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 #949 ecto, Number 949 Tuesday, 4 January 1994 Today's Topics: *-----------------* The Val Has Landed! GONG! MicroMUSE-ing random things My top 15 of 1993 (kinda long) Hex & Shakers Re: Sheila Chandra used in commerical? Once around the circle again Everybody else is doing it, so why can't I? Re: When the rain came down... Re: a long winter's nap Thai iced tea MargotToriHexMagic ======================================================================== Date: Sat, 1 Jan 94 22:56:44 EST From: WretchAwry Subject: The Val Has Landed! In the midst of Mexican food and a PageMaker tutorial, I received a telephone call from Valerie, who is safely and snugly tucked into the City of Chicago. The Chicagophile ranks have just grown by one! She starts classes Monday and already has a shiny new e-mail account, with all the perks and bells & whistles that will allow her to join us once again. She'll resubscribe as soon as Jessica gets back from cavation. Valerie says hi to all! Vickie ======================================================================== From: p.cohen@genie.geis.com Date: Sun, 2 Jan 94 04:08:00 BST Subject: GONG! brni, jzitt and Vicki: Glad to see some Gong fans out there in Ectoland. brni, seems I just missed you at Bob Lovejoy's gathering Saturday. Bummer. Ozric Tentacles are great and highly recommended to any into late 70's fusion/prog rock. +########################################################################+ +###+ Paul Cohen, Philadelphia, PA +###+ +########################################################################+ +###+ P.COHEN@genie.geis.com +###+ PMCOHEN@aol.com +###+ +###+ 70703.3126@compuserve.com +###+ PMCOHEN@delphi.com +###+ +########################################################################+ ======================================================================== Subject: MicroMUSE-ing Date: Sat, 1 Jan 1994 23:11:58 -0800 (PST) From: Laane@cs.stanford.edu (Lisa "Happy Cat" Laane) Hello all! For all of you checking out MicroMUSE in the world of MU*s, I now have home!! It's at #8376 and called Happy Cat's Happy Home (yes, I need to get a new name and stop being so goody about it). It's in the Ada Lovelace residential area, so feel free to drop on in! :) Happy New Year to you all!! Lisa :) ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 2 Jan 94 03:43:47 PST From: stevev@miser.uoregon.edu (Steve VanDevender) Subject: random things I'm an ENTP, according to the Myers-Briggs test I took in high school. DOOM has become a major pastime where I work, although most people try to play only after hours. It is a gory game, but graphically impressive immense fun in multi-player mode. I think of it as being like virtual paintball. I wish I knew how they did the texture mapping; it's as fast as a lot of games that do only filled-polygon graphics. Thai iced tea is dangerous stuff. I found the special tea mixture at a local oriental grocery and a recipe on the net, and have since discovered that the stuff is a remarkable stimulant. Drinking it makes me feel _awake_. Not wired, just _awake_. Until very, very late at night. I'm not sure I've even bought ten albums this year. In no particular order, here are the things I've bought and liked: Throwing Muses: _hunkpapa_. It didn't grab me right away, but I grew to love it after repeated listening. The first half of the album is the best. Jane Siberry: _When I Was a Boy_. Jane is, as always, brilliant. I knew I'd like it before I'd listened to it after I looked at the lyrics of "The Gospel According to Darkness"; the song lived up to my expectations. Kate Bush: _The Red Shoes_. Of course she really is, although she should stay away from Prince. Happy Rhodes: _equipoise_. She really is too. Except she shows signs of becoming even more creative. The Firesign Theatre: _I Think We're All Bozos on This Bus_. This came out a long time ago, and I'd heard it before, but it wasn't until this year that I really paid attention to this album (and bought a copy on CD). This is what I consider to be their most brilliant and subtle album of the ones I've heard so far, with remarkable allusions to the history of science, computer technology, and theme parks. Their "Future Fair", based on the optimistically futuristic World's Fairs of the past, in today's terms, is a computer-controlled virtual reality theme park, although virtual reality and theme parks were essentially unheard-of twenty years ago when the album was written. ======================================================================== From: Ethan_Straffin@next.com (Ethan Straffin) Date: Sun, 2 Jan 94 15:54:08 -0800 Subject: My top 15 of 1993 (kinda long) Thought I'd share this list which I just posted to a few of the music groups. Happy belated new year, everyone! Cheers, Ethan --- TEN?! How could I pick just ten, after such a great year for music? Gonna have to go with fifteen instead, I think. (Apologies to Peter Gabriel and Bel Canto, whose excellent albums both had most of their impact in 1993...that little "1992" on the case rules those discs out, and I included them last year anyway.) And now, without futher ado, and with a reminder that this is all just MHO (who else's would it be?)... ETHAN'S TOP 15 ALBUMS OF 1993 ----------------------------- 1. The Connells, _Ring_. Just when I was beginning to think this band would never top their second album, 1987's masterpiece _Boylan Heights_, they released this consistently brilliant, melodically irresistable album. Guitar pop in the vein of the Judybats, Toad the Wet Sprocket, or even R.E.M. ...only better. 2. Sugar, _Beaster_. If Bob Mould has any unpurged demons left after recording this, it's not for lack of trying. More incredible songwriting and raw energy in a 32-minute EP than most "grunge" bands pack into a full-length album. 3. Lloyd Cole, _Bad Vibes_. While the dunderheads at Capitol haggle over whether this would be a commercially viable U.S. release, I picked up the import. So far it's the USA's loss, because Cole continues to prove himself one of the world's best songwriters. 4. The Cranberries, _Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?_ Demoted a few points because its fragile acoustic pop seems just a bit too simple to age well, this is still the year's most delightful debut, not to mention most welcome new voice in the form of Dolores O'Riordan. 5. Tribe, _Sleeper_. If any one band deserves to be the Next Big Thing, it's this one; with any luck, they're on their way with the single "Supercollider." Okay, it's not _Abort_, but few things could be. Intelligent music that rocks out too...what a concept! 6. Sarah McLachlan, _Fumbling Towards Ecstasy_. Sarah's most accomplished and complete work to date, both lyrically and musically. Each listen brings new enchantment. (Currently released only in Canada...watch for the worldwide release in February.) 7. Happy Rhodes, _Equipoise_. Critically acclaimed and commerically... well, "still building" as they say, Happy Rhodes continues to blend introspection, mythology and social commentary into her wonderful music. _Equipoise_ shows her arrangements growing more sophisticated but never overbearing. 8. The Judybats, _Pain Makes You Beautiful_. While it's not as accessible or as consistent as their last album, it "grows on you like a weed" as the band would say. A solid (and very funny) album. "Ugly on the Outside" is not to be missed. 9. Concrete Blonde, _Mexican Moon_. After the disappointing _Walking In London_, CB regain their focus and release what I consider their best album ever. If this is truly the band's swan song, then it brings new meaning to going out on a high note (as well as all the other terrific notes Johnette Napolitano is capable of singing). 10. Matthew Sweet, _Altered Beast_. What can I say? I find it impossible not to like this guy. The melodies don't strike with quite the same force as those on _Girlfriend_, but this album more than makes up for that with added depth and maturity. 11. Pet Shop Boys, _Very_. "You've both made such a little go a very long way," Neil Tennant deadpans self-deprecatingly in "Yesterday, When I Was Mad." Very true, but the Boys refuse to rest on their laurels as architects of some of today's best technopop, and _Very_ shows them at their finest. 12. American Music Club, _Mercury_. Mark Eitzel and company's first major-label release, but no sell-out here. The perfect rainy day music, excruciatingly honest, occasionally funny, always intense. 13. E, _Broken Toy Shop_. One of those albums that's maddeningly hard to characterize. Beatlesque? Dylanesque? Piano-based? Guitar-based? Happy? Sad? Bittersweet? Retro? Romantic? Catchy? They all work, but none of them quite do justice to E's unique music. 14. The Pursuit of Happiness, _The Downward Road_. Let the record show that TPOH have recovered from the second-album slump. More fine power pop backed with Moe Berg's sex-obsessed rantings in what's probably the year's funniest album. 15. Rush, _Counterparts_. I've ordered this album (hooray for Max Points!) but haven't received it yet. I'm putting it here because, after hearing it a couple times, I'm sure it will end up somewhere in my top 15...just not quite sure where yet! HONORABLE MENTIONS ------------------ Black 47, _Fire of Freedom_. The year's most delightful single ("Funky Ceili") plus 70 minutes of music equals one impressive full-length debut. Buffalo Tom, _Big Red Letter Day_. Not as good as we might have expected after the brilliant _Let Me Come Over_, but not half bad either. The Moon Seven Times, _The Moon Seven Times_. Lush and promising. Now if only Lynn Canfield's voice wouldn't go off-key so much... Aimee Mann, _Whatever_. Still haunted by a certain lack of focus, Til Tuesday's former lead singer nevertheless turns out some great songs here. The Beloved, _Conscience_. Jon Marsh is gonna make you "happy happy happy" if he has to bang you upside the head with a synthesizer. Frank Black, _Frank Black_. The Pixies are dead. Long live the Pixies. DISAPPOINTMENTS --------------- Depeche Mode. First, on _Songs of Faith and Devotion_, DM decide to reinvent themselves as a rock band and come off sounding horribly unfocused. Then they release a live version of the same album that sounds almost identical and has no extra tracks. They'll still sell millions (especially if their marketing machine releases all ten tracks as singles, a distinct possibility), but this band is heading for Morrissey-esque self-parody frighteningly fast. Machines of Loving Grace, _Concentration_. I had high hopes for MoLG after their promising debut, but for some reason _Concentration_ ends up sounding like your typical dance-industrial album: one part substance ("Butterfly Wings" and a few other tracks) to five parts filler. Midnight Oil, _Earth and Sun and Moon_. The big question: are Peter Garrett and company losing their fire naturally, or did somebody sedate them? INXS, _Full Moon, Dirty Hearts_. "We ask too much of the song / To come and save our souls / When all it's trying to do now / Is save its own." They said it, I didn't. Not a disappointment in the true sense, since these guys haven't had it together since the days of _Kick_ and _Listen Like Thieves_, but it's still sad to see how the mighty have fallen. MOST EAGERLY AWAITED 1994 RELEASE --------------------------------- Only three weeks until Tori Amos's _Under the Pink_ comes out! ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 2 Jan 94 19:28:44 EST From: WretchAwry Subject: Hex & Shakers More about the band Hex...I found this blurb about their first album, "Hex": "Hex is neither a group or an album, but rather the dynamic union of singer/songwriter Donnette Thayer (formerly of Game Theory) and producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Steve Kilbey (bassist and principal vocalist for The Church). The music is rich and seductive, a bewitching mix of acoustic, electric and electronic instruments, capped with alluring lyrics. Call it post-psychedelic rock'n'roll, future-folk, melodic prose and poetry or musical moods for untra-moderns, Hex is an indescribabaly enticing album that will enchant you." Another band I'd highly recommend in the female vocal Ethereal genre are The Shakers. Their album "Songs From Beneath The Lake" might be hard to find, but well-worth looking for. Rebecca Stout's vocals are heavenly and the music mixes mandolin, percussion, acoustic guitar fiddle, fiddola, besides vocals as instruments. The album (as far as I know) is still in print and is available from Carlyle Records. The Shakers - "Songs From Beneath The Lake" CR 9190-2 (for the CD) Carlyle Records, Inc. 1217 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee 37212 There's also an address given for personal correspondence: The Shakers, c/o Cypocryphy Publishing, 1239 Plymouth Ave., Nashville, TN 37216 Led Zep fans might be interested in TS's otherworldly cover of "The Rain Song." (or, well, they might be appalled too) Vickie ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 2 Jan 94 20:14:34 EST From: WretchAwry Subject: Re: Sheila Chandra used in commerical? Awhile back, Alice1 said: > Forgive me if I'm misspelling her name. I really know next to nothing about > Sheila Chandra but there is a commercial for a pants company, jeans > probably (Dockers?), that uses someone's vocal percussion (I don't know > the "official" name) and I get this feeling it might be her. Anyone > know what I'm talking about or is everyone looking around at each other > with a raised eyebrow and wondering if I'm coherent? *grin* I finally saw this commercial and it's definitly *not* Sheila Chandra. It is someone who's trying to sound *like* Sheila, so a fan is involved somewhere along the line. You're coherent, Alex :-) Vickie ======================================================================== From: r.lovejoy1@genie.geis.com Date: Mon, 3 Jan 94 01:14:00 BST Subject: Once around the circle again Happy New Year, and greetings to all. It's 1994, and here we are. It's Sunday evening as I type this, anticipating returning to work after a long hiatus. Well, not that long but it was nice to take a week and a half off. Now to prepare to buckle up for a long stint! Yesterday our Open House was graced by the presence of two ectophiles. brni and Paul Cohen were here, unfortunately not at the same time. brni bought a tape of his band jamming, very rough, but there was some fine music there. brni's one-handed bass playing was impressive (and somewhat Zen- like, as one would expect...) and the band felt close. Unfortunately for us, brni had some lengthy travel plans and had to leave early. Paul proved to be a master on the computer. He showed my kids (and about half the neighboorhood's!) some of the fine points of Doom. He also peeked under Deepspace's virtual "hood" and made sure it was tuned up properly. Paul is an interesting person, and we were able to chat for a while. All in all a very pleasant New Year's day! Looking forward to hearing about the Gaffa Central bash, as well as any other Vacation Stories, I relinquish my bandwidth and eagerly anticipate a fresh spate of incoming ecto(plasm?). Hoa binh! +*************************************************************************+ + Robert Lovejoy + I've got a letter here postmarked Deep Space + + Deepspace + -The Firesign Theatre + + Cherry Hill, NJ + But baby I'm here and I've been quite an + + r.lovejoy1@genie.geis.co + Alien too... + + kdvn07a on Prodigy + -Happy Rhodes + +*************************************************************************+ ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 2 Jan 1994 21:27:36 -0500 (EST) From: consid Subject: Everybody else is doing it, so why can't I? Send a list of my favorite music of '93 to ecto, that is. 1. Liz Phair, EXILE IN GUYVILLE: It's got to be number one, because I listened to it, argued about it and thought about it more than any other album this year. This tends to be the kind of album that people either love or hate; music stripped down to the bare essentials (just guitar on many tracks, but don't dare call it folk) and dazzling, revealing lyrics about life, love and sex. 2. The Loud Family, PLANTS AND BIRDS AND ROCKS AND THINGS: Scott Miller, formerly of Game Theory, makes a triumphant comeback with this brilliant, ambitious album, filled with sonically elaborate, delightfully catchy, intelligent pop songs. 3. Urge Overkill, SATURATION: Sort of a revved-up, postmodern take on cheesy '70s bubblegum metal bands like Cheap Trick and Kiss, "Saturation" is definitely a guilty pleasure, but a pleasure nonetheless. 4. Smashing Pumpkins, SIAMESE DREAM: It's got my favorite song of the year on it, the majestic "Today." Overwrought in spots, and Billy Corgan is perhaps the least charismatic frontman in rock, but this is still one very powerful, cathartic album. 5. Margot Smith, SLEEPING WITH THE LION: Yes, Anthony, you were right about this -- Margot is a real find, and deserves worldwide exposure. I love the impossibly lush soundscapes on tracks like "Just" and "Adored," but what really captured my heart is the graceful acoustic ballad, "Child," which closes "Sleeping With The Lion." 6. Aimee Mann, WHATEVER: I was never a huge fan of 'Til Tuesday, so "Whatever" took me by surprise. Lots of great songwriting on this one, like the poignant, melancholic "Fourth of July" and bittersweet "Mr. Harris." 7. Suede, SUEDE: Endlessly hyped in Britain as the Next Big Thing, modern- day glam-rockers Suede delivered the goods on their debut. 8. The Posies, FROSTING ON THE BEATER: Sweet, rich and creamy pop. Yum! 9. U2, ZOOROPA: The world's best arena-level act turns in an adventurous follow-up to their already-classic "Achtung Baby." 10. Teenage Fanclub, THIRTEEN: Thirteen tuneful treasures and six so-so bonus tracks from these Scottish lads. All in all, 1993 was the best year for music that I can remember, even if Meat Loaf (ugh) did make a comeback. Cheers! --Sue Trowbridge * * * * * * * * * * consid@access.digex.net * * * * * * * * * * "Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night and just think to yourself, 'I am just full of hot gas'?" * * * * * * * David Letterman to Rush Limbaugh * * * * * * * ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 3 Jan 94 1:01:40 EST From: WretchAwry Subject: Re: When the rain came down... "Lefty" Horan klaused: > Michael Colford appeals: > > I was a huge Do-re-mi fan, and I've noticed a couple people > > mentioning Deborah Conaway's solo album. > > There are two solo albums, actually - "String Of Pearls" (1991) and > "Bitch Epic" (1993). ^^^^^^^^^^ and quotes Meth: >> I was suddenly reminded of a CD I've been meaning to mention around here for >> a little while- a compilation of music by New Zealand women came into the >> station a couple weeks ago, called _Shrew'd: A Compilation of NZ Women's ^^^^^^^ Call me old, roll your eyes and snort, call me PC, call me what you will, but I have to speak up and say that I *HATE* it when women use derogatory terms against themselves and I refuse to pay money that encourages this shit. It's the reason I've never subscribed to "Bitch" magazine, and it's the reason why I've never bought the "Bitchin' Babes" records (the first one was given to me as a promo...I passed on buying the second) even though I love Christine Lavin. (and yeah, I *know* it's a "joke") Not that it matters what I think, but Grrr! Vickie ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 3 Jan 94 1:13:00 EST From: WretchAwry Subject: Re: a long winter's nap woj woj'd: > WretchAwry sez: > >I always liked Hex, but they seemed a bit uneven to me. Without being > >familiar with Steve Kilby's work, but listening to these songs, I'd > >guestimate that everything I really liked about Hex was Donnette's > >doing, and everything I didn't like was Steve's doing > > i've often felt that way about hex as well...and i've never been able > to put my finger on what about their work bothered me. i wouldn't say > that it is entirely kilbey's doing - i think i'd attribute it more to > the direction that they were trying to go in. from what i've gathered > from the lyrics and music, the production was aimed at uniting the > mystical and the physical, this is a pretty common thing with kilbey > actually - check out his solo records, especially _earthed_ and > _unearthed_. while he was successful doing this on his own, something > never clicked with hex and the funny sound resulted. Interesting that someone else felt the same way. I do hope that what we say won't turn anyone off buying the Hex albums, because there are songs on both that I really love. If anyone sees them in the cut-out, bargain or sale bin, I'd highly recommend either/both of them. > >Hex is now, truly, Donnette Thayer's band, and it's clear to me now > >that she *definitely* was more than just a "singer" for Steve Kilby. > > i think this was apparent from donette's game theory days but it surely > was made clear from the first two hex albums. I'm not really familiar with Game Theory. > >Casey Scott "Creep City" (which I yanked out of the CD player during > >the 2nd song, but I'll listen to the whole thing before I use it as a > >frisbie), > > i know i've mentioned her before. the music is certainly rock, but it's > not as harsh as, say, the tulips (whom i mentioned yesterday). what > really impressed me about casey scott was her lyrics (surprise!). her > songs are for the most part chorus-less, stream of consciousness > meanderings whose emotional charge is pretty potent. i also like the > way her voice emotes the feelings of despair and hopelessness that > pepper her songs. musically not everyone's cuppa but if you can handle > that, it's a worthy album. Ok, I'll give it another try, but next time, not after Hex and Shelleyan Orphan. > at the very least vickie, listen to the short ditty about watches > (which is hilarious) and the "fourth of november" (or whatever the > title of that one is) which is a pretty piece. Ok, will do. > >Iza Trojanowski "Independence" (which I think I > >already have, I'll have to check. Woj mentioned this one before, I think), > > i did? refresh my memory. :) Hmm, well, maybe not then. > >and The Nields "66 Hoxsey Street." > > hey! i just listened to this this morning! meredith and i picked up > their live cassette when we saw them at the wpkn fundraiser up in > norwalk last summer. i finally got around to ordering this releases (on > cassette no less!) cos i was curious about their studio work. their > real strength is their songwriting - no doubt about that. i also really > like the way that katryna and nerissa entwine their vocals as well. > however, i was that katryna warbles her singing grates on my ear. i > much prefer nerissa's voice. Interesting! > i was also disappointed that the two songs from the live album which i > thought were their best ("ash wednesday" and "just like christopher > columbus") were not on this album. maybe they'll be on an upcoming > release.... I lent the CD to Charley, so I don't know if these songs on on the CD I have. > >I love goodies! They're so much fun! > > no doubt! how can i get on mike's list? :) :-) Vickie ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 2 Jan 1994 22:16:21 -0800 (PST) From: Emily Breed Subject: Re: When the rain came down... Vickie writes: > Call me old, roll your eyes and snort, call me PC, call me what you will, > but I have to speak up and say that I *HATE* it when women use derogatory > terms against themselves and I refuse to pay money that encourages this > shit. It's the reason I've never subscribed to "Bitch" magazine, and it's > the reason why I've never bought the "Bitchin' Babes" records (the first > one was given to me as a promo...I passed on buying the second) even > though I love Christine Lavin. (and yeah, I *know* it's a "joke") I've always interpreted "bitchin'" in "Bitchin' Babes" as being the Val-speak meaning of the word. "Bitchin'" (spelled with or without the apostrophe; when I was 12 and Val-speak was king, we didn't need no stinkin' apostrophes) then means excellent, outstanding, way cool, & so on. I dunno about the etymology - but if "gnarly" can mean the same thing, I think Valley etymology is highly suspect. :-) Emily (who doesn't have a new cat, because he's decided the apartment manager serves tastier catfood. Hmph) Breed ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 2 Jan 94 23:38:32 PST From: stevev@miser.uoregon.edu (Steve VanDevender) Subject: Thai iced tea There seems to be enough interest that I'll post the recipe I got to ecto. I'd use slightly less sugar than the recipe calls for, and have never tried adding the condensed milk, but even so it's tasty stuff. I found the tea in a plastic bag marked "Thai Style Spiced Tea" in a local oriental grocery; it contains finely shredded black tea and star anise, and brews to a dark orange-brown color. Warning: don't drink at night unless you want to be awake for a while. It's nice, though, in that it doesn't make me feel wired or strung out, just _awake_. From: frisbie@flying-disk.com Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: Caffeine (again) Date: 22 Nov 93 07:45:46 PDT Organization: Flying Disk Systems, Inc. In article <1993Nov21.112324.25610@huey.csun.edu>, sburke1@huey.csun.edu (sean burke) writes: > What about Thai iced tea!? I've got the recipe for making it, and > vaguely remember making it myself. At one point I remember having at > a four-liter pot of tea steeped so strong it looked like ink. With a > vat of this stuff in your fridge, you really don't have to consider > sleeping for about the next week. > > I love Thai restaurants where they make their Thai iced tea so strong > they almost have to mix in Thorazine to keep you from twitching so > much that your flesh comes unattached from your bones. Now THAT'S > caffeine. My wife and I often make Thai iced tea at home. It is indeed wonderful stuff if you have a stiff bout of hacking planned. The only problems are finding the tea itself, and getting to sleep after a few glasses of the stuff. If you can find a bag of Thai tea, here is the recipe: Thai Iced Tea (Char Yen) 2 quarts water 1.5 cups Thai tea 1 cup sugar 1 cup sweetened condensed milk half and half (or cream) crushed ice Bring water to a boil in a 4 to 5-quart saucepan over high heat. Add tea, reduce heat and simmer for ten minutes. Strain tea through cheesecloth, add sugar and condensed milk, stir to blend. Set aside to cool. To serve: Fill 12-ounce glass with crushed ice, add 1 cup of tea mixture, and float 2 tablespoons of half and half on top. If you consider the ratio of tea and sugar to water, you will see that Jolt has nothing on this! There is even a special tool for the straining that looks like a cheesecloth "sock" with a stiff wire rim and handle. you can find these in a Thai kitchen or restaurant supply store or make one yourself. You will have to find a Thai grocery store for the tea itself, although you may find it in other Oriental food stores. There is also a similar Thai iced coffee, prepared in a similar manner. Our Thai cooking instructor says it is delicious with a couple tablespoons of dark rum. -- Alan E. Frisbie Frisbie@Flying-Disk.Com -- Flying Disk Systems, Inc. -- 4759 Round Top Drive (213) 256-2575 (voice) -- Los Angeles, CA 90065 (213) 258-3585 (FAX) ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 3 Jan 94 17:15:07 +1100 From: anthony@xymox.apana.org.au (Anthony Horan) Subject: MargotToriHexMagic Jeff writes: > WHFS just played "Cornflake Girl" by Tori Amos, off the upcoming _Under the > Pink_. Apparently they have a release copy of the CD (ie all tracks and > cover art, etc.) They would have been ready by now, so that's not entirely surprising. I'm waiting for Warner Music here to get back from holidays so I can commence buging them big time for a promo... :-) > This song is just astounding. Mindboggling. Amazing. Incredible. The entire album is just astounding. Mindboggling. Amazing. Incredible. :) If you liked "Cornflake Girl", you're in for a big treat. > Yes, I liked it. Then you're in for a big treat! :-) > I'm just *dying* to hear the album. It pains me to say this, but if this > song was any indicator, _Under the Pink_ is going to blow TRS out of the > water (and I'm apparently one of the few people who absolutely adores TRS > and *all* of its tracks, including "Why Should I Love You?"). It does. Sue braves the snow to write: > Two nights ago, I rashly disregarded the Phase 1 Snow Emergency that > had just been put into effect and headed across town to chez Holly Phase 1 Snow Emergency! Sounds slightly dangerous... > I'm compiling a best-of-'93 list so maybe I'll post that this weekend. > Yes, Anthony, Margot will be on it! :-) :-) woj quotes me: > anthony@xymox.apana.org.au (Anthony Horan) sez: > >Yothu Yindi are a (mostly) Aboriginal band from Northern Territory, > > any chance that the first album is still in print? i gather from your > post that the first one is more traditional and less dance-oriented. i > picked up their two singles on a whim and liked them well enough but i > think i can do without the dance focus. More traditional in that it doesn't have as many keyboards: there's not much traditional aboriginal music there, though. More pop/rock, though many songs have aboriginal lyrics. I don't have the album, but it is still available. Mushroom tend to keep things in the catalog longer than most. > >Meri! Meth! Meredith! I *just* made you a tape of the album, all lovingly > >indexed and typeset and with b-sides and an interview and... should I still > >send it? > > yeah, i offered to tape the margot smith for her but she pointed out > that you were putting together a tape for her so we refrained. please > do send that tape (so i can get my cd back!). It will go in the mail tomorrow, once the post office gets back from their "New Year's Day Replacement" holiday. :-) > >Phew, over 400 lines. A record? No, a record is a round black thing with a > >hole in it. Oh. :-) > > you're a funny man, horan.... ;) Glad somebody thinks so... :-) Bob Lovejoy wrote: > Anthony has really piqued my curiosity to hear Ms. Smith. I should > check the HGP and HBP lists to see if there's a sample on any of them, as I > should be getting one or the other ere long. There would have been a couple of tracks on the Christmas HGP if I'd not been swamped by work commitments which brought on massive procrastination. I'd be happy to do you a tape, Bob, or pick up the CD for you. Hey, anyone have any luck with Anthem Entertainment yet? I haven't gotten a reply, but I assume they're on holiday. Or maybe I've stumped them... :-) Christian continues: > Can someone tell me the label and maybe the number and all that other > stuff for Margot Smith's album? I found an aussie who I suckered > into looking around for me :) I actually caught up with Christian on IRC about this, but for those who are looking: "Fall Down" - June 1993 - EMI Australia 8740212 - CD Single (Digipak) *Deleted October 1993* "Adored" - September 1993 - EMI Australia 8740282 - CD Single "Sleeping With The Lion" - September 1993 - EMI Australia 8270062 - Album Further details are available on my mailing list; see my other post on the subject... Hippy Nu Yaar all! - Anthony -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Horan, Melbourne Australia - anthony@xymox.apana.org.au "I kind of feel like I'm Metallica..." - Tori Amos on the perils of long tours, November 1992 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================== 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)