From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V17 #200 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Thursday, July 23 2009 Volume 17 : Number 200 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: who's hot on keyboards? [vivien lyon ] Sonic Youth appreciation [Jeremy Osner ] Re: Sonic Youth appreciation [Rex ] Re: Totally No Robyn (NR) [Rex ] Re: who's hot on keyboards? [Rex ] Re: Sonic Youth appreciation [2fs ] Re: who's hot on keyboards? [Miles Goosens ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V17 #199 ["Bri N" ] dolby reissues ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: REAP [kevin studyvin ] Re: dolby reissues ["John B. Jones" ] Re: Sonic Youth appreciation [Tom Clark ] Re: who's hot on keyboards? [2fs ] Re: who's hot on keyboards? [James Dignan ] Re: who's hot on keyboards? [James Dignan ] in "funny" (i.e. "ha ha", not "strange") news to-day (attn: windows users) [lep ] Re: in "funny" (i.e. "ha ha", not "strange") news to-day (attn: windows users) [kevin studyvin Subject: Re: who's hot on keyboards? Did you mean Musee Mechanique? They're great, and really nice guys, too. They're playing my venue next month, I think. Also, Brian Perez from M.M. hosts an amazing karaoke night with his friend John Brophy, and they're doing every Wednesday at The Woods. Okay, enough of that. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:51 AM, Gene Hopstetter wrote: > From: ross >> >> I've been asked by my nephew, who just bought himself a Moog, to refer him >> to some interesting keyboard players. Anybody got any suggestions, old or >> new? >> > > > Edward Ka-Spel. Mort Garson (the god of Moog). Dave Sinclair (Caravan and > Matching Mole). Gary Numan (Cars!). Greg Hawkes (The Cars!). Roger Eno. > Brian Eno (Burning airlines!). Geddy Lee (red barchettas!). Oh, and Daryl > Dragon, of course. > > And he *must* hear Musie Michanique's album "Hold This Ghost." It's full > of mellotron, Chamberlain, and other such interesting retro keyboard sounds. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:46:52 -0400 From: Jeremy Osner Subject: Sonic Youth appreciation Reckon some of you guys go in for that kind of thing: http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/6632 If we do not say all words, however absurd, we will never say the essential words. -- Saramago http://www.readin.com/blog/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:26:31 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: Sonic Youth appreciation On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:46 AM, Jeremy Osner wrote: > Reckon some of you guys go in for that kind of thing: > http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/6632 > You say "Rain on Tin" live, and I'm there. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:27:48 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: Totally No Robyn (NR) On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:02 PM, 2fs wrote: > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Rex wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:36 PM, 2fs wrote: > > > >> I'll second the WTF... > > > > > > I'll attempt an explanation. Ahem... > > > > Bitch is nuts. > > > > All in favor? > > > > Well yes...but that doesn't explain why she isn't ranting about a > wood-composite table, a flamethrower, and a 14-foot replica Donald Duck > made > entirely of bat guano. > Bitch is nuts, easily susceptible, watches Fox News? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:29:18 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: who's hot on keyboards? On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:30 PM, vivien lyon wrote: > Did you mean Musee Mechanique? They're great, and really nice guys, too. > They're playing my venue next month, I think. Also, Brian Perez from M.M. > hosts an amazing karaoke night with his friend John Brophy, and they're > doing every Wednesday at The Woods. > > Okay, enough of that. No, keep it coming. Good to hear of ambitious ventures into the arts working out for friends. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:52:44 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Sonic Youth appreciation On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 7:46 AM, Jeremy Osner wrote: > Reckon some of you guys go in for that kind of thing: > http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/6632 Hurrah for my hometown women. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.wordpress.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:01:59 -0500 From: Miles Goosens Subject: Re: who's hot on keyboards? On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:15 AM, ross wrote: > > I've been asked by my nephew, who just bought himself a Moog, to refer him to some interesting keyboard players. Anybody got any suggestions, old or new? > > Sequenced synth doesn't count. > > I'm particularly short on modern examples. Thoroughly modern example: Seth Timbs of Fluid Ounces. later, Miles - -- now with blogspot retsin! http://readingpronunciation.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:24:20 -0700 From: "Bri N" Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V17 #199 Enoch Light! Yes of course... an odd one though. Love the stuff he did with guitarist Tony Motolla. A more 2009 keyboardist suggestion could be the band Passion Pit. Kind of New Musiky. I don't have the album, but will probably end up getting it. Now enjoying the new Thomas Dolby reissue The Flat Earth. Good stuff with a small cameo from Robyn. - -Nuppy Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:36:56 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: who's hot on keyboards? On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:51 AM, Gene Hopstetter wrote: > Mort Garson (the god of Moog). > > I thought about tossing that one out there, but I thought it might not be contemporary enough. Glad someone did. Remember those Smylonylon cassettes I reviewed at excruciating length a few years ago? Everything on them. That's where I picked up the Garson. Some of the Moog sounds on later Enoch Light records are fucking sick, in the best way. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:51:53 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: dolby reissues Bri N wrote: > > Now enjoying the new Thomas Dolby reissue The Flat Earth. Good stuff with a small cameo from Robyn. Surprised there hasn't been more noise about this on the list -- amongst my peers, TMDR lyrics are still thrown into casual conversation. Fairly awesome stuff. Strange to be hearing 'Leipzig' and 'The Wreck of the Fairchild' for pretty much the first time when they are staples to some fans. Also, quite amazed by how much I used to like 'Fieldwork', and how little I like it now. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:59:40 -0700 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: REAP On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Jeremy Osner wrote: > John Dawson, 64 years old: http://www.nrpsmusic.com/ > > If we do not say all words, however absurd, we will never say the essential > words. -- Saramago > http://www.readin.com/blog/ > Well, hell. Makes me feel like playing "Death And Destruction" about 39 times, except of course I don't have access to it any more. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:09:34 -0700 From: "John B. Jones" Subject: Re: dolby reissues I'm guessing that these are UK only, because I stopped by my local rekkid store yesterday and didn't see any trace of them. - -JBJ On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > Bri N wrote: > > > > Now enjoying the new Thomas Dolby reissue The Flat Earth. Good stuff with > a small cameo from Robyn. > > Surprised there hasn't been more noise about this on the list -- amongst > my peers, TMDR lyrics are still thrown into casual conversation. Fairly > awesome stuff. Strange to be hearing 'Leipzig' and 'The Wreck of the > Fairchild' for pretty much the first time when they are staples to some > fans. > > Also, quite amazed by how much I used to like 'Fieldwork', and how > little I like it now. > > Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:50:57 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: Sonic Youth appreciation On Jul 22, 2009, at 6:26 AM, Rex wrote: > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:46 AM, Jeremy Osner > wrote: > >> Reckon some of you guys go in for that kind of thing: >> http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/6632 >> > > You say "Rain on Tin" live, and I'm there. > I'm with ya. Listening to it now. - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:23:33 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: who's hot on keyboards? On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Miles Goosens wrote: > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:15 AM, ross wrote: > > > > I've been asked by my nephew, who just bought himself a Moog, to refer > him to some interesting keyboard players. Anybody got any suggestions, old > or new? > > > > Sequenced synth doesn't count. > Which is probably why not as many modern examples leap to mind.... > > > > > I'm particularly short on modern examples. > Matthew Friedberger of The Fiery Furnaces. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.wordpress.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:40:49 +1200 From: James Dignan Subject: Re: who's hot on keyboards? Steve S wrote: >And the first two Greenslade albums. ahhh. Someone else remembers Greenslade! "Tide" (off "Time and tide") is one of my all-time favourite pieces of Mellotron music. James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:38:26 +1200 From: James Dignan Subject: Re: who's hot on keyboards? > > From: ross > > > > I've been asked by my nephew, who just bought himself a Moog, to > > refer him to some interesting keyboard players. Anybody got any > > suggestions, old or new? Didn't we just go through a list like this a few weeks back? ISTR recommending Eddie Rayner (Split Enz) - not exactly "modern", b ut worth listening to - check out something like "I see red". James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:28:05 -0400 From: lep Subject: in "funny" (i.e. "ha ha", not "strange") news to-day (attn: windows users) http://xkcd.com/612/ (if you're a mac person, and don't get it, consider yourself fortunate.) xo - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:40:58 -0700 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: who's hot on keyboards? On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 4:40 PM, James Dignan wrote: > Steve S wrote: > >> And the first two Greenslade albums. >> > > ahhh. Someone else remembers Greenslade! "Tide" (off "Time and tide") is > one of my all-time favourite pieces of Mellotron music. > > > Oh, and the other name that didn't make the other day's list - Ray Manzarek. And Jimmy Smith. And don't forget those Serge Gainsbourg tracks of yesteryear. And to go totally lo-brow, Mark Stein from Vanilla Fudge. Oh yeah, and the immortal George Duke. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:49:14 -0700 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: in "funny" (i.e. "ha ha", not "strange") news to-day (attn: windows users) On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:28 PM, lep wrote: > http://xkcd.com/612/ > > (if you're a mac person, and don't get it, consider yourself fortunate.) > > xo > That's freakin' hilarious. And far, far too familiar. In other news I contacted amazondotcom to complain that their site keeps locking up on me and the only way to resolve it is to close Explorer, and a densely-accented individual informed me that they have a trouble ticket open on that issue and expect to have it resolved in three to five days. I love the future so much... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:53:58 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: in "funny" (i.e. "ha ha", not "strange") news to-day (attn: windows users) On Jul 22, 2009, at 5:28 PM, lep wrote: > http://xkcd.com/612/ > > (if you're a mac person, and don't get it, consider yourself > fortunate.) Oh I get it. Ever see your "Files remaining to be copied" count go negative? :) - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:01:29 -0400 From: lep Subject: Re: in "funny" (i.e. "ha ha", not "strange") news to-day (attn: windows users) tc says: > On Jul 22, 2009, at 5:28 PM, lep wrote: > >> http://xkcd.com/612/ >> >> (if you're a mac person, and don't get it, consider yourself fortunate.) > > Oh I get it. Ever see your "Files remaining to be copied" count go > negative? :) actually, no, but it's likely not because it hasn't happened -- i'm fairly skilled at ignoring things (especially when related to applied computer science.) i have seen gmail give some odd message counts in my inbox - ISTR message counts of the form "Displaying messages 1-X of Y", where Y < X (e.g. "Displaying messages 1-23 of 17.") BTW, and i've likely mentioned this before, but, IMO, any windows user who uses "windows explorer" (i.e. window's native file manager GUI) is either a masochist of high order, or unaware of xplorer^2, available here**: http://www.zabkat.com/ (for the free "lite" version, look over at the upper right corner of the page.) i believe its the only software for which there is a free version that i happily paid money for the full version. but to give a better idea, no lie when i say that xplorer^2 is close in importance to my life as the post-it note. xo ** for completeness, i should probably include the third possibility of the user's being a fucking idiot. - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V17 #200 ********************************