From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V12 #312 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Friday, November 24 2006 Volume 12 : Number 312 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Joanna Newsom: "Ys" ["Paul Jensen" ] Today's your birthday, friends... [Mike Matthews ] RE: Joanna Newsom: "Ys" ["Collected Sounds" <2345@collectedsounds.com>] Xmas songs that don't suck [Michael Pearce ] Xmas songs that don't suck ["Sue Trowbridge" ] Re: Xmas songs that don't suck [neal copperman ] cephalopodmas songs that don't suck [Bernie Mojzes ] Re: Xmas songs that don't suck ["robert bristow-johnson" ] Re: Xmas songs that don't suck ["robert bristow-johnson" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:10:45 -0600 From: "Paul Jensen" Subject: Joanna Newsom: "Ys" I bought Joanna Newsom's new cd "Ys" a few nights ago. And, you know? I think I'm finally starting to get her. Her first album wasn't nearly as inviting as this one.. On "The Milk-Eyed Mender" her voice was harsh, the music was far too repetitive and sparse, and her odd (fake?), Appalachian-Mountain-girl accent made me cringe. So what a shock "Ys" is. The songs are these lengthy, lush journies. She's not afraid to construct complex orchestrations that take 10, 12, even 17 minutes to complete. Her voice is still striking, but it seems to go down more smoothly. I think she has more control over her sound. And composer Van Dyke Parks is perhaps key to the album's success.. he adds fantastic new sounds that accompany Joanna's beautiful harp-playing exquisitely. I'm glad to join the believers who think Joanna Newsom is brilliant. Her first album got my attention, even though I didn't care for it. But "Ys" definitely shows the focus and maturity of an emerging, and perhaps important, artist. Check it out! Paul - -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This is the time. And this is the record of the time." -Laurie Anderson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:00:01 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friends... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************* Claudia Spix (no Email address) ********************* ********************** Anja Baldo (no Email address) ********************** *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Claudia Spix Wed November 23 1960 Schuetze Anja Baldo Tue November 23 1965 Garbanzo Tommy Persson Wed November 25 1964 Sagittarius Pat Tessitore November 26 Sagittarius Valerie Kraemer November 26 Sagittarius Justin Bur Fri November 27 1964 Sagittarius Sue Trowbridge Sun November 27 1966 Skytten Ward Kadel Tue November 29 1977 Sagittarius Jesse Hernandez Liwag Wed November 29 1972 Water Rat Mirko Bulaja Sat November 30 1974 Block Juha Sorva Thu December 02 1976 Sagittarius Chip Lueck Thu December 05 1968 Sagittarius Lenore December 05 sagi Michele Wellck December 08 Sagittarius Jeremy J. Corry Fri December 11 1970 Sagittarius Renee Canada Tue December 13 1977 Sagittarius Julie C. Kammerzell Sun December 15 1968 Sagittarius/Scorpio combo Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti Sat December 15 1956 queen_nefertiti@prodigy.net Laura Clifford Tue December 17 1957 Sagittarius Dirk Kastens Tue December 17 1963 Sagittarius Milla Wed December 17 1975 Sagittarius Chris Schernwetter Tue December 17 1974 Sagittarius Sherry Haddock Sat December 17 1960 Sagittarius Tracy Benbrook Tue December 18 1973 Sagittarius Mark Lowry Mon December 22 1969 Capricarius Kay Cleaves Wed December 22 1976 Prancing Pony - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:18:17 -0600 From: "Collected Sounds" <2345@collectedsounds.com> Subject: RE: Joanna Newsom: "Ys" Paul wrote: >I'm glad to join the believers who think Joanna Newsom is brilliant. Her >first album got my attention, even though I didn't care for it. But "Ys" >definitely shows the focus and maturity of an emerging, and perhaps >important, artist. Check it out! I am so glad to hear this and want to thank you for saying it. I, too, have Milk Eyed Mender and tried so hard to like it but that voice...I just couldn't stand more than two songs at a time. It helps greatly to know that someone who felt similarly about the first one, liked Ys. This means it's definitely going on my wish list. Thanks again for your "review" :) ~Amy - -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.14/547 - Release Date: 11/22/2006 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:10:49 -0800 From: Michael Pearce Subject: Xmas songs that don't suck On another list we have gotten off on listing the handful of xmas songs that are actually worth hearing, but are never, ever, played in malls. (Pity is for the poor victims who have to work in those environments. I'm surprised we aren't seeing more people going postal from being forced to hear that horrid muzak day after day.) Contribute your favorite downer, humorous or disrespectful faves here: Pogues "Fairy Tale in New York City" "Santa Baby" (Eartha, NOT Madonna) Pearl Bailey's "Five Pound Box of Money" "'Zat you, Santa Claus?" (Louis Armstrong) "A Junkie's Christmas" by William S. Burroughs John Denver's "Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas" "River" by Sarah MacLachlan (not Joni Mitchell's original) A Very Scary Solstice, 1 & II CD, from HPLHS (Google it) Anything by the Bob Rivers Comedy Corp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:35:46 -0800 From: "Sue Trowbridge" Subject: Xmas songs that don't suck The Christmas Jug Band: "Santa Lost A Ho" Esquivel: "Merry Christmas From The Space Age Bachelor Pad" album Spinal Tap: "Christmas with the Devil" Judith Owen: "Christmas with the Devil" (yes, a cover!) and "The Dancing Tree" You can hear the last two at http://www.judithowen.net/ Aimee Mann has a new Christmas album out. I haven't heard anything from it yet, but based on her track record it couldn't possibly suck. - --Sue T. On 11/23/06, Michael Pearce wrote: > On another list we have gotten off on listing the handful of xmas > songs that are actually worth hearing, but are never, ever, played in > malls. (Pity is for the poor victims who have to work in those > environments. I'm surprised we aren't seeing more people going postal > from being forced to hear that horrid muzak day after day.) > Contribute your favorite downer, humorous or disrespectful faves here: > > Pogues "Fairy Tale in New York City" > "Santa Baby" (Eartha, NOT Madonna) > Pearl Bailey's "Five Pound Box of Money" > "'Zat you, Santa Claus?" (Louis Armstrong) > "A Junkie's Christmas" by William S. Burroughs > John Denver's "Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas" > "River" by Sarah MacLachlan (not Joni Mitchell's original) > A Very Scary Solstice, 1 & II CD, from HPLHS (Google it) > Anything by the Bob Rivers Comedy Corp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:56:55 -0700 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: Xmas songs that don't suck Aimee Mann is also having her First Annual Christmas Concert at the Birchmere this year (which probably won't suck either). neal np: Jake Shumabukuro (ukulele wizard) . At 12:35 PM -0800 11/23/06, Sue Trowbridge wrote: >The Christmas Jug Band: "Santa Lost A Ho" >Esquivel: "Merry Christmas From The Space Age Bachelor Pad" album >Spinal Tap: "Christmas with the Devil" >Judith Owen: "Christmas with the Devil" (yes, a cover!) and "The Dancing Tree" >You can hear the last two at http://www.judithowen.net/ > >Aimee Mann has a new Christmas album out. I haven't heard anything >from it yet, but based on her track record it couldn't possibly suck. > >--Sue T. > >On 11/23/06, Michael Pearce wrote: >>On another list we have gotten off on listing the handful of xmas >>songs that are actually worth hearing, but are never, ever, played in >>malls. (Pity is for the poor victims who have to work in those >>environments. I'm surprised we aren't seeing more people going postal >>from being forced to hear that horrid muzak day after day.) >>Contribute your favorite downer, humorous or disrespectful faves here: >> >>Pogues "Fairy Tale in New York City" >>"Santa Baby" (Eartha, NOT Madonna) >>Pearl Bailey's "Five Pound Box of Money" >>"'Zat you, Santa Claus?" (Louis Armstrong) >>"A Junkie's Christmas" by William S. Burroughs >>John Denver's "Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas" >>"River" by Sarah MacLachlan (not Joni Mitchell's original) >>A Very Scary Solstice, 1 & II CD, from HPLHS (Google it) >>Anything by the Bob Rivers Comedy Corp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:21:00 -0500 (EST) From: Bernie Mojzes Subject: cephalopodmas songs that don't suck hello, all, with cephalopodmas ( http://www.cephalopodmas.org/ ) coming soon, i was wondering if anyone had any favorite tenticular songs. i've been fond of the stuff on "A Very Scary Solstice," and i understand that "An Even Scarier Solstice" is now out. http://www.cthulhulives.org/Solstice/index.html any other recommendations? - -- brni i don't want the world, i just want your half. www.livejournal.com/~brni ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:51:33 -0500 From: "robert bristow-johnson" Subject: Re: Xmas songs that don't suck along the lines of Christmas music that actually doesn't suck, besides the ubiquitous Mannheim Steamroller Christmas album: http://www.google.com/musicl?lid=10hEH6qKaTL&aid=4hV9Y1TH2cN (it's the only rendition of "Silent Night" that i have ever heard that sounds really nice.) ... there is this really nice CD from Anne Dudley: "Ancient and Modern": http://www.annedudley.co.uk/disco_ancientandmodern.html#disco_ancientandmodern ... and an old vinyl album i used to have (and can't find anymore, which is frustrating) was this Hogeye Music (now Flying Fish FF_70605) production: "On This Day Earth Shall Sing (Songs of Christmas)": http://www.answers.com/topic/anne-hills http://trageser.com/music/album-xmas.php artists are Anne Hills, Shinobu Sato, Cindy Mangsen, Fred Campeau, Jim Craig and Stuart Rosenberg. i would like to find that album, CD or vinyl again. - -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:20:50 -0500 (EST) From: "ciriwe@phobot.net" Subject: Re: Xmas songs that don't suck Karin and Linford of Over the Rhine are releasing their second Christmas album, "Snow Angels"; at recent shows they've been playing "Mr. North Pole Man," which has a "Santa Baby" feel to it: North Pole man Come in from the cold North Pole man Itbs gettinb old Cold hands cold feet Darn snow darn sleet It takes good friction To make good heat See: http://www.overtherhine.com/music/recordings/cd15/cd15.html - ---- Sue Trowbridge wrote: > > The Christmas Jug Band: "Santa Lost A Ho" > Esquivel: "Merry Christmas From The Space Age Bachelor Pad" album > Spinal Tap: "Christmas with the Devil" > Judith Owen: "Christmas with the Devil" (yes, a cover!) and "The Dancing Tree" > You can hear the last two at http://www.judithowen.net/ > > Aimee Mann has a new Christmas album out. I haven't heard anything > from it yet, but based on her track record it couldn't possibly suck. > > --Sue T. > > On 11/23/06, Michael Pearce wrote: > > On another list we have gotten off on listing the handful of xmas > > songs that are actually worth hearing, but are never, ever, played in > > malls. (Pity is for the poor victims who have to work in those > > environments. I'm surprised we aren't seeing more people going postal > > from being forced to hear that horrid muzak day after day.) > > Contribute your favorite downer, humorous or disrespectful faves here: > > > > Pogues "Fairy Tale in New York City" > > "Santa Baby" (Eartha, NOT Madonna) > > Pearl Bailey's "Five Pound Box of Money" > > "'Zat you, Santa Claus?" (Louis Armstrong) > > "A Junkie's Christmas" by William S. Burroughs > > John Denver's "Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas" > > "River" by Sarah MacLachlan (not Joni Mitchell's original) > > A Very Scary Solstice, 1 & II CD, from HPLHS (Google it) > > Anything by the Bob Rivers Comedy Corp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:24:20 -0500 From: "robert bristow-johnson" Subject: Re: Xmas songs that don't suck > ... there is this really nice CD from Anne Dudley: "Ancient and Modern": > > http://www.annedudley.co.uk/disco_ancientandmodern.html#disco_ancientandmodern forgot to mention that two songs that are particularly nice are Veni Emmanuel (a souped-up version of "O come, O come..."), Testimony of John (very sweet soprano), and Canzonetta (instrumental). > ... and an old vinyl album i used to have (and can't find anymore, which is > frustrating) was this Hogeye Music (now Flying Fish FF_70605) production: "On > This Day Earth Shall Sing (Songs of Christmas)": > http://www.answers.com/topic/anne-hills > http://trageser.com/music/album-xmas.php > artists are Anne Hills, Shinobu Sato, Cindy Mangsen, Fred Campeau, Jim Craig > and Stuart Rosenberg. > > i would like to find that album, CD or vinyl again. i found this as a CD at rounder: http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=album.php&musicalGroupId=3022&catalog_id=3840 and plopped down $19 for it. not cheap, but i had a sentimental attachment. - -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:48:56 +1300 From: "Karen Hester" Subject: anyone heard the new albums by Tanya Donelly, Loreena McKennitt? This hungry life by Tanya Donelly - http://www.tanyadonelly.com/ for autographed copy. from her website: Tanya Donelly's newest album, This Hungry Life, will be released by Eleven Thirty Records on October 17th. The former member of Throwing Muses, Belly, and The Breeders holed up in an old hotel in Vermont and recorded this one under hot and crowded conditions that are apparently conducive to the production of great music. Tanya had this to say about the process: "This album was recorded during a heat wave in front of a live, patient audience over two nights in Bellows Falls, VT at the Windham, a hotel closed since the 80s except for its small club. The idea was more 'album recorded live' than 'live album'; there were stops and starts, multiple takes, endless tunings, lots of sweating and a little swearing. Every couple of songs, the whole roomful of us would pour out onto the street to let our clothes dry and to breathe some new air. We were all pretty familiar by the end of the weekend." An ancient muse by Loreena McKennitt - similar to last couple albums, amazon reviews suggest. "Oud, dumbek, kanoun, hurdy-gurdy, duduk, nyckleharpe (a Swedish-keyed fiddle)..." and one song with a uillean pipe to recall her celtic past. Karen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:46:38 -0600 From: "Paul Jensen" Subject: Re: anyone heard the new albums by Tanya Donelly, Loreena McKennitt? Tanya's new album is definitely a winner. Much more upbeat and livelier than "Whiskey Tango Ghosts".. Some of the music is borderline country - there's quite a bit of "twang" in there, but it's still cool enough where I can stomach it. "New England", "Littlewing", and "Days of Grace" are new classics for Tanya. It's a short album - only 10 songs - but definitely worth purchasing. Loreena's new cd is great - but to be honest, it's just more of the same. It sounds almost identical to "Book of Secrets", and that's not a bad thing. It's just that after waiting, what, 10 years? I was hoping to be more blown away than I am. The songs are beautiful - but it doesn't feel like an album that had to take 10 years to make.. (but to be fair, I understand she had some heartbreaking personal crises to work through..) I'll probably always be a Loreena fan the same way I'll always be an Enya fan. They do what they do extremely well - even if they don't get too sonically adventurous.. Paul - -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This is the time. And this is the record of the time." -Laurie Anderson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 03:59:17 +0000 From: Lyle Howard Subject: Most Unwanted Song Hola, NPR played this song one day and I found it fairly tolerable. It didn't sound too far away from something They Might Be Giants would do. I think the 200 person limit is way off. That's the great thing about the internet, there is a place for niche marketing. Somebody, somewhere is going to like what you do. Gives one hope for his/her bad hobbyist writing. Lyle Steve VanDevender wrote:> Karen Hester writes:> > (Sulzer also composed a B-side, Most Unwanted Song, using the same data> > to create a track he predicted would be liked by fewer than 200 members of> > the world population. It features abrupt changes of tempo, a soprano rapping> > about cowboys and plenty of bagpipes.)> > Wow. That sounds really Ecto. Like Throwing Muses with bagpipes. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with gadgets on Windows Live Spaces http://discoverspaces.live.com?source=hmtag1&loc=us ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V12 #312 ***************************