From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V10 #317 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, November 18 2004 Volume 10 : Number 317 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Albuquerque Americana in the UK & Netherlands [neal copperman ] Re: i get it! [Damon ] New Edie album [Neile Graham ] Pre-ordering Trina Hamlin's New CD [Michael Curry ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:41:56 -0700 From: neal copperman Subject: Albuquerque Americana in the UK & Netherlands One of my favorite local singers - Nels Andrews - is leaving tomorrow for his first ever European tour. I wouldn't call Nels ecto. He's a solid Americana performer, with a slightly mumbly country/folk voice. He writes very detailed story songs with a strong sense of place. Since the place is Albuquerque and the southwest, it is particularly fun for me to pick out local landmarks in his songs. He'll be in the Netherlands in November and England and Scotland in early December. If you're interested, you can check out the tour info on his web page: http://www.nelsandrews.com There are some song samples there that are representative of what he sounds like. We'll be hosting Nels and Nancy McCallion (Formerly of the Mollys) for our January House Concert. neal np: Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:04:33 -0500 (EST) From: s_nevada76@hotmail.com Subject: A washingtonpost.com article from: s_nevada76@hotmail.com You have been sent this message from s_nevada76@hotmail.com as a courtesy of washingtonpost.com Personal Message: I haven't gotten around to reviewing these albums yet, but thought people might be interested in what the Washington Post has to say. I'm happy to see them review these groups and help their exposure. HEM "Eveningland" Rounder SHIVAREE "Breach" Zoe/Rounder HEM "Eveningland" Rounder SHIVAREE "Breach" Zoe/Rounder The photographs adorning Hem's quietly enchanting second album, "Eveningland," depict Victorian-style furnishings -- lamps, mirrors and chandeliers that evoke an elegant, vanished era. Such pictures aren't typical of alt-country bands, which tend to prefer more rustic imagery, but then Hem isn't a typical alt-country band. This Brooklyn octet plays sophisticated, subtle orch-pop that just happens to have a twang. Its music features pedal steel and banjo, but also violin and glockenspiel. Keyboardist Dan Messe and guitarist-mandolinists Steve Curtis and Gary Maurer write the songs, but the key to the group's sound is singer Sally Ellyson. Her soprano -- delicate, yet far from flimsy -- steers such mid-tempo ballads as "The Fire Thief" into their forceful passages, which are usually fleeting yet often crucial. Ellyson can also take command of a standard, such as "Jackson," whose best-known interpreters are Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, but which here sounds like nothing other than a Hem song. Ellyson transforms the tune into a wistful ode to memory and loss, which are the album's overarching themes. "I feel restless and I can't sleep," she sings in "Pacific Street," her voice a balm to anyone who might share that eveningland unease. A teaser for Shivaree's upcoming album, the five-song "Breach" includes a Appalachian-style ballad that would fit seamlessly into Hem's repertoire. But "657 Bed B" isn't typical of the California trio's disc, which also features covers of two '70s songs by British art-punk savants (and sometime collaborators) Brian Eno and John Cale. Whatever the source, these tunes are taken at a deliberate pace, with Ambrosia Parsley's alto set against brooding guitar, keyboard, sax or -- on two songs -- a male duet partner. The highlights are a techno-blues rendition of Eno's "The Fat Lady of Limbourg" and a tango-paced original, "I Close My Eyes," both of which will be on the new album. So "Breach" is recommended mostly to hard-core Shivaree fans, as well as people who collect versions of Cale's much-covered "Fear Is a Man's Best Friend." -- Mark Jenkins Appearing Friday at Iota.  To hear a free Sound Bite from Hem, call Post-Haste at 301-313-2200 and press 8109; to hear Shivaree, press 8110. (Prince William residents, call 703-690-4110.) Would you like to send this article to a friend? 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Do other people have experiences where you've been listening to an album and all of a sudden you get it? Maybe you've heard it a few times before and didn't really like it or didn't know quite what to make of it. And then you hear it, and it's like you're really hearing it for the first time, and then you can't remember why you didn't really like it before? Just asking because I've had that experience in the past (Scarlet's Walk didn't click until the 5th listen, and then I thought it was brilliant and couldn't understand why I'd been so initially unimpressed). Recently it happened with Emily Bezar's new album, Angels' Abacus. I never actually disliked that album, but all of a sudden, maybe again on the 5th listen, the whole thing just worked, and I loved it in a way I hadn't before. Even more recently it's been Julieta Venegas' Bueninvento, an album I've had for years but rarely listen to because I would get turned off after the first couple of songs. I put it on the other day because I particularly wanted to hear the first track, "Fe," and figured I'd turn it off when I got to the songs I disliked. But it never happened. I listened to the album again today, and the whole thing is wonderful. I don't know what bothered me so much before. Anyway, was wondering if other people had similar experiences they wanted to share. Also, if someone has any thoughts on Julieta Venegas' other albums, Aqui and Si, please share. I know someone out there listens to her because I heard about her here. Back to obscurity. JoAnnnp: Patty Larkin, Regrooving the Dream ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:49:46 -0800 From: Damon Subject: Re: i get it! On 17 Nov, JoAnn Whetsell wrote: > Do other people have experiences where you've been listening to an album > and all of a sudden you get it? oh yeah. a lot of my very favourite stuff worked that way. actually my whole *introduction* to ectophilic music worked that way - i had heard of kate bush while i was still in high school and when i noticed a friend's father had _the sensual world_ in his vast cd collection, i borrowed it. listened, couldn't stand it, forgot about it. then the next year in university a friend played some of her other cds and i fell in love with them - ran out and bought the TWW boxed set, discovered ecto, and haven't looked back. but yes, after that experience the next time i listened to TSW i fell in love with that too, and it's still one of my favourites. i regularly keep cds that were ecto recommendations that i didn't `get' on the first few listens and pull them out every so often to check. it's why i don't part with anything very willingly; because sometimes they'll turn out to be absolutely wonderful if i just listen to the in the right mood. happened a while back with a cd i reviewed for the guide - i sat on it forever because i just didn't have anything to say about it; then one day i put it in in a last effort to get something out of it before i passed on it, and suddenly it just clicked. i said some really good things about it. then a couple of weeks later i put it in again and couldn't find whatever had finally connected me to it. i've still got it, i'll try again sometime. ;) - -damon - -- dl+ecto@usrbin.ca: protecting my real address since 2002 (too late!) > EWS starts here! < ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:55:02 -0800 From: Neile Graham Subject: New Edie album Hi, all-- Just wanted to alert you all that Edie (of _Shades_ not Edie Carey) has a new album out, available through CD Baby. This one takes a little more listening to get into than _Shades_ did, which caught me immediately, but this definitely grows on you and has some especially lovely and brilliant moments, and some delightful songwriting. Edie moves from playful to belting it out on this album. I especially like the couple of songs in French. It is, I think, every bit as good as _Shades_ (and better than the brief mp3.com ep that came out shortly before mp3.com deleted everything and re-created itself). Edie's vocals are very bit as powerful and beautiful, and the songs range from gutsy powerhouses to whispery ethereality. Often in the same song. Highly recommended. - --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: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:18:46 -0500 From: Michael Curry Subject: Pre-ordering Trina Hamlin's New CD I know there are several Trina fans here on ecto, so I thought I'd forward this along. This is one of those cases where pre-ordering the CD helps to actually get the new album made. >From: "Trina Hamlin" >To: >Subject: Trina Hamlin's New CD >Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:15:45 -0500 > > >Hello! > > > >First, let me thank you for all of your support over the years. It means >a lot to me ... in fact it means everything especially as an independent >artist. Not being affiliated with a large record company makes the road a >bit longer but also one filled with creative freedom. I love having the >freedom to record what I want and hopefully what you want also. > > > >After receiving many requests for a new CD I am finally ready to begin >recording. Putting a new CD together takes time. Because this CD will be >recorded with a full band logistics will be a bit trickier (although >coordinating myself can be a tough job too) and costs will be considerably >higher than the last CD. > > > >To be very honest, beyond writing the hardest part of recording a new CD >is financing it. Here's where you come in...I need your help. Whether in >the form of pre-ordering CD's, a monetary donation or passing this note >on to others who may be interested and able to help. Think of yourself as >a modern day Medici, patron of the arts. > > > > > > Here's how it works: > > > >-A $20 pre-order/donation includes: >1 PERSONALIZED/SIGNED copy of the new album > >(before anyone else gets it) > > > >-A $40 pre-order/donation includes: >2 PERSONALIZED/SIGNED copies of the new album > >(before anyone else gets it) > > >-A $100 pre-order/donation includes: >4 PERSONALIZED/SIGNED copies of new album > >(for you to distribute to your best friends before anyone else gets it) > >and a THANK YOU in the credits > > >-A $200 pre-order/donation includes: >5 PERSONALIZED/SIGNED copies of the new album >1 PERSONALIZED/SIGNED concert poster >1 GOT HARP t-shirt >A 'THANK YOU' in the cd liner notes > >-A $500-$1000 pre-order/donation includes: >10 PERSONALIZED/SIGNED copies of the new album >1 PERSONALIZED/SIGNED concert poster >1 GOT HARP t-shirt >A special -'THANK YOU" in the cd liner notes > >-A pre-order/donation over $1000 includes: > >Everything in the $500 package plus an "executive producer" credit > >Plus a house concert for you and your friends ( you can use it to raise >money for charity) > > > >Use a credit card online Send cash, check >or money order to: > > > > or Trina Hamlin > > P.O. > Box 20189 > > New > York, NY 10025-1511 > > >I'm excited to hear songs like "Too Beautiful" and "Lazy River" come to >life on this new CD. With your help it will become a reality sooner than >later. As the recording process begins I will be posting updates on the >website to let you know how it's going. ( >www.trinahamlin.com ) If you have any >questions or suggestions please do not hesitate to write me at >trinahamlin@earthlink.net > > > >Thank you for taking the time to read this and more than that, thank you >for your support! > > > >Hope to see you at a show soon, > > > >Always, > > > >Trina > > > >---------- >This email was generated using the Payment Request >Wizard (for Microsoft Outlook Express Beta 1.0). Visit >www.paypal.com to download a free copy from PayPal. ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V10 #317 ***************************