From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V7 #124 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, May 3 2001 Volume 07 : Number 124 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friend... [Mike Matthews ] New [anna maria "stjärnell" ] ky/ny/050101 ["Donald G. Keller" ] beth sorrentino on wfmu [/dev/woj ] Re: New ["Bill" ] book people [kerry white ] Wendy Rule Live At The House O'Muzak [meredith ] PC Hodgell (was Re: book people) [Michael Curry ] Re: Wendy Rule Live At The House O'Muzak [Neal Copperman ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 03:00:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ******************** Barney Parker (no Email address) ********************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Barney Parker Fri May 02 1986 happy cat Gray Abbott Tue May 03 1955 Suprised Tamar Boursalian Tue May 03 1966 Taurus Richard A. 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So who says free cds all suck? Rheinallt H Rowlands "III" Welsh sung orchestral pop/rock in a chamber style. The cover of Joy Division's New dawn fades is very moving. Kaitlin Ni Donovan "Songs for Three days" thanks Bill. This is a wonderful disc as some of you know..Beautiful voice and songs. Minimal yet affecting. Anna Maria Np-jemima price-easy Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 11:46:50 -0400 (EDT) From: "Donald G. Keller" Subject: ky/ny/050101 Kristeen Young CBs Gallery May 1, 2001 I swore I was going to try and write about some other music before I inevitably got around to Kristeen again (it's not like I haven't been listening/going to see worthwhile stuff!), but that's not how it worked out. So here we go. As many times as I've been lucky enough to see Kristeen Young play, I didn't know what to expect at this show: it was billed on the postcard as "Solo," and the only times I've seen her play without at least a drummer was this past year when she did her old unrecorded ballad "Devil Girl" by herself as an interlude in her full-band show. Plus she hadn't played out since December (after nearly every month the last two years), which suggested at least the possibility of a creative gestation period heralding something new. The presentation was relatively familiar, however: the sticker-festooned electronic keyboard on its stand, Kristeen in her saddleshoes, jeans, cub scout shirt and hat, braids-- dressed down by her own standards, but still idiosyncratic, especially with the spray of fake fruit over one ear. There were also two large vases of "flowers," actually more fake fruit, set at either foot of the keyboard stand. And then there was the lectern (complete with microphone) back on the drum platform, with slogans painted on it in large white letters--PRE-CONCEIVED NOTIONS, DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR, THINGS MY MAMA TOLD ME, THINGS THE TV SHOWED ME, that sort of thing--very characteristic of Kristeen's scarily oxymoronic confrontive self-flagellation. She began the show at the keyboard, with an unfamiliar but characteristic post-Bartokian repeated-note pattern against changing harmony (similar to the unrecorded "Everything is Mine..." or the much slower "Take Me"), with an equally characteristic full-bore vocal interrupted by two little high notes and a second strain that was a little warmer and more lyrical. A new--and very striking--song instantly recognizable a mile away as a Kristeen Young song. Then she got to the bridge, quickly pushed a few buttons, and stepped back as a clattering programmed groove played itself. She repaired to the lectern, and sang a more agitated middle part into the microphone there, dipping behind the lectern out of sight to punctuate the endings of the lines. Stepping back to the keyboard, she waited for her cue from the program, swept a glissando down the keyboard, and returned to the opening riff, bringing the song to a close with a reprise. Wow. There's always an interesting balance to be maintained between the comfort of familiarity (i.e. Kristeen's established style) and the thrill of novelty (i.e. the startling intrusion of that programmed middle, which since it worked so well was no mere stunt). A spectacular start: turns out it's called "Wake the Dead," a good title for a set-opener--as well as a fair description of Kristeen's musical strategy. Before I'd quite recovered from this initial onslaught, she banged into the cluster-chord that opens "Devil Girl," the one song I was fairly confident she would play. I've come to adore this song, and this was as good a version as I've heard her do, with a few little vocal filigrees to the most emotional moments that kicked it up a notch. Then she set going the program for "Top Rock Girl," introduced last fall, which she began singing at the lectern, then pulled free the microphone and came downstage to do the lead-singer thing. A spectacular rocker which worked surprisingly well without her rhythm section. Back at the keyboard, she kicked into "Reveille" (another dissonant Bartokian lick), a well-named rocker with a kind of anthemic quality. Then her other recent programmed song, "Touch Tongues," performed much like "Top Rock Girl." Dark and eerie, it creates an intoxicating atmosphere, and I like the wordier choruses that she has revised since she first performed it. A considerable surprise was her next number, "Fishnet," a rather disturbing quasi-ballad from =Meet Miss Young...=. I don't think I've ever heard her perform it live; certainly not since I first saw her in 1997. I was struck by the contrast in style it presents to her more recent material: it's more fragmented, quick-changing, and at the same time in its chorus more conventional, than what she has done since; it also points up the fact that, however wild-eyed her songs =sound=, every effect she packs in is under her careful control, and she can perform it without fuss to produce a single powerful artistic effect. The only song she performed from her most recent album =Enemy= was the perennial "Incubator"; it was clear she had revised the program, adding a propulsive bass part and extending the whole so that it stops by itself (normally she has to stop the loop to end the song). Another surprise was when she went into "Valuable," a particular favorite of mine among her recent songs; she hadn't performed for a few shows, and I didn't expect to hear it because it seemed to me to benefit particularly from the power of a rhythm section behind it. I was wrong. "Valuable" begins quietly, with an almost bluesy descending chord sequence and a contemplative vocal; it gradually and almost imperceptibly gathers in intensity by doubling the beat and feinting at forward motion. It has a complicated structure which baffles any conventional pop song analysis: its many small sections combine into one organic, flowing, inexorable sequence which repeatedly leans into a steamroller low-register groove, only to interrupt it with another section (second verse, bridge, repeat of chorus); finally the groove asserts its hegemony for a long coda building slowly on a series of repeated vocal phrases (rising in register and volume) until the song ends in an a cappella shriek. I should have figured that Kristeen has enough left-hand oomph as a keyboardist, and more than enough vocal power, to make the song work even as a solo piece; and this was in fact possibly the best version I've heard her do. Knocked me out quite thoroughly; the highest point of a set with many high points. She introduced the next song by saying it was about her home town (St. Louis), and for a moment I thought she was going to do "Night Blindness" from =Enemy=; but it turned out to be another new programmed song called "Sing Like the Mississippi." Oddly, the city the song mentions in the lyrics is New Orleans, and the style matches: though the beat resembles "Top Rock Girl," the groove is faintly reminiscent of that old Dr. John hit, "In the Right Place," with a lead line (which plays solo in the breaks) that sounds like a banjo. (All keyboard, of course.) She was back at the lectern with a vocal that emphasized her lower register; as she returned to the keyboard for the next song, the instrumental ending was still playing, and she listened to it with ear cocked and smile satisfied. With these two new songs, "Wake the Dead" and "Sing Like the Mississippi," and the two almost-new ones "Top Rock Girl" and "Touch Tongues," all in the programmed style of her masterpieces "Incubator" and "HI-TEK," I have to say her composing is on a roll. She went back to =Meet Miss Young...= again for "Don't Go Back to School," and once more the fractured quality, and her control of her effects (among other things a series of pained-sounding cries in this case), were patent. The closing number was her newest song, "Final Score," a very nice valedictory-sounding ballad that brought the set to a quiet close. It's not like I'd =forgotten=, in a mere few months, what Kristeen's live shows were like; but there is a difference between the vividest memory (or even a good recording) and actually sitting right near the stage while she performs at concert volume. (Of course, it's retreated to vivid memory again as I write this.) It was, to reiterate, both comforting and thrilling to experience once again; and not, in the end, so very different from her full-band shows. I'm very glad that I will have the opportunity to hear her again very promptly. (Reminder for locals: she will be playing CBs Gallery 5/8, 5/15, and 5/29, all Tuesdays at 8 p.m.) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 17:57:40 -0400 From: /dev/woj Subject: beth sorrentino on wfmu woohoo! >LIVE BROADCASTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY >Listings updated daily: http://www.wfmu.org/upcoming.html >All times Eastern Standard Time. > > [snip] > >Wednesday, May 23, 2-3pm >BETH SORRENTINO >Vocalist, pianist & songwriter for the trio SUDDENLY, TAMMY!, will present a >solo set. Beth has been on performing hiatus, writing new material, and >this will mark her first appearance back in the limelight. On Irwin's show. > >Wednesday, May 23, 3-4pm >BETH SORRENTINO >Miss Sorrentino sticks around (see 2-3 pm above) to present her rousing live >solo rendition of "In Canada," B.J. Snowden's oft-requested valentine to the >Maple Leaf Dominion. On Incorrect Music. wfmu can be heard at 91.1fm in the metro new york city area, 90.1fm in the hudson valley, http://wfmu.org/wfmu.ram in realaudio, http://wfmu.oven.com:8000/ in 128k mp3 stream, and http://wfmu.oven.com:8004/ for a 32k mp3 stream. woj ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 15:44:25 -0700 From: "Bill" Subject: Re: New On Wed, 2 May 2001 01:20:06 -0700 (PDT), anna maria "stjornell" wrote: >Some new stuff.. >Bic Runga "Drive" >Very nice offering from a talented lady. Sounds ecto. I bought this about two years ago solely on the recommendation of a New Zealander colleague. I love it, love it, love it. It's one of those albums where all the songs have a common cohesiveness, yet each work stands out alone. Although they do not sound alike, this albums reminds me in effort and effect to Sarah McLachlan's _Fumbling towards ecstacy_. Great music, great voice, great performances. - - Bill G. np: Louise Hoffsten - kra du (thanks Anna Maria) nr: Oficina No. 1 - Miguel Otero Silva (Venezuelan author) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 18:41:47 -0500 (CDT) From: kerry white Subject: book people Hi, In 1983 I bought a fantasy paperback, mostly for its cover. It was great and I got a book club hb copy, even 'tho the cover was mediocre. It was GODSTALK by PG Hodgell. In 1984 or 5 I got the second in the series, DARK OF THE MOON, in HB. Since then I have, off and on, been looking for a number 3 in the series. I just re-read the first 2 and BOING! realized I could see if she were still alive, etc, on the net. Well, I just received in the mail a first edition of SEEKER'S MASK. It is copyrighted 1994 and published in 2001. It seems that a little thing like a discertation came up. This was the first time I ever paid full price for a book: either used, on sale or book club before. $60 plus postage. I hope I'll like it, my NR: is something else. bye, NR: From A Changling Star, Jeffrey A Carver. KrW Help wanted? Inquire within ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 20:43:18 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Wendy Rule Live At The House O'Muzak Hi, Announcing our next house concert: WENDY RULE Sunday, May 20, 4:00 pm Live at the House O'Muzak, New Haven, CT Wendy is embarking on her first-ever Northern Hemisphere tour, and we're excited to offer her a place to play her very first show in New England! Even if you've only heard her talked about on ecto, take the chance and come on down to expand your musical horizons. You won't regret it. She has sound samples at her web site, and a page at MP3.com. Check them out, then e-mail me to reserve your spots. Advance reservations are required, and the suggested donation will be $10. Hope to see a bunch of you here! ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 23:47:43 -0400 From: Michael Curry Subject: PC Hodgell (was Re: book people) At 06:41 PM 5/2/01 -0500, kerry white wrote: > Hi, In 1983 I bought a fantasy paperback, mostly for its cover. It was >great and I got a book club hb copy, even 'tho the cover was mediocre. >It was GODSTALK by PG Hodgell. In 1984 or 5 I got the second in the >series, DARK OF THE MOON, in HB. Since then I have, off and on, been >looking for a number 3 in the series. I just re-read the first 2 and >BOING! realized I could see if she were still alive, etc, on the net. >Well, I just received in the mail a first edition of SEEKER'S MASK. It is >copyrighted 1994 and published in 2001. It seems that a little thing like >a discertation came up. This was the first time I ever paid full price >for a book: either used, on sale or book club before. $60 plus postage. I >hope I'll like it, my NR: is something else. bye, GODSTALK and DARK OF THE MOON were reissued last year in an omnibus edition from Meisha Merlin Publishing called DARK OF THE GODS (available in hardcover and trade editions). If you're a fantasy fan and didn't read GODSTALK and DARK OF THE MOON when they were first published, I highly recommend picking up the omnibus. I did, and loved it. SEEKER'S MASK was just reissued by Misha Merlin in the last couple of months (new intro and a couple of tweaks), but both the hardcover and trade editions seem to be backordered at amazon.com. There is going to be a fourth book in the series too, once the publishing details are settled out. Michael np: Kristin Hersh -- Sunny Border Blue nr: Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 23:45:39 -0600 From: Neal Copperman Subject: Re: Wendy Rule Live At The House O'Muzak I don't bother to post our house concerts, as I know there's no one within driving distance on the list. But we've got Wendy coming in early June, and we've finally got a date for Veda in October! And meth, we did follow up on Ruthie Foster, and she's going to be playing in August. People might remember an offer I made some months ago on Wendy Rule CD's. Well, I've got them in hand now, so it's a good time to order if you want them. And here's the real treat. Today a second box arrived, and it's chock full of Wendy's Live disc. This one is really hard to track down, and Wendy sent me all the ones she can find. So if anyone is interested in those, let me know. So, I've got copies of: Zero Deity Live World Between Worlds The discs are $15 a piece, plus $2 a disc for postage. We can probably work something out on postage if you get multiple discs. (It's just to cover my expenses on getting these out to people.) All prices and postage rates are in US dollars. We can work something out for overseas stuff if you can figure out how to get money to me. neal np: Anna Wolfe at Borders At 8:43 PM -0400 5/2/01, meredith wrote: >Hi, > >Announcing our next house concert: > >WENDY RULE >Sunday, May 20, 4:00 pm >Live at the House O'Muzak, New Haven, CT > >Wendy is embarking on her first-ever Northern Hemisphere tour, and we're >excited to offer her a place to play her very first show in New England! >Even if you've only heard her talked about on ecto, take the chance and >come on down to expand your musical horizons. You won't regret it. > >She has sound samples at her web site, and a >page at MP3.com. Check them out, then e-mail me to reserve your spots. >Advance reservations are required, and the suggested donation will be $10. > >Hope to see a bunch of you here! > > >======================================= >Meredith Tarr >New Haven, CT USA >mailto:meth@smoe.org >http://www.smoe.org/meth >"things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille >======================================= >Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series >http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V7 #124 **************************