Sprain - The Lamb as Effigy (Live)

Lamb Buttons presents: Sprain's last show, performing the entirety of their new album "The Lamb as Effigy" + a new song at the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles on September 3rd, 2023.
0:00 - (introduction)
0:50 - Privilege of Being
19:14 - Man Proposes, God Disposes
27:44 - God, or Whatever You Call It
50:23 - The Reclining Nude
1:04:03 - Reiterations
1:11:14 - The Commercial Nude
1:29:45 - We Think So Ill of You
1:35:19 - Margin For Error
2:00:18 - (new song) / Radio (maybe?)
Well, here's the best concert I've ever attended and recorded. This band blows my mind. I'm so fortunate to have been able to witness this absolute behemoth of a performance from Los Angeles' Sprain. They're unreal. A rare, rare anger. A ravaging force to be reckoned with.
I apologize for any shaky shots during the calmer parts, which is unconventional for my style of shooting. I was somewhat malnourished, a bit drunk, and I could barely hold my arms up after all that vigorous, intentional shaking in the first half of the show. Hence why there's a montage of some airplanes I recorded on Venice Beach the next day. I had to rest and fully take in the magic that was happening on stage, anyways.
This will most likely be my last video for a while. I'm finishing my senior year of university, so I oughta focus on that and finish strong. Who knows, things may change. Here's a big one. I hope you enjoy.
Please support the band.
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Special thanks to KZbin users ‪@DecayToDeath‬ ‪@thecrazyn00b2‬ and ‪@trustblinks‬ for their audio recordings of the show.
This was recorded and published with the band’s consent.

[@posnipy]

lyrics to new song (please reply if you have a correction!!!) Powerful After ___(?) And I wanna break down on ___(?) To generate rhythm (if you're sick of my voice...?) I want every brother and father To place down, my hand on my chest Replace, replace, replace, replace Please don't feather me, Idaho When you speak to me, it sounds like this I work all through the day First and foremost, I'm a gentleman I shut every window in my house And live further into delusions It's not abnormal There's nothing unusual about it I'm not I'm not I'm not I will love you And you will still leave this world In your exit-wound fashion Why don't you marry me? Why don't you prove to the both of us There's something there? And I swear to put to rest The moral posturing of song I will fold around you I have tried to loosen your grip The flesh I ate away That has left a stain ___(?) (?) (?) You put a hole straight through my head Your horse fell to its knee I have no words I have no words I have nothing And I will not cry Not in front of you Or else I'd be Like a coward Like a coward Like a faggot Like a woman And I'm tired I love you I do

[@lambbuttons]

You’re goated for this. Personally, i hear “please don’t bury me in Idaho” but the rest seems accurate

[@gokugotengohannaruto]

This might be the closest anyone ever gets to an actual transcription of the lyrics, thank you

[@noelfodi387]

This not being studio recorded and not being a fully released track is the travesty of this century.

[@gongiball]

for the 3rd paragraph i hear things much differently: i will love you and you will still leave this world in your miserable fashion why don't you give in? why don't you prove to the both of us that there's something that i've been missing? i swore to put to rest the moral posturing of song i grew cold around you (unsure of this) i have tried to loosen your grip (?) but it's left a stain upon me the negativity and everything i see in you but you put a hole straight through your head and the universe (flow 'til we sleep? slow 'til we see it? unsure what he says here) i have no words, i have no words, i have nothing

[@DEATHFATIGUE]

thank you so much. I've been trying to figure these out forever. my favorite track on the setlist

[@quietcommotion69]

I AM NOT THIS MAN I AM IN FACT SOMETHING VERY VERY VERY DIFFERENT

[@dolt7923]

This is one of the most exceptionally filmed live performances I've ever seen. Fantastic job with the camerawork

[@lambbuttons]

Thank you !!!

[@winn1549]

48:23 That "What's so fucking funny?" felt so demented and personal

[@21Cayque12]

I liked how he immediately broke out of character (while still in character)

[@nofrbls3640]

I AM NOT THIS MAN

[@AnthonyGansauer]

You can’t tell in this video but when Alex did the monologue on God or whatever you call it the whole room was still and terrified like looking at a car crash, people only laughed cuz it was almost a defense mechanism at something so absurd, it was a one of a kind experience. Amazing show

[@DecayToDeath]

yeah tbh i was paralyzed cuz i couldn't help feeling a little like i was enabling an act of self-harm...asked him afterwards if he was okay (gesturing on my head at the region where his own was still covered in dried blood) and he said "oh yeah, happens all the time". powerful as a piece of performance art, but i'd be lying if i wasn't at least a tiny bit worried. hope he doesn't ever seriously injure himself during a performance and that the self-expressive coping mechanism stays on the healthy side of the fence.

[@TheCrazyN00b1]

saw an old lady ask if he was ok and he said yeah. she told him don’t do it again and he said okay lol.

[@arnowillekes7979]

I like the band but it also hits a painful spot at the moment…my hearing maybe? 😂🤘🏽😋🙏🏽🍀

[@psrlrd7512]

Almost decided to take shrooms before attending lol

[@guscrane1477]

@@psrlrd7512you would’ve ascended, or just had the worst night in your entire life

[@reversewyvern1978]

They really Flensed the fuck out of this one

[@antlerbraum2881]

She Flenses on my Sprain till I Lamb.

[@dan-andreinafureanu6046]

Watched the whole set in one sitting with my cat :) I know people compare this to Swans, but, having seen Swans live and obviously not Sprain, I feel that Sprain's shows were more deranged: I feel danger, unease, anxiety, whereas with Swans it's something more hypnotic, free form but rational. This is manic and worringly good. Thanks for this beautiful recording and greetings from Romania! 🇷🇴

[@MrEvan-xw6nn]

i did the exact same thing, my cat loves it surely. i do, and i love my cat. so why wouldn’t he. he gets it, he’s cool

[@Simon-ir3in]

This is the best concert I’ve ever been to, probably the best on I ever will go to. Definitely the loudest thing I’ve ever heard irl, it was like watching a plane crash in slow motion

[@sunsmeller5836]

Came back here after the announcement. Even more so now, this is a national treasure. Thank you.

[@The_Slickmeister]

I’m sad

[@jakemoyers]

i'm fucking gutted. this album is incredibly special

[@twat3789]

What Announcement? EDIT: Nevermind I remember now

[@haii7760]

came back after the latest announcement, we are so back

[@sunsmeller5836]

@@haii7760 we have never been more back than we are now.

[@BIGROOTcs]

the greatest piece of art ever created, i cant understate how perfectly this performance resinates with me.

[@augustportland]

Sprain: A Musical

[@antlerbraum2881]

There should have been a little bouncing ball that went from lyric to lyric as they were sung.

[@bridgeofsand]

That version of God Or Whatever You Call it is chilling

[@DEATHFATIGUE]

YOU DON'T THINK THAT I WILL DO IT

[@kadinfehr785]

Any band would be lucky to have as dedicated a filmmaker in the audience as you. Fantastic recording of such a fantastic band, love all the intimate closeups you got.

[@lambbuttons]

Thank you :)

[@loganslone9436]

I love how you can hear the surprise in the crowd when he says they only have two more songs to play, but there’s still another hour of footage left on the video 😂

[@jakemoyers]

The Reclining Nude goes so hard. I'll miss these guys.

[@djbellybel]

him saying lyrics from the og sprain ep (i took my dog to put her down she wagged her tail the whole way there) at the end of the god or whatever you call it monologue is soooo sick

[@lambbuttons]

One of my favorite parts of the whole performance

[@willacoward4256]

A friends and I have held off on watching this Goliath of a set for a little while we we finally found the time to sit-down and watch it, and in awe we were astonished by what we saw. Anger, Bliss, guilt, suffering a solace in its most pure form, expressed by Sprain and perfectly captured on tape like no other live set had been captured. This whole-heartedly was one of the most stunning a beautifully filmed live sets I've EVER seen. My jaw was dropped in disbelief in what I was seeing being captured, visuals I have never seen filmed in a live set. This video captured history while heightened everything that Sprain performed and god will i ever cherish this video for the rest of my days

[@lambbuttons]

Thank you for the kind words. I’m glad it had a profound impact on you :)

[@willacoward4256]

it definitely did!!! :)@@lambbuttons

[@wratboy]

2:02:31 these vocals sound like something straight from a xiu xiu album. reminds me of how horrifying "girl with basket of fruit" was. i had a physical reaction of terror and unease. this is what music is supposed to do; make you FEEL it

[@bearsfan989]

What I think is really cool is that during the rant at the end of god, or whatever you call it, around 48:35, the way the camera looks makes him look blind as if his sight was taken during his conversation. Really cool effect whether it was intentional or not

[@lambbuttons]

Oh yeah that’s just what night vision does to eyeballs under the right conditions

[@vicentecontrerassoux1660]

I want to take a minute to apprecieate how demented but perfectly fitting the videography and editing choices are in this video. Creative stuff!

[@lambbuttons]

Thank you !

[@cudovitja]

Genuinely might be one of the gratest performances ever recorded. God or whatever you call it is one of the greatest songs in a long time!

[@White_Ivy_]

Im sure we all know the images and feelings about fantasizing what itd be like on stage in front of hundreds or thousands in front a crowd, singing our favourite songs. The certain feelings or ways to convey those songs that one might feel when having these thoughts, and i think youve done such a good job getting into this headspace of the singer. This is especially apparent, at least to me, during God, or Whatever you Call it.

[@lambbuttons]

Thank you :)

[@gui386]

i cant hold back my tears when watching this, thank you for documenting such an important piece of art, and creating art. thank you a million times

[@cpicy]

This is up there with the Fishmans live album for me

[@omnianima5395]

dude all about this video is amazing, it's scary, it's beautiful, it's ethereal. It's not only the band and the music, you did a great job directing it. you are the official channel to the now lost sprain experience. It's like a legendary bootleg now

[@DEATHFATIGUE]

completely in agreement with this

[@kv17]

privilege of being opening the set and its outro absolutely FLOORED me and the whole venue :) very happy and grateful this was documented in full

[@chizarsu4769]

props for holding that camera for two hours and a half, it was definitely worth it, love from mexico!!!

[@i_am_a_music_maker5212]

Alex Kent is our generation’s Michael Gira, and I’m very excited to see what he does next

[@lambbuttons]

Alex Kent is our generation’s Alex Kent

[@i_am_a_music_maker5212]

@@lambbuttons true lmao

[@anervouswreck981]

Topped Swans for the best live performance I've ever seen. Thank you for uploading!

[@LPgamemusic]

the things i would fucking do to see man proposes god disposes live. holy shit, i'd be shitting myself

[@TheCrazyN00b1]

i was so obsessed with it for months that i kept watching my recording of it. was so happy when they finally released it.

[@arnowillekes7979]

This recording is a kind of standalone art piece, whether you like the music or not but also very fitting to the mayhem…i think i like Sprain…

[@lambbuttons]

Thanks for all the love y'all

[@jaaadaaa8685]

here after the announcement - thank you for capturing this

[@VhmedKhamis]

One of the best albums of the decade

[@i_am_a_music_maker5212]

Of all time, in my opinion

[@canceronastick8388]

I live on the East Coast and couldn’t attend so you’re actually the greatest

[@lambbuttons]

Me too. I’m from Georgia

[@oldnewbicycle]

well. thank you for the incredible music, sprain

[@MrEvan-xw6nn]

to be able to see all the intricacies that goes into this adds so much to the effect of the sound. i’m so grateful this video is a thing, i haven’t felt this way about a piece of music in a long time. maybe never this directly inspiring to unabashed self expression. i just love it so much it’s made me tear up. what a beast of an album and performance. i’ve never seen experimental music executed in a way so directly sincere except for shit maybe like the residents. but even then this gets bold. my cat liked it too. also the recording and editing is just as artistic and i can tell really understands the band and everything they’re going for, amazing. ultimately all of this means a fucking lot to me, to be challenged by art can be the most rewarding, validating and comforting thing. but it’s weird too, it still comes with insecurities latched on. there’s always people who will disapprove and judge on a surface level. and fuck em, ya know? make them feel uncomfortable, make me feel uncomfortable. make everyone a little worried. to fight through the disapproval by straying even harder into what you think is true to yourself and contrasting whatever the fuck bothers you with challenging art is just more profound than any words. art is such a weird thing, i don’t understand it, but i can’t stay away from it. does anyone even understand art? anywhoo, nice sounds

[@loganslone9436]

You captured the personality of their music so perfectly. Such an incredible video and a gift to those of us who haven’t been able to see them live!

[@kkonaice]

dude this is shot so fucking excellent. You captured the 90s concert video style PERFECTLY! good shit man.

[@lambbuttons]

Thanks :)

[@keelanrrr]

New song is fucking unfathomably great

[@noelfodi387]

holy shit yes thanks for uploading this

[@talon6277]

love this, thank you for putting in the effort

[@reversewyvern1978]

THANK YOU for recording & uploading this! Fantastic videography!

[@DistortedBloom]

Thank you so much for the footage. The new album is definitely an AOTY contender. Man proposes... has the best bassline since Leaves Turn Inside You.

[@demonssinglosongs]

man proposes is one of the best songs since leaves turn inside you in general tbf

[@thebigpecolaman]

I wish i could see these guys live. So bad. Thanks for filming this.

[@soonerorlater888]

Continuing the legacy of glenn branca and the amazing no wave scene 🙏🙏🙏🙏 I fucking love this kind of music blended with performance art. God bless Sprain

[@DEATHFATIGUE]

Thank you so much for creating this. I've been putting this on almost daily until it begins to take a toll on my mental health lol. It's great stuff and I'm so glad there's a dedicated recording of their final show. Wish I could have been there, but this is the next best thing.

[@birbtron]

Incredible!!!!!! Thank you for recording this piece of history!!!

[@jthood9873]

Truly amazing to see how far they've come! I can't stop thinking about this show...

[@lambbuttons]

Me too. I’ve had a hard time breaking my hyper-fixation

[@jthood9873]

And also when you realize this is their last show :0

[@redoneburgz]

so glad this got uploaded, i was here but had to leave right after we think so ill of you because it was so late

[@curedmeat2687]

It was an incredible experience just to be here and I hope I remember it for years to come

[@rolandblake4939]

definitive recording of this

[@claudiocornejo1987]

Increíble!!!! Puntos altos todos!😮

[@Thndrstrike]

hella bummed i couldn't make it to this cuz this is easily AOTY, so i'm immensely grateful for this recording 🔥❤️

[@videotapes9965]

Brilliant camera work. You captured the chaos of their music perfectly

[@MediaBoy13]

I really hope we get a proper release for the new song, only a few minutes in and it has moments like 'We Think So Ill of You' which is my favourite track off Effigy

[@wureka4856]

im so sorry to tell you this but they disbanded a while ago

[@MediaBoy13]

@@wureka4856 yeah unfortunately I'm aware, hoping is comes out under a new project even if it's in a demo state

[@youokboi8556]

​@@wureka4856is there any reason why they disbanded? I only discovered this band yesterday 😅

[@epicclam]

@@wureka4856 Hi

[@dimwitted-fool]

@@youokboi8556the singer is a bit of a prick apparently. Hard to work with etc. it just kind of fell apart from what I understand

[@wordofmouthblog]

damnnnnn you made it out for this!! so sick , ty

[@lambbuttons]

I could never miss something so magnificent

[@elongatedborzoi1160]

masterpiece

[@mamusicaldeath]

Being in the front row the whole time, it was like a unholy experience I was witnessing. Saw them first with HANL, then Giles Corey. And now this. Hoping to see them again

[@therealtomhanksforrestgump]

i have some bad news

[@hyjaph]

too bad they already disbanded.

[@mamusicaldeath]

@@therealtomhanksforrestgumpdont remind me

[@elizulie]

losing my shit at 23:20 what performance and what a recording. just amazing.

[@claudiocornejo1987]

They play so perfect💯😮, pure talent o whatever you call it!

[@ojedalistellobrunoramiro5014]

Brother, thank you for this gift you have given us. Greetings from Argentina. This reaches the soul

[@gickygackers]

I agree from Poland

[@evang932]

so rad

[@aquestioninthevoid8832]

Awesome discovery 😮 thanks from Israel

[@spraingang1]

greatest band making music rn

[@claudiocornejo1987]

57:58 fuc💥in drums!!!

[@wraxeph4559]

The lead singer is like if wes anderson got rejected from film school and turned psychotic.

[@ellienomaly]

phenomenal, thank you

[@dentopeiyff5567]

This is the video ever

[@kadin7852]

i will love you always and forever for this.

[@rachelannakennedy]

Good, now my cats can watch it

[@dimwit7]

this is incredible btw The intro is so dope whole thing so cinematic !! bro really this is so dope

[@likebruh897]

what de flip

[@lambbuttons]

Thank you dimwit 😄

[@dimwit7]

@@lambbuttons man i was faded when i typed that out lol. still tru tho. that intro was like terence malick fr

[@lambbuttons]

@@dimwit7 LOL

[@Blakersk]

Video is so sick… high five.

[@luci.t5081]

bloody hell

[@jonasbonas_]

sprain

[@posnipy]

i honest to god think this may be the greatest live recording of all time. need this on dvd...can you upload the uncompressed footage to google drive?

[@lambbuttons]

Thank you! I can do that. What file format do you want?

[@posnipy]

@@lambbuttons i think mkv is best...? that should work fine haha. thank you so much

[@lambbuttons]

@@posnipymy video editing program doesn’t have an option to render in mkv so I’m rendering an uncompressed .avi file if that’s okay

[@posnipy]

@@lambbuttons yea thats totally fine!

[@ArmandsMovieIndustry]

I would also love that link if you’re cool with sharing

[@woodpeckerwilly6470]

I bought this album the day it came out in the first 3 tracks beyionbd peak

[@michitapes]

video effect after 21:54 reminded me of the breaking the habit music video from linkin park randomly.

[@ryandenis7667]

now they are no more

[@user-lk5yx4yu9v]

It is over

[@blondycorrena]

cool

[@aubreyxengland]

this is art. fuck.

[@CHANNEL-on3ud]

damn

[@RB939393]

Alex Kent is an awesome friend

[@lawrencemckay94]

45:30 - Nessun Dorma for noise freaks

[@ojedalistellobrunoramiro5014]

Banda terriblemente infravalorada 😢

[@amsteezy]

amazing work, what camera was this recorded on because it’s so good

[@lambbuttons]

Thank you :) Sony DCR-TRV460

[@violetjune5046]

Could I use the shot around 1:50:00 as album art? If not that’s completely cool obvs but I think it’s really striking. Would give credit.

[@lambbuttons]

Go for it

[@violetjune5046]

@@lambbuttons thanks!

[@meowmymix3957]

Saul Goodman on vocals

[@theactorjohnlarroquette]

1:55:44 what is it about post-rock and pictures of planes?????

[@_karll_]

ascending

[@narcisscent]

that disgusting solo at the end of man proposes god disposes is something else dude. id pay to feel the same emotions ive felt listenign to it the first time

[@seth-ks4uu]

unrelated but what camera do you use? great footage!

[@lambbuttons]

thank you! I use a Sony DCR-TRV460

[@catlynya]

this performance is making me very angry and very sad

[@punkmonkpunkmonk]

Looks awesome! What camera did you use?

[@lambbuttons]

Thanks! Sony DCR-TRV460

[@punkmonkpunkmonk]

@@lambbuttons Thank you for making this great video!

[@michaelcarrig627]

Why did they break up? I am from Chicago, though I lived in LA for a while. I miss the music scene out there.

[@WilliamM.-dx1rn]

Whats alex using at 7:14? Also wow this is insane

[@The_Slickmeister]

1:50:28 how tf did you do this shot?! It’s god damn amazing

[@lambbuttons]

Thank you! If I recall correctly, I was sitting on the ground with my elbows on my knees and my face really close to the camera display because it was super bright

[@The_Slickmeister]

@@lambbuttons Interesting. I wasn’t sure if you had added that in post. You really are a talent, hope you get some recognition or paid doing this.

[@The-xp4xj]

what kind of camera did you use this footage is beautiful

[@lambbuttons]

Thanks! Sony DCR-TRV460

[@gn6311]

Come to toronto

[@lambbuttons]

Ok

[@gn6311]

@@lambbuttons nvm I guess

[@the_construkction_of_light]

what camera did you use to record this?

[@lambbuttons]

Sony DCR-TRV460