From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V14 #343 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Wednesday, December 23 2009 Volume 14 : Number 343 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- top 10 of 09 [Jason Gordon ] top 10 [Jeffrey Burka ] Re: top 10 [Jeff Hanson ] For the NYC ectophiles - Rachael Sage at Joe's Pub on Wednesday [meredith] Re: top 10 [Jeffrey Burka ] Re: top 10 [Paul Blair ] Katzenjammer [Michael Pearce ] Re: Katzenjammer [neal copperman ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:30:47 -0500 (EST) From: Jason Gordon Subject: top 10 of 09 i stayed away from most 09 released on my top 50 of the 00's because they havent had enough time to sink in...here's my faves from this year: top ten for '09 1. Florence and The Machine - Lungs 2. Vienna Teng - Inland Territory 3. Jenny Wilson - Hardships! 4. Katy Carr - Coquette 5. The Paper Raincoat - The Paper Raincoat 6. The Unthanks - Here's the Tender Coming 7. Jesca Hoop - Hunting My Dress 8. Astrid Williamson - Here Come the Vikings 9. Kristin AsbjC8rnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day 10. Fever Ray - Fever Ray honorable mentions RC6yksopp - Junior The Bird and the Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future Bat for Lashes - Two Suns Soap & Skin - Lovetune for Vacuum Metric - Fantasies Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Imogen Heap - Ellipse Hanne Hukkelberg - Blood From a Stone Sarah Jarosz - Song Up in Her Head Thea Gilmore - Recorded Delivery gig(s) of the year - aka a Wong on each coast: Vienna Teng w/ Alex Wong (Fairfield CT) Paper Raincoat record release show (Los Angeles CA) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:35:55 -0500 From: Jeffrey Burka Subject: top 10 Y'know, it's funny, but it seems like I put together top 10 lists and then never get around to posting them to ecto. I know, lame. Of course, then I go back and look at them and think they're wrong -- partially because I end up with things the year after they come out and realize how much better they are than what I was listening to at the time. Which I guess is just a way of saying that these top 10 lists are just snapshots of how I *think* I remember what I've been listening to all year. And when I struggle to put together a top 50 for the 00's, it's going to be even worse! But it can't hurt to try, can it? I usually don't try to put these in order, but I think this is actually pretty close to my 10 in order from 1 to 10... I'm quite certain that _Messages Sending_ was the album I listened to the most in the past year, in much the same way that _A Broke Machine_ was way out in front last year. Messages Sending, Casey Stratton Lungs, Florence + the Machine Ellipse, Imogen Heap Sainthood, Tegan and Sarah Inland Territory, Vienna Teng Swoon, Silversun Pickups We Are Not an Island, Vib Gyor Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Monkey, Fight Like Apes Remind Me Where the Light Is, Great Northern Two Suns, Bat for Lashes I threw in a few runners-up -- things I liked and listened to an awful lot, but just not quite as much. Far, Regina Spektor Middle Cyclone, Neko Case The Mystery and the Hum, Peter Himmelman Memories and Photographs, Casey Stratton Coquette, Katy Carr Also, I think I need to give Casey Stratton a shout out as the person who released the most ridiculous quantity of music in a year EVER. This year he released a remix album as well as a collection of songs he wrote when he was a student at Interlochen (_Boy in Blue_), a full-on release that he spent a year or two on (_Memories and Photographs_), a b-sides collection to go with it (_More Memories and Photographs_), an singer-songwritery album with lush orchestral arrangements (_Messages Sending_), and a holiday album, _A Winter Moon_ featuring an incredibly odd yet surprisingly good mashup of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" and "Like a Prayer." And that's not counting the bi-weekly podcast featuring live music and covers he's recorded in the past...including Loreena McKennitt's "Snow," Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work", and other goodies. jeff n.p. _Messages Sending_, Casey Stratton ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:42:16 +0000 (UTC) From: Jeff Hanson Subject: Re: top 10 I also listened to a lot of Casey Stratton this year--from podcasts, to latest albums, to his complete Holiday download release (minus the new album--still haven't received that). THe more I listen to him, the more I realize he definitely belongs in the male-ecto.B He definitely has his own unique sound, but his cover of Loreena McKennitt's Snow on his podcast sounds uncanningly like Loreena. And while listening to the Ipod the other day, his song Dog's Mercury from the remastered Lily Sleeps CD sounded uncannily like a Jann Arden song.B He's definitely a chameleon. Jeff - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Burka" To: ecto@smoe.org Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 11:35:55 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: top 10 Y'know, it's funny, but it seems like I put together top 10 lists and then never get around to posting them to ecto. B I know, lame. B Of course, then I go back and look at them and think they're wrong -- partially because I end up with things the year after they come out and realize how much better they are than what I was listening to at the time. Which I guess is just a way of saying that these top 10 lists are just snapshots of how I *think* I remember what I've been listening to all year. B And when I struggle to put together a top 50 for the 00's, it's going to be even worse! But it can't hurt to try, can it? B I usually don't try to put these in order, but I think this is actually pretty close to my 10 in order from 1 to 10... B I'm quite certain that _Messages Sending_ was the album I listened to the most in B the past year, in much the same way that _A Broke Machine_ was way out in front last year. Messages Sending, Casey Stratton Lungs, Florence + the Machine Ellipse, Imogen Heap Sainthood, Tegan and Sarah Inland Territory, Vienna Teng Swoon, Silversun Pickups We Are Not an Island, Vib Gyor Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Monkey, Fight Like Apes Remind Me Where the Light Is, Great Northern Two Suns, Bat for Lashes I threw in a few runners-up -- things I liked and listened to an awful lot, but just not quite as much. Far, Regina Spektor Middle Cyclone, Neko Case The Mystery and the Hum, Peter Himmelman Memories and Photographs, Casey Stratton Coquette, Katy Carr Also, I think I need to give Casey Stratton a shout out as the person who released the most ridiculous quantity of music in a year EVER. B This year he released a remix album as well as a collection of songs he wrote when he was a student at Interlochen (_Boy in Blue_), a full-on release that he spent a year or two on (_Memories and Photographs_), a b-sides collection to go with it (_More Memories and Photographs_), an singer-songwritery album with lush orchestral arrangements (_Messages Sending_), and a holiday album, _A Winter Moon_ featuring an incredibly odd yet surprisingly good mashup of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" and "Like a Prayer." B And that's not counting the bi-weekly podcast featuring live music and covers he's recorded in the past...including Loreena McKennitt's "Snow," Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work", and other goodies. jeff n.p. B _Messages Sending_, Casey Stratton ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:33:07 -0500 From: meredith Subject: For the NYC ectophiles - Rachael Sage at Joe's Pub on Wednesday Hi, First of all, Happy Solstice to everyone!! For any of y'all who are or might be in NYC this Wednesday the 23rd, Rachael Sage is doing a special show at Joe's Pub at 9:30 pm. It's called "Tchatchkes & Latkes", and is a special holiday-themed version of the show she brought to the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. It's going to be an hour of full-band craziness, with special guest Michelle Citrin getting things started. (For an idea of what the show will be like, see http://www.youtube.com/rachaelsage#p/u/4/4lZ9uvyCskM) The NY Post, NY Daily News, New York Magazine, and Time Out NY have all featured this show in some way as a "pick of the week". It's really going to be a lot of fun, and you'll want to make sure you get tickets in advance. We set up a special discount code with Joe's Pub, that isn't supposed to get out there too widely but ectophiles count as "friends and family". :) This only works if you call to order tickets over the phone, *not* online. Call 212-967-7555 and give the code "LATK09", and you won't have to pay the service charge, the tickets will be a flat $12 each. Hope to see all the NYC folks there!! Meredith :) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:07:28 -0500 From: Jeffrey Burka Subject: Re: top 10 On Dec 21, 2009, at 3:42 PM, Jeff Hanson wrote: > He definitely has his own unique sound, but his cover of Loreena McKennitt's Snow on his podcast sounds uncannily like Loreena. Actually, when I was listening to that podcast, I decided I must have been confused about whether he was playing the LM song or his own cover of it; for a moment I honestly thought it was Loreena...and as I explained to Casey via twitter afterward, I've seen Loreena McKennitt in concert more than I've seen Casey Stratton! jeff ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:57:25 -0500 From: Paul Blair Subject: Re: top 10 Wow. I have a hard time believing that's *not* Loreena. For interested folks, it's at the end (30:38, or -5:06) of this podcast: http://www.caseystratton.com/podcasts/CaseyStrattonPodcast.12.04.09.mp3 I compared a few phrases with my Loreena recording; interestingly, her voice has more of an edge to it, while his is softer. He has that mashup of "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" and Madonna's "Like a Prayer" available for free download here: http://store.caseystratton.com/track/god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 8:07 PM, Jeffrey Burka wrote: > On Dec 21, 2009, at 3:42 PM, Jeff Hanson wrote: > >> B He definitely has his own unique sound, but his cover of Loreena McKennitt's Snow on his >> podcast sounds uncannily like Loreena. > > Actually, when I was listening to that podcast, I decided I must have been confused > about whether he was playing the LM song or his own cover of it; for a moment I honestly > thought it was Loreena...and as I explained to Casey via twitter afterward, I've seen > Loreena McKennitt in concert more than I've seen Casey Stratton! > > jeff ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:01:28 -0800 From: Michael Pearce Subject: Katzenjammer I am extremely liking this video from a group in Norway called Katzenjammer, "A Bar In Amsterdam." The harmonies remind me of someone else, Lily Allen, maybe? Great song. Two videos on the site: The official one, and one that shows the band. http://attuworld.nl/index.php/2009/12/21/een-bar-in-amsterdam/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:26:44 -0700 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: Katzenjammer Oddly enough, I was put in mind of Big Country for the last half of the song :) Very fun! neal now editing: CAVA footage from !Globalquerque! On Dec 22, 2009, at 9:01 PM, Michael Pearce wrote: > I am extremely liking this video from a group in Norway called > Katzenjammer, "A Bar In Amsterdam." The harmonies remind me of > someone else, Lily Allen, maybe? Great song. Two videos on the site: > The official one, and one that shows the band. http://attuworld.nl/index.php/2009/12/21/een-bar-in-amsterdam/ ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V14 #343 ***************************