IDM Mailing Archive

1999-05-14 13:54Rodney PerkinsNow, here is a corker. A copy of the new Beth Orton CD fell in my hands and I am enjoying

From:: Rodney Perkins <rdperkins@earthlink.net>
To:: idm <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 14 May 1999 08:54:45 -0500
Subject:: (idm) Beth Orton, Andy Weatherall, blah, blah

Now, here is a corker. A copy of the new Beth Orton CD fell in my hands and I am enjoying it very much. I did a little research and in addition to recording with William Orbit, Andy Weatherall produced her first two albums. Can someone provide a review?

1999-05-14 14:26Moonlight>I did a little research and in addition to >recording with William Orbit, Andy Weatherall

From:: Moonlight <roesch@augsburg.edu>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 14 May 1999 09:26:12 -0500
Subject:: Re: (idm) Beth Orton, Andy Weatherall, blah, blah
Reply to:: (idm) Beth Orton, Andy Weatherall, blah, blah

quoted 3 lines I did a little research and in addition to

>I did a little research and in addition to >recording with William Orbit, Andy Weatherall produced her first two albums. >Can someone provide a review?

Okay, i though andy only produced about half of the tracks. All i have is her first (non-japan) album, "Trailer Park". If you've heard the Chembros releases, you know her voice (IMHO, the redeeming characteristic of both discs, nothing else even comes close). Great singer, pretty good lyrics. Mostly acoustic-folk with a slight Weatherall/Sabres ambience. Very nice, if you're into the vocal-guitar-music stuff. The last track (galaxy of emptiness?) is more Weatherall, a slow, quiet, dubby thing with her singing all through it. I find her stuff to be a nice meeting ground where "regular music" and "IDMish music" people can both enjoy, though it's definitely more regular. I've been meaning to pick up central reservation...(the newest) _________________________________ Adam Roesch / roesch@augsburg.edu Augsburg College / Minneapolis / MN / USA Visit my Fila Brazillia/Pork Recordings fan site: http://dogbert.augsburg.edu/~roesch/pork/ "The only disease we need in our blood is love" TRICKY

1999-05-14 15:27danielhi from the trailer park cd booklet: Tangent, Touch me with your love and I wish I never s

From:: daniel <daniel@eliteware.com>
To:: Moonlight <roesch@augsburg.edu>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 14 May 1999 10:27:36 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Beth Orton, Andy Weatherall, blah, blah
Reply to:: Re: (idm) Beth Orton, Andy Weatherall, blah, blah

hi from the trailer park cd booklet: Tangent, Touch me with your love and I wish I never saw the sunshine* reproduced and mixed by Andrew Weatherall, engineered by Keith Tenniswood for Two Lone Swordsmen Productions at Sabersonic Studios. *the track name here seems to be a misprint. It should be Galaxy of Emptiness (track 11). This has been more or less confirmed. On a side note, this is perhaps one of the finest TLS songs (productions?) ever done. I have almost everything TLS has done and this is in my top 3 favorites. Also, Ali Friend (from Red Snapper) and Keith Tenniswood play on a few of the other tracks. Central reservation by Beth Orton is a much different beast that Trailer Park. Where Trailer Park was folk meets electronic, Central Reservation is pretty much folk (done very well). lastly, anyone heard the TLS remix on the the electronic single? Very nice. Sounds like it came from the Stay Down sessions. -daniel Head Monkey Mad Monkey Records http://monkey.eliteware.com

1999-05-14 17:45james r mcphersonDidn't Beth also sing on William Orbit's "Water from a Vine Leaf"? I personally think her

From:: james r mcpherson <andregurov@juno.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 14 May 1999 12:45:20 -0500
Subject:: (idm) Orton, TLS, and other stuff

Didn't Beth also sing on William Orbit's "Water from a Vine Leaf"? I personally think her two albums grate after repeated listens (perhaps b/c they played them at work for a month over and over and over ...) but her ep release between the two albums was very rewarding, mainly due to Terry Callier. And as far as TLS - their remix of Red Snapper's "Bogeyman" as Blue Jam Cologne Mix is some of their best work yet. Further notes: picked up _Mixed Emotional Features_ by Mocean Worker yesterday (mainly due to the Dorn last name) and have been pleasantly surprised. Some of the tracks are fill, but some surprises. The highlight "Time of Danger" sounds like Art of Noise vs. Optical with a dash of cinematic flair. The last track "Boba Fett" isn't quite what I had in mind when I think of the character, but it is growing on me. One track is named for Basie, Ellington, and Strayhorn ... showing those jazz roots. Bodes well for American junglists, but the lack of a central theme renders this cd shuffle material. Pick it up if you see it used, but be wary of paying full price. It has enough flair and surprise to cause a few smiles - but not often enough. Too many tracks combine inventiveness with tepid beats, and that's what pulls it down. J "You have the right not to be killed" - The Clash Join The Party @www.cpusa.org ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

(idm) Orton, TLS, and other stuff