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trailer-park-digest Sunday, June 20 1999 Volume 02 : Number 109
Today's Subjects:
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Beth in EW [andrea.chalfin@neverending.com]
Primal Scream [andrea.chalfin@neverending.com]
Beth Q&A from Chicago Tribune [CWalker002@aol.com]
Re: ben and beth? [darren@frasercoast.aunz.com (Darren)]
Beth Orton Crafts Lush Sounds On Central Reservation [odelay@singn]
Strange Cargo:Hinterland [andrea.chalfin@neverending.com]
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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 12:56:04 +0000
From: andrea.chalfin@neverending.com
Subject: Beth in EW
Hello all,
I just looked through my new copy of Entertainment Weekly, and Beth
has a snippet in there. She is listed within the "IT List - the 100
most creative people in entertainment". YAY!
If anyone is interested, I can transcribe it or maybe even scan it
and send it....
aj.
andrea.chalfin@neverending.com
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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 13:11:26 +0000
From: andrea.chalfin@neverending.com
Subject: Primal Scream
I always hear that Beth worked with Primal Scream - did she ever
record with them? I am a huge Primal Scream fan, but I have never
found anywhere exactly =what= she did with them. Anyone know?
aj.
andrea.chalfin@neverending.com
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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 18:33:52 EDT
From: CWalker002@aol.com
Subject: Beth Q&A from Chicago Tribune
First Person by Steve Darnall
Q: I understand you spent the morning at the dentist?
A: Yeah. My wisdom tooth's growing through.
Q: Eughh. So the stories about English teeth...
A: They're all true.
Q: What's impressive about "Central Reservation" is that you employ so many
styles--jazz, ambient, dance music--simultaneously. Were you out to
consciously change the sound between "Trailer Park" and "Central Reservation"?
A: I think it was just a progression from the last record. Getting deeper
into it in some respects. I kind of like the idea of this sort of
deconstruction at the end, getting rawer and rawer.
Q: And while your voice is important, it's simply one component of the
complete sound.
A: I agree with that wholeheartedly. I always talk about my voice as "The
Voice" [chuckles], not in a bad way, but because I want to use it as an
instrument. I want to use it as a sound, and I want to be a part of the
musicians and they do and the brilliant music they make around my songs.
Q: So what's your central reservation?
A: Lack of self-awareness. That's always a major problem.
Q: When you see yourself described as "a bummed-out angel in the badlands of
love" (in Details) or "a space cowboy with a stolen car heart," (in Rolling
Stone) do you ever want to call these writers and say, "Oh, quit it?"
A: No, That's quite poetically put, I think. I've read worse. I've sort of
stopped reading it now.
Q: Do you generally like playing big festival gigs?
A. A gig's a gig to me. It's all reaching out and trying to connect with
audiences, and a festival's a good way to do it because you get a huge
cross-section of people that wouldn't necessarily get to hear your music. A
festival's good. They're kind of scary, but they're good.
Q: Any survival tips for people who brave the heat and spend all day at the
show?
A: Drink a lot of water. And always carry a light bulb.
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Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 01:42:32 GMT
From: darren@frasercoast.aunz.com (Darren)
Subject: Re: ben and beth?
On Thu, 10 Jun 1999 22:35:53 -0700, charlie
wrote:
>nice combo, for anyone who is a ben lee fan... these dates were just
>posted to the ben lee mailing list :
>July 29 WBRU Radio (Providence RI) Radio Show w/Beth Orton
WBRU has an internet feed. Check out
http://www.broadcast.com/radio/alternative/wbru/
Best wishes,
Darren
Graffiti Limbo Michelle Shocked Site: http://members.xoom.com/g_limbo/
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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 23:27:59 -0400
From: odelay@singnet.com.sg
Subject: Beth Orton Crafts Lush Sounds On Central Reservation
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Beth Orton Crafts Lush Sounds On Central Reservation
Singer/songwriter parts from acoustic/electronic spareness of debut for warmer tones.
Staff Writer Chris Nelson reports
Sat., June 19, 3:04 AM EDT
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When people -- and critics in particular -- pinpoint you as the epicenter of an innovative sound, it
can be difficult to try something new, according to singer/songwriter Beth Orton.
But for her sophomore album, Central Reservation, Orton said she had to push aside the spare pairing
of folk acoustics and modern electronica that defined her acclaimed debut, Trailer Park (1997).
"A lot of people were saying I should make another Trailer Park, but I didn't want to make another
one," the 29-year-old Brit, and upcoming Lilith Fair participant, said during a recent SonicNet/Yahoo
chat. "I think the people were into it. There was a vibe captured there and it was very special."
For Central Reservation, released in March, Orton pursued a much warmer -- at times even lush -- sound,
on such songs as "Sweetest Decline" (RealAudio
excerpt). To help her realize that vision, she enlisted, song by song, a team's worth of collaborators
more respected for their musicianship than for the potential to sell more CDs: folkie Ben Harper, New
Orleans pianist Dr. John, guitarist David Robox of neo-psychedelics Mazzy Star and even John Wood, the
original producer for '60s and '70s cult musician Nick Drake.
While Orton concedes the songs on her album are born of her own experiences, she skips the chance to
explicate them, preferring to leave the songs' depths up to the imaginations of listeners. Nonetheless,
she does offer some guideposts to the direction of a song, including the album-opening "Stolen Car"
(RealAudio excerpt).
"It's about breaking the chain, breaking the pattern, the discontinuation of old habits -- or not, as
the case may be," Orton said.
"Every line speaks the language of love/ But never held the meaning I was thinking of," she sings atop
a busy, multitextured mix, before a buzzing electric guitar wedges itself into the foreground.
Although Orton can't be classified as a traditional folk singer, she writes on acoustic guitar. Still,
it wasn't that guitar sound that first brought her notice, but rather her vocals on the Chemical Brothers'
electronica cut "Alive Alone." She later worked with William Orbit -- who crafted Madonna's electronica
makeover -- on Trailer Park and its acoustic/electronic meldings, including the seductive "She Cries
Your Name."
The Chemical Brothers' Ed Simons has since become a fan of the singer he and partner Ed Simons helped
launch. "I like [Central Reservation]," he said recently. "It's a grower."
While Central Reservation was written almost entirely in the studio without demos or rehearsing, Orton
said the creative process doesn't stop there, but continues onstage. She's found this especially true
of the lilting "Sweetest Decline."
"It's still the same song, but you never sing the same song twice," she said. "It opens up in a new way
every night; that's the great thing about touring."
On Saturday (June 19), Orton will perform at the Boston stop of the outdoor Fleadh Fest, wrapping up
two weeks of a U.S. club tour.
Orton will return to U.S. venues in July, when she plays the second stage on the opening eight dates
of the Lilith Fair, July 8-17. As a veteran of the female-centered tour -- she also played on the outing's
inaugural run in '97 -- Orton said the bonds created have the potential to grow profoundly.
"There was a special energy there and it made me quite emotional to be there," she said. "My big bond
was with [country singer] Emmylou Harris, she was just so sweet. She plants a good seed wherever she
goes. No pretenses. When you do what you love to do, then you're just happy."
Use SonicNet's archives of 1000s of music news stories for more on your favorite artists.
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Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 03:13:01 +0000
From: andrea.chalfin@neverending.com
Subject: Strange Cargo:Hinterland
Hello all,
I just wanted to let you know that I finally got a copy of Stragne
Cargo : Hinterland...Even though I thought it was still in print, it
took me along while to find it - I found it in a used bin at a CD
store I just happened to go in.....
"She Cries Your Name" is toally different.
"MillionTown" has her, but you can barely pick her out (or maybe I
couldn't very well because I am typing this as I hear it for the
first time)
"Kiss of the Bee" well, she seems just in there to hum....but the
song itself is pretty cool....
Anyways, that's my take on her tracks, at first listen anyways...:-)
And the search goes on for more Beth stuff....:-)
aj.
andrea.chalfin@neverending.com
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