From: owner-exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com (exotica-digest) To: exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: exotica-digest V2 #775 Reply-To: exotica-digest Sender: owner-exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes exotica-digest Tuesday, August 8 2000 Volume 02 : Number 775 In This Digest: RE: (exotica) Minidisc CD-RW etc (exotica) Re: Minidisc CD-RW etc Re: (exotica) Wah-Wah & RCA (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop, August 6 (exotica) Retro Cocktail Hour (exotica) an old low-tech fart speaks (exotica) Martin Denny In "Forbidden Island" / exotica @ imdb Re: (exotica) an old low-tech fart speaks (exotica) OT, iMac> Re: more questions, somewhat off topic (exotica) Re: Peter Thomas "Easy Loungin" (exotica) Re: Minidisc CD-RW etc (exotica) Re: Napoleon XIV 7 inch 45 Re: (exotica) an old low-tech fart speaks Re: (exotica) Re: Napoleon XIV 7 inch 45 Re: (exotica) an old low-tech fart speaks Re: (exotica) orgeat (exotica) Minidisk And High Frequencies Re: (exotica) Minidisk And High Frequencies (exotica) Bernie Krause on A&E Re: (exotica) an old low-tech fart speaks (exotica) audio formats (exotica) Theremin in a briefcase Re: (exotica) Theremin in a briefcase (exotica) X-Priority: 3 (Normal) (exotica) backyard tiki photos (exotica) Afternoon Delight playlist 8/7/00 Re: (exotica) Theremin in a briefcase ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:16:46 -0700 From: Paul Penna Subject: RE: (exotica) Minidisc CD-RW etc I'd bet that most people would find the convenience of making a MiniDisc vs. a CD-R no contest at all. I'd bet that most people would find the flexibility of MiniDisc vs. cassette tape no contest at all. I'd bet that most people would find the difference in sound quality between MiniDisc and a CD-R of the same material to be subtle in a critical comparison and negligible for casual listening. I prefer to archive my material (in my case, reel-to-reel tapes) on CD-R, but it's a time-consuming hassle. I've given up on cassette tape, except to make copies of my MiniDisc comps, since my car doesn't have an MD player. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 00:22:41 -0400 From: Graham Newton Subject: (exotica) Re: Minidisc CD-RW etc On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 at 14:45 JT said to the exotica list... on the subject: Minidisc CD-RW etc > Speaking professionally (I am a sound engineer....) > > A Minidisc has a maximum sampling rate of 32Khz (32,000 Hz). I'm afraid James needs to brush up on MiniDisc info. It is 44.1 kHz, same as a CD, CDr or CD-rw, at least, that's what Tascam writes in their manual for the MD-301-mkII MiniDisk deck. Even professionals can get it wrong. ... Graham Newton - -- Audio Restoration by Graham Newton, http://www.audio-restoration.com World class professional services applied to phonograph and tape recordings for consumers and re-releases, featuring CEDAR processes. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 13:55:30 +0000 From: "Giovanni Berti" Subject: Re: (exotica) Wah-Wah & RCA > From: "Marco \\\"Kallie\\\" Kalnenek" > To: "Exotica" , > Subject: Re: (exotica) Wah-Wah & RCA > Do they have a website (I searched, but didn't find it), or is there > another good online source for ordering these Spanish RCA issues? I think you can order them directly at "wah-wah" Ciao Gionni # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 13:36:52 -0500 From: cheryl Subject: (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop, August 6 Beyond kitsch, Space Bop is one hour of full galactical wonder, and can be heard every Sunday from 4 to 5 pm Eastern time on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, Canada, and on RealAudio (real time only, for now) at: http://www.ckut.ca As usual, all comments, questions, and feedback welcome. Space Bop #104 Can You Dig It? This week, we're playing some cool tunes, most of which feature interesting samples. And we even have Canadian Content (yes, it does happen sometimes!). The Tiki Tones: Il Vespa "The Leisure Experiment" (Thanks, Atlas) Scott Drysdale & The Vandalay Rhythm Section: Kenya Diggit "Vinyl o.s.t." (Thanks, Nat - kiss kiss ;-) Kid Koala: Barhopper 1 "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" DJ Me DJ You: El Pollo Amante "Rainbows And Robots" Stock, Hausen & Walkman: Pizza Hut "Organ Transplants Vol. 2" Senor Coconut Y Su Conjunto: Expo 2000 "Tour De France" Scott Drysdale & The Vandalay Rhythm Section: Ricardo Autobahn "Vinyl o.s.t." DJ Me DJ You: Familiar Unfamiliar "Rainbows And Robots" A Certain Frank: Space Flower "Michelangelo In Space" Tipsy: Oops! "Trip Tease" Mr. Scruff: Get A Move On "Keep It Unreal" Stereo de Luxe: Lunar Hilton (from promo tracks and demos) The Tiki Tones: Music To Watch Girls By "The Leisure Experiment" Thanks for reading. cheryls@dsuper.net brian@phyres.lan.mcgill.ca # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 12:40:31 -0500 From: "Darrell Brogdon" Subject: (exotica) Retro Cocktail Hour This week's Retro Cocktail Hour webcast is an all-new show featuring groovy tunes from Claus Ogerman's "Latin Rock", "Moog Espana" by Sid Bass and The Three Suns' famous "Fever and Smoke". There's '50s exotica by the Jazz City Workshop (with a smokin' hot solo by Jack Costanzo) and organist Jack Cooper; new stuff from Dusty Trails, Arling and Cameron and Dead Ringer; plus tunes by Stan Kenton (from his Afro-Cuban classic "Cuban Fire"), Mongo Santamaria, Kenyon Hopkins, Les Baxter and Michel Magne's over-the-top "Tropical Fantasy"; and another hip fable from "Tales of Manhattan" by Babs Gonzales. To hear The Retro Cocktail Hour on the web, just visit: http://kanu.ukans.edu/retro.html Or tune in for the live STEREO webcast Saturday at 7:00pm USA Central time at: http://kanu.ukans.edu/realaudio/index.htm As always, your comments, suggestions and requests are welcome. Next week: Lalo Schifrin's "Bullitt"! Thanks for the space. Darrell Brogdon dbrogdon@ukans.edu The Retro Cocktail Hour KANU Radio Broadcasting Hall The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 Visit The Retro Cocktail Hour at: http://kanu.ukans.edu/retro.html Listen to The Retro Cocktail Hour at: http://kanu.ukans.edu/retrolisten.html # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 17:10:21 -0400 From: "Chuck Collazzi" Subject: (exotica) an old low-tech fart speaks I've been reading all the posts about Napster, and reminiscing about the days when: 1- Music became popular because the melodies and/or harmonies were skillfully crafted by real musicians, (not posers and costumed choreography, not scratchers and samplers, not casting-call gymnast-pretty boys) 2- People that played music understood the beauty of understatement, didn't try to fill up every measure with every hackneyed lick they ever copied off somebody else's recording, understood dynamics and the concept that silence is an important element in music.... 3- Instrumentals didn't involve hypnotic repetition of one riff over and over and over and over and over again etc. 4- Lyrics were suggestive, provocative, understated, imaginative, clever, presented old ideas in innovative ways, and didn't need to be hostile for lack of anything interesting to say... 5- Creativity didn't mean finding new ways to abuse a musical instrument. 6- When a musician was asked "What do you play?", the answer wasn't "A Marshall stack"....when musicians got together to chat, it was likely to be about chord changes to an old standard, and rarely if ever about equipment.... 7- When pre-teenagers finally became adults, they stopped listening to pre-teenage music..... Oh well, that's just me.... # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 02:11:32 -0500 From: "bobbyspacetroup" Subject: (exotica) Martin Denny In "Forbidden Island" / exotica @ imdb Hey folks... So has anybody seen the 1959 film "Forbidden Island" in which Martin Denny appears as "Marty"? How long does Denny appear and is it worth tracking down? Is he a good actor? What about Les Baxter's "Tanga Tiki" from 1953? Looks like a documentary/ethnography (short?) for which Baxter did the score. Did any of Baxter's film scores compare with his Exotica stuff? Perhaps "Jungle Heat" or "Voodoo Island"? I was just poking around the internet movie database and these items caught my eye. After querying search engines for more info, I thought I'd ask here. Any info appreciated... Paul # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 10:23:29 +0200 From: Moritz R Subject: Re: (exotica) an old low-tech fart speaks Chuck Collazzi wrote: > I've been reading all the posts about Napster, and reminiscing about the > days when: > > 1- Music became popular because the melodies and/or harmonies were > skillfully crafted by real musicians, (not posers and costumed choreography, > not scratchers and samplers, not casting-call gymnast-pretty boys) > 2- People that played music understood the beauty of understatement, didn't > try to fill up every measure with every hackneyed lick they ever copied off > somebody else's recording, understood dynamics and the concept that silence > is an important element in music.... > 3- Instrumentals didn't involve hypnotic repetition of one riff over and > over and over and over and over again etc. > 4- Lyrics were suggestive, provocative, understated, imaginative, clever, > presented old ideas in innovative ways, and didn't need to be hostile for > lack of anything interesting to say... > 5- Creativity didn't mean finding new ways to abuse a musical instrument. > 6- When a musician was asked "What do you play?", the answer wasn't "A > Marshall stack"....when musicians got together to chat, it was likely to be > about chord changes to an old standard, and rarely if ever about > equipment.... > 7- When pre-teenagers finally became adults, they stopped listening to > pre-teenage music..... > > Oh well, that's just me.... Well said, but no, it isn't just you. I know what you mean. Only who do you want to blame for the changes? Music had to develop, the old patterns were used in all kinds of thinkable ways. The messages of the elder generations did not speak to the younger. New technologies offered new possibilities, some musicians did handle them in pleasant ways, many did not. Just recently I find new musicians and bands trying to create a music that could live up to your 7 commandments... it's up to you to sort the pearls from the swines... This and other music lists should help. Mo # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 19:13:40 +0200 From: Johan Dada Vis Subject: (exotica) OT, iMac> Re: more questions, somewhat off topic if you get an iMac, you won't need an audio card, the audio digitizing stuff is built-in... unless you want really high end pro audio quality. the hard disk inside your iMac is big enough too, if you stick with 1 or 2 CD-R projects at a time. if you buy a burner, it comes with software to burn CDs (usually Adaptect Toast) but not always with software to record audio! you should get Bias Peak LE to record and edit audio ($99) # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 19:36:56 +0200 From: Johan Dada Vis Subject: (exotica) Re: Peter Thomas "Easy Loungin" below is a re-post of a mini review of this cd. "Easy Loungin" duplicates with Scamp's (HIGHLY recommended, folks!) "Futuremuzik" though, so if you already have "Futuremuzik" it's not really worth it. However, the "Landing on the Moon" track comes from the "Raumpatrouille" soundtrack, which was reissued in 1999, and i'm putting my review of that one below too. for label and catalog details, Visit the "eXotica Releases Overview": http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/1936/disq/disq.htm Easy Loungin: This ain't no "easy listening": this is the "hard rock" of EZ! Loud, fast and mean, with a screaming woman to start it off and electric bass mixed up front. "Woow-factor" 10! Tracks: Space Patrol; Twiggy Beat; Der Hexer; Mister Unbekannt; Take It Jerry; Like To Get To Know You; Pardon Me Mrs. Carmen; Die Gruft mit dem Raetselschloss; Gente; Pizzicato-Leo; Mars Close Up (from the "Raumpatrouille" soundtrack); Verraeter; Monster; Der Gorilla von Soho; Landing On The Moon; Slimfinado; Andante Novembra; Big Boss; The World is Gone; Till The Blue Moon. Raumpatrouille: This is the original soundtrack to the 1966 German TV series "Raumpatrouille". Relatively unknown outside of Germany, Peter Thomas produced film and television scores, production music and a number of easy listening pop albums. Just like Ennio Morricone, he uses lots of different sounds, styles, instrumentations and effects. Some of the music here reminds me of the "10th Victim" and "7 Golden Men" soundtracks. It is at the same time very original and rather eclectic, with quite some variation, like, lots of different styles and atmospheres: spy jazz, bossa nova, lullabies.; different sounds & instruments: church and other organs, synths, harpsichord, wordless vocals, strings, brass, woodwinds. The catchy "Space Patrol" theme starts of with German countdown through a vocoder, the use of which went on to become sort of a trademark for Giorgio Moroder, a member of the Peter-Thomas-Sound-Orchester. "Shub-a-dooe" is a soft, heavenly but strange scatted lullaby. "Love In Space" has a dark and moody sax solo, and then explodes onto angst laden brass and percusion. Actually, most of the stuff here is very tense, and spreads an atmosphere of suspense and danger. One of my favorite soundtracks! Johan ----- > >Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 10:57:03 -0400 >From: "Nathan Miner" >Subject: (exotica) Easy Loungin' > >What about this Peter Thomas CD - is it good throughout? > >Heard "Landing on the Moon" and dug it. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 19:52:16 +0200 From: Johan Dada Vis Subject: (exotica) Re: Minidisc CD-RW etc JT wrote: >A Minidisc has a maximum sampling rate of 32Khz (32,000 Hz) according of the manual of my MD, the sampling rate is 44.1 Khz... # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 11:42:21 +0200 From: Johan Dada Vis Subject: (exotica) Re: Napoleon XIV 7 inch 45 yes!!!! and everything on the label is printed backwards too :-) (or was it mirrored?) Johan ----- chuck wrote: > >I have the 7 inch 45 in my collection somewhere and do you know whats on the >back of it?? > >They're Coming To Take Me Away" backwards. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 12:59:30 -0400 From: "Chuck Collazzi" Subject: Re: (exotica) an old low-tech fart speaks MoritzR wrote: Thank you! > Well said, but no, it isn't just you. I know what you mean. Only who do you want > to blame for the changes? Leo Fender? ;) More than anybody, he made participation in music creation (avoidance of the term "composition" is intentional) accessible to zillions of people who had no business playing music (remember: contrary to popular notions, music was taken very seriously in the past; it wasn't just another commodity like underarm deodorant and fast food.) > Music had to develop, the old patterns were used in > all kinds of thinkable ways. Well, it seems that technology has developed, not music. Music is regressing. You could tune in to the current culture day and night and not hear a piece of music more "developed" than a Chris Connor backed-by-a-trio ballad from the 50's. > The messages of the elder generations did not speak > to the younger. Yes, but the "younger" eventually grew up and turned their attention to more substantial musical forms....now it seems that the majority of adults are mired in perpetual adolescence (musically and otherwise!!) > New technologies offered new possibilities, some musicians did > handle them in pleasant ways, many did not. Just recently I find new musicians > and bands trying to create a music that could live up to your 7 commandments... Yes, but.... Where are the Richard Rodgerses, Michel Legrands, Jimmy Webbs, Paul Simons, Cole Porters, George Martins, Maurice Ravels, Charles Minguses, Dinah Washingtons, Roland Hannas, Dave Brubecks, Stan Getzes, Richards (Wagner & Strauss), Oscar Petersons, Giacomo Puccinis, Thelonious Monks etc etc etc of this generation? I attended the NAMM show in L.A. last year and couldn't help but notice the scarcity of products marketed for a skilled individual musician playing a traditional musical instrument. Is a person a "musician" just because he/she owns an instrument? It would seem so, nowadays. > it's up to you to sort the pearls from the swines... This and other music lists > should help. > I apologize if I sound contentious, but I teach music privately and at the university level and am dismayed. Your comments are appreciated. The Exotica list is often a glimmer of sanity (but not always! ;) ) C # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 13:19:30 EDT From: DJJimmyBee@aol.com Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Napoleon XIV 7 inch 45 In a message dated 8/6/0 6:00:41 AM, Quiet@village.uunet.be wrote: >They're Coming To Take Me Away" backwards. The famous duet by Amy Camus and Yawa Emekat? Oy # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 13:37:58 -0700 (PDT) From: "Domenic Ciccone" Subject: Re: (exotica) an old low-tech fart speaks As a 41 year mystified by the music being promoted today I sometimes feel the way you do Chuck. I was a boy when the phrase “don’t trust anyone over 30” came out and I’ve tried to be more opened minded than my dad and his attitude towards the hippie long hair days. But good music can be found and there is always those of the “younger” generation who will look back to those who came before and learn from them. These are usually the ones who create something worth listening too. P.S. You Can Get Free Email & Homepages @ http://www.buzzlink.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 15:06:55 -0700 From: Christine Karkow Subject: Re: (exotica) orgeat We always can find orgeat at our local likker store, Ben's Liquor here in Reno. Christine # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 16:51:08 -0700 From: "Stephen W. Worth" Subject: (exotica) Minidisk And High Frequencies >Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 14:45:04 -0600 >From: JT >Subject: (exotica) Minidisc CD-RW etc > >>A DJ friend of mine bought a minidisk player and used it to >>transfer a lot of his blues tapes onto minidisk. He claims that >>the minidisks actually improved the sound. Something in the >>way the sound was converted, taking away the tape hiss perhaps. >>It sounds weird but I have no reason to doubt his claim. > >Your friend probably thinks the Mini Disc sounds 'better' becasue the Mini >Disc can't reproduce the highest frequencies of the tape hiss of his >original cassettes - but he is also trimming the highest frequencies of the >music. If the blues he transferred were originally from a 78 source, odds are the music didn't extend up into the higher frequencies. I snip off the top end would only cut out surface noise. See ya Steve Stephen Worth bigshot@spumco.com The Web: http://www.spumco.com Usenet: alt.animation.spumco Palace: cartoonsforum.com:9994 Spumco International 415 E. Harvard St. Ste. 204 Glendale, CA 91205 # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 19:05:49 -0700 (PDT) From: "Domenic Ciccone" Subject: Re: (exotica) Minidisk And High Frequencies From Steve, >If the blues he transferred were originally from a 78 source, odds >are the music didn't extend up into the higher frequencies. I snip >off the top end would only cut out surface noise. My friend has been doing the Blues show here at WJUL for the last 20 years and has a lot of groups come on and do live gigs. He's taped all these shows over the years and has been putting these tapes on the mini disks. I believe he played one of these "from the vaults" recordings today, maybe re-recorded from the original tape. Sounded fine while I was in the truck going to the liquor store. (had a family party and am pissed (drunk) right now...can you tell??) I would never bother with mini-disks now that I have a CD-RW drive anyways....make a mistake and your only out 50 cents. Plus you can play it anywhere. the home, the office, the car... As thinkmatic would say...( and he's off the list for a bit) you have to be a dog to tell the difference. And it may be true that you are missing some of the high end but your mind adjusts quicky to the sound quality and you just focus on the music. Like with those all Billie Holiday and Caruso recordings. As as Steve mentioned about the 78's....The high end would just be surface noise...so get rid of it and enjoy the music. Domenic Ciccone "Martinis with Mancini" WJUL 91.5FM Friday’s 6-9AM EST http://www.geocities.com/martinimancini/ http://holman.cs.uml.edu:8080/ramgen/encoder/output.rm(On Real Audio. Temporarily disabled) P.S. You Can Get Free Email & Homepages @ http://www.buzzlink.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 00:05:43 -0400 From: alan zweig Subject: (exotica) Bernie Krause on A&E I didn't get the context because my girlfriend was watching the show on headphones (I was supposed to be working and she didn't want to disturb me...) But anyway, tonight on A&E there was this show about whales - or maybe not - - and they were interviewing this "acoustics expert" by the name of Bernie Krause. I bet it's the same Bernie Krause from Beaver and Krause. He looked about the right age - early fifties. And you could see how a moog player might have to branch out into recording whale sounds or becoming an expert in sounds. So, can anyone confirm or deny? Did anyone see him and have the same reaction? Is anyone avoiding their work like I am right now? Nat # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 11:50:25 +0200 From: Moritz R Subject: Re: (exotica) an old low-tech fart speaks Chuck Collazzi wrote: > Yes, but.... > Where are the Richard Rodgerses, Michel Legrands, Jimmy Webbs, Paul Simons, > Cole Porters, George Martins, Maurice Ravels, Charles Minguses, Dinah > Washingtons, Roland Hannas, Dave Brubecks, Stan Getzes, Richards (Wagner & > Strauss), Oscar Petersons, Giacomo Puccinis, Thelonious Monks etc etc etc of > this generation? Yes, where are they? There where always times in music history where close to nothing new happened. Maybe we go through such a period now. Maybe you were just better in *composing*, when you still had to learn *playing* an instrument. I guess Mike Ace would agree here, no? > I apologize if I sound contentious, but I teach music privately and at the > university level and am dismayed. Your comments are appreciated. > The Exotica list is often a glimmer of sanity (but not always! ;) Oh, I liked your post very much. After all the technical/political debates it was a relief to read a touching impressionistic view of the essentials of music. Should happen more often. Mo # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 11:51:55 +0200 From: Moritz R Subject: (exotica) audio formats My friend Bernd just told me about an experimant they made recently with all kinds of musicians, music journalists, university music professors, sound engineers and the like. These people were blindfold-tested with the contemporary audio standards, MP3, Mini Disc, CD, even audio cassette etc. The result of the test was that nobody could really distinguish between those formats. It all seems to be a myth. Mo # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: 07 Aug 2000 14:08:09 -0400 From: Eric Taub Subject: (exotica) Theremin in a briefcase Can be yours for $1,099.95 thru Hammacher Schlemmer. Don't know if this = has been mentioned before. And I'm not an agent of or affiliated with H/S.= Anyway, it's actually kinda cool looking. I wonder what it be like = carrying it thru luggage check and having the guard ask you to prove its = not some type of bomb. Full description is at hammacher.com. Eric # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 12:05:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Jane Fondle Subject: Re: (exotica) Theremin in a briefcase - --- Eric Taub wrote: > > Can be yours for $1,099.95 thru Hammacher Schlemmer. > Don't know if this has been mentioned before. And > I'm not an agent of or affiliated with H/S. Anyway, > it's actually kinda cool looking. I wonder what it > be like carrying it thru luggage check and having > the guard ask you to prove its not some type of > bomb. > Full description is at hammacher.com. > Eric That does seem cool! I am still a big fan of my Big Briar, the kit which sells for $149. Oscillating happily, Jane Fondle ===== "It's just my nature to do weird stuff." - Les Baxter Buy the debut release from Astroslut: LOVE AT ZERO G at: http://cdalley.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/ # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:48:24 +0200 (MEST) From: Hemmel@gmx.net Subject: (exotica) X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Just get a flyer with this info: SUNNY - A Collection Of Various Interpretations incl. Arthur Lyman Group Bobby Hebb Dusty Springfield Robert Mitchum Georgie Fame Jimmy Smith Cher Nancy Wilson Stanley Turrentine Booker T. & The MG`s John Schroeder Orchestra Stan Kenton Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones Andy Williams The Ventures Wilson Pickett A Record Release by: Trocadero Records and ROOF Music Format: LP (TR 20243) / CD (TR 20242) Release date: 14.08.2000 distributed by: GER - TIS / WSM A - Ixthuluh CH - Disctrade ROOFMusic-Mailorder-Shop http://www.sunny-the-song.de/ by Martin - -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 18:30:10 -0400 From: itsvern@ibm.net Subject: (exotica) backyard tiki photos I recently discovered a website by a guy named Wec Clark called 'Avocado Memories.' It's comprised of comments on photographs he took of his home while growing up in the L.A. area during the 60's and 70's. A few pages are especially of interested to the 'exotica' group ... it turns out that Wes's father was a big fan of Martin Denny and the whole polynesian motif, and tried to convert his backyard to capture that spirit. He didn't let his wife's non-tiki mindframe stop him ..... instead he would just paint a giant tiki on the back of his house when she wasn't around! So here are 4 pages that I think all of you will enjoy. I think the whole site is also of interest, but these links will get you to the meat-and-bones of an actual authentic 1960's backyard tiki experience. 1.... http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3452/am_15.html 2... http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3452/am_21.html 3.... http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3452/am_22.html 4... http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3452/tiki_hut.html Vern # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 17:53:54 -0500 From: Jeffery Hess Subject: (exotica) Afternoon Delight playlist 8/7/00 Afternoon Delight playlist 8/7/00 Bruce Haack, Esther Nelson & Dimension 5 -- Mudra Roger Joseph Manning Jr. & Brian Reitzell -- Search For Tomorrow from "Logan's Sanctuary"* Senor Coconut -- Showroom Dummies* Death By Chocolate -- My Friend Jack* The Smoke -- It Could Be Wonderful The Move -- Curly Alan Price -- Poor People The Glands -- Swim* The Yo Yo's -- 1000 Miles From Me* The New York Dolls -- Pills Iggy Pop & James Williamson -- Sell Your Love Climber -- Kansas (Home)* Super Furry Animals -- Ysbeidiau Heulog* Bis -- Fight The Power* Men Without Hats -- Antarctica Devo -- I Must Do What I Must Do Hawkwind -- Lord Of Light Demis Roussos -- Fire And Ice St. Etienne -- Just A Little Overcome* Dionne Warwick -- Are You There (With Another Girl)* Combustible Edison -- Bluebeard Todd Rundgren -- It Takes Two To Tango (This Is For The Girls) Chapter II -- East Of My Place The Shocking Blue -- Send Me A Postcard The Beatles -- Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand The Rolling Stones -- Dandelion The Undertones -- See That Girl Public Image Ltd. -- Home Gary Numan -- Metal The Busy Signals -- I'm So Slippery* The Knack -- Good Girls Don't The Mad Hatters -- I'll Come Running The Ventures -- Wild Trip The Lothars -- Metallic Sonata No. 1* Afternoon Delight Mondays, 2-4 PM 88.1 KDHX St. Louis www.kdhx.org #012 # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 10:34:07 +0100 From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Re: (exotica) Theremin in a briefcase Eric Taub wrote: > Can be yours for $1,099.95 thru Hammacher Schlemmer. Looks like the one Wavefront used to make... Robbie - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Spaced Out - the Enoch Light Website http://www.rcb.easynet.co.uk/light/ - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ End of exotica-digest V2 #775 *****************************