From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V9 #220 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Thursday, August 24 2006 Volume 09 : Number 220 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [idealcopy] Re: Lewis gig at Notting Hill Arts Club [Howard Spencer Subject: [idealcopy] Re: Lewis gig at Notting Hill Arts Club A quick report of the gig on Monday, which was attended by myself, Mark B, Paul R and Mark M (to my knowledge). Graham performed with Swedish band Sci-Fi Skane who are apparently mates of his. This took the form of a 'turn' of about six pieces - he didn't take to the stage until after 11.30, which wasn't ideal for those who'd travelled in from out of town. It was, however, worth waiting for. The material was somewhere between Hox and HALO I guess - kicked off with a noisy number featuring Lewis's recorded voice, but became more songlike. One that had an insistent chorus about 'must have products' stood out. There was a cover of Fall cover but I can't recall the title - Mark B will supply. Clad in a natty pinstripe suit and a jaunty beret, EGL looked not unlike a bonsai version of Private Eye's 'celeb' Gary Bloke. I mean that in a nice way - no one can deny that the man has panache. Before this Sci Fi Skane did a set that veered between the quite good and fairly dreadful. As Paul pointed out, they weren't a million miles from the Silicon Teens. Over-eager vocalist and a man with a mini keyboard over a DJ backing - best moment was a cover of Telex's 'Do Worry' (the Belgian geniuses' riposte to Buju Banton's idiot song telling us we shouldn't). Worst was a cod-reggae cover of She'd Lost Control (think about that for a moment), just before our man took the stage and improved things by a quantum leap. Apologies if someone's already filed a report - I get the digest. Good to see everyone - let's hope there are some more reasons to get together before too long. Some solo recorded output from EGL would be good too. He's still got 'it'. Howard ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:29:02 +0100 From: Tim Subject: Re: [idealcopy] 21 more songs you have to hear... Keith A wrote: .. > And, at the risk of sounding like the List brown-nose, I tend to agree with > 'Colin Newman (art rocker, Wire)' here! Hear Hear. I hate it when Artists claim they never listen to their own music. I bloody love listening to my own stuff, whats the point of making it if you can't enjoy it yourself...I like to put stuff on Myspace and make sure it still sounds good at crap bandwidth and all that.. mind you I haven't toured my material round the world for 20 years! (Nor has Colin for that matter) I'm on Last FM too. Is anyone else? Bit scary really......and was most alarmed to find that Jellyfish are my "favorite band" .Ahem. N.p Beach Boys - Holland - Featuring one of the Rutles! Also On Heavy Rotation: Captain - This is Hazelville - My girlfriend found this..sounds like early Prefab Sprout which makes a change from bands aping the GO4. Trevor Horn at the controls. Sounds like all the good bits of the 80s compressed into 45 minutes. A Guy Called Gerald - Proto Acid - Gerald re-visits the sparse, analogue sound of his early stuff from the days when he did Peel Sessions and Voodoo Ray. Digging up ground he broke earlier...but sounding surprisingly "now". Tortoise - A Lazarus Taxon - Lovely box set which makes me forget how shitty their last LP was and how wonderful they could be. http://www.myspace.com/kidsindestructible ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:25:00 +0100 From: "Uri Baran" Subject: [idealcopy] Anyone going to tell us about Graham's gig? As above. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:55:26 +0300 From: giluz Subject: Re: [idealcopy] 21 more songs you have to hear... On 8/24/06, Tim wrote: > > > Hear Hear. I hate it when Artists claim they never listen to their own > music. I bloody love listening to my own stuff, whats the point of > making it if you can't enjoy it yourself...I like to put stuff on > Myspace and make sure it still sounds good at crap bandwidth and all > that.. Of course you should love your own tracks and listen to them, but personally I think Colin is wrong here. As he mentioned himself part of the reason he listens to his own tracks is professional: " I listen and re-listen to make sure that I have got the best from a piece, even when it's supposed to be finished. I 'bulletproof' the music to stand up to repeated scrutiny." There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but the no. of times you play your own stuff can't be compared to others' - it's not the same kind of listening habit. I wouldn't have put my own stuff as my favourite, not because I was trying to be modest - mainly because if I judge my favourites by the no. of times I play them my own stuff cannot be included, because my main reason for listening to it is actually part of the creative process and cannot be compared to my 'regular' listening habits. I do listen to my own stuff a lot and it's nice to know that even after 30 years of music-making people like Colin are still thrilled with the "wow - I made this" notion - it explains why his music is still fresh and innovative. I'm also a LastFM member: http://www.last.fm/user/giluz/ What's your address, Tim? Is anyone else on the list a member? cheers giluz - -- Now playing: http://www.last.fm/user/giluz/ ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V9 #220 *******************************