recorded it??

Post by **sunny** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:20 pm

Finally I got me some Spiritualized!!!

It's been too long... really like the new songs. Haven't heard any of the others yet, so this is my first glimpse. Can't wait to hear the record. Interview was great too. Wish there were still budgets for big studios, don't know when I last got a chance to set foot in one- they're all dying out.

So grateful this was streamed.

x

olliemorr · Post by **olliemorr** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:25 pm

I managed to capture it. Currently flv and mp3 formats.

scratch · Post by **scratch** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:28 pm

toomilk wrote:Fantastic show! Longer than I was expecting. The stream over here was almost perfect aurally. I had it hooked up to my TV with some great speakers, so it looked and sounded great.

me too.. managed to get the sound ok

but impossible to make a stream of such low quality look great on my 42 inch while sitting right in front of it - attack of the huge pixels!

moop · Post by **moop** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:29 pm

olliemorr wrote:I managed to capture it. Currently flv and mp3 formats.

sunray · Post by **sunray** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:32 pm

scratch wrote:
angelsighs wrote: Rated X is a beautiful song, and long may it remain in the setlist
amen

Uh uh. Turgid drag of a tune. My heart sank a little knowing that it was still being played

Jason is some man, even in a short gig he still manages a mid-set lull

Quite enjoyable all the same. Sounded great on the headphones.

In the interview beforehand, sans shades, he reminded me of Owen Wilson!

jasonwe · Post by **jasonwe** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:36 pm

cannot wait for new album Jason is Fucking king oh yeah

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:51 pm

haha i thought he looked more like Rupert Everett!

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:21 am

Any chance for a download link for the mp3s????

musicheals2 · Post by **musicheals2** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:10 am

Missed it due to being at work sadly...here's hoping it pops up on Dime. I think the new stuff is fantastic. I Am What I Am and Dio C'e or whatever it's called today lol

Hedspace · Post by **Hedspace** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:44 am

the interview beforehand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3r8A7Z2l8

what a show but a few too many hearts if you ask me....Like Spiritualized on Swap Shop

olliemorr · Post by **olliemorr** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:13 am

Here's a 256kbps mp3. I haven't had a chance to split the tracks up into individual mp3s.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q5FT06NG

The audio could possibly do with being louder also.

VIdeo will follow later at some point.

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:43 am

thanks, you're a legend Ollie! you didnt happen to get the interview too did you?

Shinesalight · Post by **Shinesalight** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:20 am

Hedspace wrote:the interview beforehand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3r8A7Z2l8

Councilman Thomas 'Tommy' Carcetti interviews the Spaceman?!

Quite an interesting interview, especially that he wants to make an epic pop record of its time (comparisons with the Beatles?). Managed to catch the end of the set last night. Going to try to see if there's a catch it again option somewhere. What was the full set list?

jack white · Post by **jack white** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:05 am

ty ollie

Kurious Oranj · Post by **Kurious Oranj** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:42 am

Shinesalight wrote:
Hedspace wrote:the interview beforehand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3r8A7Z2l8
Councilman Thomas 'Tommy' Carcetti interviews the Spaceman?!

haha i had the same reaction .. forgot that guy wasnt american

good news the album is finished

jesus son · Post by **jesus son** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:45 am

Thanks for posting the interview

From The Guardian...

Wild Beasts and Spiritualized at Other Voices festival â€“ free live stream
On Sunday 4 December, Wild Beasts and Spiritualized took to the stage in the intimate setting of St James's church in Dingle, Ireland, as part of the Other Voices festival.

We streamed the event on this page â€“ and highlights will be available to watch on demand from Tuesday 6 December. Please visit the Guardian Music site for more details

You can discuss the show with the Observer's pop critic Kitty Empire in our open thread

mn_spi · Post by **mn_spi** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:20 pm

olliemorr wrote:Here's a 256kbps mp3. I haven't had a chance to split the tracks up into individual mp3s.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q5FT06NG

thank you so much, Ollie!

olliemorr · Post by **olliemorr** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:22 pm

angelsighs wrote:you didnt happen to get the interview too did you?

Yep, it includes the interview.

bunnyben · Post by **bunnyben** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:24 pm

anyone record it? i was out and missed it

They Transmit · Post by **They Transmit** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:36 pm

Nice one Mr O,

I might stick it through the desk later if I've got time. Its a good little interview that, though Jason's eyes are looking like piss holes in the snow these days.

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:06 pm

I downloaded the megaupload link twice and both times got error messages when I tried to unzip it. Bummer. Any chance someone else could do up a new link for me?

olliemorr · Post by **olliemorr** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:43 pm

They Transmit wrote: I might stick it through the desk later if I've got time.

That'd be good. The sound could do with a bit of beefing up I think.

TheWarmth wrote:I downloaded the megaupload link twice and both times got error messages when I tried to unzip it. Bummer. Any chance someone else could do up a new link for me?

Not sure why that is. I downloaded it and tested it and it worked ok for me. Maybe because it's a rar file you're having probs?
Here's a link to a straight mp3: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8I3XUJV4

They Transmit · Post by **They Transmit** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:53 pm

Its done, uploading to youtube in a bit. Brought all the levels up, first track was way quieter than the rest so separated that and adjusted separately. Its all one file though, don't have the time to sit and break it all up sadly.
I'll post here in an hour or two.

Broc · Post by **Broc** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:51 pm

I hadn't heard any of the new tunes so thought Hey Jane was great, those other two in the middle not at all. Maybe they might grow on me but I'm well sick of Jason's fire/lord themed songs. At this stage he should leave them instrumentals if that's all he can come up with.

Hey Jane was certainly a highlight for me but a little underwhelmed by it all. Would have preferred a non Spacemen 3 song as a closer, could he not have chosen a Spz rocker to wake the crowd up again at the end? I don't mean to be so negative but personally they've done very little for me since LICD. Sorry!

They Transmit · Post by **They Transmit** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:32 pm

Here is the set mastered-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrzMkJKyvOE

Enjoy, I didn't have that much time to spend on it but brought everything up levels wise, messed around with the EQ a bit and warmed it all up.

rameses · Post by **rameses** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:19 pm

Update from the Grauniad site:

We streamed the event on this page â€“ and highlights will be available to watch on demand from Tuesday 6 December. Please visit the Guardian Music site for more details

I really hope they stream it all. I managed to record the Wild Beasts and then my app corrupted the rest of the gig.

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:43 am

Great set! "Hey Little Girl" is sounding superb. Looking forward to the studio version of that one. I wish they'd have done "Too Late."

olliemorr · Post by **olliemorr** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:04 am

flv video:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3FLCAC4F

musicheals2 · Post by **musicheals2** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:34 am

just watched the video on youtube. Jason smiling a lot during the outro to So Long or whatever he's calling it now. Funny, always have that same reaction when I hear that. And goosebumps lol

Shinesalight · Post by **Shinesalight** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:06 pm

Just listened to the whole of the show (thanks Ollie and Neil) in the bath (sorry if I've managed to put anyone off their lunch with that disturbing image!!

) and it sounds great. They're getting really tight with the new songs so next years shows/album sh ould be brilliant. Strange that he picked 2 tracks from Amazing Grace (Cheapster and Rated X) along with TMTTOS to fill the set. Don't get me wrong, I love those songs, but interesting choices from his entire back catalogue, especially as many see AG as his weakest album... is that some kinda statement from the Spaceman?

scratch · Post by **scratch** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:00 pm

Shinesalight wrote: is that some kinda statement from the Spaceman?

No, I think you are trying to make a simple thing become complicated.

Spiritualized usually play rated x and my "wild guess" would be that itÂ´s because Jason likes to play it.

I donÂ´t think he gives a fuck about other peoples individual taste when it comes to his music - simple as that.

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:42 pm

I think "Cheapster" and "Rated X" are strong tracks from what is overall a lackluster album. They both come off well live, too. I could deal without TMTTOS at this point. He's kinda played that song into the ground. I'd have rather heard "Lay Back In The Sun".

jadams501 · Post by **jadams501** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:08 pm

Nah, Cheapster and Rated X are both highlights from what overall is one of J's best albums. And I hope he never stops playing TMTTOS, even if I prefer Things'll Never Be The Same.

I usually think of LICD as sort of the end of an era for Spz, taking the Pure Phase and Ladies & Gents aesthetic to its logical conclusion, with AG and A+E representing a new and more stripped-down chapter. So, assuming the new album continues along that path, to me it makes sense for those two songs to make the set.

bunnyben · Post by **bunnyben** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:15 pm

[quote="Shinesalight"]Just listened to the whole of the show (thanks Ollie and Neil) in the bath /quote]

three men in a bath- fair enough, after all the owl and the pussy cat did go to sea

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:18 pm

TheWarmth wrote:I think "Cheapster" and "Rated X" are strong tracks from what is overall a lackluster album. They both come off well live, too. I could deal without TMTTOS at this point. He's kinda played that song into the ground. I'd have rather heard "Lay Back In The Sun".

yeah I agree with the first part.. both are really strong songs that stand out from the album and deserve a slot in the setlist, not least because they provide a bit of variety. Cheapster is a rocker but the delivery makes it sound different to Jasons other rock songs.. and there's not really anything else that sounds quite like Rated X in the catalogue either

I love TMTTOS, but agree that it is in danger of getting a bit tired.. it's been a regular set ender on the LICD & A&E tours, and currently. having said that I'm not sure what could replace it as the set ending wigout...
the first time I ever saw the band, on the LICD tour they finished with it and it blew my mind... i wasnt that familiar with Sp3 at the time and after finding out it was one of their songs it made me investigate further

sm-iom · Post by **sm-iom** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:10 pm

J's changed his t-shirt alert!

Kurious Oranj · Post by **Kurious Oranj** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:24 pm

has he ever done "hypnotized" aside from the early days?

cantona · Post by **cantona** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:38 am

I can hear him say in the interview: " I wanted it to be a pop album i wanted to be like Clear spot" but what follows after that?

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:04 am

Kurious Oranj wrote:has he ever done "hypnotized" aside from the early days?

no, I believe it's not been done since the very early gigs (the really quiet ones!)

there's a couple more bits about this show on the guardian website

discussion thread (seems to be getting a generally good reaction)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicbl ... discussion

and a review here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/de ... NETTXT3487

sunray · Post by **sunray** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:29 pm

olliemorr wrote:flv video:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3FLCAC4F

Cheers Ollie, downloading now.

synthiA · Post by **synthiA** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:35 am

scratch wrote:
angelsighs wrote: Rated X is a beautiful song, and long may it remain in the setlist
amen

Hey, just wanted to say that I'm happy to see people mentioning this song. The Amazing grace album does not often get much praise but this and a handful of others from that record are some of my favorite spz songs.

I hope I get to hear it again soon.