From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #1073 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Sunday, April 13 2014 Volume 16 : Number 1073 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 ] New Rachel Taylor Brown album [Sue Trowbridge ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 03:00:00 -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********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ******************* Kristen Scallion (no Email address) ******************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Kristen Scallion Fri April 12 1974 Aries Jerry Tue April 13 1971 Aries Stuart Myerburg Mon April 14 1969 Aries T-Bone Wed April 15 1992 happy cat Jeff Hanson Sat April 16 1966 Aries Michael Klouda Mon April 17 1967 Aries Noe Venable Tue April 20 1976 Aries Harry Foster Sat April 21 1956 NiceGuy Kjetil Torgrim Homme Thu April 23 1970 Taurus Jeff Burka Thu April 24 1969 GoFlyAKite Christine Waite Tue April 25 1972 Taurus Matt Adams Thu April 26 1962 Taurus Brad Hutchinson Tue April 28 1964 What sign? Geoff Parks Sun April 30 1961 Taurus Marty Lash Sat May 01 1948 Taurus Barney Parker Fri May 02 1986 happy cat Gray Abbott Tue May 03 1955 Suprised Tamar Boursalian Tue May 03 1966 Taurus Richard A. Holmes May 07 Taurus Steve Ito Fri May 08 1970 DA Bull... Brian Gregory Thu May 09 1963 Eclectic Catherine Sundnes Sat May 09 1970 Very Catzy Heidi Maier Wed May 10 1978 Taurus Patrick Varker May 12 Torius Philip David Morgan Sat May 12 1962 Chinese Tiger in Bull Clothing - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 13:29:33 -0700 From: Sue Trowbridge Subject: New Rachel Taylor Brown album Rachel Taylor Brown's new album, "Falimy" (no, that's not a typo!), is up at Bandcamp: http://racheltaylorbrown.bandcamp.com/album/falimy I have recommended her a bunch of times here, and she's got an entry in the Ectoguide: http://ectoguide.org/alpha/b/brown.rachel.taylor&p=3 In the Ecto pantheon, Rachel reminds me chiefly of Veda Hille -- her new album has a track called "Robin" that strikes me as particularly Veda-ish. (Others have compared her to Robin Holcomb, though I'm not familiar with her music so can't speak to that particular comparison.) "Falimy" ranges from quiet, (mostly) piano-and-voice compositions like "Robin" to the majestic opening track, "We'll Have A," which features a mass choir. Rachel is nothing if not ambitious; her last album, "World So Sweet," featured a track with 100 pianists playing 100 pianos simultaneously. This is Rachel's self-description: "Rachel was born and lives in Portland with her beloved husband Jay and makes disturbing yet ultimately sensible songs you can sometimes dance to. She sees loads of ugly and beauty in the world. Trying to capture that sweet and sour thing in a song is what she's mostly trying to do." And indeed, sometimes the lyrics to her songs seem "nice," until you listen more closely and realize how disturbing they are, on a deeper level. Anyway, if you're a fan of piano-based eclectic pop music, give it a listen. The whole album is streaming for free at Bandcamp, as are several of her earlier releases. - --Sue ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #1073 ****************************