From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V6 #331 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Tuesday, November 7 2000 Volume 06 : Number 331 Today's Subjects: ----------------- OT: Need visa advice [Sherlyn Koo ] Leona Naess [Dirk Kastens ] Recent changes to the Ectophiles' Guide ["The Ectophiles' Guide" ] virgin megastore [Loretta Pontillo ] RE: Degrees of separation? [Loretta Pontillo ] RE: Hooverphonic ["Mattoon, Melanie" ] RE: vampire music ["Mattoon, Melanie" ] RE: Hooverphonic [Marla Tiara ] ectofest west - thought [meredith ] Re: Bride of the son of Napster [a damontury ends ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 17:58:44 +1100 (EST) From: Sherlyn Koo Subject: OT: Need visa advice Hey folks, Totally OT I know, but I need some help... I've been trying to find a 6-10 month contract job doing web development stuff (I'm a ColdFusion programmer) in the US or Canada next year, but since I don't have a work permit for either country, it's proving very tough. Can anyone offer any advice, or point me to any placement agencies who do sponsorship arrangements for this sort of thing? Hmm... - -sherlyn =-= Sherlyn Koo - sherlyn@fl.net.au =-=-=-=-=-=-= [Sydney, Australia] "We will push on into that mystery And it'll push right back And there are worse things than that..." - Dar Williams ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 09:34:23 +0100 From: Dirk Kastens Subject: Leona Naess Hi, I just dicovered the excellent debut album Comatised by Leona Naess. I don't know if she has been discussed on these pages. Musically, I would describe her as a mixture of Heather Nova and Edie Brickell. Comatised is an excellent collection of mid-tempo and up-tempo songs with some wonderful ballads. Have a look at http://www.leonanaess.com Regards, Dirk http://www.dkastens.de ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 04:16:48 -0800 From: "The Ectophiles' Guide" Subject: Recent changes to the Ectophiles' Guide Latest changes to the Ectophiles' Guide 05 November 2000 Changes made to the entries for: * PJ Harvey (new album) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this email because you have asked to be notified of updates to the Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music at http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/. If you are no longer interested in receiving these notifications, please unsubscribe yourself using the form at http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/guide.cgi?newsubscribe&action=unsubscribe ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 07:52:41 -0500 From: rich.rapp@effem.com Subject: Theremin info Previously said: <<< Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 16:16:15 -0500 From: "Tom Masapollo" Subject: Re: favorite instruments Hello, that's a really tough combination to find. I know artists that use the didgeridoo or the theremin but never together. The theremin is a very difficult instrument to play and to find! They are very rare! >>> Hey Tom; Just a note that good old Robert Moog still makes and sells Theremins through his company "Big Briar" Check out www.bigbriar.com for more info. Rich R. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 09:13:09 -0500 From: Joseph Zitt Subject: Re: thin white duchamp Ah! No wonder I imagined it so clearly... On Sat, Nov 04, 2000 at 02:55:03PM -0500, vylette wrote: > At 09:49 AM 11/3/00 -0500, Joseph Zitt wrote: > > >On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 01:57:09AM -0500, vylette wrote: > > > >> p.s. Happy does a wicked David Bowie don't you think, almost thin > >> white duchess terrifyingly goodness, does she ever cover anything > > > >As I read this, I started hearing Happy sing "Starman" in my head. Mmm, > >it would be a natural... > > now the scaryterrieeriefying thing about it is when you said that i > could hear, in my head, Happy singing that exact song or at least a > part of it, and my imagination may be a workaholic but it's not > what you'd call *good* and there's oh so noooo way i could hear it > like i do unless i'd heard it for real, and lately too. and i did, > Happy does sing part of the chorus from "Starman" in one of the > songs on HR5, which is good for me because now i know i'm not going > crazy. yet. :P > > -veronica - -- |> ~The only thing that is not art is inattention~ --- Marcel Duchamp <| | jzitt@metatronpress.com http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt | | Latest CD: Jerusaklyn http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt | | Comma: Voices of New Music Silence: the John Cage Discussion List | ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 09:57:33 -0500 From: Loretta Pontillo Subject: virgin megastore Additionally the Virgin megastore in times square (which typically isnt a place for ecto-goodness) was purging and clearing out their obscure import cds...five for five bucks... Here I must add, for no real reason, that my friends and I always call it "the mega-Virgin store." Which is really funny to me and I thought ya'll might enjoy it. :) Loretta who once went to the megaVirgin store after a business lunch during which she drank too much sangria and giggled the whole way back to work. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 10:08:42 -0500 From: Loretta Pontillo Subject: RE: Degrees of separation? that's pretty cool :) but can you link to Kevin Bacon? I CAN! Of course I have to bend the rules a little, but that's okay. I was on an episode of that show, Square One. It was a PBS show meant to teach math and they had these game show segments featuring real kids. Anyhoo, one of the actors on that show -- he went on to do character work and you'd know him if you saw him -- once did an ad with Sarah Jessica Parker, who, as we all know, was in Footloose with Kevin Bacon. ~_^ - -Loretta also, I'm 5'2, as are Tori, Ani, Liz, and I've heard KaTe but that might not be so. I should start recording my little ditties for posterity. - -----Original Message----- From: Mitchell A. Pravatiner [mailto:mapravat@prairienet.org] Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 12:02 AM To: ecto@smoe.org Subject: Degrees of separation? Many years ago, I used to work with the late father of the guy who, legend has it, lent Liz Phair the tape recorder she used to record the Girly Sound tapes. Such is my attenuated connection to the whole thing. Mitch ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 11:22:22 EST From: JavaHo@aol.com Subject: Re: Degrees of separation? Loretta mentions... << Anyhoo, one of the actors on that show -- he went on to do character work and you'd know him if you saw him -- once did an ad with Sarah Jessica Parker, who, as we all know, was in Footloose with Kevin Bacon. ~_^ >> I don't remember her in this. The lead was played by Lori Singer, who went on to do a cool sci-fi show called VR5. Was Sarah in a supporting role? Been a while since I've seen it. I have a dear friend who is an actor (Dale O'Brien). He used to live in Greenwich Village, and he walked his dog every morning about the time Kevin went out for a run (they lived near each other). They said "hi" to each other all the time. It's not a professional association, but do I get points anyway? LOL Lisa ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 09:38:06 -0800 (PST) From: Sue Trowbridge Subject: Re: Degrees of separation? On Mon, 6 Nov 2000 JavaHo@aol.com wrote: > << Anyhoo, one of the actors on that show -- he went on to do character work > and you'd know him if you saw him -- once did an ad with Sarah Jessica > Parker, who, as we all know, was in Footloose with Kevin Bacon. ~_^ >> > > I don't remember her in this. The lead was played by Lori Singer, who went on > to do a cool sci-fi show called VR5. Was Sarah in a supporting role? Been a > while since I've seen it. Yes, Sarah played the part of "Rusty." By the way, you can get ANY actor's "Bacon number" at http://www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/ Try it -- it's fun! - --Sue Trowbridge trow@slip.net ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 13:09:00 -0600 From: "Mattoon, Melanie" Subject: RE: Hooverphonic Greg said: >Looking back over the last few years' messages, I saw only a handful >about Hooverphonic. I'm quite fond of their "Blue Wonder Power Milk" >album, and am curious what other CDs (of theirs or other bands!) >might share some of the rich textures and soaring chord progressions >that I find so fascinating here. I absolutely love "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular", Hooverphonic's first album. Probably because I really enjoy Liesje Sadonius' voice much more than Geike Arnaert's. Geike sings most of the songs on "Blue Wonder Power Milk" and all of the songs on "The Magnificent Tree" (which I haven't heard). Have you heard of Esthero? They are similar in feeling to Hooverphonic in that they use samples, have a female singer, and are hard to categorize. I believe Splashdown is in the same league. Both bands are excellent and you should check them out. http://www.esthero.com and http://cvb.drawbridge.com/splashdown/ have samples. np Sheila Nicholls - Brief Strop ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 13:10:51 -0600 From: "Mattoon, Melanie" Subject: RE: vampire music Joe said: >Hey, I noticed you're all talking about vampire songs. Well I don't know a >lot about this type of thing, but I do listen to a band on occasion the >lyrics of whom articulate verse about vampires quite often. Helium. I >recommend their albums The Luck of Dirt and Magic City to anyone who might >not know of them. I believe it's "The Dirt of Luck". I agree with Joe that these are both wonderful! np Stina Nordenstam - Dynamite ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 11:53:02 -0800 (PST) From: Marla Tiara Subject: RE: Hooverphonic > Have you heard of Esthero? They are similar in > feeling to Hooverphonic in > that they use samples, have a female singer, and are > hard to categorize. I recently bought the Esthero album and I really am enjoying it. It's in the Portishead vein, dreamy and triphoppy. I'm addicted to the song Country Living actually. I also have to thank whoever recommended Goldfrapp a while back - they are GREAT! Thank you! And I've been saving all the piano girl recommendations and plan to check them out soon. Oh yes, and I think the new PJ Harvey album is brilliant. Love it. Love it. Love it. marla tiara PS Does anyone on this list trade *wink nudge* CDRs? (I don't know if this topic is taboo here...) If you know what I'm talking about, and want to talk more about it, please email me offlist. If I shouldn't have brought up at all, I apologize and this is the last I'll say about it. That is all. ;) ===== ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Famous people wearing my tiara: http://www.marlatiara.com (*updated 9/21/00 - All pictures active!) "I will always love you like a milkshake." - Wesley Willis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one Place. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 23:59:11 -0500 From: meredith Subject: ectofest west - thought Hi! This is just a shout out to the organizers of ectofest west: you ARE aware that the event is scheduled to happen mere days before the 10th anniversary of the creation of this mailing list, yes? That fact struck me the other night and I just had to point it out. Do with it what you will. :) +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 01:32:13 -0500 From: a damontury ends Subject: Re: Bride of the son of Napster Ted wrote: > > > Well, in light of the most recent news that 1 of the big 5 has broken ranks, > and the rest are sure to follow, I thought I might take some time to reflect. > Apparently BMG no longer views Napster users as thieves, and we will > not need to build 38 million more jail cells to house them. damn. > Napster users should feel vindicated, the jails will not be overcrowded with them. > Instead we can concentrate on using that jail space to hold all the pot heads that are > afflicting society with thier...um, whatever it is that pot heads do that is evil. > My only regret is that Kid Rock did not starve to death as was predicted. - -- "Quotas are bad for America, it's not the way America's all about." "Part of the role of the federal government is to enforce our borders. The best way to enforce our borders is to stop people from coming into the country in the first place." George W. Bush. ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V6 #331 **************************