From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #746 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Monday, April 22 2013 Volume 16 : Number 746 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Rachel Zeffira, Valravn [neal copperman ] Today's your birthday, friend... [Mike Matthews ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:55:02 -0600 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: Rachel Zeffira, Valravn I saw Valravn in Copenhagen in 2009, fully integrated into a stunning contemporary dance piece by Danish dance company Mute Comp called "Grasping the Floor with the Back of my Head". It was a riveting performance. You can see some background on it at the Mute Comp web site for their show archives: http://mute-comp.dk/index.php?/repertoire/grasping-the-floor-with-the-back-of - -my-head-2008/ You can also watch the entire show here: http://vimeo.com/17522251 I think I have watched it on video since I saw it, but it's not the same as being there. Particularly since it starts pretty gradually (and maybe dubiously). You wouldn't walk out of a theater, but you might turn off a video! It's a very visceral performance, which is not as powerful on video, but still pretty interesting. BTW, I got to see Sigur Ros last week! That show was as breathtaking as I had hoped :) neal On Apr 20, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Neile Graham wrote: > Wow--I really like Valravn. Very like Garmarna at their height. > > --Neile > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 18, 2013, at 5:22 AM, JoAnn Whetsell wrote: > >> I discovered 2 artists recently who I think a lot of ectophiles would enjoy. >> >> RACHEL ZEFFIRA is a classically-trained Canadian who lives in England and >> makes dreamy pop. She recently released her debut album The Deserters and was >> profiled on NPR >> (http://www.npr.org/2013/04/16/177471795/rachel-zeffira-an-opera-deserter-emb >> races-dreamy-pop) which is how I found her. The music sometimes reminds me of >> Marissa Nadler, but with more variety. There's a lot of beautiful >> instrumentation, and she plays most (all?) of the instruments herself. >> >> VALRAVN is a Scandinavian band that makes somewhat dark trad-based alternative >> rock. The singer's vocals are often Bjork-like. I think fans of Sorten Muld >> and/or Garmarna would enjoy. The have 3 albums (the most recent is remixes) >> and a lot of full songs on their website: >> http://www.valravn.net/Valravn.net/VALRAVN.html >> >> FYI: According to Wikipedia, "In Danish folklore, a valravn (Danish "raven of >> the slain") is a supernatural raven. >> The ravens appear in traditional Danish >> folksongs, where they are >> described as originating from ravens who consume >> the bodies of the dead >> on the battlefield, as capable of turning into the >> form of a knight after consuming the heart of a child, and, alternately, as >> half-wolf and half-raven creatures." >> >> Enjoy! >> >> JoAnn >> np: Camera Obscura, My Maudlin Career ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:00:02 -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********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************* Harry Foster (no Email address) ********************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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? 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