Oasis/UK 7.14.2009 IEM Matrix & Soundcheck

Tremendously powerful…that’s the word that applies to the earphone recording of Oasis’ 2009 Eden Project performance that will be released this time. By this time, thanks to advances in recording equipment, fans were recording gigs with their earphones. In fact, items based on the performance in Japan were even released. They attempted to eliminate the overly direct balance of earphone recordings by mixing them with audience recordings, but it seems that in most cases only Liam Gallagher’s voice stood out, and the outline of the performance was blurred. It won’t happen. Several earphone recordings were produced from the UK tour after the Japan performance, but for example, the earphone sound source of the Cardiff performance on June 12th appeared on the Internet in real time, but this was the typical earphone sound quality. It is. Not only was it direct, but monaural and a bit distorted, but above all, the in-ear monitoring was unstable, and there was a constant buzzing noise. Furthermore, the earphone sound source of the V Festival in August, which became Oasis’ last gig, was famous from that time, but it was also a rough and unbalanced sound source. In that respect, I am surprised that the Eden Project released this time on July 14th is an excellent sound source that is not difficult to listen to, which is common with earphone recordings. In the first place, the stability of the original recording is outstanding, and there is almost no in-ear monitor noise. A maniac synchronized the audience recording with such a sound source, and the balance is really wonderful. It’s not like Liam’s voice was just loud, like the earphone recording from the Japanese performance a few months ago, but the sense of separation in the performance and the realism of the live performance are both exquisite. This processing successfully eliminates the dead texture and overly direct balance that often existed in earphone recordings at the time. However, there are some parts, such as the sound of the cymbals, that sting when you listen to it now, more than 10 years later, so we’ve softened them by equalizing them. Speaking of in-ear sound sources, I get the impression that the sense of realism is weak, but the synchronization balance is so wonderful that I don’t feel that stress at all. The sense of realism is truly superb, and the balance of the clapping that rises during Noel Gallagher’s “Half The World Away” is also exquisite. Of course, the balance between the performance and the chorus in the encore “Don’t Look Back In Anger” is also wonderful. If this happens, you’ll be able to enjoy it just like listening to a normal live album. In the first place, there were surprisingly few items on the final leg of the tour starting in June, and the official iTunes Festival is not currently available on subscription, so the only way to listen to it is on the bonus disc of the best album “TIME FLIES.” There were problems such as the FM broadcast version of it, and the sound sources that broadcast the respective festivals in Denmark and Switzerland that existed at the time are now difficult to obtain, and Liam’s tone was uneven. Among them, it is famous that at the iTunes Festival, Liam got rough and hardly sang “My Big Mouth”. So, what about this Eden project?As it is an in-ear recording, the direct feeling of Liam’s singing voice is strengthened, but he is in very good condition on this day. In fact, the balance unique to earphones was successful, and when you hear him shout “Thank you very much!” after singing “Songbird”, you can feel how well he is doing. Also, from around “The Shock Of The Lightning” you can clearly see how he fully opens up his engine, and the performance of this song is really wonderful. The final leg of the 2009 tour was the time when the hard live sound of the album “DIG OUT YOUR SOUL” mode reached a mature level, and the texture of the earphone recording perfectly matches the rough sound of this period. . It is no exaggeration to say that it captured the final version of Oasis in 2009 more realistically than the broadcast sound source mentioned above. And the original sound source included the sound check of the day (without Liam) as a bonus, but it was used as is for this release. However, in this part, noise occurred frequently, probably because the recorder took advantage of the sound check and adjusted the ear monitor interception. Among them, the opening song “Live Forever” had too much noise and blank space in the sound, so I cut it out. Furthermore, in the second half of the sound check, there is a scene where only instruments are played, so this was also cut. Even in “Half The World Away”, noise occurs frequently, and it is a sound source where the bonus feeling is exposed to the last, but the result of the effort here was a splendid recording in the actual performance. Still, it is true that a valuable scene was captured, and above all, Noel was trying out “Gas Panic!”, which had long disappeared from the repertoire, at what appeared to be a sound check, and this scene was captured. It was a good job of you to give me this. Furthermore, in front of “Falling Down”, it is also valuable to be able to hear scenes such as playing the riff of Fleetwood Mac “Oh Well”, which is reminiscent of the 2000 tour. The gig at the Eden Project in 2009, which Noel himself said in his diary at the time, was “fun.” This is a superb matrix album of earphones and audience that captures Liam’s high-tempered performance performed in the pouring rain and Liam singing in good spirits. Speaking of rain, the original sound source included a venue announcement before Oasis appeared, but the sound of rain was unbearable to listen to as it hit the microphone, so we had to cut it! (lol) Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall, UK 14th July 2009 IEM / AUD MIX Disc 1 (74:42) 01. Fuckin’ In The Bushes 02. Rock ‘n’ Roll Star 03. Lyla 04. The Shock Of The Lightning 05. Cigarettes & Alcohol 06. Roll With It 07. To Be Where There’s Life 08. Waiting For The Rapture 09. The Masterplan 10. Songbird 11. Slide Away 12. Morning Glory 13. My Big Mouth 14. Whatever 15. Half The World Away 16. I’m Outta Time Disc 2(72:00) 01. Wonderwall 02. Supersonic 03. Live Forever 04. Don’t Look Back In Anger 05. Falling Down 06. Champagne Supernova 07. I Am The Walrus Bonus tracks: Soundcheck 08. Live Forever 09. Half The World Away 10. General messing about 11. Whatever 12. Falling Down 13. Gas Panic (Noel on vocals) Liam Gallagher – lead vocals, tambourine Noel Gallagher – lead guitar, vocals Gem Archer – Guitar, Vocals Andy Bell – Bass Chris Sharrock – Drums Jay Darlington – Keyboards