Instruments as played by How to destroy angels_: Alessandro Cortini: Bass Guitar, Madrona Labs Soundplane Model A, Teenage Engineering OP-1, Elektron Octatrack, Nagra Tape Looper, Vocals Atticus Ross: Livid CNTRL:R White Edition MIDI Controller, Vocals Mariqueen Reznor: KORG KAOSS Pad, Tambourine, Lead Vocals Trent Reznor: Epiphone Les Paul Custom Guitar, Nord Electro Keyboard, ??? Electronic Drum Kit, Tambourine, Vocals Rob Sheridan: Livid CNTRL:R Black Edition MIDI Controller, IPad Mini running Lemur, Vocals ???: Ground Control Pedal Board
The band are all using Shure P10R wireless In-Ear monitors per this Instagram photo by Alessandro.
Evidence:
This is Alessandro's table setup for the tour. A Madrona Labs Soundplane Model A pictured, as that is the big wooden plane at the front of the table. I also know he is using Aalto software with it to trigger the Buchla sounds from it.
The big gray box to the side of the table is a Nagra looper (pictured here) and above the Soundplane are an Elektron Octatrack and a Teenage Engineering OP-1 which are also pictured in this rehearsal photo on instagram. This photo shows Trent clearly playing an Epiphone Les Paul custom guitar, with his Nord Electro keyboard and white tambourine beside him. He also has some form of electronic drum kit that is brought out for BBB but I have no photos of to correctly identify. This photo shows Atticus' table. One box, a Livid CNTRL:R White Edition MIDI controller. Here is a photo of Alessandro's bass. I don't know the maker.
I think this is my best shot of the whole band in action. At least the clearest one from a gear perspective.
Unfortunately, this is about the best I've got from Q's station. The Making How to Destroy Angels clip confirms that Mariqueen is using a Korg Kaoss Pad on her station, plus the white tambourine and several vocal mics with effects on them.
Rob's station is a Livid CNTRL:R Black Edition MIDI control as pictured here.
The Coachella preview clip has a shot of someone's Ground Control pedal board at :27 in. Someone is using that on stage as well.
Dude you are ridiculously cool
Originally Posted by scorpiusdiamond
My mind is blown by the fact they're using a Kinect to do some of the visuals. I am so jealous of you guys in the US
edit: Erik, do you think they didn't use the Swarmatron live because of a) the difficulty of using it b) it could get damaged?
Kinect I guess has the tech they need at a good price - but it's weird for TR/RS to even go NEAR a windows product :P
And I'd wager no swarmatron in case of damage (there's very few in existance after all), or because, as TR/Q and even Dewanatron themselves have said before, it's really, really hard to play - remember the teaser videos when they had to mark off where to play for each song? I bet they don't fancy having to try to figure out where to pull the thingy whilst twisting the thingy and pressing the thingy (technical terms) whilst surrounded by flashing lights in the darkness.
Man, after seeing the two shows this past week, the album/EPs have taken on a new spirit for me. I actually enjoy the music more now that I have seen it performed live. "Keep It Together" however is still a track I skip every single time.....
My post was probably a little vague. I wasn't saying that it's not an Epiphone, just that the model of the Epiphone is Sheraton II rather than Les Paul.
My post was probably a little vague. I wasn't saying that it's not an Epiphone, just that the model of the Epiphone is Sheraton II rather than Les Paul.
oh, for some reason i read Gibson in the original post. was it edited?
anyway yeah, right you are.
You're in New York already? Why aren't you coming to the Boston show?
No, but thought about it when I was planning everything a couple of months ago.
Montclair + NYC looked fine for me, looking at the distance and all the arrangements I needed to make in that case...
Can anyone tell me what time the shows have actually been starting and ending?
Trying to figure out if I can take public transportation into Boston on Saturday, or if it'll go late enough that I need to drive.
This is what @Erik has said: "Doors at 7, DIIV on at 8. They usually end around 8:40. HTDA goes on at approximately 9. Their set is approximately 90 minutes."
This is what @Erik has said: "Doors at 7, DIIV on at 8. They usually end around 8:40. HTDA goes on at approximately 9. Their set is approximately 90 minutes."
This is what @Erik has said: "Doors at 7, DIIV on at 8. They usually end around 8:40. HTDA goes on at approximately 9. Their set is approximately 90 minutes."
Originally Posted by otnavuskire
Great, thanks!
Doors are at 6 for the Boston show and the show is at 7.
I definitely bought a signed poster with credit in San Francisco.
But I guess if some places don't take them, it would probably be better to just bring cash.
I think merch is handled by the venue or at least by local contractors, so it will vary from location to location. For instance, the same guy who sold me a shirt at the Wave Goodbye NIN show at the Aragon also sold me a shirt at the Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds concert at the Rosemont Theater (both in Chicago). Cash is by far the safest and fastest method, so I generally hit up an ATM before going in anticipation.
I'd love to buy a cd of the pre show music. What did you hear? I read thvsoft moon, mbv, bowie. What else? Thanks
at least two or three songs off WIXIW by Liars, a couple off The Seer by Swans, The Birds by Telefon Tel Aviv off Immolate Yourself, a few other things i can't remember now...
Looks like I was (most likely) wrong about HTDA opening for NIN on the Fall arena tour. With a few different 2-day gaps and many 1-day gaps in the NIN tour schedule and considering HTDA is playing the same festivals as NIN, but on different days, is it crazy to think some more HTDA shows could be added during the NIN off days?
Originally Posted by Erik
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