From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V14 #138 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, May 21 2009 Volume 14 : Number 138 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, friend... [Mike Matthews ] Vienna Teng on WNYC today [meredith ] Re: Vienna Teng on WNYC today [Dan_Stark <2005.carnivore99@verizon.net>] Abnormally Attracted to Sin - song-by-song first impressions [morayati@em] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 03:00:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ****************** Julia Macklin (Juliamacklin@aol.com) ******************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Julia Macklin Mon May 20 1968 ethereus Yngve Hauge Fri May 21 1971 Gemini Lisa Laane Tue May 22 1973 Gemini Jewel Kilcher Thu May 23 1974 The Gem Chandra Sriram Thu May 27 1971 Gemini Taina Sahlander Mon May 28 1973 Gemini Urs Stafford Thu May 31 1973 Give Way Perttu Yli-Krekola Thu June 02 1966 Kaksoset Alexander Johannesen June 03 Gemini Alex Gibbs Thu June 08 1967 Betelgeuse Gleb Zverev Tue June 09 1964 Gemini Sonja Juchniewich Mon June 10 1963 Pegasus Joerg Plate Mon June 12 1967 Gemini Chris Montville Tue June 13 1978 Gemini Ectoplasm (original name) Mailing List Thu June 13 1991 Fuzzier blue Paul Huesman Wed June 14 1967 coffee drinker Mark R. Susskind Wed June 15 1966 Gemini Dave Upham Sun June 15 1958 Gemini Mike Matthews Mon June 16 1969 Pr. SAFH Albert Philipsen Mon June 17 1968 Gemini Neal R. Copperman Thu June 17 1965 Gemini Susan Kay Anderson Tue June 17 1969 Gemini Ecto-The Mailing List Tue June 18 1991 Fuzzy blue Tracy Barber Mon June 18 1956 Gemini Greg Dunn Thu June 18 1953 + Paul Blair Thu June 18 1964 Objectivist Mike Connell Sat June 18 1955 Apollo David Lubkin Fri June 20 1958 OurLady Marisa Wood Fri June 20 1969 Gemini Cheri Villines Sun June 20 1965 Gemini-Leo rising Ray Misra Sat June 20 1970 Gemini - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 13:49:54 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Vienna Teng on WNYC today Hi, Alex Wong just tweeted that he and Vienna Teng are on WNYC's Soundcheck program this afternoon at 2:30 pm Eastern time. It'll stream live on www.wnyc.org, or tune in to 93.9FM if you're in or near the City. - -- =============================================== 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: Wed, 20 May 2009 22:02:43 -0400 From: Dan_Stark <2005.carnivore99@verizon.net> Subject: Re: Vienna Teng on WNYC today It's available on demand now at WNYC.org: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2009/05/20/segments/132198 And here's the direct link to the mp3: http://audio.wnyc.org/soundcheck/soundcheck052009cpod.mp3 Dan ==== meredith wrote: >Alex Wong just tweeted that he and Vienna Teng are on WNYC's >Soundcheck program this afternoon at 2:30 pm Eastern time. It'll >stream live on www.wnyc.org, or tune in to 93.9FM if you're in or >near the City. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 23:47:34 -0400 From: morayati@email.unc.edu Subject: Abnormally Attracted to Sin - song-by-song first impressions Finally got around to it. These are very brief impressions, very unformed, some of which might change in a few days. But let's have at it: Give - Very interesting. A lot darker than some songs she's done. Not Beekeeper-y at all. Welcome to England - Should've been the first single, I think. Strong Black Vine - Going 3 for 3 now. I really like this. Flavor - Anyone else getting Happy Rhodes vibes off this? I am. Kind of dialed-back but in the tense way, not the placid way. 4 for 4. Not Dying Today - Not the Pachelbel chord progression - oh wait, it isn't quite. I hope this isn't front-loaded with all the good songs. I mean, this is OK. Actually, it's growing on me, I guess. Maybe California - I've heard this one before, but it definitely also grows on you. Curtain Call - Choirgirl-y. Choirgirl happens to be my favorite album of hers. I like the piano part here. And how it builds a little, then draws back. Probably my favorite so far. Fire To Your Plain - Well, this is completely different. Jaunty. Short, too. It must be the Programmable Soda of this album. Police Me - Rock strained through about 4 different filters and I completely love it. Some cool electronic stuff going on. That Guy - A bit noir-y and synthy. Kind of theatrical. Dramatic. Adjective-inspiring. Abnormally Attracted to Sin - Another Choirgirl-like song. A bit like "Liquid Diamonds" but darker and with the electronics even more prominent. Totally unexpected acoustic guitars in the middle. 500 Miles - A little more adult-contemporary than some of the other songs. Honestly it's a bit jarring. Fortunately, though, it's interesting at what it does. Nice ending. Mary Jane - Is all right. This song can be summed up as "I see what you did there." Starling - Pretty. Interesting clicking/tocking things going on in the background. Fast Horse - A big song. Perhaps a bit more conventional but I like it. Ophelia - OK, so I guess this is the "Tori Amos Song" - piano-based, about Ophelia for goodness sake - but it's pretty good. Lady In Blue - Menacing start. Very atmospheric overall, very late night. Overall: If I had to describe it in a few words, I'd say it's like a darker From The Choirgirl Hotel, and then a few other songs. Which falls squarely into my kind of music, so I'll definitely pick it up once I get the chance. Not sure how much longer it'll be streaming. ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V14 #138 ***************************