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	 Re: looking for a copy of blueday.
	 RE: looking for a copy of blueday.
	 Medicine EP's
	 avalyn 
	 Re: avalyn 
	 Tryin' To Reach You?
	 Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17
	 Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17
	 Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17
	 Re: covers by slowdive
	 slowdive live shows
	 Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17
	 Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17
	 Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17
	 Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17
	 sugar plant
	 slowdive whitelables for sale or trade
	 your mother's birthday party

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 15:47:09 -0500 (EST)
From: mike p 
Subject: Re: looking for a copy of blueday.

> so you go from 'money is meaningless to the feelings you get when you
> listen to slowdive' to 'i really care about 1 generation difference in a
> cassette and a pirated cd-r?

so... if someone admits to not caring at all about tape hiss, and like
many of us has albums copied onto tape.. does that make them a pirate? why
must the format be digital to get in troubble?

mike

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 15:43:55 -0500 (EST)
From: mike p 
Subject: RE: looking for a copy of blueday.

.::.:..:.::.::.:..:.::.::.:..:.::.::.:..:.::.::.:..:.::.::.:..:.::.::.:..:.::.

> could object.  but, if i remember correctly, he was charging $20.  that's a
> little different.  i think that's a little high, but i don't think i'd jump

i "bought" a similar cd-r from a list member a while back (which will
remain unnamed so he doesn't get swamped with requests). he was kind
enough to do it for the price of the disk and shipping.. no more.
prooving that their actually are nice people out there.. $20 is immoral.

thanks again (you know who you are), if yr still on the list!

mike 

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 13:46:03 PST
From: "dan smith" 
Subject: Medicine EP's

Hello All-

Does anyone know where I might be able to find some of the old Medicine 
EP's, Aruca, 5ive, Never Click, or Off the Vine?  I've done a bit of 
searching but haven't really been able to find anything.  Any help is 
greatly appreciated.

Dan

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 98 23:11:02 UT
From: "Lisa Johnson" 
Subject: avalyn 

Regarding Slowdive/ambient related bands to check out, I'd like to follow up 
an earlier comment
about The Ecstasy of St. Theresa.  They have an EP of BBC sessions entitled 
"Fluidtrance Centauri" from 1993 on which they combine the sound of  "A Man 
Called Sun" era Verve with the lush beauty of Slowdive.  The aforementioned 
"Free-D(original soundtrack)" LP from 1994 delves much deeper into 
electronic/ambient/soundscape territory and makes for wonderful background 
listening.  "AstralVista"  EP, also from 1994, is an attempt to remix tracks 
from "Free-D" into a more ambient/techno vein with varying degrees of success. 
 However, noteable artists contributing remixes are Disco Inferno;  worth a 
look themselves on the LP "D.I. Go Pop".  
Aside from this info, I know next to nothing about this band... While in 
Prague last April I spied a 
recent tour poster for an Ecstasy of St. Theresa/Laika gig (Laika owe them 
plenty), so there's hope that they're still active as a band.  Anybody in 
Europe know where they're hiding?

related:
The Ecstasy of St. Theresa/Fluidtrance Centauri EP/Free Records 
(up there with the 1st Verve EP & Glider/Tremelo/Loveless in my opinion)
Cocteau Twins/Otherness EP/... 
(remixed entirely by Seefeel's Mark Clifford;  recalls textures of Slowdive's 
"5ep")
3rd Eye Foundation/Semtex LP/Linda's Strange Vacation
(the one to own;  combines lo-fi FSA/MBV guitar wash with jungle beats and 
dreamy ambient textures... later records by this artist tend toward 
cold/dark/abrasive drum n' bass)

I'd also like to add another band to the growing list of non-ambient 
reccommendations 
floating about:  Swoon 23 (based out of Portland, OR) have an outstanding 2nd 
LP entitled
"The Legendary Ether Pony" (on Tim/Kerr Records) which seamlessly blends 
sounds 
ranging from Mojave 3 to early Opal/Mazzy Star (minus guitar solos) with great 
effect. 
They even contribute a lovely cover of Jessamine's "Cellophane" to boot... 
(which is to
say you should check out Jessamine as well if you haven't already).  This is 
not to say they emulate Slowdive to any notable degree, but if you suspect you 
would enjoy a dynamic &
dreamy guitar record merging the ethereal with the abrasive, this is 
definitely worth your time...

related:
Swoon 23/The Legendary Ether Pony/TimKerr Records
Jessamine/self titled/Kranky (a good record to start with...)
Kendra Smith/The Guild of Temporal Adventurers/Fiasco (post-Opal psychadelia 
w/harmonium)
Hash Jar Tempo/Well Oiled/Drunken Fish (Bardo Pond join NZ's Roy Montgomery 
for 70 minutes of instrumental guitar bliss)
Bark Psychosis/Game Over/3rd Stone Records(collection of pre-Hex singles, etc. 
 wonderful!)

Best wishes.
:GA:

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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 01:09:47 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom 
Subject: Re: avalyn 

At 23:11 1998-02-17 UT, Lisa Johnson wrote:

> Regarding Slowdive/ambient related bands to check out, I'd like to follow
up 
> an earlier comment about The Ecstasy of St. Theresa.  They have an EP of
BBC 
> sessions entitled "Fluidtrance Centauri" from 1993 on which they combine
the 
> sound of  "A Man Called Sun" era Verve with the lush beauty of Slowdive. 
> The aforementioned "Free-D(original soundtrack)" LP from 1994 delves much 
> deeper into electronic/ambient/soundscape territory and makes for wonderful 
> background listening.  "AstralVista"  EP, also from 1994, is an attempt to 
> remix tracks from "Free-D" into a more ambient/techno vein with varying 
> degrees of success. However, noteable artists contributing remixes are
> Disco Inferno;  worth a aook themselves on the LP "D.I. Go Pop".  

I only have the two EPs, but I agree with you about Fluidtrance Centauri
one. It's mindblowingly good. I saw their video on a 120 Minutes special
from Prague (I believe?) back then and immediately went out and bought
the EP (well, I had a freind do it in Stockholm for me, because I couldn't
find it around these parts). The AstralaVista EP on the other hand was a
major disappointment IMO. The mixes are far away from the lush and dreamy 
beautiful sound of their first EP. I never found the album though - and
after a while I gave up and haven't looked for it since. 

> Aside from this info, I know next to nothing about this band... While in 
> Prague last April I spied a recent tour poster for an Ecstasy of St. 
> Theresa/Laika gig (Laika owe them plenty), so there's hope that they're
> still active as a band.  Anybody in Europe know where they're hiding?

There an old discography (with soundclips) here:
http://www.hyperreal.org/music/exclusive/discogs/ecstasy_of_st_theresa/

But their management (from what I understand of the language) have
entries all the way to 1997 (mentioning Go!Discs in 97 as well - well,
Free Records is a sublabel to Go...):
http://www.multimedia.cz/cgi-bin/toISO-8859-2/D_Smack_U/eost.htm

One website (updated in 1997) says:
Currently, no Czech acts have made it beyond the border, though
Ecstasy of St. Theresa raised hopes when they secured a Peel Session
and London indie chart placings in 1993. 
It's hard to see how the scene will develop, given that most Czechs
would rather have a ticket to REM than any of the homegrown offerings.
The major record companies have set up offices here, but they're more
interested in exploiting their western back catalogue than in signing local
talent.

 //Erik

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 19:52:36 -0600
From: Myron 
Subject: Tryin' To Reach You?

slowdive@hotmail.com wrote:
> Is there someone who's got the entire version of "tryin' to
> reach you" from Mojave 3, originally found on the Nowhere         
> "soundtrack" by GreGG Araki??

Hmm, I have the sndtrk but no Mojave 3.  There were a lot
of good songs in the movie not on the sndtrk but I don't
recall a Mojave 3 song.  I don't recognise a song titled
"Tryin' To Reach You" - where is it from?
Myron

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 23:33:36 -0800
From: voltron 
Subject: Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17

Hello Kevin,

My name is Viet and I wanted to make it to the show but couldn't.  I
live in San Francisco and it's nice to hear that there are cool bands so
close to home.  

Who did you play with at the Cocodrie?  I'd like to do shows with bands
that are similar, I think it adds up to a better show overall, for our
'style' of music anyway.  

I'll watch out for the 7".  Write back and let me know what's up with
Solarium, ok?

-Viet

Kevin Wood wrote:
> 
> Solarium - it's the band I'm in, and we're playing at the Cocodrie Tuesday
> night (2/17).  If you're into Mogwai, MBV, Slowdive, Stereolab type stuff
> then you might like us but no guarantees ;)  We've got a 7" single coming
> out on Drive In Records but this is our first real gig, so come and through
> tomatoes at us or whatever - it's cool as long as you go.  What the hell
> else are you doing on a Tuesday night anyway?
> 
> The Cocodrie is on Kearney at Broadway in rainy San Francisco....
> I am pretty sure we are going on around 10:30-11:00 (3rd of 4 bands...)
> 
> if you do come to check us out, be sure to tell the doorman who you came to
> see :)
> 
> thanks!
> Kevin

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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 00:02:38 -0800
From: voltron 
Subject: Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17

Sorry for posting this to the list, the message was supposed to go
direct to Kevin, silly me.  Well, let me take this opportunity then to
see if any Avalyn list members are in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Did
anyone go the Solarium's show?

-Viet


voltron wrote:
> 
> Hello Kevin,
> 
> My name is Viet and I wanted to make it to the show but couldn't.  I
> live in San Francisco and it's nice to hear that there are cool bands so
> close to home.
> 
> Who did you play with at the Cocodrie?  I'd like to do shows with bands
> that are similar, I think it adds up to a better show overall, for our
> 'style' of music anyway.
> 
> I'll watch out for the 7".  Write back and let me know what's up with
> Solarium, ok?
> 
> -Viet
> 
> Kevin Wood wrote:
> >
> > Solarium - it's the band I'm in, and we're playing at the Cocodrie Tuesday
> > night (2/17).  If you're into Mogwai, MBV, Slowdive, Stereolab type stuff
> > then you might like us but no guarantees ;)  We've got a 7" single coming
> > out on Drive In Records but this is our first real gig, so come and through
> > tomatoes at us or whatever - it's cool as long as you go.  What the hell
> > else are you doing on a Tuesday night anyway?
> >
> > The Cocodrie is on Kearney at Broadway in rainy San Francisco....
> > I am pretty sure we are going on around 10:30-11:00 (3rd of 4 bands...)
> >
> > if you do come to check us out, be sure to tell the doorman who you came to
> > see :)
> >
> > thanks!
> > Kevin

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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 05:57:17 EST
From: Primarygrl@aol.com
Subject: Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17

In a message dated 98-02-16 16:56:21 EST, you write:

 > Solarium - it's the band I'm in, and we're playing at the Cocodrie Tuesday
 > night (2/17).  If you're into Mogwai, MBV, Slowdive, Stereolab type stuff
 > then you might like us but no guarantees ;)  We've got a 7" single coming
 > out on Drive In Records but this is our first real gig, so come and through
 > tomatoes at us or whatever - it's cool as long as you go.  What the hell
 > else are you doing on a Tuesday night anyway? >>

hello.

does solarium have any demos on tape?  i would like to review some stuff for
my zine.  if you are interested, let me know.  

traci.

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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 06:18:06 EST
From: Primarygrl@aol.com
Subject: Re: covers by slowdive

In a message dated 98-02-16 14:54:01 EST, you write:

<< 
 i was at the new SF main public library on valentine's day and i happened
 to come across Psychedelic Sundae by Vanilla Fudge ( was Sonny Bono in
 this band?). anyway, my point is that there was a song on it called "Some
 Velvet Morning". is this just a coincidence or did Slowdive cover Vanilla
 Fudge? (i've actually never heard either song, i got my souvlaki copy in
 europe). i found a record on the street curb a couple of months ago, "The
 Beat Goes On" by Vanilla Fudge and it is very strange. sampling of news
 bits of presidents being assisnated, synthesizer blisteringly spurting out
 a rendition of Fur Elise, all interlaced with weird sound and especially
 Sonny Bono singing The Beat Goes On , a very disjointed fucked-up thing,
 though not all that great musically, i found it extremely interesting. (of
 course, Golden Hair is a syd barrett cover for those who didn't know)
 -gage
 
  >>
i thought SOME VELVET MORNING was a cover of a nancy sinatra song.  actually i
think it was a duet thing, but i forgot who the male was...  

lydia lunch actually did a cover of the some song, as well.  popular cover
song, it seems.

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Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 16:27:16 +0100
From: "LOSING TODAY" 
Subject: slowdive live shows

i'm looking for Slowdive live shows (cd or tape) including unreleased songs

I've the following shows to trade:

1Live in Oslo  18/10/93 (tape)
2 Slough  27/7/91 (from video to tape)
3.......(i don't know where and when)   (from cd to tape) (track list:
slowdive. catch the breeze, melon yellow, when the sun hits, alison, losing
today, morning rise)

Also i'm looking for Secret Shine stuff (Sarah-cd or vinyl)

tenebre@pronet.it

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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 16:34:43 +0000
From: Mitch 
Subject: Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17

At 12:02 AM 2/18/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Sorry for posting this to the list, the message was supposed to go
>direct to Kevin, silly me.  Well, let me take this opportunity then to
>see if any Avalyn list members are in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Did
>anyone go the Solarium's show?
>
>-Viet


I live in the Bay Area...in fact my old band played at the Cocodrie a
couple of times.

Anyway...I really wanted to go, but I couldn't.  I hope Solarium plays
again sometime soon.  I really want to check them out!!!

Cheers,
-Mitch

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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 17:10:20 +0100
From: Kevin Wood 
Subject: Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17

Hey guys....Kevin from Solarium here....

we had a pretty good turnout last night at our first gig....

The sound guy really didnt know what he was doing...but whatever...we didnt
screw up too bad so it was pretty decent....

We dont have any more gigs lined up yet but we really want to get
some....especailly after last night...it was a lot of fun!  I havent played
a gig in years(I used to be in a band in Austin called "The
Cunninghams"...with Ken Gibson from the Furry Things) and we are all
looking forward to playing a lot more....

Here is a review posted to Fallnet(the internet list for The Fall...who our
bassist happens to like a lot....)from some random guy....( I really liked
his description of "little, chiming summer storms that sometimes raged into
wind tunnels"):
=========================
>Date: 	Wed, 18 Feb 1998 09:24:22 -0800
>Reply-To: fall@listserv.oit.unc.edu
>Sender: owner-fall@listserv.oit.unc.edu
>From: jan gyn 
>To: fall@listserv.oit.unc.edu
>Subject: solarium
>X-Sender: jgyn@sfusd.k12.ca.us
>X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.0 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN
>
>Last night (2/17) at the Cocodrie Club here in SF, I had the pleasure of
>seeing the band Solarium, whose bassist is none other than Eliot of the
>Fall-list.  Two guitars, a bass, drums, vox and an occasional keyboard
>created little, chiming summer storms that sometimes raged into wind
>tunnels.  Indeed, during 'Rocket Scientist', some of the audience blitzed
>the dance floor with some 'Gummo' type moves.  Eliot slyly prefaced the
>show with a few Fall bass lines, kind of like that initial oboe call in
>Stravinski's Rite of Spring.  And then a fine time was had by all... -jan

Kevin Wood

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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 02:40:15 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom 
Subject: Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17

Sorry all, but I have to ask....

>> the dance floor with some 'Gummo' type moves.  Eliot slyly prefaced the

What is 'Gummo' type moves?

 //Erik the curious

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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 18:03:44 +0100
From: Kevin Wood 
Subject: Re: San Fran. show tomorrow night 2/17

not quite sure....

basically it was about 8 indie-pop girls who just started hopping around....

not that all of our music warrants hopping around, but whatever...at least
people were having a good time


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>Sorry all, but I have to ask....
>
>>> the dance floor with some 'Gummo' type moves.  Eliot slyly prefaced the
>
>What is 'Gummo' type moves?
>
> //Erik the curious
>

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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 13:09:58 +0100
From: "LOSING TODAY" 
Subject: sugar plant

have you never listened Sugar Plant? no Slowdivish sounds but a great great
band. Their new minicd "happy" is really fantastic.

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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 15:43:17 EST
From: Rephlex00@aol.com
Subject: slowdive whitelables for sale or trade

i have some slowdive whitelables to sell because i aint got any cash.

Holding our breath ep. 12" white lable hand written label + packet

Souvlaki promo cassette 

Offers?
would trade for stuff on the warp lable especially aphex twin
email Rephlex00@aol.com

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 11:01:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Claire De Leon! 
Subject: your mother's birthday party

Hey everyone->

	A good pal of mine is putting on the second annual YMBP in
Princeton, NJ, which is a daylong fest of good bands and lots of other
stuff like tables set up for you to buy goodies at, etc. Here's the info
for all interested!


WHAT:  Your Mother's Birthday Party
WHEN:  Saturday, April 11
       3pm - 9pm
WHERE: Chancellor Green Rotunda
       Princeton University
       Princeton, NJ 

GUEST LIST:
	
	The Lapse (Gern Blandsten)
	Cerberus Shoal (Tree, Temporary Residence) 
	Songs: Ohia (Secretly Canadian) 
	Seely (Too Pure)
	Aerial M (Drag City)
	Storm&Stress (Touch and Go)
	
	master of ceremonies, Isaac Ramos Punk Rock Comedian
	art by Steve Keene

$5 admission

for more info: 	Una @ WPRB (609)258-3655 ext 12
		unakim@princeton.edu
		http://www.princeton.edu/~unakim/doe

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