gb10@GTE.COM (Gregory Bossert) (02/16/91)
another grab-bag of miscellaneous comments.
1) any of you happy rhodes fans have an opinion on kevin bartlett's tapes?
he included a nice note with the aural gratification catalog, and his stuff
seems to be home-studio style synth doodling, which can be either wonderfully
unique or dreadfully tedious, in general. i haven't heard any of mr.
bartlett's stuff -- since it is a bit more expensive than ms. rhodes i thought
i'd solicit some opinions before sending my money off...
2) speaking of which -- any word on happy's cd?
3) Slender Fungus says:
> Are there any LUSH fans here?
yes.
> 4AD and SST records are definitely the two best record labels.
note that john fryer, the engineer for most of the 4AD projects, and co-
member (with 4AD boss ivo) of "this mortal coil", shows up outside of 4AD
(like on _pretty hate machine_ from nine-inch-nails.) if anyone knows of
any other albums that mr. fryer engineers/produces/plays on, let me know!
it's funny how many 4AD groups state that they are trying to avoid the 4AD
sound. even the cocteau twins, which *are* the 4AD sound!
> My friend Dead Dog dressed up as the "Ninth Wave" cover...
way cool. gee, all my friends are named "john" or "matt". i'm clearly
living in a dull part of the country, or something...
4) Greg O'Rear says
> Does anybody know anything about Hex?
yeah. donnette thayer is the guitar player/sometime singer from game
theory; steve kilby is the singer/etc. from the church. their first
album (_hex_) is interesting -- it has really grown on me. _vast halos_
seems pretty light-weight in comparison. i don't know if they tour...
5) the mysterious TAYLOR.RCC.RCN.EDU says
> Is there anyone out there who really likes Patti Smith?
yes. _horses_ is great driving-to-work music; leaves one in that warped,
psychopathic mood essential for dealing with management.
>Also ... Fairport convention/Sandy Denny...
yes! fairport's _liege and lief_ is IM-not-so-HO the best traditional
folk rock album ever. beware: post-fairport output from ms. denny is
much less gritty, as it were. also check out the richard and linda
thompson albums, particularly _shoot out the lights_: "did she jump or
was she pushed" is an interesting summary of ms. denny's tragic demise.
> There is a wonderful singer/guitarist around here in Harvard Square
> named Matt Turner who sings fantastic versions of some of those songs.
yeah, he is an *amazing* guitar player, too. hope he makes it out of
the subway circuit one of these days...
6) anyone have a mail-order source for the japanese laser-discs??
i can borrow a laser disc player -- now i just need a wide-screen tv...
7) i've asked this before: is there such a thing as a poster-ography -- i.e.
a list of KaTe posters. ron's pictures of peter and krys' decor has got
me in a poster frenzy again...
8) footah!
9) i'm listening (even as i write) to the new wendy & lisa album, _eroica_.
it sounds *great*. they've finally toned down the purple, so to speak, and
come up with their own sound. i liked _fruit on the bottom_, but this is
a step forward...
-greg
-gb10@gte.com
-"what a waste. army dreamers" - KTBD6I601@vax87.AUd.AUc.dk (05/15/91)
I`d like to get my hands on a copy of the Happy CD "Warpaint" - since you`re all so excited, there must be something special about this music. Only problem is how to arrange payment, since I have to send for it from Denmark. So, here`s a question - does anyone know if Aural Gratification (Happy`s label) accepts VISA. I know that it may sound like a strange thing to ask here, but the alternative is to pay my (lousy) bank something like an extra 25 % to exchange my Kr for $. Someone posted the price for the CD and handling to Europe a few days ago, but I seem to have lost that digest in a fit of mail- folder-cleanup-madness. Would that someone please repost it, or mail me directly. Thanx in advance. -Lars- Email: D6I601@VAX87.AUD.AUC.DK