From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V13 #554 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, July 24 2008 Volume 13 : Number 554 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- **MPress Records Invite: Rachael Sage in Atlanta & Savannah!** [SpiritWe@] #551/Shaman reviews needed/me and wendy poo [cy ] Re: Who did these songs? ["Paul Blair" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:46:32 EDT From: SpiritWe@aol.com Subject: **MPress Records Invite: Rachael Sage in Atlanta & Savannah!** Hey y'all...just a last-minute reminder that NYC art-pop songstress Rachael Sage is en route to Georgia, and will be performing in Atlanta this evening (Wednesday), and in Savannah on Thursday. Come on down and show your love! xoxo & gummy peaches, - - Team MPress Wed, Jul 23 *TONIGHT!* The Earl - 9:30 pm 488 Flat Shoals Rd., (404) 522-3950 Atlanta, GA Thu, Jul 24 Metro Coffeehouse - 9:00 pm 402 MLK Jr Blvd., (912) 232-9545 Savannah, GA * * * "Sexy, self possessed and impressive. This piano-playing artist's songs are both personal and socio-political...Sage has earned a place as a performer to be taken seriously, a force to be reckoned with." 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(http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:39:14 -0700 From: cy Subject: #551/Shaman reviews needed/me and wendy poo Ecto # 551 speaking of Jonatha's idea of minor key Christmas songs, someone on this list should inform her that it's already been done, Rhan Wilson (of Thoth) did "Altared Christmas" all trad songs done in minor keys and that was just the start of it. Some are so beautiful, some quite mad, I know, I sang and recorded this project with him....he did another also.. by the way, Rhan is playing bass, guitar and ukulele on my recently finished new cd "Shamans of Sound" and I'd love some reviews from my ecto friends on my cd baby page....WHO BETTER to review my body of work over the past 12 years than those that have supported me doing it! Please drop by and listen and review if you have one minute. I'll bribe good writers with cds, artwork and concert tickets. the link to Shamans http://cdbaby.com/cd/lotb2 Wendy Rule is coming west for only a few days, she and I are meeting up in Oregon this time and have only 2 days (Sept 17th and 18th) in which to create a double concert together. (we are both in that state for 2 days!) I'm too busy touring this summer to help her or to book it!... Any Ectos in Oregon have a suggestion??? Cool club in Portland-Eugene-Ashland or anyone for two goddesses of song at your house for a house concert? suggestions being taken. much love this summer and many blessings, Cyoakha > Blair" >Subject: Re: Who did these songs? > >Found a clip of this Area version; not it either. > >I'm pretty sure it's Jonatha Brooke and Kevin Gilbert. I found a non-working >link to it and the filename was EMMANUEL.mp3, which is the same as the name >of the file I have. Plus, I found this blog entry about it: > > > For me, the Christmas season hasn't really begun > > until Jonatha Brooke makes her beautiful rendition > > of "Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel" available to fans. > > The song will never be the same. Remember the > > opening of Apocalypse Now? That image of a lush > > green hillside being ripped open by napalm, > > accompanied by the sounds of helicopter rotors and > > "The End" by The Doors? Well, Jonatha's "Emmanuel" > > is kind of like that, except more startling and > > beautiful and dissonant. (That comparison will > > make a lot more sense after you have listened to > > the song.) At some point, Jonatha threatened to > > record a throwaway album composed entirely of > > Christmas carols in minor keys. I'm still waiting. > >http://www.longpauses.com/blog/2002_12_01_longpauses_archive.html http://www.landoftheblind.com/ ordering BLIND's CDs direct/Gig Listings http://www.myspace.com/landoftheblind samples new CD: Shamans of Sound http://www.faeriefotos.com Cyoakha's new faerie photography calendar 09 http://youtube.com/user/cyo2cyo blind videos, Peace Concert/ & Burning Man ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:15:46 -0400 From: "Paul Blair" Subject: Re: Who did these songs? Thanks to Amy for giving me access to a clip of the Jonatha Brooke/Kevin Gilbert version, which is indeed the track that I have. On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Paul Blair wrote: > Found a clip of this Area version; not it either. > > I'm pretty sure it's Jonatha Brooke and Kevin Gilbert. I found a > non-working link to it and the filename was EMMANUEL.mp3, which is the same > as the name of the file I have. Plus, I found this blog entry about it: > > > For me, the Christmas season hasn't really begun > > until Jonatha Brooke makes her beautiful rendition > > of "Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel" available to fans. > > The song will never be the same. Remember the > > opening of Apocalypse Now? That image of a lush > > green hillside being ripped open by napalm, > > accompanied by the sounds of helicopter rotors and > > "The End" by The Doors? Well, Jonatha's "Emmanuel" > > is kind of like that, except more startling and > > beautiful and dissonant. (That comparison will > > make a lot more sense after you have listened to > > the song.) At some point, Jonatha threatened to > > record a throwaway album composed entirely of > > Christmas carols in minor keys. I'm still waiting. > > http://www.longpauses.com/blog/2002_12_01_longpauses_archive.html > > Another blog post refers to the point at which Kevin Gilbert "takes over > the lead vocal," which is what happens for the third verse of the song. > > On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Tom Masapollo > wrote: > >> Paul, >> the dark version of "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." is most likely the gothic >> group *Area. >> *It was on a Projekt records Christmas sampler entitled "Excelsis - A >> Dark Noel" >> The vocals in Area are Kris Krasnowski but there are no male vocals or >> helicopters unless >> they did another version of it. Hope that helps............tom >> >> At Saturday 7/19/2008 04:40 PM, Paul Blair wrote: >> >> >> The other one is a dark version of "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." It starts >> with a solo woman's voice and a lot of electronic atmosphere; the second >> verse is more piano with male voices backing her. In the third verse it's >> more a duet between a male and a female voice. It begins and ends with a >> churning, whooshing sound, sort of like one of those stealth helicopters >> you >> see in the movies. >> >> Any ideas? ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V13 #554 ***************************