Aural Sculptors - The Stranglers Live 1976 to the Present


Welcome to Aural Sculptors, a blog aimed at bringing the music of The Stranglers to as wide an audience as possible. Whilst all of the various members of the band that have passed through the ranks since 1974 are accomplished studio musicians, it is on stage where the band have for me had their biggest impact.

As a collector of their live recordings for many years I want to share some of the better quality material with other fans. By selecting the higher quality recordings I hope to present The Stranglers in the best possible light for the benefit of those less familiar with their material than the hardcore fan.

Needless to say, this site will steer well clear of any officially released material. As well as live gigs, I will post demos, radio interviews and anything else that I feel may be of interest.

In addition, occasionally I will post material by other bands, related or otherwise, that mean a lot to me.

Your comments and/or contributions are most welcome. Please email me at adrianandrews@myyahoo.com.


Monday, 7 March 2022

La Carriere Nantes 7th December 2021

 

I have an exclusive here! The band's December performance in Nantes. Many thanks to Chatts for this! I understand that there is a near complete video of the gig on Youtube but this is the complete gig in audio. In the usual spirit of collaboration, DomP has spruced up the sound with his own patented knob twiddling magic and I have to say that this recording sounds absolutely fabulous, a pointer to what was in store for the UK dates.

After the COVID drought... water has come. Enjoy!

FLAC (24 bit): https://we.tl/t-iGjuMTIUBb

FLAC (16 bit): https://we.tl/t-urbMMek4bu

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-C6EHscMRW3

01. Intro-Toiler On The Sea
02. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
03. I’ve Been Wild
04. Nice ‘N’ Sleazy
05. This Song
06. 5 Minutes
07. Always The Sun
08. Golden Brown
09. Midnight Summer Dream - European Female
10. La Folie
11. White Stallion
12. Walk On By
13. Relentless
14. Peaches
15. Water
16. Nuclear Device
17. Duchess
18. Hanging Around
19. Last Men On The Moon
20. Encore-Lines
21. Go Buddy Go
22. Tank
23. No More Heroes

3 comments:

  1. Thanks to all involved, looking forward to this

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  2. Many thanks. Very much appreciated.

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  3. Great surprise!! I live in Nantes and wasn't at this gig cause corona virus.Many thanks!

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