From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V12 #199 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, July 29 2006 Volume 12 : Number 199 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friends... [Mike Matthews ] speaking about unspokens [cyo ] Re: Boston Market very ecto friendly [Michael Pearce ] Re: Boston Market ["Runly" ] Roisin Murphy [bradhutch@bvunet.net] Re: Roisin Murphy ["Summoner Marc" ] Re: Boston Market very ecto friendly [meredith ] Azam Ali, "Elysium for the Brave." [Craig Gidney ] Re: Roisin Murphy [Tim Jones-Yelvington ] Re: Roisin Murphy ["Tommi Bäckman" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 03:00:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friends... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** *************************** woj (woj@smoe.org) **************************** ********************** John Relph (no Email address) ********************** ******************** Bob Kollmeyer (no Email address) ********************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- woj Sun July 28 1968 children at play John Relph Sat July 28 1962 Leo Bob Kollmeyer Wed July 28 1971 Leo Steve Lusky Tue July 29 1952 Bike! Kate Bush Wed July 30 1958 God Chuck Smith Wed July 30 1958 Reboot Yves Denneulin Fri July 30 1971 Lion-Heart Joel Kenyon Wed July 31 1963 Leo Allan Anderson Sun August 04 1974 Signifier/Signified Eli Brandt August 05 Leo Amanda Williams Tue August 05 1969 phoenix Martin Bridges Sat August 08 1970 BigGuy Rosana L. de Oliveira Wed August 08 1973 Leo Happy Rhodes Mon August 09 1965 HolyGhost Loretta Pontillo Tue August 15 1978 Leo Queen of the Jungle Tori Amos Thu August 22 1963 Leo Sam Warren Tue August 22 1961 Leo Henk Van Wulpen Sat August 22 1970 Leo Kerry White Wed August 22 1951 Exact Leo/Virgo Don Gibson Wed August 26 1959 Virgo - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 02:28:19 -0700 From: cyo Subject: speaking about unspokens hey Michael (and other smart informed listeners on ecto) yeah, it's an interesting topic, sexism/ageism in music. And also sorta like that book The Beauty Myth...if you speak out about the unspoken, then everyone says "oh, yeah, well, what does she look like?" (if you are complaining, you must be ugly!) Ha ha...and if you don't like ageism, you must be old. (does this mean if you hate homophobia, you must be gay? if you don't like racism, you must be Black?) Very funny but Silly and Sad World. I do know of Storm, good for her, I have not seen her but she must be a powerful singer, a lot of folks that have heard me perform come up to me afterwards and say "do you know Storm and the Balls? You should, you remind me of her but not really"....and so I know there must be something they are trying to tell me....about something. But I have heard good things about her, good for her to get some PR at the ripe old age (tee hee) of 37. At a certain point, you just say Fuck Em and go about your business making your music ANYWAY! I am! Tour to Australia with Wendy was such a joy, we were mobbed and sold out everywhere and treated so very well...if only I could move there! I'm finishing another soundtrack, and just got another movie yesterday, just released a new live album with my other band Druid Sisters Tea Party, recording Blind's 5th CD and doing the Pagan tour circuit, so plenty on my table without worrying if my boobs are sagging...tee hee please take care my clever clever friend, cyo ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:12:44 -0700 From: Michael Pearce Subject: Re: Boston Market very ecto friendly At 1:55 AM -0400 7/28/06, "Lyle Howard" wrote: >My pet peeve is the TVs that are appearing in all my local eateries. >Probably just a reflection of all the high-class places I eat, but the >corporate world has decided Americans can't be without a TV in the room for >more than the time it takes to walk from your car to the burger joint. Buy yourself a TV-B-Gone. This little pocket remote does only one thing but it does it very well. Up to a range of 20 feet or so it turns off any TV made that uses infrared remote control. Just surreptitiously hold down the button while aiming it and wait up to a minute. Most of the ones I use it on will die within 10 seconds. I found mine at http://www.thinkgeek.com for about $10 less than list price. While you are there, check out the voodoo knife set. Michael ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:44:01 -0400 From: "Runly" Subject: Re: Boston Market i love my nearby hannaford market. they play bowie and all sorts of cool retro music. my weirdest experience was the first time i went into target. something felt very creepy! then i realized that there was no music. i went up to a sales associate and said, "excuse me, but do you guys ever play music?" and the young woman replied in desperation, "oh, please! please go complain to customer service. we're all going nuts in here!" so, i went over and inquired, telling them their store felt like a black hole. they said they never play music in any target location. i suggested that it might help increase sales, particularly if they played jazz, which rates number one in upping purchases. they said they loved the silence. hence my aversion to target! if i want silence, i'll go to sleep! sharon ______________________________________ "This one time I was in a convenience store, and a guy came up and asked me, "Whats the score?" and I said, "What is the game? If it's a competition between me and you, and the object is to ask the other guy questions he doesn't give a shit about, then you are winning, one to nothing."Mitch Hedberg ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:14:06 -0400 (EDT) From: bradhutch@bvunet.net Subject: Roisin Murphy What do folks think of Roisin Murphy. I'll admit to watching _So you think you can dance_ and hearing her song "Ramalama (Bang Bang)." I'm afraid I really like the song, so I downloaded _Ruby Blue_ from Itunes last night. So far, the album seems a bit uneven. My favorite cut is still the song I heard on TV. . . . I've been listening to it over and over today at work, but still don't have much to say about it. I'll probably post again about it soon. In the meantime, am I the only ectophile who has the cd? Who finds her sound interesting? Brad ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:35:55 +0100 From: "Summoner Marc" Subject: Re: Roisin Murphy I do enjoy her solo album but I prefer her with Moloko. I wasn't disappointed with the solo album and some of the songs are quite catchy. Especially the ones you mentioned, "Ramalama [Bang Bang]" is a particular favourite there. I love the latter half of the song! It's very bouncy. On 7/28/06, bradhutch@bvunet.net wrote: > > What do folks think of Roisin Murphy. I'll admit to watching _So you > think you can dance_ and hearing her song "Ramalama (Bang Bang)." I'm > afraid I really like the song, so I downloaded _Ruby Blue_ from Itunes > last night. So far, the album seems a bit uneven. My favorite cut is > still the song I heard on TV. . . . I've been listening to it over and > over today at work, but still don't have much to say about it. I'll > probably post again about it soon. > > In the meantime, am I the only ectophile who has the cd? Who finds her > sound interesting? > > Brad > - -- From Marc! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:40:44 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Re: Boston Market very ecto friendly Hi, Michael Pearce wrote: > Buy yourself a TV-B-Gone. This little pocket remote does only one thing > but it does it very well. woj and I know someone who has one of these gadgets. Apparently it will also shut off DVD players in SUVs/minivans. This can be used to further frustrate the people stuck in the traffic jam with you... ;) - -- =============================================== Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth =============================================== hear at the HOMe House Concert Series http://hom.smoe.org =============================================== ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:17:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Craig Gidney Subject: Azam Ali, "Elysium for the Brave." Azam Ali, vocalist of Vas and Niyaz, has always been a closet goth. Her wordless vocals tended toward the minor key. In her first English language album, she brings out the black nail polish with her dark, contemplative lyrics about war and unrequited love. The music she and her cohorts construct are dark ambient techno pieces liberally accented with the Persian and Indian music that she developed in both her other projects. Danceable rhythms sinuously percolate, while exotic instruments play against a tapestry of delayed guitar effects and swirling keyboards. The sorrowful chord progressions wouldnt sound out of place on a Siouxsie or Robert Smith album, and the compositions  courtesy of such collaborators as Axiom of Choice's Loga Ramin Terkian and Niyaz's Carmen Rizzo  meld traditional and electronic instrumentation seamlessly. The ace in the hole, of course, is Ali's beautiful, rich voice. She turns English into alien language, twisting vowels into odd and magical shapes. In the past, she's sounded like Lisa Gerrard here, or Sheila Chandra there. On this album, Ali sounds like herself. Erotic, mysterious and melancholy, it's not too early to call this the ethereal album of the year. ---Craig Laurance Gidney Blog: http://ethereal-lad.livejournal.com Music Blog: http://www.last.fm/user/ethereal_lad/ Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:20:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Tim Jones-Yelvington Subject: Re: Roisin Murphy It's actually one of my favorite albums currently. I've been listening to it compulsively for months, which is rare for me nowadays. The production and songwriting are absolutely innovative. I'm blanking on the producer's name, but he's worked with Bjork. There are a lot of fascinating atmospheric sounds thrown into the mix. Roisin's songs mix elements of 20's cabaret, newer dance/electronica and 70's soul/funk. Her voice sounds like 70's soul-throwback to me -- like a long-lost contemporary of Dusty Springfield. It's great. tim j-y - --- bradhutch@bvunet.net wrote: > What do folks think of Roisin Murphy. I'll admit to > watching _So you > think you can dance_ and hearing her song "Ramalama > (Bang Bang)." I'm > afraid I really like the song, so I downloaded _Ruby > Blue_ from Itunes > last night. So far, the album seems a bit uneven. > My favorite cut is > still the song I heard on TV. . . . I've been > listening to it over and > over today at work, but still don't have much to say > about it. I'll > probably post again about it soon. > > In the meantime, am I the only ectophile who has the > cd? Who finds her > sound interesting? > > Brad ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 05:09:02 +0000 From: "Tommi Bäckman" Subject: Re: Roisin Murphy It4s a good album and it4s produced by Matthew Herbert. He4s worth checking out. Tommi >From: Tim Jones-Yelvington >To: ecto@smoe.org >Subject: Re: Roisin Murphy >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:20:32 -0700 (PDT) > >It's actually one of my favorite albums currently. >I've been listening to it compulsively for months, >which is rare for me nowadays. The production and >songwriting are absolutely innovative. I'm blanking on >the producer's name, but he's worked with Bjork. There >are a lot of fascinating atmospheric sounds thrown >into the mix. Roisin's songs mix elements of 20's >cabaret, newer dance/electronica and 70's soul/funk. >Her voice sounds like 70's soul-throwback to me -- >like a long-lost contemporary of Dusty Springfield. > >It's great. > >tim j-y > >--- bradhutch@bvunet.net wrote: > > > What do folks think of Roisin Murphy. I'll admit to > > watching _So you > > think you can dance_ and hearing her song "Ramalama > > (Bang Bang)." I'm > > afraid I really like the song, so I downloaded _Ruby > > Blue_ from Itunes > > last night. So far, the album seems a bit uneven. > > My favorite cut is > > still the song I heard on TV. . . . I've been > > listening to it over and > > over today at work, but still don't have much to say > > about it. I'll > > probably post again about it soon. > > > > In the meantime, am I the only ectophile who has the > > cd? Who finds her > > sound interesting? > > > > Brad ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V12 #199 ***************************