From: owner-st-digest@smoe.org (st-digest) To: st-digest@smoe.org Subject: st-digest V8 #3 Reply-To: st@smoe.org Sender: owner-st-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-st-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk st-digest Saturday, June 14 2003 Volume 08 : Number 003 Today's Subjects: ----------------- new beth sorrentino mailing list (and news and gig!) [broadway jack Subject: new beth sorrentino mailing list (and news and gig!) (apologies for the duplicate information being sent to ecto again -- forgot to mention the details about the new recording...) first, there is a new yahoogroup which is starting to get up and go at . beth is reputed to be a member -- or at least is committed to participating in some way. wfmu deejay and all-around music font of knowledge irwin chusid is definitely a member, which is a good sign since he's such a significant proponent of beth's music and, as her producer, well-plugged in to her happenings. second, it seems that she has been in the studio recording. woo! irwin's post at has the details: >From: Irwin Chusid >Date: Fri Jun 6, 2003 9:54 pm >Subject: Re: [bethsorrentino] New Recordings > >Some details, from the producer: > >Nine tracks (voice & piano) were recorded in CT last November at Tarquin >Studios -- eight new originals and one cover (Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue >Raincoat"). Peter Katis engineered the session, and contributed mightily >to the sonic textures. > >Petey, the studio cat, frequented the control room and was largely >unperturbed and seemingly disinterested. > >At a follow-up session at Tarquin on June 2, three tracks (including the >Cohen) were shelved, and six were spruced up with sparse vibes, keyboard >bass, soft percussion, and Katis' soundboard mastery. Nothing overdone, >all quite tasteful and understated. The RIAA high frequency roll off >characteristic was, to our knowledge, not used. > >The six originals are: > >1) It's Amazing >2) Such a Beautiful Day >3) What I'm On >4) Very Bad Today >5) Child >6) Tighten My Grip > >At present, there are no plans to release this material, since it hasn't >been shopped around. Beth continues to write new songs, and is gradually >returning to public performance. She will share a Knitting Factory bill >with David Nagler (of Nova Social) and song craftsman Lee Feldman sometime >soon. Eventually, we'll return to Tarquin and resume recording. No hurry. > >Irwin Chusid third, irwin has since posted details of that said performance: she'll be playing at the knitting factory's old office on monday, june 23rd at 8pm with lee feldman and nova social. woj ------------------------------ End of st-digest V8 #3 **********************