Album review: Various Artists, “Start Your Own Fucking Show Space: Live at DBA”

by Jon E. Lynch

Various Artists, “Start Your Own F***ing Show Space: Live at DBA”

Available: Now via Famous Class on standard black vinyl 3xLP and while supplies last in a limited edition 3xLP clear with opaque blue and red vinyl. A deluxe version of the triple LP is also available for preorder and includes a live set from Ty Segall. All vinyl versions include a digital download.

Death by Audio was many things to many people, it would appear. To me, it was a venue I outwardly recognized when perusing bands’ tour stops and itineraries. I knew that it was located in Brooklyn, New York. I also knew it was “started” by A Place to Bury Strangers guitarist/vocalist Oliver Ackermann as a (their?) recording studio and his effects pedal workshop. I use “started” cautiously, as these sorts of collectives take many, many dedicated people to see through to its birth, life, and in this case, eventual death.

During its 12-year span from 2002 to 2014, Death by Audio played host to 1,800-plus shows that ran the gamut stylistically within the indie realm. This compilation – presented in chronological order no less – documents the staggeringly awesome final month run of live shows leading up to the close. Many of the bands that came back through could’ve easily booked substantially larger venues (and, in turn, could’ve made more money), but chose to send off the space in grand fashion. Protomartyr, JEFF The Brotherhood, Dan Deacon, Future Islands, Natural Child and Parquet Courts just skim the surface of bands that made appearances. The audio quality is fantastic, and the records are well worth the purchase.

For fans of making something out of nothing, the DIY ethic, and the music that accompanies it including but not limited to Ted Leo, Ty Segall, Screaming Females, Lightning Bolt or Deerhoof.

— Jon E. Lynch[email protected]

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