Errors-To: ecto-owner@ns1.rutgers.edu Reply-To: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu Sender: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu From: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu To: ecto-request@ns1.rutgers.edu Bcc: ecto-digest-outbound@ns1.rutgers.edu Subject: ecto #1085 ecto, Number 1085 Sunday, 17 April 1994 Today's Topics: *-----------------* One more thing... Re: That package deal (Re: KonvenTion) return of the Man from B.E.T.T.Y. Re: life never fails to be interesting more Milla Biography of Rachel Morrison/Bliss Laurie Anderson + other bits Sarah and censorship Belated thanks! (Sheryl Crow, Thine Eyes, Milla, Tori) Milla Re: Milla Re: To Be Honest Re: government hard at work Re: Lakme...Delibes...McLaren? Re: Sarah, Tori, Ingrid, and a few things I'm forgetting Hello again... newstand vs. subscription Quote from Oregon Mensa ======================================================================== Date: Fri, 15 Apr 94 23:18:27 EDT From: WretchAwry Subject: One more thing... Re: That package deal (Re: KonvenTion) ...then I'll shut up, I promise. I forgot *the* most important extra charge! All prices given are for flights from New York, Newark, Boston or Philadelphia. We had to pay *extra* because we're flying out of Chicago. Pfft! Add on another $140.00 to the price I gave. Vickie ======================================================================== Subject: return of the Man from B.E.T.T.Y. Date: Fri, 15 Apr 94 23:48:41 -0400 From: jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu Yup, it's true! I just got a new single from Betty! It's called "Kiss My Sticky (Udderly Cool)". Your basic domestic single (~$6), it contains: Kiss My Sticky (Udderly Romantic) 3:58 Kiss My Sticky (shameless dance mix) 7:11 Alpaca 3:39 High Hopes 1:33 Kiss My Sticky (extended ego mix) 7:24 "Kiss My Sticky" is decidedly odd ("Kiss my sticky and a cow will come out") but kind of neat. "Alpaca" is wonderful. Yes, it *is* about llamas in Peru. "High Hopes" is that bit about the ant moving the rubbertree plant. Hysterical arrangement. Both of those are a capella. The remixes of "Kiss My Sticky" are fun but not great. The liner notes state: Look for these selections and more on BETTY's upcoming album, to be released sometime before the cows come home. Shake it easy. Jeff |Jeffrey C. Burka | "Everything is still with a fear of never coming out | |Suffering Bad Grammar| Never following through / Never ever finishing | |jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu | What we wanted to do." -- Melissa Ferrick | ======================================================================== Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 00:11:23 -0500 From: jeffw@triple-i.com (Jeff Wasilko) Subject: Re: life never fails to be interesting At 5:05 PM 4/13/94 -0400, jessica wrote: >In 9 days, I am moving to San Francisco. I have accepted >a position contracting for Sun Microsystems, through >Taos Mountain Software. I leave New Jersey on April 22. >I start at Sun on the 25th. Congrats! I hope you enjoy the Bay Area! *HUGS* Jeff -- Jeff Wasilko, Systems Rep., Information International Inc. +1 617 937 9400 (jeffw@triple-i.com, jeffw@camex.com) "Two days to get there by boat. It takes forever if you go by inertia, no time if you don't believe in time."--Jane Siberry ======================================================================== Subject: more Milla Date: Sat, 16 Apr 94 00:15:27 -0400 From: jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu This morning on the way to campus, I heard this *totally* cool song on the radio. I stayed in the car as long as possible, hoping for a back-announce, but it was not forthcoming. :-/ I was quite certain that it had to be one of the too-many recently discussed ecto artists that have been getting so much discussion. Tonight, on an almost total lark, I went ahead and picked up the Milla Jovovich album...and was very pleasantly surprised to find that it contained the song I had heard this morning, "The Gentleman Who Fell." Great tune! So far, I really like the album. Milla's got a pretty good voice. Fairly expressive and strong, certainly in ways Sara Brightman could never hope to equal. ;-) Her lyrics are...okay. Not great, but then I've got high standards. There's definitely some neat stuff, like "Charlie." The recording is *wonderful*. I'm listening on my good 'phones, and it's an absolute treat. Perhaps it's just the accent, but I think that musically, Milla's stuff really calls to mind Boris Grebenshikov and his wonderful album _Radio Silence_ (which has some great ecto-BVs by Siobhan Stewart, Annie Lennox, and Chrissie Hynde). Boris' album has a lot of actual _rock_ songs, but when he gets slow and introspective... Jeff (who also thinks that Boris is better looking...;-) |Jeffrey C. Burka | "Everything is still with a fear of never coming out | |Suffering Bad Grammar| Never following through / Never ever finishing | |jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu | What we wanted to do." -- Melissa Ferrick | ======================================================================== Date: Sat, 16 Apr 94 13:29:46 EST From: Ilka Heber Subject: Biography of Rachel Morrison/Bliss Hi everybody, for those of you who are not yet totally bored my constant talk about Rachel Morrison I compiled a little biography (you others just press 'delete'). Enjoy! Ilka = ) ****************************************************************************** In early 1989 Rachel Morrison had her breakthrough as singer of the band Bliss. The other band member was the bassist Paul Ralphes. The first album was called "Loveprayer" and was published by EMI. The first single "How Does it Feel the Morning After" sold very well and Bliss became a popular live act. They played as support band for the likes of Chris Isaak, Van Morrison, Neville Brothers, Gypsy Kings, Wet Wet Wet and others. Their tours led them through England, Germany, Italy, Denmark and even Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, where they actually lead the charts for many weeks. Other singles from this album were "I Hear You Call" and "Won't Let Go". Bliss went to a studio in Germany to record their second album, "A Change in the Weather", in 1989. There they met the musicians Thomas Schmieder and Karl Michael Witzel who joined the band for the album. The producer was Rupert Hine, who also did Tina Turner's "Private Dancer". Another tour followed in 1991. One of the major gigs they did was with Paul Simon at an Open Air on the Loreley in front of 20,000 people. The singles from this album were called "Crash Into the Ocean" and "Watching Over Me". One concert recording was done in the Music Hall in Frankfurt and has been shown on TV several times, because it was such a good success. In 1991 she married Tom Schmieder. They became not only a couple, but also started to write songs and make music together. In early '92 Bliss split up. The reasons were mainly that the record company wanted them to play cover versions, and Paul Ralphes developed his style more towards dance floor music. The split was amicable, and Rachel started her solo career. In '93 they had a break from making music, as their first baby, a son, was born, but now they are concentrating on their career. They played numerous gigs in smaller clubs already. One of those performances was recorded by a friend and the record chain store "The World Of Music" deciced to make a CD from this tape. This CD is called "Rachel Morrison live at Phoenix". Although there was not very much promotion done, the CD is selling quite well. Wherever the Morrisons appear on stage they get the crows going. The musical style comprises Soul, Blues, Folk, Rock and Gospel. With Rachel's voluminous and strong voice and Tom's accentuated guitar work they put the audience through a hot-cold treatment of emotions. The reviews were always very positive and the press celebrated Rachel as a "non-alcoholic version of Janis Joplin". Their CD (Anderland AL 135.1993 - exclusive with WOM, or Rough Trade RTD 307.2412.2) shows some kind of "unplugged" style but the album is not following a trend, but a statement in itself. A studio album is expected for Autumn this year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bliss, "Loveprayer": Parlophone/EMI CDP 7917322 Bliss, "A Change in the Weather: Parlophone/EMI CDP 7963092 ****************************************************************************** ======================================================================== Date: Sat, 16 Apr 94 16:00:43 EDT From: kosky@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Anthony Kosky) Subject: Laurie Anderson + other bits I saw Laurie Anderson reading from her new book, Stories From The Nerve Bible, last night. She was at the TLA in Philly, and was wonderful as ever. The show was advertised as spoken word only, but turned out to be a bit more "musical" than I expected. She did sing a couple of songs from her new album (Bright Red, due out in August), and one very old one, which she said was the first song she wrote. She also had a keyboard and effects box to provide chirping birds and other background noises while she was reciting, and made use of some of her weird voice filters from time to time. This, coupled with the fact that she has a very musical speaking voice and sense of timing gave the whole thing an effect more like a concert than a book recital. It was, however, a much more basic and intimate affair than her previous concerts that I've been to. There were no projections or videos, or complex backing tapes or props. Just herself and some very basic (for Laurie Anderson anyway) equipment. So everything was concentrated around her dialogue. The dialogue was, of course, fascinating. More than merely a musician, Laurie Anderson is also an credible story teller. She can describe weird on wonderful events, and make them believable, and describe mundane events giving them seem exciting and strange. She seems to be able to reflect the things that go on around her in a way that gives them a whole new perspective. All the dialogue was apparently from her the book. Some of it I recognised from the Stories From The Nerve Bible show she'd done at the Annenberg center last year, while other parts were new to me. They were selling the book at the show, but it was $32 which is more than I can afford at the moment. After the show she had a brief question and answer period, in which she talked about working with Brian Eno, about the theme park that she, Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno are setting up in Barcelona (apparently they just got the deed to the land, so it looks like it'll actually happen), and other things. It seems like these readings are a very low key affair, with minimal promotion, perhaps so as not to conflict with her next major tour when the album comes out. I suspect though that these little shows are more interesting. I'd highly recommend going if you get the chance. Other things, while I'm here: Anthony (the-complex-one) wrote: >As it happens, I picked up the "With Honors" soundtrack from Warner today, >and checking the track listing went "oh-oh, I hope it's not the same Thank >You..." - but alas, it is. It's laughable alright. I was playing it just half >an hour ago and almost felt ashamed that I once thought Duran Duran were a >band that would be doing great things for a long time to come. Simon LeBon >should be locked in a room with Tori's version of the song until he gets the >point. :) > It seems very odd to compare one cover to another, instead of comparing it to the, in this case rather superior, original. I mean I quite like Tori Amos (;-)), and I think her Led Zep covers are alot of fun. Also it's nice to hear her add something of her own to songs that I know and love. But still, if I had the choice of keeping one version and doing without the other, I'd choose to keep and listen to the original. But also, if you're assesing a cover version, it makes more sense to compare it to the original, or at least the version that the musicians were trying to cover, to see if they do it justice or suceed in capturing the original feel and energy of the song. Not that I know how Duran Duran's version does compare with the original, but I just thought I'd comment. Vickie says: > >We're going to England, we're going to England!!! That's great! I'm jealous. I hope your going to make the most of it and see some of the nice parts, rather than doing what American tourists normally seem to do, which is spend the whole time in London looking at the crown jewels and other tourist stuff. London is just a big smelly city like any other big smelly city, and not worth spending alot of time in. Mind you, I think Roy Harper is goign to be doing a few gigs in May. Do you want me to try to find out when in case you can go to one? -Anthony (the-real-one) ======================================================================== Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 13:05:32 -0700 (PDT) From: John Zimmer Subject: Sarah and censorship Quoth Meredith: > They did, however, give a sound ixnay to her follow-up video, for "The Path > of Thorns", in which our heroine wears absolutely nothing. Granted, it's > quite tastefully and artfully done, but it was just too much for them. > Their loss, I say. Actually, it aired at least once on 120 Minutes. This is the one that has her in sepia tones figleafing herself with folded arms, alternating with a pair of dancers (male and female) shown in a bluish tint, right? Quite nicely done, unfortunately my tape is incomplete; a few nights later I was in a bit of a rush to tape a Tori clip and ended up taping over the last few seconds of Sarah. I hate it when that happens... John Zimmer tiefe@agora.rdrop.com ======================================================================== Date: Sat, 16 Apr 94 21:05:56 EDT From: WretchAwry Subject: Belated thanks! (Sheryl Crow, Thine Eyes, Milla, Tori) Hi all, I don't have anything to say about Sheryl & Thine Eyes (because I haven't heard them yet) but last week Bob Keefer sent an article about Sheryl to Ecto, and Eli Brandt forwarded a review of Thine Eyes to Ecto. Realizing that I never said anything at the time, I wanted to thank them now. I do read everything that comes through Ecto, and I always save stuff like this, so it *doesn't* go unnoticed, even if no one says anything at the time. Thanks for previous, and future articles/reviews/etc of this type sent to Ecto. They are appreciated. Vickie ps, same goes for Anthony Kosky's review of Milla, which I also saved.. And the Tori press conference from NeAl. Thanks! ======================================================================== Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 19:41:17 -0500 From: iago@merle.acns.nwu.edu Subject: Milla I'm listening to The Divine Comedy right now for the first time, and I love it. It's nothing like I expected (I thought she'd sound like Cocteau Twins for some reason). The music, and the way she uses her voice, are the album's strengths. I agree with whoever (Jeffy?) posted that the lyrics were weak. Too often they degenerate into cliches, although I forgive that of someone whose first language is russian. :) Does anyone know when Milla emigrated from Russia? Or if she made music there? I tried to pick up Disappear Fear finally, but Tower was out. :( All in all, a very good day. First a fantastic baseball game (the right team, the Braves, won), and then a great CD purchase. It just doesn't get much better, folks. ==> valerie ============================================================================ iago@merle.acns.nwu.edu "Patience, Iago. He was obviously less than worthy." -- Jafar "Am I in heaven here or am I in hell? At the crossroads I am standing." --Sarah McLachlan ============================================================================ ======================================================================== Subject: Re: Milla Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:22:12 -0400 From: jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu iago nozicks: >I'm listening to The Divine Comedy right now for the first time, and I love >it. It's nothing like I expected (I thought she'd sound like Cocteau Twins >for some reason). The music, and the way she uses her voice, are the >album's strengths. I agree with whoever (Jeffy?) posted that the lyrics >were weak. Yeah, that was me. Though I do think that there are some strong lyrics on the album, most notably in "Clock" and "Charlie." The latter of those is incredibly a propos right now, and very depressing. At the same time, though, I think it's a truly wonderful song for the way it treats suicide (at least the way I interpret it) -- the acceptance of Charlie's decision to kill himself, and ability to ask for a final goodbye without the wailing and gnashing of teeth of the unfairness of life and selfishness of the suicide. (I've always had a terrible problem with the idea of suicide being a selfish act, preferring to think that the obnoxious survivors who, in essence, plead "why didn't you stick around in your obviously miserable life just so I wouldn't have to deal with the hurt of your leaving" are the selfish ones). So anyway, I think that lyrically and musically, "Charlie" is pretty great. >Too often they degenerate into cliches, although I forgive that >of someone whose first language is russian. :) Sorry, but as a fan of Anneli Drecker, I won't buy that excuse. >team, the Braves, won), and then a great CD purchase. It just doesn't get >much better, folks. Actually, I had the pleasant day of playing _The Mask and the Mirror_ for my folks (who've decided to try to get tix for the concert...Dad already owned _To Drive the Cold Winter Away_, but hadn't really heard any other LM), as well as the new Betty EP, which step-mom is totally in love with now. I really dig the fact that my parents like cool music. ;-) Jeff (whose dad was annoyed last December because jeffy gave him another Dead Can Dance disc instead of a Happy Rhodes disc, since he already had one DCD but didn't have any HTR....jeffy's sister, on the other hand, who already had 2 HTRs but no DCD got a copy of _RhodeSongs_) ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 18:41:47 +1000 From: anthony@xymox.apana.org.au (Anthony Horan) Subject: Re: To Be Honest Sheesh, *another* message from that Anthony person! Does he ever stop to Klaus any more? :-) Wendy wrote: > Some stranger wrote: > >I do not know you. Please tell me who you are. E-mail id's have changed. > I don't know you either. I'm not sure what you mean by E-mail id's have > changed. The borders are shifting. Respond soon. Nanoo nanoo. :) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Horan, Melbourne Australia - anthony@xymox.apana.org.au "All told, Under The Pink is small but likeably formed; ideal for those herbal-tea moments." - Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian reviewing the new "Victoria Amos" album. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 17:55:34 +1000 From: anthony@xymox.apana.org.au (Anthony Horan) Subject: Re: government hard at work Jeff takes my bait on The Floyd... :-) : > >Original??? Dave, Dave, it's OK, you *can* play another guitar solo apart > >from the two you currently know...! > > HEY! I *like* his guitar solos. So do I! It's just that they never seem to change. I should be fair and point out that I liked some of the last studio album, but what I've heard of "The Division Bell" so far sounds tired and hollow. > >Alan Parker, who directed "The Wall", despises it and calls it "the most > >expensive student film ever made". > > Yeah, and KaTe has put down *her* early albums, and Cocteau Twins have put > down some of their albums, and... > > What's your point? I happen to love the film _The Wall_. So do I! Parker told me this when I interviewed him for "The Commitments" - actually, more lectured me than told me. I personally think it's one of Parker's finest moments. I was just teasing! :) > It *is* pretty....awkward, ain't it? Makes you wonder if *all* the > stereotypes about California are true. ;-) Naw, they're not. I adore Northern California, and hope to get back to the Bay Area some day soon. But I think it proves that all the stereotypes about politics are true...! :-) - Anthony -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Horan, Melbourne Australia - anthony@xymox.apana.org.au "All told, Under The Pink is small but likeably formed; ideal for those herbal-tea moments." - Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian reviewing the new "Victoria Amos" album. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 18:04:20 +1000 From: anthony@xymox.apana.org.au (Anthony Horan) Subject: Re: Lakme...Delibes...McLaren? Vickie: > Any Malcolm McLaren fans out there? Yes! Anyone got the "Waltz Darling" album? The title track's wonderful, "Deep In Vogue" was ripped off wholesale by Madonna and Shep Pettibone for THAT song, and whoever the voices were who sang on the record they've faded into oblivion. Pity. McLaren has made a career out of being an opportunist, but this album was actually extremely good. The one that followed it - a kind of semi-compilation - wasn't. > I am *so* happy that we'll be flying British Airways, because they have > such great commercials! (I'm easy...cool music w/ female vocals, interesting > look....I'm *really* easy!) Those were directed by Hugh Hudson, by the way, he of "Greystoke" and "Chariots Of Fire" (oh, alright, and "Lost Angels"!) fame. > I believe that particular piece used in our commercials is by Malcolm > McLaren" and I WHOOPED!! Of course! Who else? I thinked him profusely > (he said that they get asked that all the time) and we hung up. I was > *sure* that the piece was probably on McLaren's album "Waltz Darling" > but I've dug it out, listened to the whole thing, and it isn't on there. > > Does anyone out there know what album it's on?? I feel kinda foolish > calling them back, and they might not know the album name anyway. They're > not in the business of selling McLaren albums, after all. :-) A version of it appeared, I believe, on his album "Fans" some years before the ad (I believe this is the BA version, though I don't have the album so I can't check), but there's also a version is on the album that followed "Waltz Darling" that I just mentioned, although in a restructured mix with vocals. The actual recording used in the ad was released as a single about 2 years back - I doubt it's still available, but I'll search around for a copy for you. Or I could always tape mine for you on the end of that video I'm sending... :) - Anthony -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Horan, Melbourne Australia - anthony@xymox.apana.org.au "All told, Under The Pink is small but likeably formed; ideal for those herbal-tea moments." - Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian reviewing the new "Victoria Amos" album. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 18:37:09 +1000 From: anthony@xymox.apana.org.au (Anthony Horan) Subject: Re: Sarah, Tori, Ingrid, and a few things I'm forgetting Meredith meredithises: > Anthony wondered about eMpTV's showing "Into The Fire": > > >Were MTV being particularly brave that night, or are they not as > >censorship-happy as I've been led to believe? Hmmm. > > Well, you really can't see anything. The most puzzling thing for me is > that it's a brilliant video, and they showed it anyway. > > They did, however, give a sound ixnay to her follow-up video, for "The Path > of Thorns", in which our heroine wears absolutely nothing. Granted, it's > quite tastefully and artfully done, but it was just too much for them. > Their loss, I say. I'm surprised that the gang at BMG REcords, who have the rights to Arista here and released "Solace" back in 1992, weren't jumping up and down about that. Around then a Lisa Stansfield video for "Time To Make You Mine" appeared with Lisa rolling around naked in a pile of leaves for the duration, and the promotional staff were getting soooo excited. "You HAVE to see this video! Ooo-errr! Grrrrr!" etc etc. Probably just as well they didn't. :) I must actually find out if they have any Sarah videos in their archives; I scored a whole pile of Curve videos that way, for singles that were never released in Australia. That "Tenn Little Boys" video is hilarious, both for the appearance of "world's fastest rapper" JC-001 in the song and clip, and for the background presence of a poster advertising Toni Halliday's truly awful solo single...! > Since then, those words, as well as "ass" and even "asshole" (on Fox, natch :) > are becoming more commonplace on network TV. And as I said, I have played > "Good Enough" on my show, and no one has said anything... yet. You'd love Australian TV. We even got "Basic Instinct" - the European version, no less, the one that got an NC-17 rating in the US - uncut on TV here. I imagine many TV execs were "ooo-errr"-ing that night. Mind you, the TV version of "Repo Man" is so funny that it'd be almost a disappointment if they showed the normal one...! > Um, which one of us is hallucinating that Sade is the name of one woman? > Am I missing something? Sade is the name of the band that Sade Adu sings in. As someone also pointed out, PJ Harvey is a band, Polly Jane Harvey its singer. Then there are bands such as Van Halen, and the like. Best ego-band-name-trip of the decade so far must go to a new local band formed by Richard Zatorski, the former keyboard player for Melbourne band Real Life, who scored a massive US/European hit with "Send Me An Angel" back in 1982/3. His new band? "ZATORSKI"! Eep! - Anthony -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Horan, Melbourne Australia - anthony@xymox.apana.org.au "All told, Under The Pink is small but likeably formed; ideal for those herbal-tea moments." - Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian reviewing the new "Victoria Amos" album. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 14:35:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Robert Lovejoy Subject: Hello again... Hi folks, So much going on since my last post! Jessica, enjoy San Francisco! It's a wonderful place and I'm sure you'll love it there! Deepest congratulations on your move, and best wishes. To those going to London, Bravo and Enjoy! Quite the pilgrimage. May you all be treated to wonderful music. To those upset by my last post, my apologies. MJM is absolutely correct with respect to the fanzine. It's just that when Susanne calls, I tend to jump... I guess it means a lot to her that this fanzine take off, but again, palindrome man is correct to point out that the onus of its success should not lie with us. Mea culpa; I'm just such a lackey sometimes... Lots of buzz here about Milla's album. I think I saw her as a French exchange student on Married with Children (OK I watch it sometimes!:)) a few years back. Looks like she's come up with an album that has turned some ears! I have been incredibly busy this past week and have only been able to skim ecto. Hopefully during the course of this week I can pour over all the mail and post a more detailed response. Meanwhile, happy listening to all! Bob the overzealous PS - Vickie, keep us posted on Happy's possible performances! I missed the first Woodstock... ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 15:39:11 -0300 (EDT) From: Karen Rauch Subject: newstand vs. subscription On Tue, 12 Apr 1994 iago@merle.acns.nwu.edu wrote: > FYI, subsriptions always arrive later than the magazine appears ont he > newstand, something which annoys me every Wednesday when I get my US News > and World Report. I've noticed that sometimes the subscription magazines will have different articles than the newstand magazines. Does anyone know why this happens? Truly interested, Karen ======================================================================== From: mklprc@aol.com Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 16:17:51 EDT Subject: Quote from Oregon Mensa Ectoids, Here is a quote of myself from an article I wrote in an as-yet-unprinted column for the newsletter I edit: Omen, the Oregon Mensa newsletter, which goes to 650 Oregon Mensans and also to every other local newsletter editor in the USA. (This must set a record for some kind of self-referential, recursive electronic masturbation upon itself). You will recognize lines cobbed from the FAQ and other people's postings. =8+) =======begin quote======= I have been obsessing lately on a new (to me) singer-songwri ter named Happy Rhodes. Born Kimberly Rhodes, she legally changed her name at 16 (she's now 28). I think there is a lot of irony and maybe some wishful thinking in her choice, because her early albums involved exorcising a lot of demons from her childhood, which was anything but "happy." Based on feelings and experiences during her lonely childhood, she writes meaningful, intelligent music, songs that will last. Her influences include Bach, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel and others. Although it has become trendy to compare any woman with a guitar who is not a folk singer to Kate Bush, she is, in my mind, the first to take that particular baton and carry it faster and farther than any other KT-influenced artist. It is significant of her universal appeal that practically anyone who really listens to her music goes out and buys her albums. This is somewhat difficult, however, because she is on a small, independent label in Bearsville, NY and distribution is spotty at best. If you are the kind of person willing to take a chance on an unheard artist, send $14 + $2 shipping to Aural Gratification, PO Box 380, Bearsville, NY 12409 and ask for a copy of RhodeSongs, a compilation from her first six albums. I can virtually guarantee you will love it, especially if you like Kate, Enya, Clannad, Sarah MacLachlan, Peter Gabriel and similar artists. Another source, for quick mail order via credit card, is the CD Bar in Toronto, (800) 663-1616. Prices about match US prices because exported items are not subject to GST and they do a high-volume business. If you want to get a good selection of Happy's albums, also ask for Warpaint, Equipoise, and Ecto. I eventually wound up getting them all. =======end quote======= ======================================================================== The ecto archives are on hardees.rutgers.edu in ~ftp/pub/hr. There is an INDEX file explaining what is where. Feel free to send me things you'd like to have added. -- jessica (jessica@ns1.rutgers.edu)