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has anyone heard any tracks off the soon to be released madonna album. It's supposed to be her step into the electronica bandwagon. All I know is that the album was produced by william orbit. any insight? Bryan ------------------------------------- Bryan Bickel bickelbr@student.lansing.cc.mi.us www.msu.edu/user/nealjenn Lansing, MI

the track i've heard has really nice strings (sounds real) , and a cheesy sounding drum loop which sounds like something you'd do the first time you pick up a sampler. Pretty enjoyable though listen: T Power - Waveforms

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> -----Original Message----- > From: bickelbr@student.lansing.cc.mi.us > [SMTP:bickelbr@student.lansing.cc.mi.us] > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 1998 4:28 PM > To: idm@hyperreal.org > Cc: ambient@hyperreal.org > Subject: (idm) Madonna's new album > > has anyone heard any tracks off the soon to be released madonna album. > It's supposed to be her step into the electronica bandwagon. All I know > is that the album was produced by william orbit. > > any insight? > > Bryan > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------- > Bryan Bickel > bickelbr@student.lansing.cc.mi.us > www.msu.edu/user/nealjenn > Lansing, MI

Here's some scat on the new Madonna/Orbit collaboratory. I guess I'll have to at least here it, just to check the man's production. From what I've heard, Orbit's personality dominates the album. 3 (From the William Orbit mailing list):

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According to my sources and mailings found in the newsgroups it seems that William Orbit HAS REMIXED Madonna's "Frozen" for the single release... On the European/UK release the track listing looks as follows: 1 . FROZEN album version (6:11) 2 . FROZEN stereo mc's mix (5:45) * 3 . FROZEN meltdown mix - long version (8:10) 4 . FROZEN extended club mix (11:17) * 5 . FROZEN widescreen mix (6:33) Produced by Madonna, William Orbit and Patrick Leonard. * Tracks 3 and 5 are remixed by William Orbit at The Mix Room. The Album version also has all of Williams trademark sounds within it. The Japanese release of the maxi-single will include an album track: SHANTI/ASHTANGI album version (4:29) Written by Madonna and William Orbit., Produced by Madonna and William Orbit. This is entirely sung by Madonna in Sanskrit. (After an inspired trip to India.) In France the Madonna album "Ray Of Light" will be released 02/27/1998, and a Limited Edition deluxe presentation box will also be available, its also reported something similar is to be released in the US The album track listing should look as follows: Drowned World - 5`09 Swim - 5`00 Ray Of Light - 5`21 Candy Perfume Girl - 4.34 Skin - 6.22 Nothing Really Matters - 4. 27 Sky Fits Heaven - 4. 48 Shanti/Ashlangi - 4. 29 Frozen - 6.21 Power Of Goodbye - 4.10 To Have And Not To Hold - 5. 23 Little Star - 5. 18 Mer Girl - 5. 32 (this listing is from the WB Promo Cassette) From the Billboard magazine website: WARNER BROS. EXPECTS MADONNA TO LIGHT UP MARKETS: 15 years since her debut, is Madonna still relevant? The numerous radio and Internet leaks of "Frozen," thelead single from her forthcoming Maverick/Warner Bros. album, "Ray Of Light," implies audiences think so. The set, slated for worldwide release March 3, shows the pop chameleon sewing intense words into edgy electronic backdrops and jagged guitar grooves. More than half of the disc's songs were written with William Orbit, a pioneering techno producer. "I've always found something melancholy about his music," Madonna says of Orbit. "Since I'm attracted to that sound, and since I tend to write a lot of sad songs, we seemed like a good match." Orbit is equally pleased with the set's results, primarily because Madonna "insisted upon the purity of [his] arrangements, which worked astonishingly well with her pop songs."

eMpTV will be showing a special on the making of the fake Madonna's new record this evening (Sunday, 3/1/1998 for the absolutists other there, you know who you are or what you are or if you are). 10:00 pm EST; local times may vary. Check Tubescan at www.mtv.com if in doubt. Who the hell cares? Well: William Orbit fans may be interested, as I expect that the show will include interviews and perhaps action clips of Mr. O. My own judgement is that Will is one of the best producers on the scene, and will only get better, so someone to watch with open ears (sorry, synaesthesia again). Speaking of the fake Madonna, it always surprises me that people are not insulted by her surreptitious acquisition of a sacred name. Not that I'm taken with any particular religion per se, but I still consider myself obligated to respect the views of others, unless I myself find those views apprehensible to the extent that I would voice protest. To trivially take on a name from a vast religious tradition is at the very least bad taste. (Perhaps I'm misguided to hope for good taste). One might expect to find such behaviour accepted, even, regaled, in some post-punkish political or social statement. But in what amounts to sugary pop confections on a mass order? It's worse than the Beatles' claim of being "bigger than Jesus". Even Elvis never veered into such bad taste. (Well, except for some of those monologues in the midst of songs). Such acts cast an unfavorable light on the actor, and call for a major injection of humility. Where's that Belgian pie chef when you need him? 3 P.S. Then again, if given the opportunity to produce Ms. Fake Madonna's next masterpiece, with all the associated fame/glory/$, would you politely decline?

quoted 2 lines To trivially take on a name from a vast religious tradition is at the very

> To trivially take on a name from a vast religious tradition is at the very > least bad taste. (Perhaps I'm misguided to hope for good taste).

For your edification, Madonna is her real name, given to her by her parents. She's Catholic.

At 02:03 PM 3/1/98 -0500, Zenon M. Feszczak wrote:

quoted 3 lines eMpTV will be showing a special on the making of the fake Madonna's new

> >eMpTV will be showing a special on the making of the fake Madonna's new >record this evening (Sunday, 3/1/1998 for the absolutists other there, you

yeah, but she looks good.

quoted 3 lines Speaking of the fake Madonna, it always surprises me that people are not

> >Speaking of the fake Madonna, it always surprises me that people are not >insulted by her surreptitious acquisition of a sacred name.

who cares? she looks good.

quoted 2 lines To trivially take on a name from a vast religious tradition is at the very

>To trivially take on a name from a vast religious tradition is at the very >least bad taste. (Perhaps I'm misguided to hope for good taste).

yeah, but she's still hot.

quoted 6 lines It's worse than the Beatles' claim of being "bigger than Jesus". Even

>It's worse than the Beatles' claim of being "bigger than Jesus". Even >Elvis never veered into such bad taste. (Well, except for some of those >monologues in the midst of songs). > >Such acts cast an unfavorable light on the actor, and call for a major >injection of humility.

go kill muslims or whatever it is you Christians do. lay off Madonna. she looks a lot better than you. --- : wells oliver / s0ewoliv@titan.vcu : http://mute.simplenet.com

On 1 Mar 98, Zenon M. Feszczak wrote:

quoted 2 lines Speaking of the fake Madonna, it always surprises me that people are

> Speaking of the fake Madonna, it always surprises me that people are > not insulted by her surreptitious acquisition of a sacred name.

Whereas I respect your sentiments, I'm pretty sure she was born that way, ie blame her parents. There are loads of men named "Jesus" in South American Catholic countries. What's in a name... As for the John Lennon dabate : for goodness' sake don't join the ignorant masses who choose to mis-understand the gist of what he was attempting to say. I * np : oval - systemisch