From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V8 #186 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Friday, July 5 2002 Volume 08 : Number 186 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: aimee mann news. [Kjetil Torgrim Homme ] any SF ectos around Friday, good cause, good music... [cyo@landoftheblind] NY ectophiles: Megan Slankard in NYC [tjshadb@voyuz.net] Re: Projektfest (Long. Way, way too long) ["Masked Fragility" Subject: Re: aimee mann news. [ebgb@textmode.net]: > > She's touring too: > > http://www.aimeemann.com/tour/ I was lucky enough to catch her performance at the Roskilde Festival. it was a very soothing and uplifting experience, especially considering I had seen Manowar just prior to her concert ;-) she had a great response in the Yellow Tent, in fact, when the audience started to sing along on "Save Me" she was caught off guard, stopped singing (but kept playing) and said "wow, you're actually singing along! that has never happened to me before!". every song was greeted and ended with roaring applause from the 4000[*] present, and at one point (actually, two points) she said "I feel like such a rock star now". she seemed very humble and sincere about it, but I can't really believe it is true. I must admit I'm only really familiar with her debut album, "Whatever", from which she sang only one song ("Say Anything" IIRC) but I really must get the rest of her work. [*] my unofficial estimate, the tent holds 5000 when (uncomfortably) packed. - -- Kjetil T. /XXX\ /XXX\ /XXX\ /XXX\ /XX\ /XX\ /XX\ /XX\ /// ///X\\\ ///X\\\ ///X\\\ ///X\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\/// //// \\\X/// \\\X/// \\\X/// \XX/ \XX/ \XX/ \XX/ \XX/ //// \XXX/ \XXX/ \XXX/ http://folding.stanford.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 17:19:22 -0700 From: cyo@landoftheblind.com Subject: any SF ectos around Friday, good cause, good music... >PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY > >www.fontainsmuse.com >for more information on Synaesthesia > >SYNAESTHESIA 2, >SIX SENSES, SIX COLORS, in SIX ACTS >Manifest your inner muse and join us for a multi-sensory journey of World >Music and Hyperbolic Illusion, Interactive Theater, Hypnotizing Trance >Groove and Dance Music, Sumptuous Culinary, Chill Space, Transcending >Massage and Divination >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >FRIDAY, July 5th, 2002, 8:30pm-2am >event@ >CellSpace 2050 Bryant Street San Francisco >$10-20 sliding scale--groups of six get one free ticket --ALL AGES VENUE >directions below > >Become Informed: What is the current status of the women of Afghanistan? >See a film and listen to guest speakers. > >8:40pm-9:pm- Guest Speaker Inger Brinck from ASAP >(Acting in Solidarity with Afghan People) >Northern Ca. 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She'll be playing for the Pro-Voice Songwriting contest finals (she's one of five finalists out of over 1700 entries) on 07/18 in Central Park (Rumsey Playfield). She'll also be at the Bitter End at 7:45pm on Friday 07/19. If you can pay her a visit; she'd appreciate it. If you tell her "Troy told me to come see you" you'll continue my ability to freak her out on a regular basis. Hope you've all had a decent July 4 in the US. - -troy oh yeah, check Megan out at http://www.MeganSlankard.com more details about the songwriting contest at http://www.provoice.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 20:58:11 -0400 From: "Masked Fragility" Subject: Re: Projektfest (Long. Way, way too long) I originally posted this to fa.music.ecto using Google on May 28th, 2002, but fortunately, today kjetilho@ifi.uio.no e-mailed me to inform me of how to *really* post messages. "Larne Pekowsky" wrote in message news:... >The first act was Johnny Indovina (or "Johnny Indovina of Human Drama" as he was billed). Simple guitar and vocals, plus a bit of keyboard, and Lisa Feuer joined in on flute halfway through. I admit I don't know any of Human Drama's work, and at first I couldn't get into it, but he won me over by the end of the set.< As soon as he was belting away, vocally, pouring his entire self into, he had me. It was very beautiful. >Next up was Mors Syphilitica, one of the bands I was most eager to see. They did not disappoint, they totally and completely rocked. The substitution of electric guitar for mandolin on on song was particularly kick-ass. And then the song they did where they kept the mandolin was just as amazing.< They really did rock. The album recordings I've heard restrict and don't entirely serve just how powerful they sounded live. >Then, Mira, another band I was particularly keen on. I saw them do a short set at Virgin Records a while back, and even with a pretty crappy sound system they were awesome. Tonight, they were absolutely transcendent. I swear I left my body during "Cayman."< They totally blew me away. I was experiencing orgasm-like sensations. Regina's voice is *so* sweet, and the integrally layered guitar and drum work is incredible. >Lovespirals finished off the night. I loved Love Spirals Downwards, the previous incarnation. Very lush, very pretty, with amazing female vocals. Lovespirals has turned out to be, much to my surprise, smooth jazz. With occasional bits of bluesey/noir flavor, and even a little Brazil in the mix. Once I got over this unexpected turn of events I enjoyed it, although not hugely. They're good, I think they have an audience, I'm just not sure this is really the right crowd or the right label for them at the moment. The large number of people who left a few songs in seem to support that theory.< If they were right now starting out this way and Love Spirals Downwards had never existed, I don't think they'd be on Projekt. They're there now because Sam's not going to deny them their creative decisions. I tried to be into it, but their Friday night set bored me. That style of saxophone playing turns me off. I enjoyed their acoustic set, lacking the sax, more. I'm glad they kept it short Friday night. It was just out-of-place, and a let-down in comparison to the three mind-blowing performances before it. >As I was leaving the venue I managed to fulfill my secondary objective for this trip - handing out copies of "The Keep" and "Equipoise" provided by Ken Osterhaudt in response to my followup to Phil Hudson's post some months back about Happy trying to expand her fan base. They went like hotcakes, people love free stuff. Here's hoping it gets her some new fans!< Hmm, there were people handing me free stuff on the way out, but I seemed to have missed you. (...so I thought when I originally posted this, but I've recently realized that the Happy Rhodes cd I brought home is just what you handed to me. I was disapointed that it didn't do much for me, but I'm going to try it some more.) >First, Christopher David of Judith. Judith was already on my "cds to buy" list, and after the show I immediately did so. He finished with a cover of "Ziggy Stardust," establishing a sort of theme for the weekend...< Damn. I woke up shortly before 1:00 and had gone out for lunch while their set was going on. I would've liked to hear that "Ziggy Stardust" cover. >Finally, a heart-breakingly beautiful set by The Mirror Reveals. Including another Bowie cover, a gorgeous version of "Heros."< They had a likable sound (organic sounds always appeal to me), but I felt an absence of energy and life. This may be because a band comes across a lot differently in the corner at the Merchant's Bazaar than they do on stage accompanied with dramatic lighting at the Trocadero. >Next up, Black Tape for a Blue Girl. Simply excellent. Live, their work takes on a sort of Angelo Badlemente/Julie Cruise flavor that I didn't pick up on directly from the album. I don't mean that in any derivative way, just that they're both big and deep, yet simultaneously ethereal and delicate, and very sad and beautiful.< That was my second weekend in a row getting to see their show. I love it. I love the flowing order in which the songs were sequenced, and the formal manner in which each member enters and exits for their respective parts, which is very visually effective. Not to mention that the songs are very beautiful. The closing number, "Decomposed By the Fire and the Firmanent" from 1994's _This Lush Garden Within_ is KILLER. I loved when Sam snapped a picture of the audience - that was adorable. >Unto Ashes was next, fulfilling their billing as "neo-medieval, experimental, apocalyptic folk." There were some equipment problems, but nothing that got too much in the way. Mostly songs from "Saturn Return," one or two from their debut, some not-yet-released tracks, plus a cover of "Don't Fear the Reaper." Sent shivers down my spine, that did.< I never even realized they were playing that. My friend said they had, but he was tripping, so we figured it must've just been him. I like them even more now because of their set. Great stage presence. While of all the bands were mixed excellently through the soundboard, they didn't seem as powerful to me as they should've, though. >Then, Audra. I have both their albums and liked them, but they didn't make a huge impression and I don't often feel inclined to play them. Maybe it's because they're basically a guitar-driven rock band, although with some twists. Anyway, they picked the best songs from both albums, and I enjoyed the set well enough.< I enjoy their straightforward rock approach. Bret has a very rich voice and he delivers very pleasing, catchy melodies. I enjoyed their acoustic set a bit more. Some of their stuff does get a bit monotonous, but certain songs have more interesting structure. There was more monotony in Saturday night's performance, I think. I did get a kick out of Bret dryly announcing "We're Audra - we're here to _rock_", and "Rock and roll. Freedom of speech." >Voltaire finished the show. There are certain things you know going into a Voltaire show - the music will be awesome, and Other Things will happen. The exact shape of those Other Things is always a surprise.< I swear, the guy was pre-ordained to bring balance to all of gothdom with his hilarity. Everything that comes out of the guys mouth is *precious*. It was an excellent choice to have him close Saturday so have had time to develop the top 13 slogans. They were beyond fitting. (Thanks for posting them, by the way. Although, I thought he had said "... as Mira, Audra, and Voltaire have a three-way ..." (which makes sense, because he's using the band names as people's names, as in two girls and a guy are having a three-way), not "... Voltaire has a three-way with Audra and Black Tape For a Blue Girl ...") >As he finished, Eric Hammer dashed on stage and kissed him full on the mouth.< And don't forget Bret and Bart of Audra later on coming on stage and each kissing him in, er, a respective spot. >As always, there were numerous other bits of fun between-song banter, but even if I could remember them it might be better if I don't.< The Rammstein parody, singing a Bjork song a capella, picking on "Jeff the Raver", rambling "aww, come on, just give the Palestinians a state .... like, New Jersey. They're not using it" and "It seem that whatever God thinks is everyone decides he thinks. So, I've decided that God thinks I should be dating the lead singer of Mira". At some point, he made a stunning crack (I'd thought it was amongst the top 13 slogans) about "a pregnant woman playing flute" that caused my mouth to drop. >I was out having Dim Sum with friends, and so missed Voltaire's acoustic set in the bazaar. Maybe it was just as well, since based on his obvious popularity I imagine the room was packed. I do wonder what I missed though, apart from the Star Trek songs which I've already heard him do live on a number of occasions.< Besides the Star Trek songs, you missed his "Caught a Lite Sneeze" Tori Amos cover, "Irresponsible" from the new album (which an audience member requested), "Bomb New Jersey" (which his rant about giving New Jersey to the Palestinian people the night before was intended as an introduction to before he was told that he was running out of time), another quip about both Metropolisfest and Cleopatrafest featuring "their bands pressing play", more picking on Jeff the raver, and enbarrassing a pre-teen boy by announcing that it was his birthday and encouraging everyone to sing "Happy Birthday" to him. He introduced "Caught a Lite Sneeze" with an anecdote of reading amazon.com's forty-something user reviews of the Cleopatra Tori Amos tribute album and finding all of them insisting that he's gay, and also remarked with scathing sarcasm, "Those tribute albums are such a good idea, I'm so glad they keep doing them." There was one or two songs he also did, I think, but I can't remember what they were. >At 3 I caught Audra's acoustic performance, and actually liked it more than last night's set with the full band. This was clearly Bowie tribute weekend, they finished with "Space Oddity." Well, most of it, they kind of lost it during the fast bit. If someone from Cleopatra were there with a minidisc recorder they'd have their next tribute album...< Heheheh. They've already done *two* Bowie ones. >Android Lust finished the day. When the lead singer is doing the slower, quieter parts her voice sounds a little... untrained, for lack of a better word. But on the louder bits she has a screaming intensity that just blew me away. I liked what I've heard of them on "The Shape of Things to Come," but this performance convinced me to buy the album.< didn't know what to expect from an acoustic set. I was impressed. I really enjoyed her screaming and the active acoustic guitar. >I skipped the Roach/Obmana performance at St Mary's, I just didn't want to deal with the traveling and the crowd that was expected for the first show. Although, I did go to Dracula's Ball, which was a blast.< I didn't go to Roach/Obmana, either. After having seen them Saturday night, which was interesting but did little for me, the hassle of getting across town wasn't worth it to me. I was turned off by the idea of Dracula's Ball, as I'm not one for club settings. It was depressing for me to see the place packed with tons of people who had no idea what Projektfest was, after I'd become accustomed to the same faces over the past few days. The frustration I got from my introverted, insatiable emotional and sexual needs from, uh, seeing and not touching the many new attractive girls wasn't helping, either. Friday night at the Trocadero I had approached a small, adorable Asian girl and asked if I could take her picture because I found her pretty. She was very nice to me and spent the rest of the night with me. It turned out that she was from the area and was there for Mira. Yet, after their set when I asked what she thought of it, looking quite drained and shaking her head, she said "It was kind of ... long". That amused me. She then told me, "I think my parents are here", and disappeared. Looks like I may have picked out a fairly young one, heh. Anyways the "You're pretty, can I take your picture?" approach didn't work so well at Dracula's Ball. :( I got some enjoyability from the Dracula's Ball bands, but it just wasn't Projektfest any more, the charm was gone. The Dreamside's whole thing with the fire was cheesy. I did enjoy myself on the dance floor, though. I met some of the nicest, most pleasant people I've ever encountered. It was great to meet incredibly nice people in their '50's who'd come to Projektfest. The band members I had the chance to approach and ask for autographs were very appreciative and warmly receptive of my compliments. Driving down to Philadelphia, I felt powerful holding the *secret* from all the "normals" I encountered that I would soon be a part of something special that they couldn't be. On the way home, I was saddened to realize it had ended *very* quickly and I was once again stuck in the drudge of the real world. Your write-up of the weekend was very fitting, accurate, and enjoyable. I probably saw you more than once, as most attendees became recognizable. I'm fairly nondescript, a 5'10" white male with chin-length red-brown hair, in all black (yeah, *that* narrows it down), very plain dress (every day, it was dress pants, a t-shirt, and an unbuttoned dress shirt over the t-shirt). In fact, if you visit the Projektfest pictures at http://slinky.scrye.com/~tkil/photos/2002-05/projektfest-2002/ and click on Mors Syphilitica, in the third row down on the left, I'm furthest to side of the picture, wearing a shirt that you might be able to discern has Jack Skellington on it. Ryan _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V8 #186 **************************