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From: pjebsen@well.sf.ca.us (Peter Jebsen)
Subject: Re: Bobby Brown's new release
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 23:36:49 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.165605.18587@cs.ucla.edu> gds@cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner) writes:
>In article <pjebsen.715014405@well.sf.ca.us> pjebsen@well.sf.ca.us (Peter Jebsen) writes:
>>Bobby Brown is not necessarily one of my favorite artists but I pretty much
>>liked his new album - especially the single "Humpin' Around" and "Get Away",
>>a homage to his funk roots.
>
>I have not heard any cuts from his new cd aside from "Humpin' Around",
>which I don't particularly like, but that's beside the point.  I don't
>know what you're referring to by Bobby Brown's "funk roots"; New
>Edition was not a funk band, and I'm not aware of any other funk
>projects Bobby Brown was involved in.
>
>--gregbo
>


Greg, I did an interview with Bobby Brown in New York City a couple of
weeks ago. He said that he grew up listening to (and dancing to) P.Funk
and other funk - these are the "funk roots" that he tried to emulate
in "Get Away".

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From: gds@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: rec.music.funky
Subject: Re: Bobby Brown's new release
Date: 28 Aug 92 16:56:05 GMT
Reply-To: gds@cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner)
Organization: too funky
Originator: gds@oahu.cs.ucla.edu

In article <pjebsen.715014405@well.sf.ca.us> pjebsen@well.sf.ca.us (Peter Jebsen) writes:
>Bobby Brown is not necessarily one of my favorite artists but I pretty much
>liked his new album - especially the single "Humpin' Around" and "Get Away",
>a homage to his funk roots.

I have not heard any cuts from his new cd aside from "Humpin' Around",
which I don't particularly like, but that's beside the point.  I don't
know what you're referring to by Bobby Brown's "funk roots"; New
Edition was not a funk band, and I'm not aware of any other funk
projects Bobby Brown was involved in.

--gregbo
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From: jvb7u@Virginia.EDU (Jon Brinkmann)
Subject: Re: Where to find celtic-type music?
Reply-To: jvb7u@Virginia.EDU (Jon Brinkmann)
Organization: Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 00:16:57 GMT

Look in cs.uwp.edu:/pub/music/discog/INSTALL/McKennitt

Jon
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: William Orbit
From: Rick Jansen <SSCPRICK@HASARA11.BITNET>
Date: Thursday, 27 Aug 1992 11:38:08 CET
Organization: SARA - Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum Amsterdam

I quite like Orbit's remixes of Kraftwerk's Radioactivity.
 
-Rick
 
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From: rodean@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bruce Rodean)
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 01:49:32 GMT
Subject: Re: Dancing/Double Fantasy
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Ft. Collins, CO.
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage

After I posted my inquiry about Double/Dancing Fantasy, I bought
"Universal Ave" and am a bit confused about things.

I borrowed a copy of said CD and it is from Innovative Communications,
licensed by Suite Beat Music Group of Hawthorne, California.  It has six
tracks with a total time of just under 43 minutes.  The back has text in
both German and English.  The production and copyright dates are both
1986.  The cover has a picture of the sun shining through some clouds.

I bought a copy of this CD in a store and it's different in many ways
from the one I borrowed and I'm wondering what the heck is going on.  It
is also on Innovative Communications but is distributed by DA music,
which apparently stands for Deutsche Austrophon FRG.  It has seven
tracks and a total time of around 55:00 (I haven't opened it yet).  The
songs are the same except for an extra one at the end called "Strangers
in Space."  The song listing has one song exactly the same length, while
others vary by as much 31 seconds.  The cover on this one has a glowing
broken light bulb.

Am I going to find the same music for the most part on each CD, or is
there some funny business going on?

Bruce Rodean
rodean@fc.hp.com
From: dsmith@aa.cad.slb.com (J. Daniel Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: Mannhiem Steamroller
Date: 25 Aug 92 03:10:35 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Schlumberger CAD/CAM; Ann Arbor, MI (USA)

In <20AUG199207485966@quark2.aero.org> lee@quark2.aero.org writes:
>interested in spending some bucks on some of their CDs.  Can someone
>recommend to me any of their "better" CDs?  I have a limited budget, and

Here's my $0.02 worth.  

1. A Fresh Aire Christmas
2. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
3. Fresh Aire 7
4. Fresh Aire IV

Other AG CDs that I think are great:
  The Handel Collection
  The Mozart Collection
  Classical Gas

   Dan
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Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: torem@stud.cs.uit.no (Tore Mallaug)
Subject: Re: New age music???
Organization: University of Tromsoe, Norway
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:33:06 GMT

Well, it's seem to me that New age in this group is :

- Tangerine Dream
- Enya
- Cocteau Twins

ToreM.
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: Hassell Help TSOTNRDTBTPOS (REVIEWS)
From: tim@cs.georgetown.edu (Tim Snyder)
Date: 2 Sep 92 00:06:08 -0400
Followup-To: tim@normal.georgetown.edu,rec.music.newage
Distribution: world
Organization: Georgetown University, Washington DC

In article <MXR.92Sep1173529@neptune.world> mxr@neptune.world (Max Rible) writes:
>What does Jon Hassell's stuff sound like?  (Any artists [and periods,
>for ones that have been around a while] that are exemplary?)  With
>a name like The Surgeon of the Nightsky Restores Dead Things by the
>Power of Sound, it's almost tempting to pick the thing up just for
>the title...
>/-------------v-----------------------v---------------------------------------\
>| Max Rible   | mxr@dsc.com           | "Powerful big rats, gentlemen."       |
>|             | rible@vorpal.ucsb.edu |                         - Neil Gaiman |
>\-------------^-----------------------^---------------------------------------/

But be careful!  I think _The Surgeon..._ is JH's weakest release, though
I have not heard the JH/John Cale or _Vernal Equinox_.  _The Surgeon..._
apparently is live, though the (quite beautiful) disk gives one no idea.
It is the most new-agey disk, but also the most boring.

As Malcolm mentioned, JH can be found in about any section of the stores,
which should give you an idea.  I guess the best label is "world music,"
but JH does not sound like an exhibition of styles and instruments.
Though there is lots of exotic percussion, the most characteristic sound
is JH's trumpet, which sounds like an elephant having an orgasm (well, at
least sometimes).  This is not to imply that the music is aggressive,
though much of, say, _Flash of the Spirit_ is exactly that: flashy.
(By the way, all JH is instrumental, save a few sampled voices on 
_CITY:..._ and some African chants on _Flash..._)

Were I to order the releases, I would place _CITY: Works of Fiction_ and
_Power Spot_ at the top, with _Fourth World: ..._ a close second.  
_Flash..._ is a close third, and _Fourth World, Vol. 2_, _Aka/Dabari/Java_,
_Earthquake Island_ (or whatever it is called), and _Surgeon..._ follow,
but distantly.

_CITY_ is _still growing on me---I hear awesome things I have never heard
before every time I put it on.  It can put your mind in a _very_ different
place, as can much of his music.  I really like it, but you may want to
take a listen before you shell and end up contributing to the used CD
mailing.

And stores, quit shelving him in new age!  ("But where can we put him?")

Hope that helps,
 Timothy Law Snyder
 Department of Computer Science
 Reiss 225
 Georgetown University
 Washington, DC 20057

tim@normal.georgetown.edu
(202) 687-6208
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Subject: Oldfield discography, reccomendations wanted
Reply-To: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 17:12:10 GMT


Okay, I admit it. I never really got *into* Tubular Bells like my friends
did. I do remember hearing some his later albums and enjoying some of
them. Does anyone have a complete discography and comments on the type
of music on each release and some reccomendations ?
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: ddsmith@lynx.cs.washington.edu (Douglas D. Smith)
Subject: Re: Andreas Vollenwieder
Organization: UW Computer Science
Date: 30 Aug 92 13:37:10

In article <92243.002400HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu> HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu writes:


   Does anyone know if Andreas Vollenweider is going to do a US tour promoting
   his new album "Book of Roses?"

   I saw him in 1986 and would really like to see him again.

   Thanks in advance.

   | HANS C. MASING                   | A BAD ATTITUDE IS THE      |
   | HCM100 @ PSUVM.PSU.EDU           | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE     |
   | MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS   | WAY I THINK AND THE WAY    |
   | PENN STATE UNIVERSITY            | YOU THINK I SHOULD THINK.  |
If anyone knows the answer to this please post it.  I'd like to know, too.  
I've seen Vollenweider in concert twice and he puts on quite a show.

Thanks,

--
==	Douglas D. Smith   ====   ddsmith@cs.washington.edu     ==

Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: dbn@rti.rti.org
Subject: Re: Gandalf question
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 15:19:25 GMT

It *is* amazing at how widely varying peoples' viewpoints on someones music
is.  Personally, I find that _Visions_ and _To Another Horizon_ are my
absolute faves by Gandalf.  _Journey To An Imaginary Land_ and _Tales From A
Long Forgotten Kingdom_ follow closely behind.  _Magic Theatre_ I thought was
OK.  It's, IMHO, a rehashing of stuff he did on his 1st 4 albums.  The piece
with the processed sax on it, though, is way cool!! "...Seagull" is rather
different from any thing he did before it.  It is mostly long and "acoustic"
with some evolution and building in the longest piece. (It's been a while
since I've heard it as it isn't up there for me.  For way ambient coolness,
I listen to Aeoliah's _Angel Love_ and for something slightly more upbeat,
Klaus Schonning's _Symphoddysse_.)  Around the time _...Seagull_ was released,
_The Universal Play_ and _From Source To Sea_ were released.  Both, in my
opinion lack the character and diversity found on _Visions_ and _To Another
Horizon_ in particular.  Although, they both have some great pieces on them.
_Invisible Power_, I thought, was incredibly weak.  It was a disappointment.
I also find the concept behind his work, and the art and what's written in
the booklet, to be newage, from a spiritual standpoint, bunk, IMHO.

For people interested in lots of movement and diversity should check out,
Gandalf's early period.  The sampler of his work, _Fantasia_ is an excellent
place to start, but as is the case with a lot of samplers, I think that some
of his better pieces were left off of it.  For later period stuff,
_Reflections_ is a sampler, but I don't have it and have never heard it.

Gandalf also did a soundtrack to the movie "Labyrinth" with the same title.
I don't have this either or anything after _Invisible Power_ for that matter.

I hope someone found this useful!

-Daniel

PS: Heinz Strobl started off as an communications tech working at an airport
somewhere.  He also played in a variety of rock bands before getting into
the world of electronic music.
From: miyaji@astro.umd.edu (Takamitsu Miyaji)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Vangelis
Date: 28 Aug 92 17:44:35 GMT
Organization: U. of Maryland @ College Park, Astronomy


Gee ! I did not know that 'Spiral' was releasd on CD. Are other Vangelis'
Albums in his RCA period released on CD? If 'Heaven and Hell' is on CD anywhere,
I would like to get one. I have been looking for one for a long time.
From: chandbl@wkuvx1.bitnet
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: David Lanz Mailing List Available
Date: 3 Sep 92 14:31:29 CDT
Organization: Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Announcing LANZ-L, the mailing list for David Lanz fans...

The list is mainly for discussing David Lanz, but a few questions on
other new age won't upset the powers that be...

You may subscribe to the list by writing CHANDBL@WKUVX1.BITNET.  I am
a human, not a computer, but "ADD so and so" will suffice if you don't
want to have a conversation... :-)

Thanks,

Baron Chandler.

CHANDBL@WKUVX1.BITNET
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: John Tesh _The Games_
From: gownder@husc9.harvard.edu (Joseph Gownder)
Date: 2 Sep 92 20:40:26 EDT
Organization: Harvard University Science Center


Just picked up John Tesh's _The Games_ and found out that he _is_ the 
same John Tesh of Entertainment Tonight.  Don't let that deter you, though,
since it's a good CD.  My gripes: It's short (just 8 songs plus one reprise)
and a couple of the songs sound rather similar. "Exit Mulholland," "Barcelona,"
"Bastille Day," and "Concetta" deserve special merit at good songs.

The album climbed to #11 on Billboard magazine's New Age Album chart in its
third week.  Tesh's best song isn't on this album, though; "Day One" may be
found on the excellent _Polar Shift_ compilation disk, along with selections
from Enya, Kitaro, Yanni, and Vangelis (among others).

- J. P. Gownder
gownder@husc9.harvard.edu
From: HENKLE@VAXA.CIS.UWOSH.EDU (Doug Henkle, Univ of Wis Oshkosh)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: Mike Oldfield discography
Date: 1 Sep 1992 11:39:35 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


>In article 8457@bmerh85.bnr.ca, shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally) writes:
>>
>>Okay, I admit it. I never really got *into* Tubular Bells like my friends
>>did. I do remember hearing some his later albums and enjoying some of
>>them. Does anyone have a complete discography and comments on the type
>>of music on each release and some reccomendations ?
>
>From: decouty@irisa.fr (Bertrand Decouty, AB112, [99 84] 73 46, Atelier)
>
>Yes, there is one (at least). 
>
>I have saved, on 12 July 1990, a nice one from Lazlo Nibble
><lazlo%hydra.unm.edu@ariel.unm.edu> i can mail you or post.
>Perhaps a newer one is available at Dave Datta ftp server: vacs.uwp.wisc.ed

     From /pub/music/discog/Index :

File           Date     Artist                          Author
               dd.mm.yy 
=============  ======== =============================== ======================
oldfield       22.10.91 Mike Oldfield                   Lazlo Nibble

     However, use the Music Archives' new address to get the file:

ftp.uwp.edu  (131.210.1.4)

     Or send a request for the file to "datta@ftp.uwp.edu", if you cannot
do an anonymous login.
                                  Doug
                            henkle@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Subject: Re: Where to find celtic-type music?
Reply-To: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 16:57:38 GMT

Try Lorena McKennit, a Canadian who has 4 CDs out. She's been indie
till now but recently signed with Warner Bros. so she should be getting
wider exposure. I posted an article sometime ago talking about her
and mentioning that she would appeal to Enya fans and got a nasty
email telling me Enya has her own newsgroup, even though I talked about
Loreena (and not Enya) in my posting ! At that time I had posted Loreena's
contact address. I'll try and dig it up again ...
From: scats@atlantis.ksu.ksu.edu (Eric Fred Brunt)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Looking for newage monthly publication.
Date: 25 Aug 1992 13:39:58 -0500
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: atlantis.ksu.ksu.edu

	I am looking for some kind of weekly or monthly publication on new
newage releases.  If anyone out there can help, it would be greatly appreciated.

Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: garrick@owlnet.rice.edu (Garrick F. Mitchell)
Subject: Re: John Tesh _The Games_
Organization: Rice University
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 19:11:59 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.204027.15324@husc3.harvard.edu>, gownder@husc9.harvard.edu (Joseph Gownder) writes:
|> 
|> Just picked up John Tesh's _The Games_...

|> ...Tesh's best song isn't on this album, though; "Day One" may be
|> found on the excellent _Polar Shift_ compilation disk, along with selections
|> from Enya, Kitaro, Yanni, and Vangelis (among others).



"Day One" is the first track on Tesh's 1988 Private Music release,
"Tour de France".

I still maintain that his best work was released only on cassette
back in 1987: "Music From the Tour de France, Vol. 1".  Many of the
pieces from this album have since ben reprised, much to my disdain.

Unfortunately, this album was never massively distributed, and it is
now out of print.  The raw, all-synthesizer tunes from this album
just wouldn't fit Tesh's current image.


Garrick Mitchell
garrick@owlnet.rice.edu
From: ryder@cichlid.metaphor.com (Rick Ryder)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: Tangerine Dreamers go solo
Date: 31 Aug 92 16:00:51 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Metaphor Computer Systems, Mountain View, CA

I tried to mail this to your address but got a bounce (so, sigh, a broadcast):

(actually the mellower tracks, like Spectral Gong, are my favorites on this CD).

I do have the CD. I also have the Departure from the Northern Wasteland CD.
I also have a large collection of other New Age CDs, much of it in the space
music category. I can fill you in on more detail if you'd like.

If you're interested in a copy, zap me some email. I need to know what kind of
tape you want (everyone has their own favorite type) and a snail-mail address
to ship the tape to.

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Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: annied@ansteyMIT.Edu (Anne Dudfield)
Subject: Re: Tangerine Dreamers go solo
Reply-To: annied@ansteyMIT.Edu (Anne Dudfield)
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 15:34:55 GMT

I have searched EVERYWHERE for "Xcept one" by Michael Honig.  It's got a
great track called "Bones on the Beach."  Unfortunately, I've tried to
order it from several record stores and they all say it's no longer
made.  If anyone has seen it amywhere, please tell me.  Or if anyone has
a copy that they wouldn't mind copying for me, write me email. 
Thanks!!

Anne
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: John Tesh _The Games_
Date: 3 Sep 92 01:38:46 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <1992Sep2.204027.15324@husc3.harvard.edu> gownder@husc9.harvard.edu (Joseph Gownder) writes:
|
|Just picked up John Tesh's _The Games_ and found out that he _is_ the 
|same John Tesh of Entertainment Tonight.  Don't let that deter you, though,
|since it's a good CD.  My gripes: It's short (just 8 songs plus one reprise)
|and a couple of the songs sound rather similar. "Exit Mulholland," "Barcelona,"
|"Bastille Day," and "Concetta" deserve special merit at good songs.
 
What was the release date on this?  He was in Barcelona for the games.  If 
you like this you should check out his "Tour De France" CD.  Quite often
ET will play some of his music during the credits of the show.

-- 
+============================================================================++
| John Fereira            "Is that all you ever think about?"                |
| johnf@auspex.com                                                           |
+============================================================================++
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: judym@col.hp.com (Judy Miller)
Subject: Re: Sheet music for piano solos
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 19:41:32 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division

chandbl@wkuvx1.bitnet writes:
> There are several available sheet music books from Narada...
> 
> They are very good... If you have intermediate skills...

I've got of David Lanz's works, one of various Narada artists, and one of
Spencer Brewer.  

I got them through mail order from Narada.  (I sent my reply card in when
I got one of their CD's requesting to be on their mailing list and I get
a flyer every few months on which to order CDs/tapes, sheet music and even
lithographs and tee shirts.

Judy
From: eomc40@festival.ed.ac.uk (K McBain)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: Tubular Bells II
Date: 4 Sep 92 11:28:28 GMT

scollins@cs.tcd.ie (Steven Collins) writes:

>I've just listened to TB II and have mixed feelings...

>It's very good, however it really is just a remix album, albeit a very
>well produced one.  Full marks for Trevor Horn.  The album is a lot
>crisper than its older brother, but tend to lack a little of the chaotic
>charm.  Some of the classic snippets from version 1.0 have been murdered
>with digital synth technology, which is totally unnecessary.  However,
>there are some very nice sequences, very reminiscent of Amarok.

Hmmm.... A remix album? I think not. Although the structure is similar
in places - the instruments being introduced and the acoustic guitar
part after is a re-write of the end of Part one of TB1 - the new basic
melody worked in with the old is very well done. Surely this is similar
to some blues songs which use a rhythm or melody that has been use
uncountable times before and re-worked by the artist. No-one calls that
re-mixing. What thinks you? Anyway, the way in which he works the very
beginning of Sentinal (the first track) is pure genius. Starting with
the new melody then the merge into the old melody, just brilliant.

And just to prove how great I think it is.... I'm going to the World
Premiere tonight at Edinburgh Castle. Wouldn't miss it for the world.

For those who are interested, Q magazine have an interview with Mike
himself in the September issue.

Kenneth McBain.

P.S. Hasn't his singing improved? compare "Speak thou thou Only Say
Farewell" in the Mike Oldfield Boxed to his vocals in Heaven's Open..
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: happy@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Rusty Soots)
Subject: Where to find celtic-type music?
Organization: Computer and Technologies Theme Program, NCSU, Raleigh
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 01:15:19 GMT

   A friend of mine and I would like to get some suggestions as to
some groups or artists would perform celtic music or similar music.
So far, the only celtic-type music I have it Enya's Watermark.  Any
suggestions would be welcome.  thanks.

							rusty
Rusty Soots -- North Carolina State University -- Science Education and
Microbiology -- Grad. Date 5/93...yeah!!!!!!!!!