From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V10 #201 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Tuesday, July 20 2004 Volume 10 : Number 201 Today's Subjects: ----------------- I, Robot?? [kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white)] Re: Blind is Edgewalking, cyo's gig on this sat [cyo@landoftheblind.com] A link from Neil Gaiman's journal [Neile Graham ] Re: I, Robot?? [FAMarcus@aol.com] vienna teng concert broadcast [fingerpuppets ] Lancaster, PA., HERE WE COME! [Kristeen Young ] Re: A link from Neil Gaiman's journal [Greg Bossert ] Iron and Wine ["Robert Lovejoy" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:04:24 -0400 From: kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white) Subject: I, Robot?? Hi, has anyone familiar with the works of Isaac Asimov's work seen the movie? In all his books Robots could not attack anyone unless it was to restrain a person who was going to commit murder. The ads I have seen seem to have lots of swarming, attacking Robots. It has had a BIG box office, but, then there are more action movie lovers than Asimov readers (or any kind of readers, as I see statistics showing a slump in American reading) 8-( bye, KrW I'm Peter Pan! I'm perpetually young!! OW!! What's wrong with my back? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:47:32 -0700 (PDT) From: cyo@landoftheblind.com Subject: Re: Blind is Edgewalking, cyo's gig on this sat wanted to let SF Ectos know that I am performing this Saturday night and the opening band is very interesting also, Go Van Gogh. Please come out and support us if interested in slightly avant ecto-music. peace, cyo Saturday, July 24th, 10pm, Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley (510) 841-2082 with Go Van Gogh on at 9pm LAND OF THE BLIND is EDGEWALKING, close your eyes and join us on a Journey. "A simply suborbital vocalist", join CYOAKHA GRACE of the tribal trance band LAND OF THE BLIND as she shapeshifts into into new duo, "SHAMANIC-ELECTRONIC" trance, EDWALKING, celebrating the edges of musica. Cyoakha has been amassing big low chill out beats creating instant improv "sonic-journeying songs". Live looping, keys, percussion, flutes, voice and deep earth didgeridoo then layer up, with Cyo and Krystov (of The Blind). This combo of electronic, and organic tribal sounds, live creation and trance voice has never been heard before. Bay area special musical guests join us, such as Ninah Pixie of Big City Orchestra on toy piano/and voice and Pablo Burton on guitar. With the element of dance and world, but put into major chill space, you are entranced and traveling in slow motion. Add the surprise element of instant one-of-a-kind-songs with live looping, and nothing is ever the same again. "Truly world class world vocals, a mix of goth, Delirium, Dead Can Dance and Morcheeba style singing, but with a little more omph as in much more powerful divas like Bjork, Dido, and Kate Bush" Worlds without Words. Believers in Balance, that the darkness must be seen and experienced, as well as the light, please go with us on a one hour journey, not around the world, but straight through the heart of it. http://www.landoftheblind.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 11:00:48 -0700 From: Neile Graham Subject: A link from Neil Gaiman's journal Thought some of you might be interested in this. Interesting music, cool video. http://aviola.com/the_sad_song.html - --Neile - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neile Graham .... neile@sff.net/@drizzle.com ... www.sff.net/people/neile Les Semaines: A Weekly Journal ........ www.sff.net/people/neile/semaines Editor, The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music ........... www.ectoguide.org Workshop Administrator, Clarion West ................ www.clarionwest.org ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:10:57 EDT From: FAMarcus@aol.com Subject: Re: I, Robot?? In a message dated 7/19/04 12:22:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kerrywhite@webtv.net writes: It has had a BIG box office, but, then there are more action movie lovers than Asimov readers (or any kind of readers, as I see statistics showing a slump in American reading) 8-( bye, oh i don't know about that.............i just read your email. the movie is based on the works of asimov........specifically his 3 laws of robotics. thats the beginning premise. don't look for an adaption. i thought the movie was a lot of fun, much better than i expected. fred ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:17:42 -0400 From: fingerpuppets Subject: vienna teng concert broadcast for those ectophiles not also on illuminations. - ----- Forwarded message from Michele ----- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:55:46 -0700 From: Michele To: illuminations@smoe.org Subject: KFOG 5th Sunday concert broadcast Swiped from Redeye: KFOG, the very popular COMMERCIAL AAA station in the market, will be broadcasting Vienna's recent live show at the Freight & Salvage on 7/21 and 7/25. You can listen in on kfog.com. - --Michele - ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 21:37:20 -0400 From: Kristeen Young Subject: Lancaster, PA., HERE WE COME! This Thursday, July 22 at 10pm, me, myself, and Jeff will be playing at The Lizard Lounge in Lancaster, PA. The Lizard Lounge is inside the Chameleon Club on Water Street. A lot of our Amish mailing list-ers have been begging us (via snail-mail, of course) to play within buggy distance...so here we come, Jeremiah. To any industry on the list.....yes, we've found our demographic. Regarding our new cd, "X" .......the real ones, the ones that will be professionally replicated and not burned on my computer, will be ready for sale in about 2 weeks. They are re-mixed, mastered, and include a solo version of "No Other God" (as well as the Brian Molko duet version). They also have beautiful artwork by Howard Forbes. (Howard also did the much praised artwork for "Breasticles".) Oh, and there's more!.... you can trade your old "X" cd's (the burned ones)for the pretty new ones!!! Just bring the cd in to one of our shows, and Tommy, our merch man, will gladly give you a new one....or mail it to me at: KristeenYoung c/o Looking Glass 632 Broadway Ste.902 NY, NY 10012 USA Best of All Things, KristeenYoung ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:43:23 -0400 From: fingerpuppets Subject: Lancaster, PA., HERE WE COME! just so everyone knows (and no one complains), the newsletter from kristeen young was sent to ecto. normally, i forward the copy i get personally rather than approving the copy she sends to the list since (1) it's less spammy and (2) it's more obvious what is going on. but, i accidentally dustbinned my copy, so i just approved the other. hence the seeming spam. sorry if people get confused. woj - ----- Forwarded message from Kristeen Young ----- From: Kristeen Young Subject: Lancaster, PA., HERE WE COME! Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 21:37:20 -0400 To: David Cohen Cohen X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.618) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.8 required=0.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.63 - ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 18:21:56 -0700 From: Greg Bossert Subject: Re: A link from Neil Gaiman's journal On Jul 19, 2004, at 11:00 AM, Neile Graham wrote: > Thought some of you might be interested in this. Interesting music, > cool video. > http://aviola.com/the_sad_song.html thanks for that, Neile -- quite worth the virtual visit. a reminder that fancy equipment is never a necessity... also, a reminder to check mr. Gaiman's site more often ;-) also, overdue thanks to anna maria for (as always) great recommendations. i wish i had read some of the recent ones *before* going to Paris, but i suspect i'll be back soon enough... 'tah - -g - -- "i've never been afraid to change the circumstances of the world" - -- Happy Rhodes [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type application/pkcs7-signature which had a name of smime.p7s] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 22:12:08 -0400 From: "Robert Lovejoy" Subject: Iron and Wine My son Richard paid a visit this past weekend and bought a copy of "Our Endless Numbered Days". I have been so impressed by the combination of simplicity and exquisite craft that I thought it prudent to recommend this, as well as the even simpler (and exquisite) debut "The Creek Drank The Cradle" (and the EP "The Sea and The Rhythm") to ecto. I hope this isn't heretical because Iron and Wine is basically Samuel Beam. It's a male vocal so not strictly ecto (then again his sister sings harmonies...). But the music is so good I feel I'd be remiss not to shout it to the world. And Jeff Buckley is (deservedly) a God here, so I suspect Sam will do fine. Googling Iron and Wine will get you all the other info you may need. This is great music, great words, and I feel certain most all of you can appreciate this music as much as I. One of the best things about growing older is having children that can manage to keep you abreast of what is happening in music. While I'm sure there are plenty of other fifty-seven year old Radiohead fans out there, I doubt many of us old coots have managed to be exposed to new and subtle music like this. Thanks, Richard! Anyway, I'd like to nominate Iron and Wine for the Ectophile's Guide. This is some of the best new (to me. at least) music I've heard in some time. Peace (non-political!), Bob Lovejoy ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V10 #201 ***************************