Here's an amazing documentation of an Editors gig from previous Archive contributor, Petrock2000, who's very kindly given me permission to share this new recording here. Many thanks to you for this, it's appreciated ;)
There are two versions of the set available, both from different sources including the in-ear monitors. It means you get the best possible representations of the music and are able to really appreciate the nuances.
The sold-out gig at the Bath Forum was the first show in March of 2024, and stop number four on their mini-tour of the UK and Europe. For whatever reason, Ben was not a participant in this part of the EBM campaign cycle and as I've said before, I hope he's OK (and still an Editor, obviously).
It's true that different tracks will resonate with us for different reasons, depending on what we bring to them when we listen. I confess that I've always had a soft spot for At All Cost, primarily because of the theme of interpersonal tension between those closest to us. That and the way Tom sounds so weary when he delivers the lyrics "I've got nothing to say to my oldest friends". It's a sentiment acting as a weird echo to some earlier words from the song This House is Full of Noise, released during the ITLAOTE era; "Don't let your friends know you can't pay your debts". It's almost like there's been a progression, or a gradual deterioration across the years from paranoid secrecy to paralysed indifference.
Aside from the solo version Tom played as part of the Slow Motion Soundtrack, I never expected to hear it in this kind of a setting but I'm glad I did, and especially given the quality of the recording. Even in a room full of people it still feels like an exhausted, quiet confession.
There are two versions of the set available, both from different sources including the in-ear monitors. It means you get the best possible representations of the music and are able to really appreciate the nuances.
The sold-out gig at the Bath Forum was the first show in March of 2024, and stop number four on their mini-tour of the UK and Europe. For whatever reason, Ben was not a participant in this part of the EBM campaign cycle and as I've said before, I hope he's OK (and still an Editor, obviously).
It's true that different tracks will resonate with us for different reasons, depending on what we bring to them when we listen. I confess that I've always had a soft spot for At All Cost, primarily because of the theme of interpersonal tension between those closest to us. That and the way Tom sounds so weary when he delivers the lyrics "I've got nothing to say to my oldest friends". It's a sentiment acting as a weird echo to some earlier words from the song This House is Full of Noise, released during the ITLAOTE era; "Don't let your friends know you can't pay your debts". It's almost like there's been a progression, or a gradual deterioration across the years from paranoid secrecy to paralysed indifference.
Aside from the solo version Tom played as part of the Slow Motion Soundtrack, I never expected to hear it in this kind of a setting but I'm glad I did, and especially given the quality of the recording. Even in a room full of people it still feels like an exhausted, quiet confession.
Enjoy the music ;)
Version 1
01 - Two Hearted Spider - download here
02 - Sugar - download here
03 - Karma Climb - download here
04 - A Ton of Love - download here
05 - Bullets - download here
06 - Heart Attack - download here
07 - Blood - download here
08 - Strawberry Lemonade - download here
09 - Picturesque - download here
10 - Killer (Adamski cover) - download here
11 - No Harm - download here
12 - Lights - download here
13 - Bones - download here
14 - Munich - download here
15 - Strange Intimacy - download here
16 - Papillon - download here
17 - An End Has a Start - download here
18 - The Racing Rats - download here
19 - Nothing (full band version) - download here
20 - At All Cost (first half without Ed Lay) - download here
21 - The Phone Book - download here
22 - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors - download here
01 - Two Hearted Spider - download here
02 - Sugar - download here
03 - Karma Climb - download here
04 - A Ton of Love - download here
05 - Bullets - download here
06 - Heart Attack - download here
07 - Blood - download here
08 - Strawberry Lemonade - download here
09 - Picturesque - download here
10 - Killer (Adamski cover) - download here
11 - No Harm - download here
12 - Lights - download here
13 - Bones - download here
14 - Munich - download here
15 - Strange Intimacy - download here
16 - Papillon - download here
17 - An End Has a Start - download here
18 - The Racing Rats - download here
19 - Nothing (full band version) - download here
20 - At All Cost (first half without Ed Lay) - download here
21 - The Phone Book - download here
22 - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors - download here
Version 2
01 - Two Hearted Spider - download here
02 - Sugar - download here
03 - Karma Climb - download here
04 - A Ton of Love - download here
05 - Bullets - download here
06 - Heart Attack - download here
07 - Blood - download here
08 - Strawberry Lemonade - download here
09 - Picturesque - download here
10 - Killer (Adamski cover) - download here
11 - No Harm - download here
12 - Lights - download here
13 - Bones - download here
14 - Munich - download here
15 - Strange Intimacy - download here
16 - Papillon - download here
17 - An End Has a Start - download here
18 - The Racing Rats - download here
19 - Nothing (full band version) - download here
20 - At All Cost (first half without Ed Lay) - download here
21 - The Phone Book - download here
22 - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors - download here
All in a Zip - download here
All other files (taper info, photos and checksum)
brought to you with lots of lemming-love ;) x
