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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 08:23:14 -0700
From: Dan Frank Kuehn <smokey@laplaza.org>
Subject: david bowie (slight return)
Of course we love our frontmen, but the words get old faster than the music....
Are there any Tin Machine albums without Bowie?
Rollins Band albums without Henry?
Dan in Taos
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Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 07:34:42 -0800
From: Tosh <tosh@loop.com>
Subject: Re: steel drum recommendations?
This is really out there, but there's a steel drummer in Japan that
does experimental music of sorts. Sadly, I can't think of his name
at the moment. Not exactly traditional, but still....
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Tosh Berman
TamTam Books
http://www.tamtambooks.com
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Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 07:52:25 -0800
From: Tosh <tosh@loop.com>
Subject: Eno
Those early Eno years were totally fab! I lost him during his (and
current) U2 years. I respect him, but I find his current work not
that interesting. Generally I don't think he's the greatest producer
in the world. I really miss his old sound - very textural and
intense. I thought he started losing the pilot during his 'Talking
Heads' years - and I never really liked the record he did with David
Byrne. I much prefered the 'Movies' album by the guy from Can. The
concept was basically the same. Getting sounds from other sources -
especially the vocals.
Sorry my memory is not too good due that - generally my memory is
bad in the mornings -plus I am suffering from a head cold from hell!
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Tosh Berman
TamTam Books
http://www.tamtambooks.com
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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 11:02:22 -0500
From: <wlt4@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Re: steel drum recommendations?
> This is really out there, but there's a steel drummer in Japan that
>does experimental music of sorts. Sadly, I can't think of his
Are you thinking of "Panhandling" from Fast Forward on Lovely? He's British, though, I think and this is certainly not the usual steel drum stuff. I thought the album pretty worthless.
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Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 10:08:54 -0600
From: "Phil Plencner" <pplencner@telocity.com>
Subject: Re: steel drum recommendations?
My favorite steel drum band is Bakra Bata. They do a wide mix of both
traditional songs as well as contemporary covers (moondance, redemption song
etc).
They have a few cds out and they're all available at their website
http://www.bakrabata.com/ (including soundclips for the curious). I
particularly enjoy "Music For Bad Guys" and "Steel Drums and Percussion".
Oddly, they're from Seattle Washington. However they also tour around
frequently and I can't recommend enough seeing their live show. The first
time I heard them, it was at Milwaukee Summerfest of all places.
Phil
> Can anyone recommend good music with steel drums? I'm interested in
> hearing them both in the original context (calypso, I think? please
correct
> me if I'm wrong) and in other styles.
>
> Thanks very much in advance!
>
> mikah
>
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Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 08:16:20 -0800
From: Tosh <tosh@loop.com>
Subject: Re: Re: steel drum recommendations?
>No, for sure it is a Japanese release and he's Japanese. I'll try
>to locate his name shortly. Sorry!
>
>Are you thinking of "Panhandling" from Fast Forward on Lovely? He's
>British, though, I think and this is certainly not the usual steel
>drum stuff. I thought the album pretty worthless.
>
>-
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Tosh Berman
TamTam Books
http://www.tamtambooks.com
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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 11:26:05 -0500
From: "matt krefting" <mkrefting@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: david bowie (slight return)
i would say _here come the warm jets_ should be the starting point, but
maybe just because it was mine. it's still my favorite of those pop records.
really, tho, i can't begin to think about knowing how to express how much i
love ALL the early eno stuff. fripp's solo on "st. elmo's fire" (_another
green world_) alone justifies being alive, and the title track to _warm
jets_ is one of the only songs i can think of that i see as both completely
heartbreaking and totally triumphant. the whole record is that way, tho.
_tiger mountain_, _no pussyfooting_, _evening star_, the cluster collabs,
the ambient records; all great. get them all...
mk
>Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 09:17:22 +0100
>From: "Marcin Gokieli" <marcingokieli@go2.pl>
>Subject: Odp: david bowie (slight return)
>
> > The first 3 Eno Albums (the first is the most glam rock)
>You mean the first three POP Eno albums, his first being 'no pussyfooting',
>, a duet with robert fripp - not that much glam. That being said, all those
>albums are really great, some of the mest music made for the 30 years IMHO.
>'Another green World', an absolute beast, should be the best starting point
>(yet, when i think wbut it, this album does not sound that much glam -
>rather minimalist/ pop for childern that are not very bright). Brian Eno
