From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #91 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Tuesday, May 3 2011 Volume 16 : Number 091 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 ] Call for ecto-defining albums [Neile Graham ] Re: Call for ecto-defining albums ["jhanson21@comcast.net" ] Re: Call for ecto-defining albums [Neile Graham ] Re: Call for ecto-defining albums [neal copperman ] Re: Call for ecto-defining albums [Neile Graham ] Re: Call for ecto-defining albums [neal copperman ] Re: Call for ecto-defining albums [Paul Blair ] Re: Call for ecto-defining albums [Michele ] Re: Call for ecto-defining albums [neal copperman ] RE: Call for ecto-defining albums ["Bill Mazur" ] Re: Call for ecto-defining albums [Damon ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 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********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ******************** Barney Parker (no Email address) ********************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Barney Parker Fri May 02 1986 happy cat Gray Abbott Tue May 03 1955 Suprised Tamar Boursalian Tue May 03 1966 Taurus Richard A. 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Brian Gregory Thu May 09 1963 Eclectic Catherine Sundnes Sat May 09 1970 Very Catzy Heidi Maier Wed May 10 1978 Taurus Patrick Varker Wed May 12 1954 Torius Philip David Morgan Sat May 12 1962 Chinese Tiger in Bull Clothing Steve Fagg Tue May 13 1958 Nightwol Karel Zuiderveld Fri May 13 1960 Stier Michael Colford Wed May 16 1962 Taurus Christopher Boek Tue May 19 1970 Taurus 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 Onna Addis June 01 Gemini Perttu Yli-Krekola Thu June 02 1966 Kaksoset - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 15:23:48 -0700 From: Neile Graham Subject: Call for ecto-defining albums Hi, all-- This probably should have been my first call, but here it is now. This is a call for nominations for albums that are ecto-defining. These are the albums we individually think have defined what we think of as ecto. So I guess I mean somewhat early on in our personal ecto listening. I'm making a blanket decision (that I trust you all with agree to) that all of Happy's albums should be listed first. After all, she's the artist who started the whole thing! Everyone else has to claw their way into the list, by which I mean get at least two votes. My personal votes are: Kate Bush, The Dreaming Kate Bush, Hounds of Love Kate Bush, Never For Ever Kate Bush, The Sensual World Jane Siberry, when I was a boy Jane Siberry, the walking Veda Hille, Here is a picture Veda Hille, spine Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes Tori Amos, Under the Pink Cocteau Twins, Treasure Dalbello, whoman foursays ani difranco, dilate Sheila Chandra, weaving my ancestor's voices Kristin Hersh, hips and makers Penelope Houston, the whole world Sinead O'Connor, the lion and the cobra rainbirds, two faces Bjork, homogenic Big Hat, shimmer Area, Between Purple and Pink The Moon seven Times, the Moon seven times Bel Canto, birds of passage Bel Canto, Shimmering warm and bright Loreena McKennitt, the visit Sandra Lockwood, shell Susan Court, high relief Mazzy star, she hangs brightly Heather Nova, Oyster Psychowelders, inertia The Shakers, songs from beneath the lake Stereolab, peng! Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean by this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I hope yours are too. And I know I've forgotten some. - --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 17:06:44 -0600 From: "jhanson21@comcast.net" Subject: Re: Call for ecto-defining albums I second just about everything on your list and would add: Jewel - Pieces of You Imogen Heap - I Megaphone Susan McKeown and the Chanting House Dar Williams - When I was a boy Sarah McLachlan - Solace and FtE Lisa Gerrard - The Mirror Pool Anything by Wendy Rule but Zero and Deity in particular Kindness of Strangers - Hope I'm sure there are others i'm forgetting On May 2, 2011, at 4:23 PM, Neile Graham wrote: > Hi, all-- > > This probably should have been my first call, but here it is now. This is a call for nominations for albums that are ecto-defining. These are the albums we individually think have defined what we think of as ecto. > > So I guess I mean somewhat early on in our personal ecto listening. > > I'm making a blanket decision (that I trust you all with agree to) that all of Happy's albums should be listed first. After all, she's the artist who started the whole thing! > > Everyone else has to claw their way into the list, by which I mean get at least two votes. > > My personal votes are: > > Kate Bush, The Dreaming > Kate Bush, Hounds of Love > Kate Bush, Never For Ever > Kate Bush, The Sensual World > Jane Siberry, when I was a boy > Jane Siberry, the walking > Veda Hille, Here is a picture > Veda Hille, spine > Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes > Tori Amos, Under the Pink > Cocteau Twins, Treasure > Dalbello, whoman foursays > ani difranco, dilate > Sheila Chandra, weaving my ancestor's voices > Kristin Hersh, hips and makers > Penelope Houston, the whole world > Sinead O'Connor, the lion and the cobra > rainbirds, two faces > Bjork, homogenic > Big Hat, shimmer > Area, Between Purple and Pink > The Moon seven Times, the Moon seven times > Bel Canto, birds of passage > Bel Canto, Shimmering warm and bright > Loreena McKennitt, the visit > Sandra Lockwood, shell > Susan Court, high relief > Mazzy star, she hangs brightly > Heather Nova, Oyster > Psychowelders, inertia > The Shakers, songs from beneath the lake > Stereolab, peng! > > Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean by this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I hope yours are too. And I know I've forgotten some. > > --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 12:50:31 -1000 From: Gregory Bossert Subject: Re: Call for ecto-defining albums > Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean by this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I hope yours are too. And I know I've forgotten some. i'll need to ponder a bit, but every album there that i have heard (there are a few i have not, alas) i would second. my list would certainly add a Jane Siberry or two, and Innocence Mission, and something from the scary/snarly side of ecto, maybe Arson Garden or some early Throwing Muses. 'tah. - -g - -- www.gregorynormanbossert.com -- - -- www.suddensound.com -- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 17:13:56 -0700 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: Call for ecto-defining albums On May 2, 2011, at 3:50 PM, Gregory Bossert wrote: >> Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean by this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I hope yours are too. And I know I've forgotten some. > > i'll need to ponder a bit, but every album there that i have heard (there are a few i have not, alas) i would second. my list would certainly add a Jane Siberry or two, and Innocence Mission, and something from the scary/snarly side of ecto, maybe Arson Garden or some early Throwing Muses. > Hi, Greg and all-- Please do ponder. I will add: Innocence Mission, self-titled and Glow Definitely: Arson Garden, Wisteria Throwing Muses, Hunkpapa and The Real Ramona Please let me know which ones off my list you'd second. - --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 18:06:02 -0600 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: Call for ecto-defining albums Looks like you have no absence of seconds for your list! I'd toss in some Laurie Anderson myself. I made the weirdest discovery at the Arcade Fire show in Santa Fe last month. Ivo Watts-Russell lives in Albuquerque! He was a no show though, so I'm going to have to work a little bit harder to track him down. neal np: Ellis Paul at the Cooperage On May 2, 2011, at 5:06 PM, jhanson21@comcast.net wrote: > I second just about everything on your list and would add: > Jewel - Pieces of You > Imogen Heap - I Megaphone > Susan McKeown and the Chanting House > Dar Williams - When I was a boy > Sarah McLachlan - Solace and FtE > Lisa Gerrard - The Mirror Pool > Anything by Wendy Rule but Zero and Deity in particular > Kindness of Strangers - Hope > > I'm sure there are others i'm forgetting > > > On May 2, 2011, at 4:23 PM, Neile Graham wrote: > >> Hi, all-- >> >> This probably should have been my first call, but here it is now. >> This is a call for nominations for albums that are ecto-defining. >> These are the albums we individually think have defined what we >> think of as ecto. >> >> So I guess I mean somewhat early on in our personal ecto listening. >> >> I'm making a blanket decision (that I trust you all with agree to) >> that all of Happy's albums should be listed first. After all, she's >> the artist who started the whole thing! >> >> Everyone else has to claw their way into the list, by which I mean >> get at least two votes. >> >> My personal votes are: >> >> Kate Bush, The Dreaming >> Kate Bush, Hounds of Love >> Kate Bush, Never For Ever >> Kate Bush, The Sensual World >> Jane Siberry, when I was a boy >> Jane Siberry, the walking >> Veda Hille, Here is a picture >> Veda Hille, spine >> Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes >> Tori Amos, Under the Pink >> Cocteau Twins, Treasure >> Dalbello, whoman foursays >> ani difranco, dilate >> Sheila Chandra, weaving my ancestor's voices >> Kristin Hersh, hips and makers >> Penelope Houston, the whole world >> Sinead O'Connor, the lion and the cobra >> rainbirds, two faces >> Bjork, homogenic >> Big Hat, shimmer >> Area, Between Purple and Pink >> The Moon seven Times, the Moon seven times >> Bel Canto, birds of passage >> Bel Canto, Shimmering warm and bright >> Loreena McKennitt, the visit >> Sandra Lockwood, shell >> Susan Court, high relief >> Mazzy star, she hangs brightly >> Heather Nova, Oyster >> Psychowelders, inertia >> The Shakers, songs from beneath the lake >> Stereolab, peng! >> >> Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean >> by this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I >> hope yours are too. And I know I've forgotten some. >> >> --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 17:18:25 -0700 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: Call for ecto-defining albums I will second the first three of these, but would prefer to nominate the coffeehouse tapes for Jewel. Damn I loved those! They really spun my head around and opened up that kind of folk for me. The album I was always a touch embarrassed by. Again, if you could let me know which ones off my list you'd second, that would really help with the final compilation. - ---Neile On May 2, 2011, at 4:06 PM, jhanson21@comcast.net wrote: > > I second just about everything on your list and would add: > Jewel - Pieces of You > Imogen Heap - I Megaphone > Susan McKeown and the Chanting House > Dar Williams - When I was a boy > Sarah McLachlan - Solace and FtE > Lisa Gerrard - The Mirror Pool > Anything by Wendy Rule but Zero and Deity in particular > Kindness of Strangers - Hope > > I'm sure there are others i'm forgetting > > > On May 2, 2011, at 4:23 PM, Neile Graham wrote: > >> Hi, all-- >> >> This probably should have been my first call, but here it is now. This is a call for nominations for albums that are ecto-defining. These are the albums we individually think have defined what we think of as ecto. >> >> So I guess I mean somewhat early on in our personal ecto listening. >> >> I'm making a blanket decision (that I trust you all with agree to) that all of Happy's albums should be listed first. After all, she's the artist who started the whole thing! >> >> Everyone else has to claw their way into the list, by which I mean get at least two votes. >> >> My personal votes are: >> >> Kate Bush, The Dreaming >> Kate Bush, Hounds of Love >> Kate Bush, Never For Ever >> Kate Bush, The Sensual World >> Jane Siberry, when I was a boy >> Jane Siberry, the walking >> Veda Hille, Here is a picture >> Veda Hille, spine >> Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes >> Tori Amos, Under the Pink >> Cocteau Twins, Treasure >> Dalbello, whoman foursays >> ani difranco, dilate >> Sheila Chandra, weaving my ancestor's voices >> Kristin Hersh, hips and makers >> Penelope Houston, the whole world >> Sinead O'Connor, the lion and the cobra >> rainbirds, two faces >> Bjork, homogenic >> Big Hat, shimmer >> Area, Between Purple and Pink >> The Moon seven Times, the Moon seven times >> Bel Canto, birds of passage >> Bel Canto, Shimmering warm and bright >> Loreena McKennitt, the visit >> Sandra Lockwood, shell >> Susan Court, high relief >> Mazzy star, she hangs brightly >> Heather Nova, Oyster >> Psychowelders, inertia >> The Shakers, songs from beneath the lake >> Stereolab, peng! >> >> Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean by this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I hope yours are too. And I know I've forgotten some. >> >> --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 18:44:23 -0600 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: Call for ecto-defining albums I'm kind of in the same boat on Jewel, though I think you have to be in the real inner circle to site those tapes! But they do trace their way back to this list, which is kind of amazing. Glad that they hold a special spot for you Neile. I definitely feel the same way :) neal On May 2, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Neile Graham wrote: > I will second the first three of these, but would prefer to nominate > the coffeehouse tapes for Jewel. Damn I loved those! They really > spun my head around and opened up that kind of folk for me. The > album I was always a touch embarrassed by. > > Again, if you could let me know which ones off my list you'd second, > that would really help with the final compilation. > > ---Neile > > On May 2, 2011, at 4:06 PM, jhanson21@comcast.net wrote: > >> >> I second just about everything on your list and would add: >> Jewel - Pieces of You >> Imogen Heap - I Megaphone >> Susan McKeown and the Chanting House >> Dar Williams - When I was a boy >> Sarah McLachlan - Solace and FtE >> Lisa Gerrard - The Mirror Pool >> Anything by Wendy Rule but Zero and Deity in particular >> Kindness of Strangers - Hope >> >> I'm sure there are others i'm forgetting >> >> >> On May 2, 2011, at 4:23 PM, Neile Graham wrote: >> >>> Hi, all-- >>> >>> This probably should have been my first call, but here it is now. >>> This is a call for nominations for albums that are ecto-defining. >>> These are the albums we individually think have defined what we >>> think of as ecto. >>> >>> So I guess I mean somewhat early on in our personal ecto listening. >>> >>> I'm making a blanket decision (that I trust you all with agree to) >>> that all of Happy's albums should be listed first. After all, >>> she's the artist who started the whole thing! >>> >>> Everyone else has to claw their way into the list, by which I mean >>> get at least two votes. >>> >>> My personal votes are: >>> >>> Kate Bush, The Dreaming >>> Kate Bush, Hounds of Love >>> Kate Bush, Never For Ever >>> Kate Bush, The Sensual World >>> Jane Siberry, when I was a boy >>> Jane Siberry, the walking >>> Veda Hille, Here is a picture >>> Veda Hille, spine >>> Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes >>> Tori Amos, Under the Pink >>> Cocteau Twins, Treasure >>> Dalbello, whoman foursays >>> ani difranco, dilate >>> Sheila Chandra, weaving my ancestor's voices >>> Kristin Hersh, hips and makers >>> Penelope Houston, the whole world >>> Sinead O'Connor, the lion and the cobra >>> rainbirds, two faces >>> Bjork, homogenic >>> Big Hat, shimmer >>> Area, Between Purple and Pink >>> The Moon seven Times, the Moon seven times >>> Bel Canto, birds of passage >>> Bel Canto, Shimmering warm and bright >>> Loreena McKennitt, the visit >>> Sandra Lockwood, shell >>> Susan Court, high relief >>> Mazzy star, she hangs brightly >>> Heather Nova, Oyster >>> Psychowelders, inertia >>> The Shakers, songs from beneath the lake >>> Stereolab, peng! >>> >>> Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I >>> mean by this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, >>> but I hope yours are too. And I know I've forgotten some. >>> >>> --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 20:58:41 -0400 From: Paul Blair Subject: Re: Call for ecto-defining albums I would add: Cocteau Twins, Blue Bell Knoll Emily Bezar, Four Walls Bending Emily Bezar, Moon in Grenadine Mary Margaret O'Hara, Miss America Susan McKeown and the Chanting House, Bones My Bloody Valentine, Loveless Noe Venable, The Summer Storm Journals Noe Venable, The World is Bound by Secret Knots On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Neile Graham wrote: > Hi, all-- > > This probably should have been my first call, but here it is now. This is a > call for nominations for albums that are ecto-defining. These are the albums > we individually think have defined what we think of as ecto. > > So I guess I mean somewhat early on in our personal ecto listening. > > I'm making a blanket decision (that I trust you all with agree to) that all > of Happy's albums should be listed first. After all, she's the artist who > started the whole thing! > > Everyone else has to claw their way into the list, by which I mean get at > least two votes. > > My personal votes are: > > Kate Bush, The Dreaming > Kate Bush, Hounds of Love > Kate Bush, Never For Ever > Kate Bush, The Sensual World > Jane Siberry, when I was a boy > Jane Siberry, the walking > Veda Hille, Here is a picture > Veda Hille, spine > Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes > Tori Amos, Under the Pink > Cocteau Twins, Treasure > Dalbello, whoman foursays > ani difranco, dilate > Sheila Chandra, weaving my ancestor's voices > Kristin Hersh, hips and makers > Penelope Houston, the whole world > Sinead O'Connor, the lion and the cobra > rainbirds, two faces > Bjork, homogenic > Big Hat, shimmer > Area, Between Purple and Pink > The Moon seven Times, the Moon seven times > Bel Canto, birds of passage > Bel Canto, Shimmering warm and bright > Loreena McKennitt, the visit > Sandra Lockwood, shell > Susan Court, high relief > Mazzy star, she hangs brightly > Heather Nova, Oyster > Psychowelders, inertia > The Shakers, songs from beneath the lake > Stereolab, peng! > > Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean by > this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I hope yours > are too. And I know I've forgotten some. > > --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 18:07:53 -0700 From: Michele Subject: Re: Call for ecto-defining albums Anyone else wanting to see October Project on the list? I find I still listen to them fairly regularly. Michele in the SF Bay Area (usually a lurker) On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Paul Blair wrote: > I would add: > > Cocteau Twins, Blue Bell Knoll > Emily Bezar, Four Walls Bending > Emily Bezar, Moon in Grenadine > Mary Margaret O'Hara, Miss America > Susan McKeown and the Chanting House, Bones > My Bloody Valentine, Loveless > Noe Venable, The Summer Storm Journals > Noe Venable, The World is Bound by Secret Knots > > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Neile Graham wrote: > > > Hi, all-- > > > > This probably should have been my first call, but here it is now. This is > a > > call for nominations for albums that are ecto-defining. These are the > albums > > we individually think have defined what we think of as ecto. > > > > So I guess I mean somewhat early on in our personal ecto listening. > > > > I'm making a blanket decision (that I trust you all with agree to) that > all > > of Happy's albums should be listed first. After all, she's the artist who > > started the whole thing! > > > > Everyone else has to claw their way into the list, by which I mean get at > > least two votes. > > > > My personal votes are: > > > > Kate Bush, The Dreaming > > Kate Bush, Hounds of Love > > Kate Bush, Never For Ever > > Kate Bush, The Sensual World > > Jane Siberry, when I was a boy > > Jane Siberry, the walking > > Veda Hille, Here is a picture > > Veda Hille, spine > > Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes > > Tori Amos, Under the Pink > > Cocteau Twins, Treasure > > Dalbello, whoman foursays > > ani difranco, dilate > > Sheila Chandra, weaving my ancestor's voices > > Kristin Hersh, hips and makers > > Penelope Houston, the whole world > > Sinead O'Connor, the lion and the cobra > > rainbirds, two faces > > Bjork, homogenic > > Big Hat, shimmer > > Area, Between Purple and Pink > > The Moon seven Times, the Moon seven times > > Bel Canto, birds of passage > > Bel Canto, Shimmering warm and bright > > Loreena McKennitt, the visit > > Sandra Lockwood, shell > > Susan Court, high relief > > Mazzy star, she hangs brightly > > Heather Nova, Oyster > > Psychowelders, inertia > > The Shakers, songs from beneath the lake > > Stereolab, peng! > > > > Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean by > > this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I hope > yours > > are too. And I know I've forgotten some. > > > > --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 19:16:39 -0600 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: Call for ecto-defining albums Definitely Mary Margaret O'Hara! And This Mortal Coil! neal On May 2, 2011, at 6:58 PM, Paul Blair wrote: > I would add: > > Cocteau Twins, Blue Bell Knoll > Emily Bezar, Four Walls Bending > Emily Bezar, Moon in Grenadine > Mary Margaret O'Hara, Miss America > Susan McKeown and the Chanting House, Bones > My Bloody Valentine, Loveless > Noe Venable, The Summer Storm Journals > Noe Venable, The World is Bound by Secret Knots > > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Neile Graham wrote: > >> Hi, all-- >> >> This probably should have been my first call, but here it is now. >> This is a >> call for nominations for albums that are ecto-defining. These are >> the albums >> we individually think have defined what we think of as ecto. >> >> So I guess I mean somewhat early on in our personal ecto listening. >> >> I'm making a blanket decision (that I trust you all with agree to) >> that all >> of Happy's albums should be listed first. After all, she's the >> artist who >> started the whole thing! >> >> Everyone else has to claw their way into the list, by which I mean >> get at >> least two votes. >> >> My personal votes are: >> >> Kate Bush, The Dreaming >> Kate Bush, Hounds of Love >> Kate Bush, Never For Ever >> Kate Bush, The Sensual World >> Jane Siberry, when I was a boy >> Jane Siberry, the walking >> Veda Hille, Here is a picture >> Veda Hille, spine >> Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes >> Tori Amos, Under the Pink >> Cocteau Twins, Treasure >> Dalbello, whoman foursays >> ani difranco, dilate >> Sheila Chandra, weaving my ancestor's voices >> Kristin Hersh, hips and makers >> Penelope Houston, the whole world >> Sinead O'Connor, the lion and the cobra >> rainbirds, two faces >> Bjork, homogenic >> Big Hat, shimmer >> Area, Between Purple and Pink >> The Moon seven Times, the Moon seven times >> Bel Canto, birds of passage >> Bel Canto, Shimmering warm and bright >> Loreena McKennitt, the visit >> Sandra Lockwood, shell >> Susan Court, high relief >> Mazzy star, she hangs brightly >> Heather Nova, Oyster >> Psychowelders, inertia >> The Shakers, songs from beneath the lake >> Stereolab, peng! >> >> Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean >> by >> this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I >> hope yours >> are too. And I know I've forgotten some. >> >> --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 18:47:49 -0700 From: "Bill Mazur" Subject: RE: Call for ecto-defining albums New to the list of suggestions: Tori Amos - Scarlett's Walk Clannad - Macalla Enya - Watermark Lisa Gerrard (and Peter Bourke) - Duality Terami Hirsch - Entropy 29 Louisa John-Krol - Ariel Land of the Blind - Ordinary Magic Loreena McKennitt - The Mask and Mirror Sally Oldfield - Water Bearer Vienna Teng - Waking Hour Jill Tracy - The Bittersweet Constrain Cheating a little here - Sandy Denny w/ Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief w/ Fotheringay - Fotheringay Compilation - No More Sad Refrains Seconded (or more) Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes Kate Bush - Hounds of Love Kate Bush - Sensual World Cocteau Twins - Treasure Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Heather Nova - Oyster Wendy Rule - Zero Noe Venable - The Summer Storm Journals - -----Original Message----- From: owner-ecto@smoe.org [mailto:owner-ecto@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Neile Graham Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 3:24 PM To: ecto Subject: Call for ecto-defining albums Hi, all-- This probably should have been my first call, but here it is now. This is a call for nominations for albums that are ecto-defining. These are the albums we individually think have defined what we think of as ecto. So I guess I mean somewhat early on in our personal ecto listening. I'm making a blanket decision (that I trust you all with agree to) that all of Happy's albums should be listed first. After all, she's the artist who started the whole thing! Everyone else has to claw their way into the list, by which I mean get at least two votes. My personal votes are: Kate Bush, The Dreaming Kate Bush, Hounds of Love Kate Bush, Never For Ever Kate Bush, The Sensual World Jane Siberry, when I was a boy Jane Siberry, the walking Veda Hille, Here is a picture Veda Hille, spine Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes Tori Amos, Under the Pink Cocteau Twins, Treasure Dalbello, whoman foursays ani difranco, dilate Sheila Chandra, weaving my ancestor's voices Kristin Hersh, hips and makers Penelope Houston, the whole world Sinead O'Connor, the lion and the cobra rainbirds, two faces Bjork, homogenic Big Hat, shimmer Area, Between Purple and Pink The Moon seven Times, the Moon seven times Bel Canto, birds of passage Bel Canto, Shimmering warm and bright Loreena McKennitt, the visit Sandra Lockwood, shell Susan Court, high relief Mazzy star, she hangs brightly Heather Nova, Oyster Psychowelders, inertia The Shakers, songs from beneath the lake Stereolab, peng! Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean by this, any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I hope yours are too. And I know I've forgotten some. - --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 18:56:16 -0700 From: Damon Subject: Re: Call for ecto-defining albums quick note for everyone - what neile is looking for is your full list of nominations, including any from her own list that you want to nominate - not just additions to her list. the idea is that in the ectoguide `lists' system, votes will be tallied for each album so you can see how many ectophiles voted for each. without the overlap, the list will be pretty flat. ;) so if you would nominate 90% of the things on her list, you should probably include those explicitly in your list too. i have to find some time to make my own list! neile, what a great idea. :) i half-wonder if we should figure out some kind of online voting system that will make this easier? i could whip something simple up if you like - not as part of the guide itself but at a link that could be posted here where people could either check off stuff others have already nominated (including it in their own list) or type in something new. - -damon On 02 May, Neile Graham wrote: > Hi, all-- > > This probably should have been my first call, but here it is now. This is a > call for nominations for albums that are ecto-defining. These are the albums > we individually think have defined what we think of as ecto. > > So I guess I mean somewhat early on in our personal ecto listening. > > I'm making a blanket decision (that I trust you all with agree to) that all > of Happy's albums should be listed first. After all, she's the artist who > started the whole thing! > > Everyone else has to claw their way into the list, by which I mean get at > least two votes. > > My personal votes are: > > Kate Bush, The Dreaming > Kate Bush, Hounds of Love > Kate Bush, Never For Ever > Kate Bush, The Sensual World > Jane Siberry, when I was a boy > Jane Siberry, the walking > Veda Hille, Here is a picture > Veda Hille, spine > Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes > Tori Amos, Under the Pink > Cocteau Twins, Treasure > Dalbello, whoman foursays > ani difranco, dilate > Sheila Chandra, weaving my ancestor's voices > Kristin Hersh, hips and makers > Penelope Houston, the whole world > Sinead O'Connor, the lion and the cobra > rainbirds, two faces > Bjork, homogenic > Big Hat, shimmer > Area, Between Purple and Pink > The Moon seven Times, the Moon seven times > Bel Canto, birds of passage > Bel Canto, Shimmering warm and bright > Loreena McKennitt, the visit > Sandra Lockwood, shell > Susan Court, high relief > Mazzy star, she hangs brightly > Heather Nova, Oyster > Psychowelders, inertia > The Shakers, songs from beneath the lake > Stereolab, peng! > > Anyone else lived through ecto the way I lived through ecto? I mean by this, > any seconds for any of these? Sorry my list is long, but I hope yours are > too. And I know I've forgotten some. > > --Neile - -- dl+ecto@usrbin.ca: protecting my real address since 2002 (too late!) > EWS starts here! < http://www.last.fm/user/kalaleq/ ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #91 **************************