The Avalyn Digest

Vol.98 #031

March 3rd, 1998

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Today's Topics: Re: blind mr. jones (wasRe: Drop Nineteens) Re: Drop Nineteens Mojave3 stuff... Re: Blind Mr. Jones Re: Drop Nineteens Re: Blind Mr. Jones Re: Blind Mr. Jones Re: Drop Nineteens Planet was Re: Drop Nineteens Re: Drop Nineteens Re: Mojave3 stuff... Re: Mojave3 stuff... The Autumns Re: Drop Nineteens Re: Drop Nineteens Re: Drop Nineteens Blue shift signal Planet, I'm Gone/Kasperhauser Re: Blue shift signal auction Re: Blue shift signal Administrivia: To unsubscribe from the Avalyn Digest mailing list: * send e-mail to: avalyn-d-request@lysator.liu.se * with the Subject: unsubscribe To post to the Avalyn mailing list: * use the address: avalyn@lysator.liu.se Digest back issues can be found through FTP and HTTP: ftp://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/texts/uxu/avalyn/ http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/avalyn.html () Please take care not to include the entire digest in your () reply, only the message(s) you are replying to. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 23:08:08 -0500 From: "avalyn1" Subject: Re: blind mr. jones (wasRe: Drop Nineteens) I hate it! That flute kept driving me nuts. Oh what could have been. -----Original Message----- From: butterfly mcqueen Date: Friday, February 27, 1998 9:40 PM Subject: blind mr. jones (wasRe: Drop Nineteens) >>Anyone like BLIND MR JONES? >> >>Some of their early stuff is very good > >oh totally. their album _Stereo musicale_ is totally ride meets slowdive. >with flute. highly recommended (and oop). > >; ed > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 21:19:03 -0800 From: mmoreno@ucla.edu (JJ Moreno) Subject: Re: Drop Nineteens At 06:51 PM 2/27/98 -0700, avalyn@lysator.liu.se wrote: >What a disappointment this band was. They were supposed to be the American >answer to Slowdive. I heard one of their EP's and thought "wow this is >great" Bought their first album and said "what the hell happened" A mystery >to me. I bought their "Your Aqarium" ep, "Delaware" album, and saw them live... not once did they ever remind me of Slowdive. Instead they sounded much closer to some superficial combo of Sonic Youth/MBV/Pixies. The fact that people are comparing them to slowie leaves me very intrigued; I must have a listen for myself because the stuff I got isn't close. If you want to hear a much better American answer to Slowdive then check out Planet Im Gone or for that matter even Kasperhauser's stuff on their websites. I'd say their dreamy melodies and reverbed guitars put the Drop Nineteens to shame. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 00:15:52 -0500 From: Steve Coppolo Subject: Mojave3 stuff... > > I also think that Mojave 3 is an excellent band, albeit it`s not Slowdive > but > you can`t keep on doing the same thing forever even though I`m sure I > would > have liked it just as much. I also think they're excellent. Ask Me Tomorrow is brilliant, and absolutely beautiful. To tell you the truth, I'd rank it as my second favorite from Goswell/Hallstead, right behind Souvlaki. Though I think that simply rehashing classics would be a waste of their huge talent. I also love Rachel's vocals, and would not mind a bit if she sung (lead or backups) in every song. I am eagerly awaiting the new album, hoping that it'll be as great as Ask Me Tomorrow. Cheers! l8r, -Steve ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 21:34:17 -0800 From: mmoreno@ucla.edu (JJ Moreno) Subject: Re: Blind Mr. Jones At 07:07 PM 2/27/98 -0800, avalyn@lysator.liu.se wrote: >>Anyone like BLIND MR JONES? >> >>Some of their early stuff is very good > > >I loved Blind Mr. Jones! (If people didn't know, one of their early >singles was produced by our very own Neil!) On Their first EP "eyes wide", it reads "special thanks to Neil Halstead" but it says engineered and produced by Chris Hufford. Was this guy involved w/ "Just for a day" or something? I can't tell cause I don't have a copy. the four tracks on here are "over my head", "eyes wide", "going on cold", and "henna and swayed". I think some of these are also on the "stereo musicale" album. These guys early stuff definitely pass the slowie test. > >The first album "Stereo Musicale" was very, very good, but the second album >"tatooine" wasn't too great. > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 22:01:54 -0800 From: voltron Subject: Re: Drop Nineteens JJ Moreno wrote: > > At 06:51 PM 2/27/98 -0700, avalyn@lysator.liu.se wrote: > >What a disappointment this band was. They were supposed to be the American > >answer to Slowdive. I heard one of their EP's and thought "wow this is > >great" Bought their first album and said "what the hell happened" A mystery > >to me. > > I bought their "Your Aqarium" ep, "Delaware" album, and saw them live... not > once did they ever remind me of Slowdive. Instead they sounded much closer > to some superficial combo of Sonic Youth/MBV/Pixies. The fact that people > are comparing them to slowie leaves me very intrigued; I must have a listen > for myself because the stuff I got isn't close. > > If you want to hear a much better American answer to Slowdive then check out > Planet Im Gone or for that matter even Kasperhauser's stuff on their > websites. I'd say their dreamy melodies and reverbed guitars put the Drop > Nineteens to shame. Yes I must say I am a Planet I'm Gone fan although there stuff is not readily available. Where can we see Kasperhauser's website? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 06:08:07 EST From: ALTONBARNS Subject: Re: Blind Mr. Jones In a message dated 28/02/98 03:18:05 GMT, you write: << Blind Mr. Jones! >> http://130.244.196.38/~w-44385/blind_mr_jones/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 06:10:07 EST From: ALTONBARNS Subject: Re: Blind Mr. Jones In a message dated 28/02/98 05:53:06 GMT, you write: << the four tracks on here are "over my head", "eyes wide", "going on cold", and "henna and swayed". I think some of these are also on the "stereo musicale" album. These guys early stuff definitely pass the slowie test. >> Going on cold and Henna and Swayed are different versions??? Without flute??? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 10:57:58 -0500 (EST) From: Claire De Leon! Subject: Re: Drop Nineteens > What a disappointment this band was. They were supposed to be the American > answer to Slowdive. I heard one of their EP's and thought "wow this is > great" Bought their first album and said "what the hell happened" A mystery > to me. > I think the reason they were "supposed to be the American answer to Slowdive" is precisely because of these demos. Pure Slowdive action - WAY different from their albums!! Daniel ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 10:59:51 -0600 From: timethief@juno.com (Luis B. Abcede) Subject: Planet was Re: Drop Nineteens It's to my understanding that the band had already split up. I remember one of the ex-band members posting to the list some time last year. From what I remember, the guy had a few cassettes of the first album, but I think those are probably long gone by now. I've never heard anything else from them other than the audio clips that I heard at their website. I must admit it's pretty catchy though. Good morning, Luis timethief@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 14:28:44 -0500 (EST) From: mike p Subject: Re: Drop Nineteens > websites. I'd say their dreamy melodies and reverbed guitars put the Drop > Nineteens to shame. oh, bite yr tounge there buddy. you just haven't heard the pre-delaware drop 19's. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 01:21:10 EST From: Despair603 Subject: Re: Mojave3 stuff... In a message dated 98-02-28 00:38:52 EST, scoppolo@CENTER.COLGATE.EDU writes: << I am eagerly awaiting the new album, hoping that it'll be as great as Ask Me Tomorrow. >> When does the new record come out? Does anybody know? It`s possible that it was already mentioned so I apologize If I missed that post. thanks Craig ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 13:53:53 +0100 From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: Re: Mojave3 stuff... >> I am eagerly awaiting the new album, hoping that >> it'll be as great as Ask Me Tomorrow. > > When does the new record come out? Does anybody know? It`s possible that > it was already mentioned so I apologize If I missed that post. No, nothing has been decided yet. 4AD on one hand have said "late 1998" and Mojave 3 on the other are discussing with them about doing it earlier. //Erik ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 13:49:29 -0500 From: jvanslem Subject: The Autumns .just a quick note. I saw the Autumns live a few nights ago. They put on an awesome, awesome show. As posted sometime before, the Autumns played their rendition of "Blue Skied an' clear". They faded right into it, the second song in the set. The singer started singing "You say Love............and it sounds so sweet" It was mega-dreamy. Everyone must see them live. justin ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 22:22:53 -0800 From: JJ Moreno Subject: Re: Drop Nineteens At 10:01 PM 2/27/98 -0800, you wrote: > >is not >readily available. Where can we see Kasperhauser's website? > http://home.fuse.net/kasperhauser/index.html They have a few samples up. They lean a bit towards the swervedriver side of things but those reverbed guitars are still there. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 09:44:13 +0100 From: "Kurt.Verweire" Subject: Re: Drop Nineteens Hi, Which EPs from Drop Nineteens are most similar to that Slowdive sound. As I have heard, the album isn't worth buying, but which EPs are recommended??? Kurt ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 14:17:05 -0700 From: aaron Subject: Re: Drop Nineteens Kurt.Verweire wrote: > > Hi, > Which EPs from Drop Nineteens are most similar to that Slowdive sound. > As I have heard, the album isn't worth buying, but which EPs are > recommended??? don't believe everything that you read. i love their first album, which happens to be the one everyone is saying isn't worth buying. i've never heard anyone recommend their second album but maybe i should give it a shot after all. aaron ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 17:32:06 +0000 From: "wade@tapehouse.com" Subject: Blue shift signal I found the Blueshift signal waterside e.p. over the weekend and was a bit disappointed with it. I heard good stuff about them, but it's more like the Ocean Blue trying to be dreampop.... Seems like there are these dreampop bands that can't even write a decent hook or song. Anyone know of some worth checking out, like Colfax abbey... Their full length album is amazing.... Why is it that bands like Closedown, and Drop Nineteens release awesome demos but can't release great stuff on full length cds!! URGH!!!! wade ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 18:40:32 -0500 From: Andy McMillan Subject: Planet, I'm Gone/Kasperhauser Slowdivers, Hello. Here once again is the story on these two bands. P.I.G. broke up back in May of 1996 but our page remains up due to a server error. (PIG page--http://www.concentric.net/~Imgone/Index.shtml). Contrary to what it says on the page, no CD was ever produced. However, a very small number of our 5 song studio demo cassettes (30 minutes of music) remain and can be ordered through me. All I ask is either 5 bucks to cover materials and postage, or even better, a tape trade of some sort. (Our very own Kurt V. from Belgium traded me a cassette of his band "Sleeve" a couple of months ago. It is very nice stuff and I highly reccomend everyone sending him mail and trying to get one.) As for Kasperhauser, they are essentially the same band without the rhythm section. They now claim to be "heavier" and more "rockin'." Sure. Their current page can be found at: http://home.fuse.net/kasperhauser/index.html Last I heard, they had changed the name again (to "The Candy Afterlife") and are now in the process of creating another new web page. I don't think they have anything out. Thanks for all the kind words about my old band. Support your local shoegazer (and those on the list too)! Speaking of that--when does Viet's (i.e. Sweet Trip's) Darla Bliss Out come out? I got the Junior Varisty one in the mail today but no Sweet Trip. thanks again, Andy McMillan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 00:49:32 +0100 From: Erik Soderstrom Subject: Re: Blue shift signal > Anyone know of some worth checking out, like Colfax abbey... Their > full length album is amazing.... Any chance there's something on the web to listen to with them? I've looked for info on them and come up with a lot, but no soundclips or samples anywhere. Or a proper homepage. Kaspar Hauser was interesting, but like someone said, closer to Swervedriver than Slowdive. Anyone buy the new Swervedriver yet by the way? There are a bunch of sound samples on the Rolling Stone Online site. www.rollingstone.com. //Erik ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 00:13:12 +0100 From: "LOSING TODAY" Subject: auction Hello , this is an auction , if you're interested please e-mail me privately (tenebre@pronet.it) not to the list. I'll e-mail the updates directly to you. Bids don't include postage. The auction will be stopped on 12 of march Your trade lists are welcome Another Sunny Day "you should all be murdered" 7" Sarah 22 Another Sunny Day "I'm in love with a girl who doesn't know I exist Sarah 7 Another Sunny Day "what's happened?" Sarah16 Another Sunny Day "new years hounors" 7" Sarah 60 Blueboy "unisex" lp Sarah 620 Blueboy "clearer/alison" 7" Sarah 55 Brighter "around the world in eigty days" 7" Sarah19 Even As we Speak "feval pop frenzy" lp Sarah614 Golden Dawn "george ahamfton's dead" 7" Sarah 17 Field Mice "Sensitive" 7" Sarah 18 Field Mice "coastal" lp Sarah 606 Field Mice "autumn store part 1" Sarah 24 Field Mice "autumn store part2" Sarah 25 Heavenly "heavenly vs satan" Sarah 603 cd (min bid 40$) Heavenly "heavenly vs satan" Sarah 603 lp (min bid 40$) Hit Parade "in gunnersbury park" 7" Sarah58 "Airspace" 12" compilation (includes "that's all this" of Field Mice) Orchids "lyceum" 10" Sarah401 Orchids "penetrate" 12" Sarah 42 Rosaries "forever" 7" Sarah 62 St Christopher "say" 7" Sarah46 St Christopher "bacharach" 10" Sarah 403 St Christopher "antoinette" sarah34 St Cristopher "you deserve.." 7" Sarah 15 St Cristopher "all of a tremble" 7" bus stop Sugargliders "letters from a life boat" 7" Sarah 63 Sweetest Ache "tell me how it feels" Sarah 39 The Wake "major john" 7" Sarah 48 The Wake "make it loud" lp Sarah 602 Other stuff: 14 iced bear "wonder" lp Adorable "Kangaroou court" cds Azusa Plane "lou,nico,sterling..." 7" Air Miami "fuck you,tiger" 7" Animal that swims "madame yevonde" Animal That Swim "worskhy" cd Barck psichosis "blue" 3rd stone cds (min bid 9$) Bis/Gloden mile/Delgados/Merzbow 2x7" chè (min bid 8$) Bleach/Blasti 7" split Boo Radleys "what's in the box?" numbered 7" gatefold Boo Radleys "very together" magazine +flexi Chapterhouse "blood music" cd Chapterhouse "mesmerise" 12" Chapterhouse "pearl" 12" Chapterhouse "sunburst" 12" Chapterhouse "pearl" 7" Chapterhouse "we are the beautyful" 2x7" dedicated gatefold colored Charlatans "some friendly" lp limited edition with poster Charlotte "things come apart" Cocteau Twins "sunburst" cds Cocteau Twins "treasure" lp Cocteau Twins " victorialand" lp Cocteau Twins "aikea guines " 12" Cocteau Twins "head over heels" 12" Cocteau Twins "bluebeard" 12" Cocteau Twins "tiny dinamine" 12" Cranes "shining roard 1-2" 7" Cranes "lilies" promo cd Curve "fait accompli" 12" Curve "cherry" 12" EAR "mesmerise" cd FSA "further" cd Freed Unit "city" 7"sorted FrostSuit "dont know you're born" 10" Goya Dress "crush" lim. edition colored 7" House of Love "beatles and the stones" 7" with poster Kitchens of distinction "quick as rainbow" 12" promo Lost in translation "red eye backing" 7" Lush "madlove" 12" 4ad Lilys "which studies the past?" 7" Majesty Crush /Spare snare split 7" MBV "isn't anything" cd creation Moon7times "7-49" cd Moose "reprise" 12" New Order "murder" 12" Pale Saints "throwing back the apple" 12", cds Pale Saints "confort of madness" lp,cd d Pale Saints "presence of god" 12" Pale Saints "in ribbons" cd Pavement "range life" cds Piano magic "for engineers" 7" Ride "live light" cd Ride "birdman" cds Ride "today forever" 12" Ride "vapour trail" cds Ride "how does it feel to feel?" 12" Sain Etienn "too young to die" lp Scala "vdt" 7" too pure Seefeel "polyfusia" cd Seefeel "pure, impure" cd Sharkboy "razor" cds Slowdive "morningrise" cds, 12" Slowdive "5ep" 12" Slowdive "in mind" 12" Slowdive "souvlaki" cd us version Slowdive "just for a day" cd Stereolab "fluorescences" 7" Stereolab "wow and flutter" 7" (min bid 40$) Stereolab "low fi" cds, 10" Stereolab "supereletric" 10" Stereolab "cibele's reverie" cds Strawberry Story "lucky aubergine" 12" Suede "the wild ones" 12" Suede "new genertion" 12" Swervedriver "reel to real" cds Telescopes "everso" 12" Telescopes" celeste" 12" Tìhrowing Muses "dizzy" 12" promo Reverb "velocity fall" 7" badlands Popnarcotic compilation "why do you think..." 2 lp Slumberland compilation "why popstars...2 cd Volume 1,2,3,4,5,6,7cds +booklet (min bid 16$) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 20:24:16 -0500 From: eddiej7@juno.com (ladies and gentleman we are floating in space) Subject: Re: Blue shift signal > closer to >Swervedriver than Slowdive. Anyone buy the new Swervedriver >yet by the way? Yep, i got 99th Dream. It's a great album in my opinion. It's sorta the style of Mezcal Head, only with some production a la Radiohead. I'm quite impressed with it. Blah, i've got to write a review of 99th Dream, and it's due in 2 hours. Evan ------------------- Evan list admin: Vapour Trail (Ride) list member: Stone Roses, MBV, Catherine Wheel, James, Slowdive, Adorable, RH Convoy, VIN, The Cure, Excellent (uk-indie) "don't you hide your love away you are the crown of creation"-- Andy Bell ------------------------------ End of Avalyn Digest Vol.98 #31 ********************************
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