From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #743 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Tuesday, May 13 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 743 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: CMIARS/Now Shine too [Jamie Zubairi Home ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 12:29:09 +0100 From: Jamie Zubairi Home Subject: Re: CMIARS/Now Shine too I'm loving this discussion! For me CMIARS was the first new album I came in on in 1988 having only just fell in love with LOTC and I kinda thought 'Oh WOW, I guess she's gone the way of Marianne Faithful, vocally' so it took some time to really get used to, having really loved the helium soprano that got me hooked, it was a complete turnaround to getting used to a new artist. I had it on tape and it was one to really immerse myself in once I had bought a better sound system. I loved the production of it, especially the haunting piano on My Secret Place and the layering of instruments. Someone said it was a choral album, with guest vocalists, which I'd never thought of as that before, more a dutes album but, yes, it does fell like more of a choric album. I guess I don't buy that much new music, or listen to new musicians, having being spoilt by the high standards that I hold Joni in and people always try and recommend me so-and-so "because she's just like Joni". (Really? I can't hear it - or yeah, she's too like Joni, where is SHE in it?) but now I've got into other artists who come from a folk root, but mainly bands (Anathallo, Beirut, Fanfarlo etc etc) who don't bear any resemblance to Joni's music but they tend to have a horn section, multiple voices and good arrangements... so she's given me that at least). My favourite thing about Shine is that 'Night of The Iguana' DOESN'T have any castanets in it, real, or synthesised, just where you're expecting to hear them in the arrangement just after she says "Can you hear the castanets?" (No). I do like Shine for all the crochety grandma-ness of it. I can't wait to hear a sung version (if ever there will be) of 'This Rain'... will love to hear what she'll do with the limited range. Anyway, welcome to the fold Jamie Zubairi Actor, Voiceover, Painter, Photographer. Agent: Byron's Management 020 72428096 SpotLight Showreel Unbroken Line Jamie Zubairi is Associate Artist at Ovalhouse working on new works for 2014 Recent work: *Tino Sehgal Unilever Commission "These Associations"* Tate Modern (Turner Prize Nominated) *Caged Bird Sings* Face2Face Festival, Lost Theatre *Unbroken Line*' OvalHouse, supported by public funding from the Arts Council of England. On 9 May 2014 02:56, Lori Renee Fye wrote: > Okay, as I listen, there's one definite song on Shine that stands out for > me: "Night of the Iguana." That's some good stuff. > > Lori ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #743 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------