Tuesday 6 October 2015

Paard van Troje, Den Haag 2nd October 2015 (audio/video)

This show is a solid performance from the In Dream campaign at the Trojan Horse in Den Haag on the 2nd of October 2015. As well as having All the Kings and Salvation in the setlist, they were still finishing the evening on Marching Orders. This runs contrary to later gigs where that song would slow down and then bleed into Papillon for the grand finale. This evening was also one of the few times during this run of live shows that Editors were a 6 piece band. I'm discounting the times that they collaborated with We Are Scientists, R.E.M. and Maximo Park here, mainly because they were explicitly credited when they performed together. Here, it's a little more subtle.

Such is the percussive power required to propel Nothing that Mr Lay needs an extra pair of arms to play it, something which comes in the form of someone who I believe is a member of Team Editors' stage crew. If you watch some of the fan footage of other gigs around this time, he's there too. Emerging from the shadows to beat the crap of the kit for one song only and then just as quickly, he disappears .

Paard van Troje is a concert video that haunts me. When the Archive still had a place on YouTube in its original form, this was the film that earned me the most blocks worldwide. I spent 8 hours uploading the whole thing in its original form only to have it restricted in 238 countries, and qualify me for a snotty standard letter from YouTube. This wasn't ideal in terms of preserving and sharing the material effectively, which is all the Archive is really about. I appealed the decision but got nowhere. That's why this is a direct link to the 3Voor12 channel. Not ideal, because I want everything to be here in the same place in case other sites disappear in time. However, in terms of preservation it doesn't really matter because I always have copies of everything I share.

There's bonus material in the form of an FM radio rip by friend to the Archive, Trebor and a video of a fan signing session on the day of the gig. Offhand swearing from the bass section is included. Enjoy the music ;)

Video - stream it here

MP3s
No Harm - download here
Sugar - download here
Munich - download here
Blood - download here
An End Has a Start - download here
Forgiveness - download here
Life Is a Fear - download here
Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool - download here
The Racing Rats - download here
Formaldehyde - download here
Salvation - download here
A Ton of Love - download here
All the Kings - download here
Nothing - download here
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors - download here
Ocean of Night - download here
Papillon - download here
Marching Orders - download here

All in a Zip - download here

Bonus Materials  
I feel like I recognise at least one person from the forum/twitter in this video, which shows a collection of fans getting their stuff signed by members of the band. You also get the opportunity to be told to "Fuck off" by Russell, as he struggles with an unruly pen. Oh really, King Leetch. This was originally 2 videos from separate sources, but I've merged them into one handy little clip. The first part is about 1 and a half minutes long and covers the signing session, while the second installment deals more with Russell and Ed being interviewed, and their memories of playing the venue before. Be on the lookout for a Cosplay confession you might not have expected...

stream it here
Trebor's PureFM Radio Rip
Trebor is a previous contributor here at the Archive, and his latest gift is the PureFM radio rip of the Den Haag show. Many thanks to you once again for sharing.  It's appreciated. The bad news is that the setlist is incomplete (full set is still available above), to make sure that it fit into the one hour time slot allotted by PureFM. It means that a couple of the new tunes, Tom doing Smokers acoustically and the extended Papillon aren't represented here. But the quality of what we have is sensational. Files are being shared here in their original FLAC format in accordance with the taper's wishes. Enjoy the music ;)

01. No Harm - download here
02. Sugar - download here
03. Munich - download here
04. Blood - download here
05. An End Has A Start - download here
06. Radio Jingle - download here
07. Forgiveness - download here
08. Life Is A Fear - download here
09. Radio Jingle - download here
10. Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool - download here
11. The Racing Rats - download here
12. Radio Jingle - download here
13. A Ton Of Love - download here
14. Nothing - download here
15. Radio Jingle - download here
16. Ocean Of Night - download here
17. Marching Orders (Cut at the end) - download here

brought to you with lots and lots of lemming-love :) x