From: owner-ztt-digest@lists.xmission.com (ztt-digest) To: ztt-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: ztt-digest V2 #119 Reply-To: ztt-digest Sender: owner-ztt-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-ztt-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes ztt-digest Monday, July 5 1999 Volume 02 : Number 119 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 07:39:45 -0400 From: Larry MacGregor Subject: Re: (ztt) custom disc? gershom@earthlink.net wrote: > > How long after ordering from CDnow does it take to get the message > with the access code? I thought it was the next day, but I'm waiting > three days so far... > I ordered exactly a week ago, I got the email about the custom disc on Tuesday - same day that "Seduction" was shipped. No sign of either one at my doorstep yet. - -- L # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 12:07:22 -0400 From: Charles Daraghy Subject: (ztt) getting the password I ordered mine from TWEC for that reason, CDnow was pokey last time they had one of these burn your own offers for gus gus, i had my password within a day of placing my order last time. But so far i've not gotten it from TWEC. Also, I saw a copy of "dreaming in colour" US 12" on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=125853134 gershom@earthlink.net wrote: > > How long after ordering from CDnow does it take to get the message with the access code? # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 18:55:46 +0100 From: Simon Daw Subject: Re: (ztt) limited UK edition AON CD? In message <001201bebd1c$4bda8a60$834697cf@zazoo>, Mark Wasiel writes >I saw an upcoming solicitation from an import here in the U.S. They list >two UK Art Of Noise, Seduction of Claude Debussey CDs coming out. One has >the part # ZTT130CD while the other has # ZTT130CDX. Anyone know anything >about this "X" version? It was listed as the same price as the one with the >"X". The only difference between the two is that the "limited edition" ztt130cdx comes in a cardboard digi-pack case and ztt130cd comes in a standard jewel case. The CDs and booklets are identical and bear the catalogue number ztt130cd. - -- Simon Daw simon_ztt@esteem.demon.co.uk http://www.esteem.demon.co.uk/ # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 14:28:29 -0500 From: Dave Cowen Subject: Re: (ztt) custom disc? At 07:39 AM 7/2/99 -0400, you wrote: > >gershom@earthlink.net wrote: >> >> How long after ordering from CDnow does it take to get the message >> with the access code? I thought it was the next day, but I'm waiting >> three days so far... > >I ordered exactly a week ago, I got the email about the custom disc on >Tuesday - same day that "Seduction" was shipped. No sign of either one >at my doorstep yet. My copy of the Seduction has arrived, but the Amplified "make-yer-own-CD" has not. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the "autographed" copy of the Seduction, as advertised on Tower, was -genuinely- autographed by all four members (at least I -think- that's Lol Creme's signature). I had expected the autographs as merely being part of the printing of a limited edition, or that it would be autographed just by Lol or something. Paul Morley autographed it with quotes, i.e. "Paul Morley" (was it really Paul Morley?). It came with both a signed and unsigned booklet. Did the crew write anything goofy on anyone's signed copies? Anyway... cool. I called the folks at Amplified, who actually sounded like real, sentient human beings and not mindless CSR drones, and they said that my make-your-own-CD had been shipped. Now if only that, my Gentle People Simply Faboo CD and my David Van Tieghem These Things Happen DAM CD had arrived as well, then I would have been genuinely happy. Never before has a three-day weekend seemed like such a long time... Dave Cowen (esch@fische.net) # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 12:48:20 -0700 From: dan clegg Subject: (ztt) custom CD arrived! I got mine today from Amplified.com, and I must say, it's quite cool. They didn't use cheap-o packaging; it looks like a commercial CD. It's in a jewel case, with insert, my custom tracklist is printed on the back inlay (you can't tell it was custom printed for me), and it sounds great. It is a CD-R, but even is screened to look like a regular commercial release. Cool! I'm happy! - --dan P.S. I also got my autographed Seduction CD from Tower; my "Paul Morley" is in quotes too. That is definitely Anne's real signature; I have a record I had personally autographed by here (in 1986!) and it looks pretty similar. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 13:52:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Roy DeRousse Subject: (ztt) Debussy: Favorable review in Consumable The latest issue of the online music review, Consumable, had this to say about the new AON album: REVIEW: Art of Noise, _The Seduction of Claude Debussy_ (ZTT/Universal) - Jon Steltenpohl Take a dead composer, a deep voiced narrator, a rapper and a few opera singers, and what do you have? Well, if you're Art of Noise, you have _The Seduction of Claude Debussy_. Most of you know Art of Noise through songs such as "Beat Box" and the Dragnet theme. Yet, anyone who's gone beyond the singles and dived into the world of an Art of Noise album has found themselves in a completely new world. Now, after a 9-year absence, the band has reformed to create a new soundscape based around their apparent love of the turn of the century composer Claude Debussy. These days, anyone with a computer can generate dance tracks with the blink of an eye, and on the surface, Art of Noise doesn't sound as remarkable today as they once did. But, technology doesn't breed musical or artistic talent, and the vision of Art of Noise goes beyond the simple satellite blips and deep bass of their peers. Their impeccable judgment allows them to transcend the current vapid "electronica" sound they helped to create. This is music first and foremost. The dance beats and atmosphere are simply tools in Art of Noise's arsenal. Of course, any description of a band on paper that uses the word "transcend" seems a bit elitist and abstract right off the bat. Yet, unlike their counterparts in the world of abstract visual arts, Art of Noise is high brow music for everyman. Even if you've never heard of Debussy, you can appreciate the songs. Anyone who's been drawn in by a song like "Moments in Love" realizes that Art of Noise can create the beautiful out of the abstract. Consider "Dream in Colour" from this album: The track is expansive. It ranges from operatic voices to dreamy choruses to lush ambient dance to an engaging jungle beat over the course of 8-and-a-half minutes. The deep sullen voice of John Hurt narrates you through the songs. "Imagine," the narrator implores you, "Debussy dreaming in colours." He pulls you in further into the hypnotic mix and instructs as you fall "deeper into the color of a dream." As the trance is completed, the narrator snaps his fingers, and you begin the experience with the next track, "On Being Blue." At the start of the song, the narrator guides you to consider how music might be used to suggest colors. The song is a soft ode that features a beautiful operatic voice, a quiet Spanish guitar, and shimmering, mournful strings that create an incredibly stark, deep, and sad atmosphere. It is like diving into a pool of cobalt blue -- which is exactly the song's intent. Halfway through the album, another voice is added to the chorus, the narrator and the opera singers. The voice is none other than the rapper, Rakim. At first, this seems like a strange pairing, but given Art of Noise's original classic "Beat Box" and the dance remixes included with the re-release of Eric B. and Rakim's _Paid in Full_ album, a song like "Megaforce" is entirely understandable. Musically, it works remarkably well. Not only does Rakim have one of the purest voices in rap, but Art of Noise assembles a beat as well as any DJ. It may not exactly be the right style for pumping out of a lowrider, but it would fit right in with US3 or Digable Planets. All told, despite it's odd collaborations and obscure subject matter, _The Seduction of Claude Debussy_ is simply a masterwork. Art of Noise manages to maintain continuity throughout the entire album. The tracks can be scrutinized note by note or played casually in the background. It is doubtful if the stodgy world of orchestral music could appreciate this album, but fans of the Art of Noise can embrace _The Seduction of Claude Debussy_. However, unless you're into ambient and electronic music, casual fans who remember the old Art of Noise hits are better off picking up their excellent "Best of" collection before jumping feet first into this new release. === Founded in August, 1993, Consumable Online is the oldest music reviews publication on the Internet. To get back issues of Consumable, check out: WWW: http://www.consumableonline.com To subscribe to Consumable, send an e-mail message to consumable-request@westnet.com with the body of the message stating "subscribe consumable". To unsubscribe, send a message to the same address stating "unsubscribe consumable". === Have fun! Roy DeRousse (relayer@iname.com) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 16:45:20 -0600 From: Ernie Longmire/Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re: (ztt) what tracks did you pick? On Fri, Jun 25, 1999 at 10:46:32PM -0500, Dave Cowen wrote: > So Lazlo, how do you handle a discography entry for such a malleable > beast? ;) I'm just going to list the tracks available and describe the covers and the deal... Now i just need them to let me order the damned thing. - -- Lazlo Nibble - lazlo@studio-nibble.com - http://www.studio-nibble.com -- # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 19:57:56 +0100 From: Simon Daw Subject: Re: (ztt) European customized CD Tower Europe (http://www.towereurope.com) have now got the Art Of Noise custom CD on their site. The offer is still only open to UK and Ireland and not the rest of Europe. - -- Simon Daw simon_ztt@esteem.demon.co.uk http://www.esteem.demon.co.uk/ # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 12:50:34 +0100 From: Simon Daw Subject: (ztt) AON Discography Updates Here are some updates to Lazlo's Art Of Noise Discography: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy: Peter Gunn [Mar 1986] single 7": 1986 UK (China/Chrysalis; WOKDJ 6) ?:?? Peter Gunn (Radio Edit) 2:28 Something Always Happens 12"WL: 1986 UK (China/Chrysalis; WOK X 6) [promo] 6:03 Peter Gunn (extended version) 3:55 Peter Gunn 2:36 Something Always Happens [White label stamped with "The Art Of Noise * Peter Gunn *** Featuring Duane Eddy D.J. COPY ONLY"] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Art of Noise featuring Max Headroom: Paranoimia [Jun 1986] single 12": 1986 UK (China/Chrysalis; WOK X 9) 6:40 Paranoimia (extended version) [featuring Max Headroom] 3:18 Paranoimia (single version) [featuring Max Headroom] 2:56 Why Me? 2:56 A Nation Rejects 2x12": 1986 UK (China/Chrysalis; WOK X 9) [shrink wrapped with WOK R 6] 6:40 Paranoimia (extended version) [featuring Max Headroom] 3:18 Paranoimia (single version) [featuring Max Headroom] 2:56 Why Me? 2:56 A Nation Rejects [Shrink wrapped with plain black sleeve copy of Peter Gun (Twang Mix) 12" (WOK R 6)] 12": 1986 UK (China/Chrysalis; WOK L 9) ["Paranoid Mix"] 6:31 Paranoimia (the paranoid mix) [featuring Max Headroom] 3:18 Paranoimia (single version) [featuring Max Headroom] 2:56 Why Me? 2:56 A Nation Rejects [Stickered sleeve "The Paranoid Mix The Mixes Stop Here"] 7": 1986 US (China/Chrysalis; VS4 43070) [promo] 3:18 Paranoimia (single version) [featuring Max Headroom] 4:46 Paranoimia (album version) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Art of Noise: Re-Works of Art of Noise [1986] compilation album LP: 1986 UK (China/Chrysalis; WOLD 2) [As far as I know this was only available with "In Visible Silence" - I never saw it for sale on its own] CD: 1986 JP (China/Chrysalis; CP32-5320) [1 bonus track] [Opus III is not from Hammersmith. It differs from the bootleg live recording that I have.] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Art of Noise: Dragnet [Jul 1987] single CSS: 1987 UK (China; ZWOK 14) [some packed w/7" WOK 17?] [Some were shrink wrapped to an empty WOK 14 7" sleeve] 12": 1987 UK (China/Chrysalis; WOKX 14) [promo] 6:12 Dragnet (arthur baker 12" mix) 3:03 Dragnet (art of noise 7" mix) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Art of Noise: In No Sense? Nonsense! [1987] album LP: 1987 UK (China/Chrysalis; WOL 4) [swaps "Races"/"Don Jose"] CD: 1987 UK (China/Chrysalis; CCD 1570) 1:11 Galleons of Stone 3:27 Dragnet 2:05 Fin du Temps 0:52 How Rapid? 3:11 Opus For Four 1:44 Debut 6:40 E.F.L. 4:00 A Day At The Races 3:13 Ode to Don Jose 0:57 Counterpoint 0:46 Roundabout 727 1:17 Ransom On The Sand 3:30 Roller 1 0:45 Nothing was going to stop them then, anyway 3:37 Crusoe 4:27 One Earth [Mix makes track times inexact, many tracks segue] 12": 1987 UK (China/Chrysalis; ART DJ1) [promo] 6:39 E.F.L. 4:29 One Earth 3:13 Ode To Don Jose 4:00 A Day At The Races [Sleve reads "A limited edition 12 inch black vinyl sampling of four tracks from the Art of Noise compact disc "In-no-sense? Nonsense!" released worldwide on 28 September. Specially prepared by China Records for the Wireless. Side 1 (a) E.F.L. (b) One Earth Side 2 (a) Ode to Don Jose (b) A Day at the Races. All compositions writted, produced and arranged by the Art of Noise. 'A SOUND STEP INTO THE FUTURE'" - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Art of Noise: Dragnet '88 [1988] single *** [NOTE: All items released in 1988 *not* 1987!] *** 12": 1988 UK (China/Polydor; CHINAX 4) 7:15 Dragnet '88 (art of noise 12" mix) 8:08 Dragnet '88 (arthur baker house mix) 2:46 Acton Art [Non-promo 12"] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Art of Noise: Paranoimia '89 [1989] single 12": 1989 UK (Master Room; [none]) [12" Acetate] 7:15 Paranoimia '89 (dance mix) 7:02 Paranoimia '89 (dub mix) [Master Room acetate with hand written labels] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Art of Noise: Below The Waste [1989] album LP: 1989 UK (China/Polydor; 839404-1) 7:12 Yebo! 5:29 Catwalk 0:33 Promenade 1 3:01 Dilemma 5:50 Island 6:01 Dan Dare 3:07 Chain Gang 0:38 Promenade 2 3:53 Back To Back 1:45 Flashback 3:32 Spit 2:38 Finale ["Dan Dare" comes before "Chain Gang"] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - -- Simon Daw simon_ztt@esteem.demon.co.uk http://www.esteem.demon.co.uk/ # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 09:00:45 -0500 From: "Dave" Subject: (ztt) Rerelease? According to my Asia Mailing list info: ** Also for the September re-issue of the Buggles' AGE OF PLASTIC on CD. Included with the original eight tracks will be a remix of Johnny On The Monorail, and the two b-sides, Technopop and Island. - -Dave B # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 13:19:24 +0100 From: TOB@ramboll.dk Subject: RE: (ztt) Rerelease? Hello List, I was quick on www.dotmusic.com to see any news of the SeductionCD - charts or text. But instead I got myself a rather fantastic surprise. Highest new entry on the album chart this week is Frankie Goes To Hollywood with Welcome to the Pleasure Dome. They are number ONE on the indie chart. Anyone has a claw!!! Please tell!!! Torben - - the Dane > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave [SMTP:daveb@electriceye.net] > Sent: 3. July 1999 16:01 > To: 'Buggles List'; 'ZTT' > Subject: (ztt) Rerelease? > # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ End of ztt-digest V2 #119 *************************