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alloy-digest Sunday, January 7 2007 Volume 12 : Number 002
Today's Subjects:
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Re: getting mp3 copies of Alloy: NPR Songs [Chris Good <chris@bluehotel.c]
Alloy: Test message [Melissa Jordan <merujo_sai@yahoo.com>]
Alloy: Small problem at smoe.org [Melissa Jordan <merujo_sai@yahoo.com>]
Alloy: Resend: NPR Airwaves: Organic vs. Inorganic [Melissa Jordan <meruj]
Alloy: Resend: NPR Airwaves version [Melissa Jordan <merujo_sai@yahoo.com]
Alloy: Resend: Viva la Synth Revolution [Melissa Jordan <merujo_sai@yahoo]
Alloy: OT: Massive avalanche west of Denver [Elaine <elaine@qnet.com>]
Re: Alloy: Resend: Viva la Synth Revolution ["C.D. Cracknell" <bcracknell]
Re: Alloy: Resend: NPR Airwaves version ["Kara R. Laidlaw" <mizmusic@mts.]
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Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:04:11 +0000
From: Chris Good <chris@bluehotel.co.uk>
Subject: Re: getting mp3 copies of Alloy: NPR Songs
on 5/1/07 3:29 pm, graham.maureen@sympatico.ca at
graham.maureen@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> Hi all
> like Cory I don't know how to convert these windows files to mp3 on my old
> mac
> if anyone has done this already i'd love to have a copy
Hi Graham,
Anybody who would like mp3s of the NPR stuff I've zipped them all up here;
<www.cix.co.uk/~mrgs/stuff/DolbyNPR.zip>
'til the next time,
Chris (Room 1 - Blue Hotel)
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Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 09:02:44 -0800 (PST)
From: Melissa Jordan <merujo_sai@yahoo.com>
Subject: Alloy: Test message
Some messages sent to Alloy yesterday did not go through. This is just a test.
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Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 09:22:00 -0800 (PST)
From: Melissa Jordan <merujo_sai@yahoo.com>
Subject: Alloy: Small problem at smoe.org
Jeff just fixed a wee problem at the smoe end of things. If you send a message to Alloy yesterday and it didn't appear on the list, please resend it! If you have any problems, just zap me a note.
Cheers,
Melissa
http://merujo.blogspot.com
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Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 09:23:26 -0800 (PST)
From: Melissa Jordan <merujo_sai@yahoo.com>
Subject: Alloy: Resend: NPR Airwaves: Organic vs. Inorganic
Hmmm... do I say "Welcome!" to the 10-year-lurker? (Or do we have a special lapel pin for that?)
Regardless, heck of a first post, James. Thanks for sharing this. I wish I could have put my thoughts about "Airwaves" this well.
Cheers,
Melissa
James Quigley <jamesq@erols.com> wrote: The drumbox is very repetitive and very mechanical, and simply provides the
beat for the duration of the song. It's completely inorganic--a piece of
machinery doing its job. The slight monotony of the beat helps to push the
song along a bit, but that's about it. The more accessible, warmer tones of
the keyboards provide (for me) a bridge between the percussion and the
vocals. The notes, especially the extended minor second that underlies the
introductory melody, sound wholly electronic, but there still exists an
overall feeling to them that allows the listener to get lost in the
soundscape. It's electronic sound--inorganic--but nevertheless it exudes a
nearly tangible warmth that helps draw the listener in. Ultimately, though,
the vocals are what truly make the track work as well as it does in both
versions, but most especially in this new incarnation. The sparse nature of
the vocals--exceedingly clear and free of discernible effects--is
complemented by the world-weariness and vulnerability that Beth mentioned.
TMDR sounds tired (which I am quite sure he was), and resigned to the
results of the failed experiment. For me, though, there is an ever so slight
optimism contained in the lyrics that give the impression that another
experiment may be forthcoming after sufficient rest and a gathering of
thoughts. The experiment that is the song itself, however, is a complete and
utter success.
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Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 09:36:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Melissa Jordan <merujo_sai@yahoo.com>
Subject: Alloy: Resend: NPR Airwaves version
Just my $0.02 worth, but I'll jump into the discussion, too. I really like the new "Airwaves." I love the sparseness of it, which really does speak to me of the background story I have in my head. The simplicity of it works so well, it doesn't seem to need any additional color or production to perfect it. Not to sound trite, but sometimes, less really is more.
As for "Karma" - wait until you hear it live in a club where the bass will thump right through you like a freaking freight train. It's fantastic.
Cheers,
Melissa
http://merujo.blogspot.com
"Kara R. Laidlaw" <mizmusic@mts.net> wrote: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
To my ears, the new "Airwaves" [and "Your Karma Hit My Dogma"] are like pencil
sketches--they need to be colored-in, so to speak. I haven't been listening to the new "Airwaves", Beth and everyone, 'cause it doesn't grab me. It needs to
be perfected in the Shed. Both new songs do. To my ears, they're not finished.
They're like thin pieces of rough wood--they need smoothing off, and about 20
more "layers" before I'll be able to evaluate them properly. TMDR got passable
versions of both put together "on the road", I think, and I have to say that I
can hardly wait to hear what he'll do with them now that he's back home. :^)
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Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 09:37:17 -0800 (PST)
From: Melissa Jordan <merujo_sai@yahoo.com>
Subject: Alloy: Resend: Viva la Synth Revolution
This is awesome, Crackers! I'd like to see that posted by the dozens on some construction sites in downtown DC. A little guerilla art project. Just to make people wonder.
Actually, if I had the mad deee-signin' skillz, I'd take your image and post it over one of my old photos of a Lenin statue in Moscow. "Lenin hails a cab" could become "Dolby rocks the Kremlin"... ;-)
"C.D. Cracknell" <bcracknell@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Thomas recently sent me a very dynamic photo of him playing his (now my)
Casio AZ-1 controller. I couldn't help but manipulate it a bit with
Photoshop to pump up the awesome.
http://www.ghastlycomic.com/promotional/TD_casio.gif
Crackers
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Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 12:14:20 -0800 (PST)
From: Elaine <elaine@qnet.com>
Subject: Alloy: OT: Massive avalanche west of Denver
Holy smokes!
Huge avalanche buries cars west of Denver
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070106/ap_on_re_us/colorado_avalanche
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Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:31:25 -0500
From: "C.D. Cracknell" <bcracknell@sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Resend: Viva la Synth Revolution
Melissa Jordan wrote:
> This is awesome, Crackers! I'd like to see that posted by the dozens on some construction sites in downtown DC. A little guerilla art project. Just to make people wonder.
>
> Actually, if I had the mad deee-signin' skillz, I'd take your image and post it over one of my old photos of a Lenin statue in Moscow. "Lenin hails a cab" could become "Dolby rocks the Kremlin"... ;-)
>
> "C.D. Cracknell" <bcracknell@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Thomas recently sent me a very dynamic photo of him playing his (now my)
> Casio AZ-1 controller. I couldn't help but manipulate it a bit with
> Photoshop to pump up the awesome.
>
> http://www.ghastlycomic.com/promotional/TD_casio.gif
>
> Crackers
> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
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>
>
I sent Thomas a tweeked version of the poster that he's put on his blog.
http://blog.thomasdolby.com/?p=363
Crackers
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Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 17:29:12 -0600
From: "Kara R. Laidlaw" <mizmusic@mts.net>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Resend: NPR Airwaves version
Merujo jumped in with, :^)
>
> From: Melissa Jordan <merujo_sai@yahoo.com>
> Date: 2007/01/06 Sat AM 11:36:15 CST
> To: alloy@smoe.org
> Subject: Alloy: Resend: NPR Airwaves version
>
>
> Just my $0.02 worth, but I'll jump into the discussion, too. I really like the new "Airwaves." I love the sparseness of it, which really does speak to me of the background story I have in my head. The simplicity of it works so well, it doesn't seem to need any additional color or production to perfect it. Not to sound trite, but sometimes, less really is more.
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Hmmm...guess I need to try listening to it through headphones, hey? Heck, I
don't know why I didn't do that before...duhhhhh on me! ;^)
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> As for "Karma" - wait until you hear it live in a club where the bass will thump right through you like a freaking freight train. It's fantastic.
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Sigh...I wish! :^) Eventually, I hope to be able to make it to a show, and
meet some of you marvellous characters and music lovers!!! And yeah, have
my sandals blown off by that MUSIC!!! :^D
Love and hopes for the future,
Kara, newly-minted music snob, hee hee... ;^)
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> Cheers,
>
> Melissa
> http://merujo.blogspot.com
>
> "Kara R. Laidlaw" <mizmusic@mts.net> wrote: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
> To my ears, the new "Airwaves" [and "Your Karma Hit My Dogma"] are like pencil
> sketches--they need to be colored-in, so to speak. I haven't been listening to the new "Airwaves", Beth and everyone, 'cause it doesn't grab me. It needs to
> be perfected in the Shed. Both new songs do. To my ears, they're not finished.
> They're like thin pieces of rough wood--they need smoothing off, and about 20
> more "layers" before I'll be able to evaluate them properly. TMDR got passable
> versions of both put together "on the road", I think, and I have to say that I
> can hardly wait to hear what he'll do with them now that he's back home. :^)
> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> http://mail.yahoo.com
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