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From: mobility-owner@xmission.com (mobility Digest) To: mobility-digest@xmission.com Subject: mobility Digest V1 #52 Reply-To: mobility@xmission.com Sender: mobility-owner@xmission.com Errors-To: mobility-owner@xmission.com Precedence: mobility Digest Saturday, August 9 1997 Volume 01 : Number 052 In this issue: (mobility) Moby as a vegan. (mobility) Big Top Tour confirmed! (mobility) Re: Elektra's Bulletin Board Re: (mobility) LTJ Bukem & Blue Light Re: (mobility) LTJ Bukem & Blue Light (mobility) The End of Everything Re: (mobility) Big Top Tour confirmed! Re: (mobility) The End of Everything (mobility) Big Top Re: (mobility) The End of Everything Re: (mobility) The End of Everything (US release) Re: (mobility) LTJ Bukem & Blue Light Re: (mobility) The End of Everything Re: (mobility) The End of Everything Re: (mobility) The End of Everything (US release) Re: (mobility) The End of Everything (US release) (mobility) re:Mobility- tooooour (mobility) voodoo singles Re: (mobility) voodoo singles Re: (mobility) voodoo singles (mobility) CMJ Marathon (mobility) Moby FS and ?'s (mobility) alone, great lake, dead city Re: (mobility) Moby FS and ?'s (mobility) Re: mobility- some may want to know Re: (mobility) Moby FS and ?'s RE: (mobility) Moby FS and ?'s (mobility) In Memory of William Burroughs - Site Online (mobility) Dead dogs (mobility) Suprise Show (mobility) Suprise Show Re: (mobility) Dead dogs (mobility) re:Mobility- tooooour (mobility) End of the hunt (mobility) Mobile Intro...by frank.z Re: (mobility) Mobile Intro...by frank.z Re: (mobility) Mobile Intro...by frank.z See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the mobility or mobility-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 2 Aug 1997 02:03:45 -0400 From: agape@gargamel.com Subject: (mobility) Moby as a vegan. I've been reading some vegan / animal rights newspapers lately, and I thought you might want to know that I've seen Moby mentioned several times in them. I was first a bit surprised since there must be more vegan artists around, but I guess it's just that nobody makes propaganda for it as much as Moby. (Which I think is a good thing, if you care...) Cheers, Johan. _______________________________________________________________ Johan Jaatinen agape@gargamel.com Umea, Sweden members.aol.com/catzcar/mrblip.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 11:44:46 -0700 From: Eric Weiss <eric_w@geocities.com> Subject: (mobility) Big Top Tour confirmed! - --------------911E3D4AFD04E7555EE2F22C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit from Pulse (Tower Records free magazine) "Confirmed at press time are: Aphex Twin with Wagonchrist, 808 State, Liquid Todd, Jason Bentley, Loop Guru, Moby, bt, Eat Static, Banco de Gaia, Empirion, Fluke, Headrillaz, Paul Van Dyk, KEvin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Derrick May, LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, Blame, System 7, Twelve Trees, Trace, Joey Beltram, Michael Dog." dates are as follows: 8/27: Detroit 8/30: Washington DC 8/31: Ashbury Park, NJ 9/1: Boston, MA 9/3: Rochester, NY 9/5: Atlanta, GA 9/6: Orlando, FL 9/9: Dallas, TX 9/12: Mountain View, CA 9/13: Snow Valley/Big Bear, CA thats all folks - -- 25:C2:6F:56:BF:67:64:21:70:F4:45:90:FD:75:16:CE Eric Weiss Epicentre Productions eric_w@geocities.com "Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink." - Lady Astor to Winston Churchill "Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it." - His reply - --------------911E3D4AFD04E7555EE2F22C Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> from Pulse (Tower Records free magazine) "Confirmed at press time are: Aphex Twin with Wagonchrist, 808 State, Liquid Todd, Jason Bentley, Loop Guru, Moby, bt, Eat Static, Banco de Gaia, Empirion, Fluke, Headrillaz, Paul Van Dyk, KEvin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Derrick May, LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, Blame, System 7, Twelve Trees, Trace, Joey Beltram, Michael Dog." dates are as follows: 8/27: Detroit 8/30: Washington DC 8/31: Ashbury Park, NJ 9/1: Boston, MA 9/3: Rochester, NY 9/5: Atlanta, GA 9/6: Orlando, FL 9/9: Dallas, TX 9/12: Mountain View, CA 9/13: Snow Valley/Big Bear, CA thats all folks -- 25:C2:6F:56:BF:67:64:21:70:F4:45:90:FD:75:16:CE Eric Weiss Epicentre Productions eric_w@geocities.com "Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink." - Lady Astor to Winston Churchill "Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it." - His reply </HTML> - --------------911E3D4AFD04E7555EE2F22C-- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Aug 1997 16:31:57 -0700 From: "hypecadet" <hypcadet@spectranet.ca> Subject: (mobility) Re: Elektra's Bulletin Board > Bulletin Board" that Elektra ( > http://www.elektra.com/ambient_club/moby/moby.html ) has on Moby's web > site? This is silly but... I've never noticed it before, then again, I > don't visit it all too often. And no, Elektra hasn't made any changes I just checked it out, and I must say it was rather silly ;) seeing: "Has anyone ever heard of Go by Moby? If not go buy it! Rolling Stone said it was one of the best singles ever!" was rather cute ;) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 18:53:26 EDT From: kpicara@juno.com (sarah j mamott) Subject: Re: (mobility) LTJ Bukem & Blue Light >>2) Just wanted to let you all know that I finally heard "The Blue >Light Of >>The Underwater Sun" for the first time yesterday. Wow, it really >blew me >>away.... > >this is in my top of all moby songs. the perfect blend of eveything >he does well. what album is this on? sarah ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 18:52:23 -0400 From: Iowotflaichi <jwz109@psu.edu> Subject: Re: (mobility) LTJ Bukem & Blue Light [blue light of the underwater sun] > what album is this on? > >sarah its on the "everytime you touch me" single. love, ryu ______________________________________ "Don't eat anything that has parents or else you'll inherit their dreams." - O(+> ______________________________________ jwz109@psu.edu Ryu 412-869-0908 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Aug 1997 19:42:51 -0500 From: "Brad Caviness" <bigwig@arkansas.net> Subject: (mobility) The End of Everything AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH I've tried everyday since tuesday to get The End of Everything, but NOBODY has it here in Little Rock. Best Buy doesn't even have it in their computer. It looks like I'm going to have to call elektra and just get it direct on promo. I thought it would be quicker to just buy the damn thing. Of course, on the plus side, they are expecting "I Like to Score" on Aug. 26. Brad S. Caviness, Contributing On-Line Editor, 7Ball Magazine (http://www.7ball.com) bigwig@arkansas.net "I am a cipher wrapped in an enigma smothered in a secret sauce." -- Jimmy James, "News Radio" "The best way to communicate should be banging on a drum and screaming." -- Moby, musician. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 22:56:53 -0500 From: Scott Stegenga <steg@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: (mobility) Big Top Tour confirmed! >8/27: Detroit >8/30: Washington DC >8/31: Ashbury Park, NJ >9/1: Boston, MA >9/3: Rochester, NY >9/5: Atlanta, GA >9/6: Orlando, FL >9/9: Dallas, TX >9/12: Mountain View, CA >9/13: Snow Valley/Big Bear, CA Don't forget Chicago...but they say its on August 27th as well. Tickets went on sale last week. Either the magazine is wrong or some ticket buyers are gonna be pissed. Tix are $30. - --- Scott Steg...I Love Carrots "What's the point in always looking back ...when all you see is more and more junk." - Manic Street Preachers ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 23:22:32 -0700 From: Damian <damian@xmission.com> Subject: Re: (mobility) The End of Everything Brad Caviness wrote: > > I've tried everyday since tuesday to get The End of Everything, but NOBODY > has it here in Little Rock. Best Buy doesn't even have it in their > computer. It looks like I'm going to have to call elektra and just get it > direct on promo. I thought it would be quicker to just buy the damn thing. > Of course, on the plus side, they are expecting "I Like to Score" on Aug. > 26. You're not alone... I have not found the album either. I wonder how much promotion, if any, has gone into this release. Sometimes I wonder, what's the point of releasing it if nobody knows about it? I hear that a promo CD and a fax has been sent out... but is there anything else? - -- ** mailto:damian@xmission.com ** http://www.xmission.com/~damian/ ** Jam & Spoon -New Album- Kaleidoscope! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 03:10:12 -0400 (EDT) From: JadenX@aol.com Subject: (mobility) Big Top I have 2 tix for Bip Top here in Chi-town. Shit's on. I was away on vacation for a week. Picked up my Spawn stdk. (had it on reserve 'cause i got a free shirt w/it. Has all the artists on the back. My first official Moby shirt.) I haven't listened to it yet. Let you all know soon. What else, oh couldn't find EoE at my store. Picked up the new Lords of Acid single. Not bad, more of that rock sound. Peace out. - -Carmen Barone ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 09:33:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Garindan97@aol.com Subject: Re: (mobility) The End of Everything I had to special order my EOE , but finally got it. It's great music to go to bed to. Which is one of the main times I listen to Moby. His instrumentals are like lullabys. Does anyone know an exact date on "I Like to Score"? Can't wait for that ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 09:47:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Garindan97@aol.com Subject: Re: (mobility) The End of Everything (US release) Why does the US release of EOE have a song called "Reject", and the UK release have "Animal Sight". Can anyone tell me about the song "Animal Sight", and if its worth getting a hold of. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 13:58:56 -0700 From: "hypecadet" <hypcadet@spectranet.ca> Subject: Re: (mobility) LTJ Bukem & Blue Light > what album is this on? It's the 2nd track on the domestic (US) Everytime You Touch Me single (not the ETYTM Remix single).... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 09:57:19 EDT From: kpicara@juno.com (sarah j mamott) Subject: Re: (mobility) The End of Everything >> I've tried everyday since tuesday to get The End of Everything, but >> NOBODY has it here in Little Rock. >You're not alone... I have not found the album either. add me to the list >: i have to special-order it. the thing that pisses me off is, media play ordered ONE copy. why ONE? why not three or four? esp. since like you say they have that "voodoo child=moby" thing on it.. they have about 80 copies of eiw.. arrgh. on another note.. people have mentioned already getting tickets for the big top tour.. when and through who are they going on sale? i havent heard one ounce of publicity here, and i live an hour from one of the shows. thanks sarah ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 15:00:13 -0400 From: "Andrew Szymczyk" <trent@jane.penn.com> Subject: Re: (mobility) The End of Everything i was just in a media play today i found eoe the clerk told me it was the only one that they recieved so don't feel bad it's a one copy mobyfest all across the u.s.a. - ---------- : From: sarah j mamott <kpicara@juno.com> : To: : Subject: Re: (mobility) The End of Everything : Date: Sunday, August 03, 1997 9:57 AM : : >> I've tried everyday since tuesday to get The End of Everything, but : >> NOBODY has it here in Little Rock. : >You're not alone... I have not found the album either. : : add me to the list >: i have to special-order it. the thing that : pisses me off is, media play ordered ONE copy. why ONE? why not three or : four? esp. since like you say they have that "voodoo child=moby" thing : on : it.. they have about 80 copies of eiw.. : : arrgh. : ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 17:42:09 -0400 From: Iowotflaichi <jwz109@psu.edu> Subject: Re: (mobility) The End of Everything (US release) At 09:47 AM 8/3/97 -0400, you wrote: >Why does the US release of EOE have a song called "Reject", and the UK >release have "Animal Sight". Can anyone tell me about the song "Animal >Sight", and if its worth getting a hold of. i like animal site. along with "patient love" and "slow motion suicide" it is one of my favorite tracks from teh album. i'm not sure why they chose to get rid of it. i'd get the uk version regardless just to have it if nothing else...but i have to have everything by moby you see, so i'm delerious mostly. love, ryu ______________________________________ "Don't eat anything that has parents or else you'll inherit their dreams." - O(+> ______________________________________ jwz109@psu.edu Ryu 412-869-0908 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 16:37:28 -0700 From: Daniel Cerman <dcerman@verinet.com> Subject: Re: (mobility) The End of Everything (US release) Iowotflaichi wrote: > i like animal site. along with "patient love" and "slow motion suicide" > it is one of my favorite tracks from teh album. i'm not sure why they > chose to get rid of it. i'd get the uk version regardless just to have > it if nothing else...but i have to have everything by moby you see, > so i'm delerious mostly. It might be because of space. Maybe "Animal Sight" was just a tad too long to fit on the album with "Reject". Or maybe they're just greedy record companies that want to ensure that dedicated Moby fans buy the same album from both Mute and Elektra. Daniel Cerman http://www.moby.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 02:25:10 EDT From: kpicara@juno.com (sarah j mamott) Subject: (mobility) re:Mobility- tooooour i neeeeeeeeeeed to go to the rochester show, but does anyone know the scoop? as in when and through who i can buy tickets, etc.. i neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed to know!! sarahhhhhhhhhhhh (sorry im in one of *those* moods) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 15:40:16 -0500 (CDT) From: theShackofXaq <zbentz@d.umn.edu> Subject: (mobility) voodoo singles has there been any word of US singles from "EoE?" also, does anyone know who tom morello is? he does a song with prodigy on "spawn." i think he's the guitar player for rage against the machine. sounds a lot like him anyway. - -xaq- "...it is a madness out of time and a horror from beyond the spheres which no police or lawyers or courts or alientists could ever fathom or grapple with. Thank God some chance has left inside me the spark of immagination." H.P. Lovecraft "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" "1000 years from now, there will be no guys or girls, just wankers." Rents ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 16:51:52 EDT From: kpicara@juno.com (sarah j mamott) Subject: Re: (mobility) voodoo singles >also, does anyone know who tom morello is? he does a song with prodigy >on >"spawn." i think he's the guitar player for rage against the machine. >sounds a lot like him anyway. >-xaq- yes it is he.. i thought it was kind of funny that one guitar part reeeeally reminds me of 'bulls on parade'... sar ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 17:38:22 -0400 (EDT) From: "Eric M. Goldberg" <gold@netrox.net> Subject: Re: (mobility) voodoo singles yeah it is him... i thought it was him also because i heard the same guitar 'wah wah' sound in that song. A friend confirmed it. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 16:54:58 -0500 From: Scott Stegenga <steg@ix.netcom.com> Subject: (mobility) CMJ Marathon Just Got this... CMJ is proud to announce Moby as a keynote speaker for this year's Music Marathon. http://www.cmjmusic.com I wish I was back in college to see this, although David Bowie did speak a few years ago and THAT was the shit. Scott Steg...I Love Carrots - ----- ..!!in an inastella burst i am back to save the universe!! -- Radiohead ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 20:47:58 -0500 From: fishlips@ahbqs.com Subject: (mobility) Moby FS and ?'s I happen to have the following cd...so for anyone who wants it...Get ahold of Andy(ajsolomon@wesleyan.edu): into the blue rmxs lcdmute179 voodoo child mix spiritual mix simple mix uplifting 4 beat mix summer wind mix the buzz boys main room mayhem mix Now for the questions..I have a chance to get the following from the same guy: into the blue cdmute179 beatmastersmix shining(unreleased track) summer night mix into the blues mix(done by john spencer) Now I already have the Into the Blue(cdmute179A) and ITB remixes(lcdmute179) cds...which have every track except "shining"..so is worth purchasing this just for the "shining" track? Also..since I've been away for a while(nice to be back :) )..I haven't had a chance to check out the US release of EoE..Already have the import version...worth getting the US ver.? Ryan Fishlips@ahbqs.com www.ahbqs.com/fishlips/mypage.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 23:01:06 -0500 (CDT) From: theShackofXaq <zbentz@d.umn.edu> Subject: (mobility) alone, great lake, dead city i think moby is up to something. listen to the three above songs and tell me what you notice. i don't wanna ruin the surprise, but they are all basically the same song. "alone" is "dead city" with drums. "great lake" is the first two chords of "alone" and "dead city." and, not suprisingly, "alone" is one of my favorite songs of all time. so of course, i also like "dead city" and "great lake" a lot. to save on a bunch of messages, here's where you can find these great songs: "alone" - "bring back my happiness" CD single "great lake" - voodoo child's "the end of everything" "dead city" - little idiot (UK AR bonus CD) i know this has been gone over before, but i think it's worth mentioning again. has anyone seen "the end of everything" on vinal? i'd love to mix these three songs together. kinda like "hymn.alt.quiet.version." one big long beautiful song. >8) - -xaq- "...it is a madness out of time and a horror from beyond the spheres which no police or lawyers or courts or alientists could ever fathom or grapple with. Thank God some chance has left inside me the spark of immagination." H.P. Lovecraft "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" "1000 years from now, there will be no guys or girls, just wankers." Rents ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 23:06:55 -0500 (CDT) From: theShackofXaq <zbentz@d.umn.edu> Subject: Re: (mobility) Moby FS and ?'s On Mon, 4 Aug 1997 fishlips@ahbqs.com wrote: > I happen to have the following cd...so for anyone who wants it...Get > into the blue rmxs lcdmute179 voodoo child mix spiritual mix simple mix > uplifting 4 beat mix summer wind mix the buzz boys main room mayhem mix i hope you are selling this 'cause you already have one copy! it's probably the best single by moby i've ever heard. > is worth purchasing this just for the "shining" track? if you're a die hard fan, yes. it IS a very good track tho. the best on that single. it's like "anthem," only mello-er. nice bass/melody line. - -xaq- "...it is a madness out of time and a horror from beyond the spheres which no police or lawyers or courts or alientists could ever fathom or grapple with. Thank God some chance has left inside me the spark of immagination." H.P. Lovecraft "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" "1000 years from now, there will be no guys or girls, just wankers." Rents ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 22:18:13 -0700 From: Damian <damian@xmission.com> Subject: (mobility) Re: mobility- some may want to know sarah j mamott wrote: > > this is from warpnet, of warp records.. > http://www.warp-net.com/warp/ > > We have received several emails from people asking for information about > Aphex Twin and the Big Top Tour in the United States. Aphex Twin is NOT > repeat NOT taking part in this tour. There are plans for a US tour > later in the year however, more details when we have them. That's too bad. I don't know him well but I was hoping to use this as a great introduction to the music. I wonder why there has been so much mis-information on them participating. Maybe they pulled out of things late? Here's a bit from Mixmag (US - Aug issue) that talks about the tour: BIG TOP TOUR HITS AMERICA Kicking off on August 27 in Detroit and running nationally through September 13, the two-week Big Top tour will feature two dozen top electronic acts. Moby, BT, Aphex Twin (playing with Wagon Christ) and LTJ Bukem will share the bill with the likes of Michael Dog, MC Conrad and Blame from the Logical Progression posse, Emperion, Banco De Gaia, Loop Guru, Paul van Dyk, Jaun Atkins, Joey Beltram, Fabio from Grooverider, Twelve Trees, and Ed Rush. Event organizers are hoping to sell out 10-15,000 seat amphitheaters with 8-10 hours of performance expected. "We're bringing over some of the most influential artists and and DJs in the various genres of electronic music," explained event organizer, Marci Weber. "We want to highlight the best talent by bringing over artists and DJs the underground wants to see, and at the same time turn on a new audience to the best so they at least start off with a great foundation to learn more about the music. That's the intention...there are no favors here." Tickets will be around $30 and will be available through TicketMaster and local record stores. Big Top may not be Tribal Gathering, but is sure sounds like a great start. -Kim Taylor p.s. When the tickets for the SF show go on sale, will someone please let me know? Thanks. BTW, how far is the Shoreline Amphitheater out of SF? - -- ** mailto:damian@xmission.com ** Jam & Spoon -New Album- Kaleidoscope! ** http://www.xmission.com/~damian/jam.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 01:15:27 -0700 From: "hypecadet" <hypcadet@spectranet.ca> Subject: Re: (mobility) Moby FS and ?'s > Now for the questions..I have a chance to get the following from the > same guy: > into the blue cdmute179 beatmastersmix shining(unreleased track) summer > night mix into the blues mix(done by john spencer) That was actually the first Moby single I ever bought-and yes, it's most definitely worth it. I believe that Shining is available on another disc as well; can somebody verify this? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 23:31:15 -0700 From: Shaun Rader <srader@uci.edu> Subject: RE: (mobility) Moby FS and ?'s On Tuesday, August 05, 1997 1:15 AM, hypecadet [SMTP:hypcadet@spectranet.ca] wrote: > That was actually the first Moby single I ever bought-and yes, it's most > definitely worth it. I believe that Shining is available on another disc > as well; can somebody verify this? I got it on the "Disc" enhanced CD. Shaun . . . . . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 00:56:28 +1000 From: imail@thei.aust.com Subject: (mobility) In Memory of William Burroughs - Site Online See http://www.thei.aust.com/bill/burroughs.html for a 'cut-up', 'fold-in' site dedicated to the late and great hard man of Hip, WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS. Includes: feature article, interview, book excerpts, quotes from Burroughs and Gysin + an 'Images & Text' section, featuring Burroughs' art, quotes about his work + many photographs ... "What we call 'art' - painting, sculpture, writing, dance, music - is magical in origin. That is, it was originally employed for ceremonial purposes to produce very definite effects. In the world of magic nothing happens unless someone wants it to happen, and there are certain magical formulae to channel and direct the will. The artist is trying to make something happen in the mind of the viewer or reader." - William S. Burroughs Wendy the iZINE ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 17:20 GMT From: GREENWOOD@abbinstuk.com (Mark Greenwood) Subject: (mobility) Dead dogs Does anyone have the new album by Jam & Spoon, 'Kaleidoscope'? Damian? The fourth track is entitled 'Warm Dead Dog' and bears a passing resemblance to Voodoo Child's 'Dog Heaven'. The Jam & Spoon is a little more complex and layered than DH but it is based on similar melody, with that simple, rolling feel to it. It it just me or can you guys hear it too? I don't think it is inconceivable that Moby has had an influence on other artists. Mark. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 10:01:44 -0500 From: Scott Stegenga <steg@ix.netcom.com> Subject: (mobility) Suprise Show I read this today...It sounded like a night for those who could tolerate, but it sounded too friggin cool. Addicted To Noise New York correspondent Dakota Smith reports : The marquee read "Fast Times at Coney Island High: America's #1 Fun All-American Cover Band." Those who knew got the joke, and God help the ones who wandered in clueless. The place: New York's Coney Island High nightclub in the East Village. The night: Sunday. The occasion: "All fun, all covers, no original music guaranteed," according to the invitation, which listed the players as "Keith 'Disque 9' Fancy on guitar, Moby on bass and Mystery Guy [Duke Mushroom, one of the founders of the New York-based dance performance group "Stomp"] on drums." The cost: free, or very cheap. The artist behind the not-so-pseudo pseudonym: Moby. Never one to limit himself artistically, Moby -- most recently reincarnated as a metalhead and once considered the face of techno -- has apparently moved on to his cheesy '80s cover band period. Opening with a hard-core cover of Twisted Sister's radio hit "We're Not Gonna Take It," the #1 Fun All-American Cover Band treated the sweaty crowd at Coney Island to more than an hour and a half of bizarre covers and long-forgotten hits, most of them unrehearsed, many of them sloppier than you could imagine. All wearing identical black button-down shirts, matching black suits, skinny white ties and oversized eyeglasses, it was easy to spot Moby and his fellow band members as they drank beers and mingled with the audience before the show. In addition to Moby, Mushroom and Fancy, the group that took the stage included Paul Yates, a friend of Moby's, on tambourine. "It was like a wedding band gone wrong," said musician John Hancock, who witnessed the whole fabulously awful thing. "But in a wonderful way. It was almost like a wedding band who'd gotten all pissed-off at each other and decided to each do their own thing." "If anyone knows the lyrics or chords better than we do, come on up," announced Fancy as the band warmed up for the show, which included unique takes on, get this, Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle," Bob Seger's "Night Moves," Billy Idol's "Dancing with Myself," Joan Jett's "I Love Rock And Roll" and Kenny Roger's "The Gambler." Hancock, who described the vibe between the musicians as "very haphazard, mostly straightforward, but definitely bizarre," said most of the audience seemed to be in on the joke, and loving it. If it came from the '80s, the All-American Band covered it, and with great energy: the usually reserved Moby howled the lyrics and paraded around the stage like fluff pop star Rick Springfield conducting a cheerleading rally. Like a mirror facing a mirror, the band was obviously a parody of itself; it was like listening to a cover band cover a cover band. Shelby Meade, of Nasty Little Man, publicists for Moby, had her own unique take on the show, which also included covers of "99 Luft Balloons" by Nena and Guns 'n Roses' MTV hit "Sweet Child O' Mine." "Hot. Sweaty. Uncontrollable dancing. Horrible at moments and breathtaking at others," quoth Meade. Like the invitation promised, "come in and let us lay you down with the covers." "I've seen a Russian band do American cover songs," one friend shouted to me over the thump-thump-thump of bass during Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline." "They didn't speak any English," he yelled, "They were singing phonetically, and they were better than this band." Others in the audience were less amused, especially with Fancy's vocals, consistently flat and off-key. "I'm a musician," an annoyed friend commented. "And this is just gross to watch." During the entire length of his mule-like crooning of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart," a female audience member held a lighter aloft dangerously close to the singer's face. Whether this was a sign of adoration or a threat was unclear. For the brave who stayed through to the end of the 25-song set, there was a rousing, bongo-accompanied version of Bow Wow Wow's "I Want Candy." The future of the #1 All-American Cover Band seems unclear. Conflicting stories abounded after the performance. "We're going to L.A. next week to start recording," Mushroom enthused after the show. "At Ocean Way Studios," added Moby. "It's just going to be fun recording party songs," Mushroom continued. "To make a lot of money for our musician friends who did the songs." A source at Nasty Little Man thought differently. "L.A.? What? No, Moby will be in Europe next week." But what about this record? "I don't know anything about it," she said with a conciliatory giggle. "You know Moby..." Was it all a dream? Was the band just having fun, or was this a disturbing sign of things to come? "It's always fun to be terrible," said Moby brightly after the triumphant show. (ATN Senior writer Gil Kaufman contributed to this report.) Scott Steg...I Love Carrots - ----- ..!!in an inastella burst i am back to save the universe!! -- Radiohead ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 09:58:44 -0500 From: fishlips@ahbqs.com Subject: (mobility) Suprise Show MO>I read this today...It sounded like a night for those who could tolerate, MO>but it sounded too friggin cool. Too right...so...when's the tour? <snicker> MO> most of them unrehearsed, many of them sloppier than you could imagine. MO> "If anyone knows the lyrics or chords better than we do, come on up," MO> announced Fancy MO> Others in the audience were less amused, especially with Fancy's vocals, MO> consistently flat and off-key. "I'm a musician," an annoyed friend MO> commented. "And this is just gross to watch." So where was this friend when Fancy made the annoucement? Some ppl need to lighten up and take things less seriously. The event was almost free..what do you want(I know I won't get a response :) )? For all we know maybe Moby and crew decided to do this at the very last moment..therefore had no time to rehearse...which seems to me would make things sloppy :) MO> For the brave who stayed through to the end of the 25-song set, there was a MO> rousing, bongo-accompanied version of Bow Wow Wow's "I Want Candy." Oh god..I can see the video now..run for the hills ;> MO> The future of the #1 All-American Cover Band seems unclear. Conflicting MO> stories abounded after the performance. MO> "We're going to L.A. next week to start recording," Mushroom enthused MO> after the show. Seriously..*I'd* buy the cd..But they need to do lesser known songs..or at least only do songs from one hit wonders :) MO> Was it all a dream? Was the band just having fun, or was this a disturbing MO> sign of things to come? PLEASE let it be the 3rd! ;> MO> "It's always fun to be terrible," said Moby brightly after the triumphant MO>show. Ooooh...looks like someone will have a new quote for their .sig file :) Ryan Fishlips@ahbqs.com www.ahbqs.com/fishlips/mypage.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 21:45:09 -0700 From: Damian <damian@xmission.com> Subject: Re: (mobility) Dead dogs Mark Greenwood wrote: > > Does anyone have the new album by Jam & Spoon, 'Kaleidoscope'? Damian? > The fourth track is entitled 'Warm Dead Dog' and bears a passing > resemblance to Voodoo Child's 'Dog Heaven'. The Jam & Spoon is a little > more complex and layered than DH but it is based on similar melody, > with that simple, rolling feel to it. Hey Mark...! I love hearing from other Jam & Spoon fans. YES, I have had the pleasure of owning the new J&S album "Kaleidoscope" for almost a week now. I probably wouldn't have made the connection between "Warm Dead Dog" and "Dog Heaven" but I can see the similarities. > It it just me or can you guys hear it too? I don't think it is > inconceivable that Moby has had an influence on other artists. Yeah, it's very conceivable... especially since Moby remixed for J&S in 1992. Here's some of the discog info (http://www.franken.de/users/tursa/JamAndSpoon_discog.html): "Stella" / "Tales From A Danceographic Ocean Remixes": CDS: 1992 BE (R&S: RS 9208CD) 06:37 Stella (Barracuda Mix) 06:22 Stella (Original Mix) 05:44 Stella (Electro Mix) 10:47 Stella (Jam & Spoon Mix) 07:52 Stella (The Lost Bet Mix) 07:23 My First Fantastic F.F. 06:00 Keep on Movin' Tracks 1+3 remixed by Moby Track 5 remixed by Frank De Wulf CDS: 1996 BE/AT (R&S: RS 9203CD) [new artwork] 06:21 Stella (Original Mix) 06:37 Stella (Barracuda Mix) 05:43 Stella (Electro Mix) Tracks 2+3 remixed by Moby - -- ** mailto:damian@xmission.com ** Jam & Spoon -New Album- Kaleidoscope! ** http://www.xmission.com/~damian/jam.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 19:13:21 EDT From: kpicara@juno.com (sarah j mamott) Subject: (mobility) re:Mobility- tooooour im reposting an old message.. hoping someone out there knows something, anything.. i neeeeeeeeeeed to go to the rochester show, but does anyone know the scoop? as in when and through who i can buy tickets, etc.. i neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed to know!! sarahhhhhhhhhhhh (sorry im in one of *those* moods) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 1997 12:50:54 -0400 (EDT) From: JadenX@aol.com Subject: (mobility) End of the hunt Hello everyone. I wanted to say that my Cd store has 5 copies of EoE U.S. version. It also has 1 copy of AR U.K. version. EoE is 11.99. AR is 19.99. Let me know. - -Carmen Barone ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 1997 14:29:15 -0600 From: but not _the_ frankz <frank.z@wxs.nl> Subject: (mobility) Mobile Intro...by frank.z Howdi Folks! Funny thing happened: the First email from the mobility-list that entered my system was about J&S ! What a coincidence! My music-provider (named Nick, to make it more confusing) is sampling me full with J&S! In a few weeks a became a complete Techno-hip-freak! This may be caused by my new speakers too, which are the BEST you can get! (They make you squeek!) Allright, I'm NOT frankz! Not even CLOSE, i'm just a terrible Zappa-freak who happened to bump into Mr. Moby (as I like to call him) a couple of months ago.... "INTO THE BLUE!!!!" <---- absolute top! This must have been in the winter. Just because somebody i give respect for his musical opinion, SAID to me: Well, that new cd by Moby, Animal Rights, is more Punk, it's not at all like Into the Blue, AND because I have no soundcard YET (but watch me next week!) That is the reason why it took me 3 months to go to a shop and Actually Listen to AR! I had to stay the whole hour! the Whole cd! I HAD to hear it all, Christ was I hyper that day, that music fitted EXACTLY with my mind that day, and since then I'm stuck there! Totally HOOKED! It's NOT Punk! It's MOBY! It's Ultimate heavy! Best thing you can have to get rid of your agression: Music ALWAYS has been the best way to handle agression, but Moby hits the right spots, his BEATMASTER remix for Into The Blue is So Absolutely GREAT, that I have to play it almost every day! Okay, I have these 'understandings' with the local police-officer, about Moby-hours! It had to be dealt with, but it was a nice conversation: Moby against the Main Airport of Holland! I was gonna win that! But now they scheduled all the Holidayflights above my head! So I can Moby what I like! I will never get above a Boeing! By the way, I'm also bringin IN some discussion-items, although most of them are answered by music ITSELF, so why bother? But, maybe it's unpolite to do such in a Intro-message, I wonder how many ppl read this actually, because I have some weird theories (which I'm still working on, so be= invited) about Music & Religion (well, actually God) - -this is no joke by the way- I'm going to check Damian's Profiles-page before going on with this. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D+=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D I'm a Dutch guy, consider myself not as a gentlemen, although I'm a very Gentle Man! I've been a Zappa-freak since 1972, always admired him since that moment, that very special moment in time, when he and me connected! I can Always hear him, he never irritates me, in fact he IS the God of Music, who died much too soon! Let's think about that! I have a great collection of Zappa concerts on tape, provided to me by Nick (let's pray!) still growing! It's amazing what this has done to me the last 2 or 3 years, it made me Zappa-freak AGAIN! I met Nick (the tape-provider) much too late! But I met him! He possesses maube 900 cassettes with (almost!) ALL the FrankZappa concerts, it's without doubt something you would die for! So, the last 2 or 3 years I've been listening to (for me) NEW Zappa-stuff, I can tell you Folks! He had ALL the noises and sounds long before the word Techno even existed! Zappa had Techno in his first Album (almost) Lumpy Gravey! (1967!) =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D I'm not a collector 'pur sang' Although I had the FZ vinylcollection almost Complete, I recently sold a few of them which I own on cd level I don't care about historic facts (vinyl-wise speaking) (i used too!) But I'm absolutely sure I'm gonna get everything By Mr. Moby! It's probably his extreme conviction (of something? MUSIC!) which appeals to me in him! I listen to EVERY little kind of Music, in EVERY type of Music you have= Wonders! Moby is a wonder in his own! P.S. Damian-domo! Can I send this <forward> to my girlfriend in Jerusalem, you think? Every-one is a Wonder in his Own! Kees - the new mobility list presence! "My Love will Never Die!" "7. Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, dar=FCber muss man schweigen." Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1918 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 1997 17:26:41 -0700 From: "hypecadet" <hypcadet@spectranet.ca> Subject: Re: (mobility) Mobile Intro...by frank.z >I had to stay the whole hour! the Whole cd! I HAD to hear it all, Christ was >I hyper that day, that music fitted EXACTLY with my mind that day, and since >then I'm stuck there! Well I'm glad you've settled down....? >Music ALWAYS has been the best way to handle agression, but Moby hits the >right spots, >his BEATMASTER remix for Into The Blue is So Absolutely GREAT, that I have >to play it almost every day! I'm glad you seem to be so "happy" about Moby. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 21:28:33 -0400 From: Iowotflaichi <jwz109@psu.edu> Subject: Re: (mobility) Mobile Intro...by frank.z >Howdi Folks! welcum to the list frankz. >By the way, I'm also bringin IN some discussion-items, although most of them >are answered by music ITSELF, >so why bother? because it's fun and we might discover soemthing else! bring 'em on! love, ryu ______________________________________ "Don't eat anything that has parents or else you'll inherit their dreams." - O(+> ______________________________________ jwz109@psu.edu Ryu 412-869-0908 ------------------------------ End of mobility Digest V1 #52 ***************************** To subscribe to mobility Digest, send the command: subscribe mobility-digest in the body of a message to "majordomo@xmission.com". 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