The Avalyn Digest
Vol.98 #017
January 29th, 1998
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/avalyn.html
Today's Topics:
RE: Darla "Bliss Out" Series
RE: Flowchart /Darla Releases/Recommendations
Ambient
Re: verve/nike
RE: Flowchart /Darla Releases/Recommendations
GoldenHair.MP3 available for download!
dreampop bands
Re: verve/nike
sham(less?) plug: monorail
Re: VW ... commercials ... miscellany
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 07:15:08 -0600
From: Gary Hendershot
Subject: RE: Darla "Bliss Out" Series
If you aren't interested in totality, a good starting point would be:
* Amp -- "Heart And Soul Dissolves"
* Amp -- "Perception"
* Flowchart -- "Tenjira"
* Fuxa -- "Venoy"
* Orange Cake Mix -- "Silver Lining Underwater"
* Windy & Carl -- "Antarctica"
A note: All these bands have other albums on various labels, but on
those other albums some of these bands aren't necessarily operating
in the beloved "Bliss Out" mode.
-Gary H-
ghenders@gary-hendershot.com
Houston, TX USA
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Andy Kellman [kellrhythm@hotmail.com] wrote:
> I somehow stumbled upon the digest site for this mailing list and was
> impressed with the content of the posts. Being a pretty big fan, I
> decided I ought to join up.
>
> I noticed on one of the old posts regarding music and commercials that
> Tortoise is used by someone. What commercial and what song?
>
> Also, someone listed the releases from Darla's "Bliss Out" series.
> Assuming you (the person who posted) have them all, which ones do you
> suggest? I do the buying for a record shop and have them in the bins
> but have yet to check them out. Plus, I'm always short on money as I've
> always got hundreds of records to buy.
>
> Lastly- has anyone heard of Monaural? I don't think they're around
> anymore, but they were a Michigan band that put out a really great 12".
> They sounded a bit like Bark Psychosis, Verve, and Slowdive fused
> together with their own bits.
>
> Hellllllo and take care!
>
> -Andy
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 07:27:20 -0600
From: Gary Hendershot
Subject: RE: Flowchart /Darla Releases/Recommendations
Thanks for the updated Darla info. I believe I've been hearing Junior
Varsity on the radio occasionally as of late. Are they a "girl band"
and like maybe really young? ...like maybe Junior High? Maybe I was
hearing someone else, but I think the one song I've heard a few times
was something about "having a real big party tonight." Holy Toledo,
whatever in the heck I was hearing, it was really cute!
-Gary H-
ghenders@gary-hendershot.com
Houston, TX USA
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 06:34:42 -0800
From: "Milan B."
Subject: Ambient
Regarding all those bands being listed as ambient for Slowdive fans,
it's hard for me to get into a lot of it. Slowdive had nice ambience
but even better songwriting to go along with it. Some of the stuff on that
list is ambience for the sake of ambience.
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 11:01:14 -0500 (EST)
From: butterfly mcqueen
Subject: Re: verve/nike
> i find you comment about the verve sucking to be unfounded
oh, please. it's as subjective an opinion as can be. now if i said that
the verve sold out, or that they shouldn't change, that would be a different
story. but *my opinion* is that their songs are pretty weak, AND it so
happens that their present sound doesn't interest me. at all.
> im glad slowdive broke up that way you can say mojave 3 sucks because it isnt
> spaey tripped out bliss
really, get over it. mojave 3 are fucking great! jumping to conclusions
now, aren't you?
; ed
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 11:07:30 -0500 (EST)
From: butterfly mcqueen
Subject: RE: Flowchart /Darla Releases/Recommendations
oh, whoops. you see, that's why the
darla_bliss-out_solo_tweepop_drum_'n_bass_ artist junior varsity is in the
process of a name change (now he's junior varsity km, km being his
initials). but some of his stuff can indeed be called "cute" -- but it'll
make you want to break out your mad crazy steps as well.
yessiree, mad crazy steps,
; ed
At 07:27 AM 1/29/98 -0600, you wrote:
> Thanks for the updated Darla info. I believe I've been hearing Junior
> Varsity on the radio occasionally as of late. Are they a "girl band"
> and like maybe really young? ...like maybe Junior High? Maybe I was
> hearing someone else, but I think the one song I've heard a few times
> was something about "having a real big party tonight." Holy Toledo,
> whatever in the heck I was hearing, it was really cute!
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 10:20:31 -0600
From: Agent Cooper
Subject: GoldenHair.MP3 available for download!
Just thought you'd all be interested to know that I have processed and
posted an MP3 (44.1 kHz, 128 kbits/sec, 16 bit, stereo) of slowdive's
cover of "Golden Hair" as it appears on Holding Our Breath EP. (It's
just under 4MB.)
If I don't get any complaints from Rachel or Creation, I may rotate
more rare songs onto my site.
The URL is http://www.flash.net/~agentc and yes, that's my car...
Enjoy!
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 18:26:11 +0100
From: "LOSING TODAY"
Subject: dreampop bands
i'm looking for new dreampop-space- melancholy (on the style of Slowdive, An
april march, Swoon23, Colfax Abbey, Hydroplane, etc.) bands to review and
eventually to include in the cd compilation that we'll enclose in the next
issue of our zine Losing Today (Colfax Abbey, Hydroplane, Smitten,Dorothy's
melting,
February, Should, Mayumi has already accepted), does anyone know new bands
to advice me?
thanks bye
---------------------------------------------------------
LOSING TODAY "Lost in the Dark"
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http://perso.wanadoo.fr/losing.today
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losing.today@pronet.it
(Informations, Fanzine, etc.)
tenebre@pronet.it
Rome (Rare records Prices & Orders)
darklost@wanadoo.fr
Paris (To receive the UPGRADED LIST)
---------------------------------------------------------
LOSING TODAY
casella mbe 284
via oderisi da gubbio 67
00146 Roma
Italy
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 11:51:33 -0600 (CST)
From: "..." <1cc5776@unixstew.tstc.edu>
Subject: Re: verve/nike
What about "I Can't Explain" by the Who for a car commercial?
On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, wade@tapehouse.com wrote:
> ALL I KNOW IS...............BURGER KIND RUINED SOME GREAT
> OLDIES SONGS......AND WHEN I HEAR MODERN ENGLISH, I
> THINK OF A JUICY BURGER.........THAT'S NOT RIGHT!
cory
1cc5776@unixstew.tstc.edu
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 14:47:12 -0500 (EST)
From: mike p
Subject: sham(less?) plug: monorail
hi
sorry about the cross post. I just wanted to inform anyone who might care
about my new band. for those who don't know i am mike of _fourhead_ (track
on lil darla v.8 etc..) i have shifted directions slightly. i am now
working with a girl named daniella. the band is called _monorail_. we play
very dreamy shoegazer friendly ambient-drum n bass. (guitars, not synths).
we have a track on the forthcoming CD compilation "solutions and remidies"
on the illustrious Clairecords label. available soon from claire de leon
mailorder.. as well as the all the usual places.
thanks,
mike
btw. fourhead is not dead..
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 14:50:33 -0500 (EST)
From: mike p
Subject: Re: VW ... commercials ... miscellany
> speaking of the Pale Saints... Has anyone heard of a new release? Or
> Spoonfed hybrid?
i have the spoonfed hybrid "scary verlain" 7". not too good. i heard the
LP last night oddly enough. some of it is very, very good. some of it is
plain weird.. typical ian masters great complicated songwriting,
interesting arrangements.. one song has heavy-ish guitars and record
scratching ??? id still give it a whirl. the first track on the LP
and the bonus 7" is the best stuff.
mike
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