From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org To: fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org Reply-To: fegmaniax@ecto.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org Subject: Feg Digest V4 #132 Fegmaniax Digest Volume 4 Number 132 Send posts to fegmaniax@ecto.org Send subscribe/unsubscribe commands to majordomo@ecto.org Send comments, etc. to the listowner at owner-fegmaniax@ecto.org FegMANIAX! Web Page: http://remus.rutgers.edu/~woj/fegmaniax/ Archives are available at http://archive.uwp.edu/pub/music/lists/fegmaniax/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Topics: ------- ------- Invisible History for sale Words from Robyn Re: Cor Anglais du Rock Re: Cor Anglais du Rock Re: German Fegs? Re: Words from Robyn Lawyers, Lawyers Everywhere (and not a drop to drink) Japanese imports ghostship argh not again! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 20:26:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Marc Horton Subject: Invisible History for sale Hey there fegs-- I have a copy of the Invisible History CD if anyone wants it. I paid 14 pounds (I guess about 22 dollars) for it, but I've decided that I can live without it, so if anyone wants it, just make me an offer, suggest a trade, etc... marc * "Your agony is such an obvious barge to tow..." -M.Eitzel * ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 23:40:32 -0700 From: gondola@deltanet.com (E.B.) Subject: Words from Robyn Hello Fegs, This is an introductory letter, apparently written by Robyn, which accompanied advance copies of his new album. The letter is marked "Rough/Unapproved," and I can see why -- I see several obvious typos/errors here, including the "Robin" signature. But I didn't correct them, to leave this a "pure transmission." Enjoy, and hopefully at least one person on this list will blow me a kiss for typing it in.... EB ------------------------------------------------------------- Notes On "Moss Elixir" This is my latest attempt to make a real record -- i.e. something to listen to, rather than music that helps you buy clothes. The last two albums I made with the Egyptians seemed too airtight, in retrospect. I had originally wanted Respect to be recorded with the musicians sitting around the table and singing into a bowl of fruit; somehow, production, budgets and musicianship all intervened to make a far more dense record than a some of the songs warranted. Hindsight is a groovy bedfellow. But it left me all the more determined to add only what was NECESSARY next time I went into the studio. Fortunately, when I started recording the songs for Moss Elixir, I had no deal, no producer and no money for a band. So I was able to build the tracks up slowly. "Filthy Bird," for instance, was recorded in June 1995. By the following July, I could afford to fly Deni Bonet over from New York to play violin on it. Morris Tepper (of Captain Beefheart fame) recorded a session with last autumn in Seattle. Although he is only featured on one song on this album -- "You & Oblivion" -- he has furnished me with some very juicy out-takes, including "Shadowcat," which should be ready for the next album. Having played a lot of shows alone, or with Deni on violin, I've got used to filling the stage by myself. Also, after 20 years, I can finally hear what I'm doing. So I've lost the band habit. But a few of the songs seemed to need a rhythm section, so for these, Tim Keegan kindly lent me his group, Homer. Drummer Patch Hannan also plays with the Sundays, and Jake Kyle is bassist with the Blue Aeroplanes. I've never been a sax fiend, mainly because of the way the saxophone is deployed; the ghastly mellow tooting as the lovers ooze through Central Park in corporate movies, or the brassy squiggles that emerge whenever a rock act is wealthy enough to afford extra musicians. But, on the fringe of the horn scene, dwell some interesting souls. Ntchuks Bonga has made an album Tshisha, that creates a vivid emotional landscape using sax, cello and percussion. I was lucky enough to track him down to add flock-of-birds to "Devil's Radio." My ancient friend James Fletcher, played and arranged art-horns on "DeChirico Street." Dave Woodhead, a regular contributor to Billy Bragg, added his cascading trumpets to "Beautiful Queen." This project has no production as such. I've produced it inasmuch as that I've caused it to exist. Pat Collier, veteran of numerous Soft Boys and Egyptians sessions, came in to help out with the band tracks. My partner, Michele Noach, has listened to every prospective tape that has gone into this thing, and she has steered it with me towards the magical gates of release. But I always associate the word "production" with some kind of sheen -- a sugar buzz patina that has the listener lying on their back, almost licking the record; and there is none of that here. In that respect, I think this is a real record. Robin Hitchcock May 1996 Buy rhythm combo ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 17:06:03 +0100 (BST) From: M R Godwin Subject: Re: Cor Anglais du Rock At 03:12 17.07.96 -0400, RxBroome@aol.com wrote: >"possible new thread: rock & roll french horn players > >1) Jon Entwistle. Gosh. When I saw this I immediately remembered his ridiculous solo on 'Bucket T'. But I think that was probably tuba, while the French horn is on 'Pictures of Lily'. Does he play any other big wind parts? - Mike Godwin PS Robyn content: I just looked at the Warners 'New Release' page and there is nothing mentioned at all for 23 July and no discernible Robyn content: what happened to the big promotional push? ------------------------------ From: "Glen Uber" Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 09:59:18 -0700 Subject: Re: Cor Anglais du Rock On Jul 18, 5:06pm, M R Godwin wrote: > Subject: Re: Cor Anglais du Rock > > At 03:12 17.07.96 -0400, RxBroome@aol.com wrote: > >"possible new thread: rock & roll french horn players > > > >1) Jon Entwistle. > > Gosh. When I saw this I immediately remembered his ridiculous solo on > 'Bucket T'. But I think that was probably tuba, while the French horn is > on 'Pictures of Lily'. Does he play any other big wind parts? > > - Mike Godwin He plays the trumpet on "Heinz Baked Beans" off of _The Who Sell Out_. -- * Glen Uber * Corporate Network Specialist * NET5.COM * 5715 Redwood Drive * Rohnert Park, CA 94928 * Tel 707 585 1470 * Fax 707 585 0366 * Pgr 707 973 0237 * glen@net5.com * http://net5.com/~glen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 21:10:18 +0200 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Re: German Fegs? On Tue, 16 Jul 1996 15:07:27 -0400 (EDT) jmisaa00@service1.uky.edu (James Isaacs) wrote: >Hallo, alle! >As of next Tuesday I shall be residing in Heidelberg, a rather nice >city in >central Germany. Are any of our kind over in that area, or country >even? >Just curoius, >James Well, I'm here in Cologne, but I'm afraid I'm the only one... My father works in Heidelberg and he's got an appartement there, but unfortunately I won't be there. So, unless you're planning on a trip to Cologne we probably won't meet. Enjoy your trip! Greetings, Sebastian -- Sebastian Hagedorn Cologne University, Germany Kempener Str. 66, D-50733 Koeln http://www.spinfo.uni-koeln.de/~hgd/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 12:19:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Marc Horton Subject: Re: Words from Robyn Hmmm...a song with "Queen" in the title featuring cascading trumpets...seems vaguely familiar.... E.B.- thanks for posting the letter...the next sound you hear will be that of many kisses simultaneously being blown in your general direction by appreciative fegs... marc ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 96 18:03:49 CDT From: Truman Peyote Subject: Lawyers, Lawyers Everywhere (and not a drop to drink) Could the person who posted the original letter from the solicitors wishing to draw and quarter all makers of bootleg tapes please give me the name of said solicitors? I'm curious because a similar type of note was sent to the Kinks list and the name looked familiar, and so I thought it might be the same firm :). Just idle curiosity on my part, so just send it to me and not the rest of the list if you could, please. Thanks, Susan P.S. Where can I pick up Mossy Liquor in the Chicago area? I asked at the Reckless Records near where I live and they looked at me as if I were a two-headed yak, and since that seemed the most likely place to find it I was somewhat nonplussed. Please don't tell me I have to go to the evil chain known as Tower. ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jul 96 13:47:46 EDT From: aidan <101356.2516@CompuServe.COM> Subject: Japanese imports Because we're so, like, cool and nice to our readers, we've negotiated a discount on imports of Japanese CDs by Robyn, SBs, K&Ws & the TV Personalities. Should anyone want any, let me know what you're looking for & I'll quote a price. Also let me know where you're from so I can work out postage... Currently Robyn albums in stock are _Respect_, _Can of Bees_, _Invisible Hits_ & _Moonlight_ - the rest, I'll have to check on availability. Subscribers will get priority if anything runs out, but otherwise anyone's welcome... Aidan ------------------------------ From: s618621@aix2.uottawa.ca Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 12:10:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: ghostship well i'm reading this book and it's so profound and i like its rhythm and i like its sound. . . anyWAYs well i came across this passage, and it has forever altered my view of 'ghostship'. in a nutshell, um, this chick, Agnes, is plotting a great escape which involves 'impersonating' (if that is the right word) a ghost, the bloody, oops bleeding nun....all in order to mmmerry her true love. You'll find it in _the monk_ by matthew lewis. 'Admirable!' cried Cunegonda in a voice shrill with passion, while Agnes uttered in a loud shriek; 'By St. Barbara, young Lady, you have an excellent invention! You must impersonate the Bleeding Nun, truly? What impiety! What incredulity! Marry, I have a good mind to let you pursue your plan: When the real Ghost met you, I warrant, you would be in a pretty condition! Don Alphonso, you ought to be ashamed of yourself for seducing a young ignorant Creature to leave her family and Friends: However, for this time at least I shall mar your wicked designs. The noble Lady shall be informed of the whole affair, and Agnes must defer playing the Spectre till a better opportunity. Farewell, Segnor-- Donna Agnes, let me have the honour of conducting you Ghost-ship back to your apartment.' ^^^^^^^^^^ make of it what you will. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 17:24:25 +1100 From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: argh not again! >Rubbing defibrillator paddles together over corpse of violin thread... >CLEAR! >PHOMP! >Beep beep beep beep... hmmm. Miranda SexGarden. Some luvly sounds there, several of them violonical. Oh strewth - time to head back to the RH material... Interesting to see our hero's quoted in a recent digest-like give away book from Rolling Stone. A chapter deals with the making of REM's Out of Time album, and includes a paragraph or so of Robyn talking about how one of the songs was written. James ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End of this Fegmaniax Digest. *sob* .