From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #813 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, December 28 2008 Volume 16 : Number 813 Today's Subjects: ----------------- how can i mix some audio stems on a computer? ["John B. Jones" ] Re: file under: fegs rock [2fs ] Re: Most music didn't sell a single copy in 2008 [djini@voicenet.com] Re: file under: fegs rock [lep ] Dual (duel?)-lead guitars ["Terrence Marks" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:08:21 -0800 From: "John B. Jones" Subject: how can i mix some audio stems on a computer? Hey fegs - I see all these bands offering stems of their recordings available for remixes etc., and thought it'd be fun to mess around with them. What kind of audio software do I need to open these? I'm interested in what's available both for Mac, PC, and Linux. Thanks! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:58:43 -0500 (EST) From: djini@voicenet.com Subject: file under: fegs rock Today I got a package from Lauren with cool trippy pens that have lightbulb heads! You bonk the (plastic) head and they strobe bright flashes. The pink one is a trifle... um, fleshy. I think I'll take the blue one to work. Jeanne ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:07:19 -0600 From: michael wells Subject: Best of 2008 [been having some email issues, sorry if this dupes] The Best, in rough order of preference: GHOST ROCK - Nomo. Why can't all music be like this? I can't describe it, go download it now. I'll wait. 7 - Poi Dog Pondering. The critics call it 'a glorious return of soul- rock,' which I guess means Frank finally realized he should bring back everyone who really knows how to make music. Mildly obscene lyrics, hooky pop riffs and killer horn breaks alternate with achingly beautiful softies. Welcome back, PDP. REAL BLASTY - Kyle Andrews. There's a singer-songwriter somewhere in amongst all the instruments, sounds, offbeat noises and synths; as an approximation, try to imagine a stew of Neutral Milk Hotel, Grant-Lee backed by Jon Brion, a bit of up-all-night sleepiness, Hayward Williams, the odd Beatles reference, and, surprisingly enough, Jack Johnson. Speaking of which... SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC - Jack Johnson. I never 'got' it until we went to Hawaii this year. On the catamaran there was a mega mix of all his tunes on shuffle; we spent all day swimming, diving and laying in the sun listening to Jack Johnson. I get it now. TRAVEL NOW JOURNEY INFINITELY - Trinacria. I think I called this "Norwegian industrial art school dropout background noise metal." I couldn't have been more right! SHRINK - The Notwist. Non-Kraftwerk krautronica. In concert certainly a lot more active than I would have expected - perhaps it was the Wii- paddle-driven synths. Take pop-infused shoegaze, add a loose bunch of plaintiveness, underlie with a bit of menace, cut in half and unfold lengthwise, add driving bass and drums, layer marvelous computerized tracks and live guitars, and stir. The album? Not so lethal, but still good. I WAS RAISED ON MATTHEW, MARK. LUKE AND LAURA - Pas/Cal. The single was out last year, and they finally got around to putting the whole thing out. It's overwhelming. Almost over-prettified pop, so many things to listen to, saved by the fact it revels in a very pleasant weirdness. THE SELDOM SEEN KID - Elbow. Man, do I get a Gabriel vibe off of this. The soft stuff is haunting and beautifully produced, and yet it still does occasionally rock. PIECES OF TRUTH - Foxboro Hot Tubs. What do you imagine band with this name would sound like? Raucous, guitar-driven party rock, with downtempo songs included only because their contract says so? Check. MAR DULCE - Bajofondo. Imagine the Mothership crossed with an eight- piece tango outfit and a cheap gin mill jazz band, and you get this South American trip-out. Only downer is the appearance of some coat- riding gringo guest stars. SATURDAYS=YOUTH - M83. From an iTunes reviewer: "these songs make me want to drive with the windows down and make out with someone in a cemetery." You know, that's EXACTLY right. Others: ATTACK AND RELEASE - Black Keys. Normally I'm not a big fan of the Danger Mouse minimalist thing, but this is kind of polished and enjoyable. AND THEN WE WERE OLDER - Ideal Free Distribution. Still growing on me; I was such a fan of their last that it would be hard to compare. Check back next year for a glowing re-evaluation. THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS - self-titled. ...and my favorite picking since The Hellecasters. GLASS SHADOWS - Mostly Autumn. MOUNTAIN MEADOWS - Elliot Brood. I do like the Eddie-tipped release a lot, though the voice does get a little grating at times. NOT ANIMAL - Margot and the Nuclear So & So's. NEVER GOING BACK TO OK - The Afters. A little more straightforward than the pop I am wont to like, but enjoyable harmonies and sheer earnestness makes it a decent listen. YOUTH NOVELS - Lykke Li. Swedish cooing, light electro-pop would seem like exactly the sort of thing I don't listen to. This is more trance than sugar, which is good. DELIVERED - Mark Erelli. SOME RACING, SOME STOPPING - Headlights. Breezy, summery and not entirely substantial. Nope: THE VIRGINS - The Virgins. Too same-y throughout. GOLDEN DELICIOUS - Mike Doughty. His last (HAUGHTY MELODIC) had a few extraordinary songs and the rest were quite good. This one has a few good songs and rest are...well, not so much. Feels like leftovers. THE LAST THORN OF SUMMER - L.A. Tool & Die. What would music sound like made in an abandoned metalworking shop in East L.A., with the sun beating down on corrugated metal roofing and nobody around? I bet it sounds like this. AVALON - Anthony Green. Wow, what a whiner. Tries to come off as an offbeat advancement of the singer-songwriter-with-drums but lacks the songwriting skills, instrumental prowess, or the requisite wry sense of humor. I can't remember the last time I deleted something so fast. Don't have FALLING OFF THE LAVENDER BRIDGE - Lightspeed Champion yet but I hear it's good. Almost single of the year: I'm Your Torpedo - Eagles of Death Metal. "About Damn Time that was Re-Released" Division: SONGS FOR BEGINNERS - Graham Nash Concert of the year: Secret Machines at Metro, Chicago (for good and bad reasons). ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:03:21 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: file under: fegs rock On 12/24/08, djini@voicenet.com wrote: > Today I got a package from Lauren with cool trippy pens that have lightbulb heads! You > bonk the (plastic) head and they strobe bright flashes. Now if they turned *themselves* on in the dark... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:35:19 -0500 (EST) From: djini@voicenet.com Subject: Re: Most music didn't sell a single copy in 2008 Most disgusting phrase of the month: "fat, fertile long tail" Ew. It conjures up alien rat-like horrors. Jeanne > > Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:10:25 EST > From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com > Subject: Most music didn't sell a single copy in 2008 > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/23/music-sell-sales > > Most music didn't sell a single copy in 2008 > > A massive 10m songs failed to find a single buyer this year, reports a new > study > > Sean Michaels > guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 23 December 2008 14.28 GMT > Article history > > > According to a new study, of the 13m songs available for sale on the > internet last year, more than 10m failed to find a single buyer. > > The research, conducted by the MCPS-PRS's Will Page and Andrew Bud, brings > us that much closer to proving Sturgeon's Law b that 90% of everything is > crap. It also provides evidence for the famous old rock critic adage b your > favourite band sucks. > > More importantly, these findings challenge the "long tail" theory that > diverse, specialised items b though individually less popular - will together > outsell mainstream "hits". ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:36:34 -0500 From: lep Subject: Re: file under: fegs rock 2fs says: > On 12/24/08, djini@voicenet.com wrote: >> Today I got a package from Lauren with cool trippy pens that have lightbulb heads! You >> bonk the (plastic) head and they strobe bright flashes. > > Now if they turned *themselves* on in the dark... (i'm slightly embarrassed to admit) said pens may still be available at your "local" pier 1. actually, i spent a remarkable amount of money in the pier 1 toy zone, especially considering that no single item was more than four dollars or so. as far as the small gift to jeanne - i confess that there was a bit of selfishness at the root: the pens were not getting proper appreciation with my PA friends, so i had to branch out to the tri-state area. i mean, what's more cool that browsing for stocking stuffers, and shouting (on the inside) "it's the pen with a lightbulb head!" (actually, it's even better than that, as my love of repetition makes me think "it's the pen with a lightbulb head!", with NO loss of enthusiasm, every time i see the pens on my desk.) xo p.s. actually, ty loved the pen i gave him, although probably less for the robynesque tones*, and more because i think he loves stupid toy gifts almost as much as i do. examples of the stupid toy gifts: small, wind-up boxing kangaroo, pencils with a dinosaur where the eraser should be, dice with number of sides not equal to six, "floaty pens"**, anything that both (a) spins and (b) costs no more than five dollars. * although i do count ty among my most successful converts to the cult. ** these are souvenir pens usually with city names and some little corresponding object that goes backs and forth, i.e. a pittsburgh pen has a little incline, zoo pen has a lion that roams up and down. robyn once designed one - i found it on the museum website (and it is, of course, the coolest floaty pen ever.) - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:32:00 -0800 From: "Terrence Marks" Subject: Dual (duel?)-lead guitars I've got Can of Bees, Marquee Moon, The Monochrome Set, and a few horn-free Captain Beefheart albums. I'm looking for other similar music with two interlocking lead guitar lines. Suggestions? Terrence ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #813 ********************************