Steven Wilson - Klub Wytwórnia Łódź

"Hand Cannot Erase Tour 2015"
This was my second Steven's gig I attended to and taped. I hoped to get much better quality than the last time in Poznań two years before when I came across some problems with the sound. Wytwórnia Club in Łódź where the gig took place was a private venue with a very good sound system. I bought a ticket with a seat on the first floor balcony, to the left side of the scene. I was afraid a bit that I wouldnĺt get a good stereo from there. I took with me my daughter and my friend Michał. The balcony we were sitting on had only one row of seats so all the people there were placed only next to each other. There was my firend on my left hand and some couple to the right I asked gently to remain silent during my recording session. They were so kind that even pretended to clap giving no sound whatsoever My friend also restrained from talking and clapping and thanks to them I gained something that I can call ônon chatters, non clappersö recording. The gig as usual began untypically. I knew that Steven would invent something so that nobody could know when exactly the concert starts. I turned on my recorder as soon as the film appeared on the screen behind the scene. It presented some block of flats accompanied by the sound of children playing around. The sound grew louder and louder and gradually turned subtly into characteristic motive known from the latest album. Finally the music rang. The sound was very good (double stereo - pseudo quatro), I was sitting about 20 meters away from the front speakers and about 15 meters away the rear ones hence I got a good stereo effect between front and the rear speakers gaining the full soundscape. The only setback was a rather poor bass that along with drums produced a bit unclear picture of the whole rhythm section so we couldnĺt enjoy fully the play of such an extraordinary bassist as Nick Beggs. Luckily Church Audio mics were able to get what human ear couldnĺt. Unfortunatelly they also registered a delicate audio feedback from one of the microphones on the stage that could be heard from time to time. The sound engineer apparently took a nap because he didnĺt do anything about it. This time as well as in 2013 the security guys were very busy seeking for Androiders and other people shooting pictures until the very end of the concert. Every now and then they were pointing at some people in the audience and even taking away their equipment. Wilson also took part in this activity telling that filmers make the mess for people standing behind of them.
My own impression about the music? Well, five times during the gig I cought myself squeezing my recorder very hard and luckily I got my keyboard locked otherwise the whole material would have been completely screwed, so please listen and enjoy as I do.

Dodano: 20.7.2016