In December of 2008, The Operators returned to the stage to play two additional shows. This would mark the band's first performance in 4 years.
NEW CITY - Friday, December 19, 2008
Set List:
1 Thursday
2 Brains
3 Dead Nite
4 Criminal
5 It's All In Me
6 Indecision
7 Say It Again
8 Saint Joseph
9 4 Ways
10 Hold My Life Too
Friday, February 12, 2010
OPERATORS - Unreleased & B Sides
Unreleased Recordings & B Sides:
Lakeside Sessions
1. Bones
2. One Day
3. Champion Sound Dub
4. Sound Clash
These songs were from the original Lakeside Session. The recording was made by Bradley Nattrass, Mike Garth, Eric Budd, & Konrad Andrelunas (from Wednesday Nite Heroes). We played all the instruments and wrote these songs on the fly. Check BONES, a serious gem! Our friends got copies of these songs and Edmonton was convinced we were a band already! We then found Ian & Christ (Riddim Twins) and the Operators were born.
The Bomb Squad Sessions:
5. Organ Donor Dub
This heavy organ track was recorded by Eric Budd and Blair Bouchard in 1999.
University Ave Sessions:
6. Restrained
7. Double 12s
8. Crime
9. Stop & Think Dub
10. Stop & Think (Alternate Version)
11. Nite Dub
We spent a weekend in St.Alberta at Ian's house over Christmas of 2002. These songs were the result. RESTRAINED was a pretty heavy track which we never ended up playing live.
All these tracks were recorded on a Tascam 8-track cassette recorder.
DOWNLOAD HERE:
PLEASE EN JOY & SHARE
one love
OPERATORS - Lakeside Sessions & Live Bootleg
The Operators first show was on May 25, 2002.
(Well, technically the second show because we were coerced into playing prematurely at Chris Venner's houseparty a couple weeks before without Mikey's sax.)
We played at the Powerplant (UofA) opening up for the likes of Chris Murray & The Kingpins. Our radio friend DJ Mick Sleeper recorded a bootleg of this first show. Check his cameo appearance at the end of Stop n Think!
1. Bones
2. Hawaii '93
3. Solid Oak
4. Cleopatra
5. Stop & Think
6. Funky Reed
7. Witness
8. Shame & Scandal
Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?myn5mlye2zd
Operators then played with bands like The Frenetics, General Rudie, The Hoodwinks, and The Accident leading into the summer months. We then packed up all our gear and headed out to Bradley's family cabin for a weekend in August of music, friendship, and irresponsible firework use. The result of that weekend was the infamous Lakeside Sessions recording. Only 150 numbered copies of the recording existed until now!
Here is the Lakeside Sessions in all it's glory!
1. Storm On The Lakeside
2. Don't Hold Your Breath
3. Four Ways
4. Capiterialism Dub
5. Denman Skank
6. Denman Rocksteady
7. Take One / Interlude
8. Michael
9. Funky Version
Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?lytzthlygon
OPERATORS - Power Version
1. Stop and Think
2. Magnificent
3. State of Emergency
4. Playing With Fire
5. 4 Ways
6. Suicidal Dub
FREE Download Here:
The Power version EP was released in 2003.
Check the heavy bass, this is the operator sound.
OPERATORS - S/T
1. It's All In Me
2. Indecision
3. Say It Again
4. Sain Joseph
5. Thursday
6. Criminal
7. Brains
8. Dead Night / (The Streets Intro)
9. The Streets They Cry
10.Hold My Life Too
FREE Download here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzbmz0znzzr
PLEASE EN JOY and SHARE
Introduction
The Operators (2000-2004)
(from L-R)
Ian Witham....................Drums
Christopher Bateman...Bass
Bradley Nattrass...........Guitar
Eric Budd........................Voice & Organ
Mike Garth.................... Saxaphone
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
