From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #1604 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, January 21 2016 Volume 16 : Number 1604 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, friends... [Mike Matthews ] Re: Favorites of 2015 [jessica spurling ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 03:00:00 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friends... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ************* Sarah Noelle Pratt Ferguson (no Email address) ************** ********************* David Beery (dbeery@dbeery.org) ********************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Sarah Noelle Pratt Ferguson Tue January 20 1970 Seanympf-Aquarius David Beery Tue January 20 1976 drum Terry Partis Sun January 22 1933 Rocker Steve Hughes Thu January 24 1963 Aquarius Sarah McLachlan Sun January 28 1968 Aquarius Ilka Heber Mon February 01 1965 Mermaid Bob Lovejoy Sun February 02 1947 Aquarius Diane Burke Sat February 02 1963 slow children Timothy S. Devine Tue February 03 1970 Aquarius Stephen Thomas Fri February 04 1966 Aquarius Doug Burks Tue February 14 1956 Blank Jim Sturnfield Thu February 18 1954 Aquarius Juha Kannisto Wed February 18 1970 Aquarius Joel Siegfried February 19 Penguin Crossing Linda Saboe Tue February 20 1951 aimless - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:16:14 -0800 From: jessica spurling Subject: Re: Favorites of 2015 Jason, your list made me remember that I'd liked Ibeyi when I checked them out last year, so we listened to the album last night & watched some of their videos. If I manage to put together a best-of-2015 list, it will have to include them. Fantastic stuff. So unusual and wonderfully different. The video for "River" was phenomenal! Creepy and powerful! - -jessica On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Jason Gordon wrote: > Here's my belated list: > 1. Florence and the Machine - How big, how blue, how beautiful > 2. The DC8 - Shake Shook Shaken > 3. Alyx Dennison - s/t > 4. Jenny Hval - Apocalypse, Girl > 5. Astrid Williamson - We go to dream > 6. Emilie Nicolas - like I'm a warrior > 7. Soley - ask the deep > 8. Ibeyi - s/t > 9. Purity ring - another eternity > 10. Nova Heart - s/t > > Best concerts: > 1 Florence and the Machine > 2 the DC8 > 3 fka twigs > > Cheers > Jason > > Ps Joni in the moon would have been my number one but their debut was > actually from 2014 > > On Monday, January 18, 2016, Jeffrey Hanson wrote: > > > Here are mine - pathetically Ib m finding myself listening to very few > new > > artists and a lot of old favorites. > > > > 1. Jewel - Picking up the Pieces > > > > This is the album Ib d always hoped Jewel would make. One of the few > > albums I listened to in full and back to back this year. > > > > 2. Adele - 25 > > > > Continuing in the surprising pop vein, this album is just so solidb not a > > bad song on it and she sounds better than ever. > > > > 3. Tom McRae & The Standing Band- Did I Sleep and Miss the Border > > > > Tom continues to put out great albumsb this is a bit more rockin' than > > some of his solo albums , but still filled with great songs. > > > > 4. Casey Stratton - Solus and Paper Ships > > > > The ever prolific Casey Stratton continues to put out interesting musicb > > these albums are a bit more world music flavored and adventurous than his > > earlier work. He also put out a hoilday album full of great choral > > arrangements (Lb amour infiini). > > > > 5. Eliza Rickman - Footnotes from the Spring > > > > Elizab s second album doesnb t disappoint. Her voice is so pure and the > > songs here range from fun and quirky to downright beautiful. My only > > complaint - she Includes her songs she contributed to Margaret - was > hoping > > for more original material, but her covers album is due out soon. > > > > 6. Dar Williams - Emerald > > > > Dar continues to write great songsb especially like the song Empty Planes > > - very atmospheric and reminiscent of Mortal City. > > > > 7. Eivor - Bridges/Slor - Eivor put out two sister albums - one in > > Faroese, the other Englishb both helping fix her firmly in my ecto > pantheon > > of great female vocalists. > > > > 8. Seth Glier - If I Could Change One Thing > > > > Love his voice and his songwritingb continues to put solid albums-this > one > > features a nice duet with Crystal Bowersox > > > > 9. Vox Viddorra - This album is simply delightful. A bit more > > traditional rock, but the song Web re So Lonely is just so infectious and > > happy (in juxtaposition with the lyrics)b the whole album is solid > though. > > > > 10. David Berkeley - Cardboard Boat > > > > David Berkeley really clicked with me this year. Heb s done a number of > > charming albums of quiet understated folk, but this album really > resonated > > with meb a bit reminiscent of Damien Rice. > > It is also the companion album to a book of short storiesb each song told > > from the point of view of one of the characters. > > > > > > Honorable mentions - > > > > Shannon Hayden - Solid State Cello (2012) > > Just discovered Shannon and this album this year, but its atmospheric > > cello looping and great vocals made it a standoutb saw her opening and > > performing with Lily and Madeleineb which made them much more interesting > > > > Appreciated albums by Joni In The Moon, Lydia Ainsworth and Christine and > > the Queens, but didnb t listen to any of them enough to really feel I > knew > > them. > > > > Best Singles > > Under the Ivy - Tracey Thorn - love her version of this classic Kate Bush > > songb didnb t think sheb d do it justice but really love her version > > Siouxsie - Love Crime - Siouxsie comes of out of retirement to pen a song > > for the 2nd season finale of Hannibal - perfect fit and made me want to > > catch up on the show which Ib m totally enjoying (halfway through Season > 2) > > > > > > Disappointments - > > > > Iris DeMentb s The Trackless Woods - a collection of songs based on Anna > > Akhmatovab s poems should be right up my alley as I like Iris and > Akmatova > > is one of my favorite poets, this album just didntb resonate > > > > Darlingside - Albsolute great surprise live (saw them opening for Patty > > Griffin and they were phenomenal)- their albums just didnb t live up the > > charm and great harmonies present in the live show though. Prefer the > > stripped down folk arrangements over the more complex recorded > arrangements. > > > > Jeff Hanson ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #1604 ****************************