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Re: OT: The Ex
by Arthur Gadney 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

Hi, >wha? luc left? Yep, he sure did. http://www.theex.nl/ Bye, _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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sonicyouth suggestions phase II
by jason tors 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

hi all, last time I asked about SY I had no idea where to start. Now with 4 albums under my belt, each one very different, I am at a loss as to where to probe next. Getting suggestions from others only makes me question their taste in music, the amazon reviews dont help either because every album is someones favorite. My favorite so far is Experimental Jet Set, its raw, tuneful, noisey, shronky, dynamic sound. Murray street is great really opened me up to the SY sound, the noisy segments are really powerful, solid songs, great instrumentals, a lot of variety. After getting hooked with murray street I could finally appreciate Daydream Nation for its classic SY sound. While I was listening to ozzy, acdc and quiet riot I should have been listening to SY. Lastly is EVOL, I like this album, but I am not in love with it like the others, its still growing on me... >From this point do I check out Sister? Dirty? Washing Machine? NYC Ghosts and Flowers? Any other suggestions? thanks jason __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/

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Thanks, Zornlisters
by Bruno N 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

Went a little crazy at the record store over the weekend. Wanted to thank the person who had reccommended, Stockhausen, Andersen, Heral and Rypdal's "KARTA". Am really enjoying that album. It's right up there with Bjornstead's Water Stories/The Sea stuff, but still has its own sound and feel. Also, picked up Masada Guitars. Don't know how I feel about this one, yet. Will need to listen to it a couple of more times. Curious to know what other Zornlisters think about Masada Guitars? Heretic: Jeux Des Dames Cruelles, was another purchase, which is now my number two favorite Naked City Disc. Even though, Patrice says I don't contribute anything to this list, I wanted to thank those of you that have made some tasty reccommendations. Oh, here's a reccommendation, Henry Threadgill's "Too Much Sugar For A Dime". Rock on. Bruno San Francisco _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

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Re: Trim Dim
by zsteiner＠butler.edu 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

I meant Tri-Dim. Sorry.

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Re: Sonic Youth's dirty
by Kurt Gottschalk 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

>i believe dirty will be reissued with lots of unreleased stuff on it >this month or next. > are they restoring mike kelly's dirty photos? _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Fwd: sonic tooth suggestions
by Efrén del Valle 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

Hi, > > Other SY records, randomly: > > "NYC ghosts and flowers" - Absolutely awful. The > band really tried to be > something they were not, instead of being > themselves. Bad poetry over bad, > "trying too hard" music makes this a bad record. That sounds a bit dogmatic. Maybe throwing some "I thinks" there would have been much better. Quite unusually, SY have never, EVER, released an "awful" record, even not close to "average"... I think. > "Dirty" and "Goo"- easily the band's most accessible > records, and most > "normal" and mundane sounding. Some of the songs are > great ("theresa's sound > world", "my friend goo"), but both albums have that > "Nevermind" esque gloss > and sheen over them. Not completely inessential, but > near the bottom. "Goo" is certainly not their best, and your description of "NYC Ghosts & Flowers" would fit much better into this one, specially when you said "tried to be something they were not". "Goo" is certainly overproduced and in some way, lazy, but still the songs are very good. > "A Thousand Leaves" - a transitional album between > "washing machine" and the > more recent, modern-improv oriented material like > the SYR series. Not bad, but > ultimately forgettable. Check the downtempo > Phish-jam of "hits of sunshine." Again, I'd give it one more try. Not their best album, that's for sure, but absolutely nothing "transitional". Best, EfrÃ©n del Valle ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versiÃ³n GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y mÃ¡s... http://messenger.yahoo.es

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Sonic Youth's Washing Machine
by Tosh 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

I too has been dipping my toes into the wonderful world of Sonic Youth (plus the Jim O'Rourke stuff) - and I strongly suggest getting 'Washing Machine.' I think it's my favorite Sonic Youth album. Good tunes and nice textures. -- Tosh Berman TamTam Books http://www.tamtambooks.com

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sonic tooth suggestions
by ahorton 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

Sy are probably my favorite modern band. "Sister" is my favorite record by them, period. It catches them right as they were coming out of the noisy no-wave-ness of "evol" and "confusion is sex", adapting those textures and sounds into more accessible pop songs. The result- an album that's absolutely beautiful, yet fuzzy and noisy and chaotic. "Schizophrenia" and "Cotton Crown" are two of my favorite SY songs. Also- I think that "Washing Machine" is horribly underrated by fans and critics. It's in my top 3 ("experimental jet-set is number 2 after sister) - it shows the band's dreamy, breezy, pretty side, without forsaking the noise or experimentation. Other SY records, randomly: "NYC ghosts and flowers" - Absolutely awful. The band really tried to be something they were not, instead of being themselves. Bad poetry over bad, "trying too hard" music makes this a bad record. "Dirty" and "Goo"- easily the band's most accessible records, and most "normal" and mundane sounding. Some of the songs are great ("theresa's sound world", "my friend goo"), but both albums have that "Nevermind" esque gloss and sheen over them. Not completely inessential, but near the bottom. "A Thousand Leaves" - a transitional album between "washing machine" and the more recent, modern-improv oriented material like the SYR series. Not bad, but ultimately forgettable. Check the downtempo Phish-jam of "hits of sunshine." "Confusion is Sex"- actually one of my least favorites, it catches SY in their formative Glenn Branca/DNA worship phase. They haven't found their own voice (owing too much to Mars, Branca's Theoretical Girls/the Static, DNA, etc.), and the actual songs just aren't that interesting yet. andrew

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Re: OT: The Ex
by Kurt Gottschalk 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

wha? luc left? last time i saw them, luc was playing a hollowbody bass guitar (not an upright). hadn't heard he's gone, tho, and now couldn't find their website (on a freelance gig without my bookmarks handy, and i don't think anyone here at elle magazine would have inside knowledge). kurt >From: "Arthur Gadney" <a_gadney(a)hotmail.com> >To: zorn-list(a)lists.xmission.com >Subject: OT: The Ex >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 15:29:15 +0000 > >Hi, > >Has anybody see The Ex play live since Luc left and they got an acoustic >bass instead? Must be quite a change. Are they still as good as before?? > >Bye > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > >_______________________________________________ >zorn-list mailing list >zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com >To UNSUBSCRIBE or Change Your Subscription Options, go to the webpage below >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/zorn-list _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Which band?
by Arthur Gadney 10 Mar '03

10 Mar '03

Hi, The other night I turned on the radio and heard some pretty cool new music. It had a strong middle eastern flavour, but with more modern drumming, perhaps even a bit technoish. Not that far from either Secret Chiefs 3 or perpahs some Bill Laswell. But what was it? Unfortunately, the radio program one was of those long saturday night mix things, where they don't say the title and artist right after the song. But as far as I could figure out, it was one of the following: Djuma Soundsystem: "Les Djinns" Ben Horn: "Case 3.58" I don't know any of them, and couldn't find any info via google. So can anybody help? It was pretty cool stuff, so I figure everyone here has an interest in clearing up who is was!! ;-) Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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