Katharsis Mar. 10 '13 (Hook & Eye Live Set)

This week Hook & Eye played live in-studio.

Hook & Eye is the new project of Jeff MacLeod (ex the Cape May, Pale Air Singers) along with Carl Davison (drums) and Stephen Burchill (bass). Started as a solo creative outlet by Jeff, their sound is rapidly evolving from the more brooding, slow-burning basement blues documented on their debut release, the North St. EP, to that of a fierce, more explosive, rock trio. Jeff recorded the EP last summer with his long-time bandmate, Clinton St. John, and it was mixed by Arran Fisher at Acoustikitty. They are excited about sharing the North St. EP and their newest songs with the world. The official record release show is this Thursday night (Mar. 14) at Broken City and they'll soon be heading into the studio with Colin Stewart at The Hive to capture their newest material. You can get a taste of what to expect from their excellent live set.

Download a recording of the show (including Hook & Eye's live set) in mp3 format here. The performance starts around the 90 min. mark.

The tracks: [format: Artist - Song - Album (Label)]
Mark Templeton - Carved & Cared For - Jealous Heart (Under the Spire)
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Speaking Corpse (How To Create A Body Of Light) - Speaking Corpse (Los Discos Enfantasmes)
Benoît Pioulard - Gospel - Hymnal (Kranky)
Black Elk - Håp - Sparks (Koen Music)
Machinefabriek - Mosaic - Colour Tones (Fang Bomb)
Damian Valles - Hollow Earth Theory - Monuments and Ruins (Textura)
Nicolas Bernier - P6.Espressivo - Music For A Piano (Home Normal)
Boduf Songs - Long Divider - Burnt Up On Re-Entry (Latitudes / Southern Records)
Mount Eerie - Lone Bell - Clear Moon (P.W. Elverum and Sun Ltd.)
Nina Nastasia - This Is What It Is - The Blackened Air (Touch & Go)
Hook & Eye - North St. (live @ cjsw) - N/A (N/A)
Hook & Eye - Dawn Treader (live @ cjsw) - N/A (N/A)
Hook & Eye - Tetra (live @ cjsw) - N/A (N/A)
Hook & Eye - Why I Drink (live @ cjsw) - N/A (N/A)
Hook & Eye - Check List (live @ cjsw) - N/A (N/A)
Hook & Eye - Fiberglass Valley - North St. EP (Fur Trade)
Bitter Fictions - The Ice Line - LP (Self-Released)

Thanks to Jeff, Carl & Stephen for the great performance and to Myke for teching the set. 

Tune in next week for what should be another fantastic live performance. Local guitar experimentalist Bitter Fictions will be in the studio to play some tracks from his forthcoming LP which will be released Mar. 24 at Local 510.