From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #316 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Wednesday, January 25 2012 Volume 16 : Number 316 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: Live Ecto albums ["Michael Quinn" ] Today's your birthday, friend... [Mike Matthews ] Re: Live Ecto albums [Neile Graham ] Chrysta Bell/David Lynch [Leonora Christina Skov ] Live Ecto albums [valrichardson@igc.org] Re: Live Ecto albums [jeffrey burka ] Susan McKeown curates (and performs at) SongLives [NYC] [Michael Curry ] Re: Live Ecto albums [Neile Graham ] Today's your birthday, friends... [Mike Matthews ] Wonderful Kate video [Neile Graham ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:35:02 -0500 From: "Michael Quinn" Subject: RE: Live Ecto albums I'm just going to list my 3 favourite live albums of all time Thea Gilmore - "Recorded Delivery" Over The Rhine - "Changes Come" Tori Amos - one disc of "To Venus and Back" ("Welcome To Sunny Florida" also deserves mention although it's a video film not a CD) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-ecto@smoe.org [mailto:owner-ecto@smoe.org] On Behalf Of jeffrey burka Sent: January-24-12 8:49 PM To: valrichardson@igc.org Cc: ecto Subject: Re: Live Ecto albums On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 5:57 PM, valrichardson@igc.org wrote: > I'm trying to come up with a list of great live albums (Ecto and not) for our upcoming WPKN fundraiser. Any suggestions would be welcome. I usually shy away from live recordings, so I'm drawing a blank. > > Ooh, fun! Though looking through my live stuff, I have a frightening number of Happy and Peter Himmelman boots, bunches of Casey Stratton releases, and a ton of one-off live tracks attached to studio albums. Still, a start: Ecto: United States (I-IV), Laurie Anderson Live at St. Ann's Warehouse, Aimee Mann Plays Live, Peter Gabriel Live, Sarah McLachlan (1992 EP) Recorded Delivery, Thea Gilmore Women in (E)motion, Veda Hille Auditorium, Veda Hille Non-Ecto: Alchemy, Dire Straits Cube-E: Live in Holland, The Residents jeff ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:00:01 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************* Steve Hughes (no Email address) ********************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 Teresa Ross Wed February 23 1977 pisces Michael Curry Fri February 24 1967 Pisces - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:12:27 -0800 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: Live Ecto albums Oh, yes, another vote for Laurie Anderson, United States Live! - --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:59:08 +0100 From: Leonora Christina Skov Subject: Chrysta Bell/David Lynch I'm loving this track by Chrysta Bell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b53g_E3EFwM, In fact, her whole debut album, This Train, is fantastic, much in the same vein as this song. It's produced by David Lynch and co-written primarily by Lynch and Bell, and it wouldn't be out of place in a movie like Mulholland Drive. Check her out if you like Floating Into the Night by Julee Cruise (one of my all-time favourite albums:-) All best,Leonora ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:12:04 -0800 From: Damon Subject: Re: Live Ecto albums I'm generally in the `doesn't listen to live recordings' camp as well, and i don't own a lot, but here are a few i do love: - - Count Your Blessings, the live christmas album with Jane Siberry, Holly Cole, Victoria Williams and Mary Margaret O'Hara - really the only christmas album i love - - Laurie Anderson, United States Live (classic) - - Melissa Ferrick, +1 - - 10,000 Maniacs, MTV Unplugged - - Peter Gabriel, Secret World Live There may be a couple more, but that's what comes off the top of my head after a glance through the collection. - -damon On 24 Jan, Neile Graham wrote: > Cool! If nobody minds, I will use responses here to create a list for our > "best of" pages on The Ectophiles' Guide. > > My personal nominations (I'm also not a big live recording listener as I > usually prefer studio or live live): > > Veda Hille, Auditorium > Camille, Live au Trianon > ani di franco, living in clip > Those amazing tapes of pre-Pieces-of-You Jewel that Neal and Jeff shared at > the time > Malicorne, En Public > Joni Mitchell, Miles of Aisles and Shadows and Light > Nirvana Unplugged in New York > Rasputina, A Radical Recital > The John Renbourn Group, Live in America > Gabriel Yacoub, je vois venir > > And a classic: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 4 Way Street > > --Neile > > On Jan 24, 2012, at 2:57 PM, valrichardson@igc.org wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > I'm trying to come up with a list of great live albums (Ecto and not) for > our upcoming WPKN fundraiser. Any suggestions would be welcome. I usually > shy away from live recordings, so I'm drawing a blank. > > > > I know that Vienna Teng and Alex Wong had a good one last year(The Moment > Always Vanishing). > > > > Thanks! Valerie - -- dl+ecto@usrbin.ca: protecting my real address since 2002 (too late!) > EWS starts here! < http://www.last.fm/user/kalaleq/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:57:55 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: valrichardson@igc.org Subject: Live Ecto albums Greetings, I'm trying to come up with a list of great live albums (Ecto and not) for our upcoming WPKN fundraiser. Any suggestions would be welcome. I usually shy away from live recordings, so I'm drawing a blank. I know that Vienna Teng and Alex Wong had a good one last year(The Moment Always Vanishing). Thanks! Valerie ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:48:53 -0500 From: jeffrey burka Subject: Re: Live Ecto albums On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 5:57 PM, valrichardson@igc.org wrote: > I'm trying to come up with a list of great live albums (Ecto and not) for our upcoming WPKN fundraiser. Any suggestions would be welcome. I usually shy away from live recordings, so I'm drawing a blank. > > Ooh, fun! Though looking through my live stuff, I have a frightening number of Happy and Peter Himmelman boots, bunches of Casey Stratton releases, and a ton of one-off live tracks attached to studio albums. Still, a start: Ecto: United States (I-IV), Laurie Anderson Live at St. Ann's Warehouse, Aimee Mann Plays Live, Peter Gabriel Live, Sarah McLachlan (1992 EP) Recorded Delivery, Thea Gilmore Women in (E)motion, Veda Hille Auditorium, Veda Hille Non-Ecto: Alchemy, Dire Straits Cube-E: Live in Holland, The Residents jeff ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:56:44 -0500 From: Michael Curry Subject: Susan McKeown curates (and performs at) SongLives [NYC] From a recent Irish Arts Center (NYC) newsletter: - ---------- Grammy-winning singer Susan McKeown, whose Singing in the Dark played to a packed Symphony Space two seasons back, joins us as curator of a brand new series, SongLives, featuring intimate performances from some of Ireland and America's most melodic and evocative singer/songwriters. SongLives Curated by Grammy-Award winner Susan McKeown Friday, February 17 | 8 pm Friday, March 23 | 8 pm Friday, May 11 | 8 pm A new series showcasing Ireland's songwriting tradition. In February, March and May, Irish Arts Center invites you to spend an evening with some of Ireland's best contemporary songwriters as they tell their stories up close and acoustically in the intimate Donaghy Theatre. Friday, February 17 | Susan McKeown and Declan O'Rourke irishartscenter.org or 866-811-4111 Friday, March 23 | Michael Brunnock and Brendan O'Shea irishartscenter.org or 866-811-4111 Friday, May 11 | Mark Geary and Ann Scott irishartscenter.org or 866-811-4111 Admission: $18 non-member / $15 member Buy a SongLives Series Pass to all 3 performances and pay just $45 This program is made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide. - ---------- Michael ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:26:54 -0500 From: Paul Blair Subject: Jane Siberry elucidates, sort of... Some things you should know before seeing Buckaroo Banzai... er, before listening to Meshach Dreams Back: - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jane Siberry Date: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:41 PM Subject: MUSELETTER update MESHACH DREAMS BACK hello everyone: My new CD *MESHACH DREAMS BACK* is getting an interesting response and if you are thinking of enjoying it, please don't forget. i want my music to work hard and be busy. *MESHACH* is the third part of the 'THREE QUEENS TRILOGY' and declares with enthusiasm that people are not the 'dumbed down' objects of marketing sketched by court artists. sure, single songs are great but it is NO problem following a wider, far-fetched and complex story. as long as it is a GOOD story. i hope it is. it is a story honed by 72 living rooms on my 2010 salon tour. i made it a policy to not let anyone look at their watch. this meant i had to incorporate a certain amount of surprise and terror into my show. time seemed more precious to us all, somehow. 'get in and get out' (of the song) became my motto. after the 'story' was further honed and exxagerated in the studio, i realized *MESHACH* was more like a radio play. it divided into THIRTEEN ACTS like it was meant to be. so when you listen to *MESHACH* (and i hope you do) imagine benches arranged chevron-style in a living room in Finland. imagine all the relatives and neighbours sitting curious and polite, hands folded, few understanding english, giving the impression that they were all wearing kerchiefs, though they weren't. imagine me looking like an exotic flower plucked from the stage of carnegie hall as the 10-year old son leads me from the kitchen. THEN listen to *MESHACH*. here are some responses: "A contemporary version of T S Elliot but more outside the box, AND funnier. The visionary aspects of Orwell and the poetry of Michael Ondaatje combined. Throw in the psychological depth of Dostoyevski, the complexity of Joseph Campbell's 'Heart of Darkness' and you have Jane Siberry's music..." NS "It's as if the wildest wizardesses and warlocks of remix, the maddest, bad-ass mash-up merchants have been given access to the master-tapes of Jayne's Brain, heart & soul." M *hungry*? "Eloquently enunciated word-salads." *dirty?* "The first few listens, it's like you're on spin-cycle in a washing machine on LSD. Synthesia. Soliloquy. Dialogue. Chorus (Greek). Verse. Chorus. Middle-Eight. Love. Hate. Tragedy. Comedy. Super-heroes. Canine consciousness." *tired*? "Jayne has told us that her 'songs' are 'energy containers'. There is so much energy in this album: fission, fusion, Higgs boson, black holes, supernova ..." AM *and* "the album is so ambitious and a-vant-garde and primitive." M in japan. wishing you all well, jane siberry. * * here * * - -- Change your info? Stop the emails? Easy! Just click this link ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:38:13 -0800 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: Live Ecto albums Cool! If nobody minds, I will use responses here to create a list for our "best of" pages on The Ectophiles' Guide. My personal nominations (I'm also not a big live recording listener as I usually prefer studio or live live): Veda Hille, Auditorium Camille, Live au Trianon ani di franco, living in clip Those amazing tapes of pre-Pieces-of-You Jewel that Neal and Jeff shared at the time Malicorne, En Public Joni Mitchell, Miles of Aisles and Shadows and Light Nirvana Unplugged in New York Rasputina, A Radical Recital The John Renbourn Group, Live in America Gabriel Yacoub, je vois venir And a classic: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 4 Way Street - --Neile On Jan 24, 2012, at 2:57 PM, valrichardson@igc.org wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm trying to come up with a list of great live albums (Ecto and not) for our upcoming WPKN fundraiser. Any suggestions would be welcome. I usually shy away from live recordings, so I'm drawing a blank. > > I know that Vienna Teng and Alex Wong had a good one last year(The Moment Always Vanishing). > > Thanks! Valerie ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 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: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:54:08 -0800 From: Neile Graham Subject: Wonderful Kate video For "Lake Tahoe" http://stereogum.com/931701/kate-bush-eider-falls-at-lake-tahoe-video/video/ ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #316 ***************************