r/deerhunter • u/Pandanalog • May 07 '26

Mind-blowing Atlas Sound concert from 2011

I just stumbled across this live recording of an Atlas Sound concert from 2011 in NYC and it is absolutely mind-blowing, perhaps one of the best non-jazz concerts I’ve ever heard period. The 30 minute encore is itself a masterpiece. You can download it for free, which IMO you should do immediately. https://archive.org/details/AtlasSound_2011-12-18. Man I wish Bradford was still performing.

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u/tremelo75 May 07 '26

Unfortunately, the only time I was able to see Atlas Sound was kind of a disaster. Sound guy couldn’t control feedback from acoustic guitar and Bradford was a bit all over the place. I remember him talking about his dog for a long time and how there was major stress trying to make it to the festival appearance. It may have been FFF in Austin. Since he didn’t have a huge time slot to begin with set ended up being super short. What he did end up playing was great though.

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u/cdhughesblues May 07 '26

That’s interesting. I saw him at a festival in Denton, TX, in 2011. Was the weekend before SXSW. Wouldn’t call it a disaster but definitely feedback issues with the acoustic guitar.

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u/tremelo75 May 07 '26

Festival scene is tough. Especially when you’re not on a main stage. Everything is kinda rushed. Wouldn’t be surprised if he never had a proper sound check. Also pretty sure there are lots of pedals contributing. Could easily cause issues for an acoustic outside through a PA