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psychocandy-moderation team leader Started conversation Jan 6, 2006
Hi there!
Just wanted to take a moment to thank you, formally, for the book and CDs. I'm going to give the mix CD a listen this evening. And I'm really looking forward to reading the book (though I'm a bit paranoid about taking it out on the train... like I am with Flannery O'Connor stuff... I'm afraid someone looking over my shoulder might get the "wrong idea"). Thank you so very much!!
I'll post back and let you know what I think of the tunes. Some of them- Rezillos, Johnny Thunders, Vines, Psych Furs, the Fall- we already have. But they're still awesome stuff.
I don't think "Asian Dub Foundation" is quite my "thing"... but the Flying Deewale Brothers cracked me up. 
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psychocandy-moderation team leader Posted Jan 6, 2006
OK, and so besides the ones I have, which I obviously like, my favorites are:
Lotte Lenya- "Mackie Messer" (great! 
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Nina Simone- "Mississippi, Goddamn!"
Age of Chance- "Kiss" (I was a big fan in my high school/college days!)
The Frank Chickens- "We Are Ninja, Not Geisha" 
The Gourds- "Ziggy Stardust"
Charles Trenet- "Le Mer"
I'm not a fan of Bjork, so the live song with P.J. Harvey (also not a big fan) and the Sugarcubes tune weren't among my faves. 
Her voice falls into that register range that makes my ears bleed. Same with that chick from Essential Logic. I can't explain my fixation on Lene Lovich...
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Jan 16, 2006
A 'formal' thanks? Eek!
I'm increasingly coming around to Bjork. Her recent stuff has only a tangential relationship to pop. I've been listening to her on fast drives along dark country roads. Glad you liked (some of) the stuff, though. I shall convert you to ADF yet!
The book, btw....did you catch on that Colin MacInnes wrote Absolute Beginners? 1950's London, along with 1930's New York and 10thC Baghdad, is one of my 'fantasy historical eras to visit by time machine.' I'm sure it was pretty grim, but the London Jamaican clubs must have been spectacular.
Why 1930's New York? Art Deco style and cool women's underwear 
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psychocandy-moderation team leader Posted Jan 16, 2006
I did in fact notice that Colin MacInnes had also written "Absolute Beginners" (which I've not read, but I love the film, so I may be tracking down those other two books as well, I'm sure one of the used bookshops can pin them down). Thanks for remembering that when you saw the book!
50s London sounds like it might be...interesting to visit.
The stuff I enjoyed on that CD, I enjoyed *very* much! Thanks again!
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Jan 16, 2006
Oh...and do you know how Fay Fife of The Rezillos got her name?
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psychocandy-moderation team leader Posted Jan 16, 2006
No, I've no idea of the origin of Fay Fife's name. If you do, are you gonna tell me?
Incidentally, a little parcel with a handful of CDs you *might* enjoy should be on its way to you tomorrow. Keep an eye out for it.
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Jan 19, 2006
Ooh! Ta! I shall look forward to iPodding whatever you send me. Assuming I can get the thing working in Linux. It's a lot more complicated than it ought to be, and when I ask for help online, I get all thse semi-comprehensible answers from Geeks: 'I understand all the individual words in the sentence, just not in that particular combination.'
Well, now: Fife is an area of Scotland, just over the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh. (See this article from the Scots version of Wikipedia: http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife).
In some Scots dialects, 'fae' means 'from'. The band was formed in Edinburgh, and Fay Fife chose her stage name because she was...fae Fife.
Geddit?
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Jan 19, 2006
Ooh! Ta! I shall look forward to iPodding whatever you send me. Assuming I can get the thing working in Linux. It's a lot more complicated than it ought to be, and when I ask for help online, I get all thse semi-comprehensible answers from Geeks: 'I understand all the individual words in the sentence, just not in that particular combination.'
Well, now: Fife is an area of Scotland, just over the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh. (See this article from the Scots version of Wikipedia: http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife.
In some Scots dialects, 'fae' means 'from'. The band was formed in Edinburgh, and Fay Fife chose her stage name because she was...fae Fife.
Geddit?
Many thanks!
Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Jan 19, 2006
Accidental double posting. But at least the Wikipedia link works in the second one.
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