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A C A D I E
The Internet newsletter for Daniel Lanois
Number 56, Sunday, 19 January 1997
Today's Topics:
From the Editor
movies: Sling Blade and Camilla
Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 55 [guitar transcriptions]
Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 55 [re: Mix Magazine]
Re: Sling Blade, Entertainment Weekly, and Luscious Jackson
Cool Water
the actual Acadie
Re: Acadie
the history of Acadie
Building Wrecking Ball
Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 55 [re: Sling Blade]
Question to Daniel Lanois regarding Peter Gabriel "So" album
rocky world availability
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Subject: From the Editor
From: Kenley
Hello fellow Acadians,
We have a wonderful issue this week; please keep the dialog going. We might have some
exciting opportunities in '97 to include Mr. Lanois in our group. You will also be happy to
hear that he is once again producing Bob Dylan's new CD. They have been in the studio
since around Christmas but any release date is anybody's guess. Enjoy.
Kenley Neufeld
ACADIE Editor
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Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 18:59:48 -0330
From: Phillip Cairns
Subject: movies: Sling Blade and Camilla
Some of you might find this interesting...
I finally got around to checking out the specs on Sling Blade (aka
Reckoning), and according to the internet movie data base at
http://us.imdb.com/
"a total of 25 people have given [Sling Blade] an average vote of 9.4
out of 10." That's not many votes, but along with all the talk here at
Acadie, it's enough to make me think it worth searching for.
Camilla (which Dan and John Altman did the music for) has an average
rating of 7.4 out of 23 votes. (I gave it a 7.) I'd recommend it just
for Dan's music.
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Phillip Cairns
phillip@cs.mun.ca
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Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 15:03:50 -0800
From: Dominic Cordisco
Subject: Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 55 [guitar transciptions]
Where can I get a hold of some lanois guitar transcriptions?
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Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 19:59:59 -0600
From: sthing@axionet.com (Shaun Thingvold)
Subject: Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 55 [re: Mix Magazine]
Dear Susan,
I'm an engineer from Vancouver B.C. Check back issues of MIX there was an
article on wrecking ball in there which I have, also a guy I work with has
some other writings about Lanois techniques I could forward these if you
like.....
Shaun
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From: ElevenShad@aol.com
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 22:09:46 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Sling Blade, Entertainment Weekly, and Luscious Jackson
In a message dated 97-01-12 14:32:00 EST, Dave King wrote:
<< don't believe anything you've seen on this newsletter about the
<< merits of the sling blade sound-track. i've had it for over a
month and it << is right up there with his best efforts.
absolutely. you should dismiss all other opinions in this matter
;) anyway, on to other news! entertainment weekly, jan 17: "it's
an easy bet that daniel lanois' score for the eerie
forrest-gump-gets-homicidal film (**my note i'm really getting
tired of these all-too-facile gump comparisons to billy bob
thornton's character journalists can be such lemmings!**) "sling
blade" *won't* be nominated: this is a subtle ambient-rock
soundscape rather than the grandly orchestral poot the academy
tends to favor. so what if lanois (a moody art-rocker who has
produced u2 albums) has created a score that goes a long way
toward making "sling blade" the creepy, artsy backwoods
experience it is? there's a small debt to angelo badalamenti's
"twin peaks" music, and i'll dock lanois points for throwing in a
ringer from one of his own albums, but at least he corrals
emmylou harris for a spectral wordless lament." personally, i
think that the "shine" soundtrack may have a decent stab at the
awards, not that the awards are the be-all end-all of artistic
achievement (good music is). both aforementioned soundtracks, in
either case, are quite effective in setting the mood for their
respective movies. however, i'm still not convinced that lanois'
work entirely stands on its own as a work that stands up to
intensive listening or lives up to the best of his own
songcrafting and soundscapish work "the last temptation of
christ" it ain't. i will stick by my opinion that while the
guitar delay doodlings do set an evocative mood, many of them
don't make for interesting listening on an intensive level, deep,
or multi-layered level. if you want to hear a great example of
lanois' soundscapish work that *is* deep, richly textured, and
interesting on a number of different levels, go listen to:
"apollo" with brian eno; "the pearl", also with brian eno, but
also with harold budd; "ambient 4: on land" with brian eno and a
host of other people, including bill laswell. also listen to some
of the more atmospheric tracks on peter gabriel's "so" release.
lanois' "sling blade" work, although evocative in the context of
the movie, doesn't hold a candle to these four releases that i've
just mentioned, in my opinion. luscious jackson? it's pretty
good. i'm not a huge luscious jackson fan (although i don't
dislike them either), but it seems to hold its own. i'm not the
best person to judge it, but gabby's voice sounds husky and warm,
and lanois' patented delays abound. it's also a little more
laid-back than the previous lj work, as was expected but not
nearly as laid-back as the malcolm burn-produced midnight oil
album now *that's really* relaxed compared to their previous
outings!!!! ken/eleven shadows eleven shadows on the eleventh
hour music, tibet, and more... http://www.theeleventhhour.com
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jan 1997 10:44:43 +0200 from: san96mna@lustudat.student.lu.se
(maria näslund ) subject: cool water dave king wrote:> As far as I know, the live recording, Cool Water, is still
>available from the cd-import service out of Milan, Italy. I have called it
>"one of the greatest guitar records ever made." Top quality sound and
>monumental performance.
This has probably been up a number of times before, but exactly what is
this cd-import service you're talking about? How do I get in touch with
them? E-mail, phone, address??? I'd appreciate if you could take some time
and jot it down for me, I'd really would like to get hold of a copy of Cool
Water.
Thanx
Maria
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Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 11:55:26 -0500
From: "Jason N. Joseph" <73311.213@compuserve.com>
Subject: the actual Acadie
Message text written by ACADIE
>Does anyone see any tie in between the album and the history?I just thought someone out there muight eb interested. If anyone knows
>anythiing more or if I have made any glaring mistakes please let me know.
>Does anyone see any tie in between the album and the history? Take care
>all.
I'm not Acadienne, but I can say that I'm a daughter of Acadie for having
so much Acadian blood in my veins. Hummm! I'm sorry to tell you that there
is more than a few mistakes in what you related. French settled down in
Acadie in 1604. It was not a village, but an area covering 3 provinces (the
Maritimes) of actual Canada. Acadiens were having good relationships with
the Natives (Micmacs and Abenaquis) because they respected their fishing
and hunting territories. Because it was on a strategic point, Acadie was
sometimes French, sometimes British colony. They remained neutral during
French/British wars. When the area came under British rule, Acadiens didn't
move, they were kicked out or murdered and those who didn't die of sorrow,
disease and starvation during deportation later moved down to Louisiana, or
back north for even more desolation and sorrows. Acadiens are silent, but
very tenacious and proud people. Believe me, Acadie is now a lot more than
just a village of New-Brunswick, it covers all the atlantic shore of that
province, the north-west of Prince-Edward-Island and a few villages of
Nova-Scotia. But this you won't see on a map. I went there for honeymoon. I
could tell you more about Acadiens, their culture and their beautiful
language, a lot more than decorum allows me to do here, so I'll shut up
now. :)
I would also like to know why Lanois called his album Acadie, but I don't
think we'll get any answer!
Line
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Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 18:39:30 -0400 (AST)
From: Jason Malcom Morrison
Subject: the history of Acadie
Just a few additions and corrections to Chris' history of the Acadian
people. The settlement of Acadia was founded, and museums still exist on
the north shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. When the British
ceased control of all French settled land in Canada, they deported
most of the community of Acadia to one of their other colonies, Louisiana.
Families were split up, and the entire culture and way of life that had
been built was destroyed. So it wasn't a voluntary process - it is one of
the tragedies that has happened to french speaking populations in Canada
as a result of the English, and is an example of the events that have lead
to the bitterness and resentment some french-canadians have today
regarding the english majority.
Actually, the word "cajun" comes from the french word "Acadien".
Since locals were unable to pronounce "acadien", the displaced french
population in the south became known as "cajun".
There is still a considerable Acadian population in Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick today. They have very much a culture of their own and a speak a
particular dialect of french.
Anyway, this is just what I remember from high school history and I forget
many of the details. Maybe there is an Acadien in the group who can give
a more accurate account.
Jason
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From: Kraysten@aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 21:10:39 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Building Wrecking Ball
Hello everyone,
I have been a voyeur on this site for a few months, but I haven't
written in until just now. I have been a big fan of DL for several years. I
first heard of him when reading the liner notes for U2's "The Unforgettable
Fire", which came out when I was in high school. A few years later, I heard
"Acadie", and I've been hooked ever since.
I don't have much to tell, but I will pass along a few isolated opinions
while I'm here. I am living in a small town in Indiana, and our PBS station
didn't play the documentary for Wrecking Ball. However, thanks to this site,
I was able to contact some friends in Boston and Rochester who taped it for
me when it was aired in their cities. It was just what I hoped for. I don't
know how many of you all had the opportunity to watch the film, but I thought
it was terrific. I was impressed with the laid-back approach to recording
the album, and DL's studio in New Orleans is simply incredible. Just as I
expected.
I also once watched a video promo put out by Warner/Opal when Acadie
came out. I got it from a friend who owns a record store in my hometown of
Buffalo, NY. The tape was about ten minutes long, and looks as though it too
may have been filmed by Bob Lanois (whose talents I also admire). Keep your
eyes open for it.
I don't have much else to say that is likely to interest anyone, but I
will say that on the whole I do enjoy the Luscious Jackson project. It does,
however, lack that certain something that makes an album one of the two dozen
that you would take to a desert island. Frankly, I blame the band and not
the producer for that. Regarding Sling Blade, I would love to see the film,
but in the meantime, I am happy to have some new material to listen to. It
hasn't floored me, but I do enjoy listening to it from time to time.
In closing, let me just say that I look forward to reading this Digest
every week. I hope that one day soon it will let me know that DL has a new
project scheduled for release and that he will support it with a concert in
nearby Chicago or Indy. Until then, so long.
Ray Kelley
Kraysten@AOL.com
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From: thurai@unimed.po.my (Suren Thuraisingham)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 22:04:06 +0000
Subject: Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 55 [re: Sling Blade]
Dear Lanoittes,
Contrary to the views of many of you folks I found Slingblade
brilliant.I think it needs to be listened to in the right setting and
mood......late at night with a bit of grog in the system helps.
For those of you who have indulged in it enough......
Do you think the 2 nd trackbacking comprises a derivation from `Still
water"? and that wicked looped guitar track has that amazing
percussion backing very similar to the percussion set he played on
the KCRW " Morning becomes eclectic"programme in which he DJ'd in the
fall over in LA .That track was going to be featured on his next record and
features Brian Blade and the ever funky Daryl Johnson but seems to
have creeped in to Sling Blade.
Can anyone tell me how I can safely put an order for Cool H20 and be
sure of receiving it in Malaysia!!!.......is the Italian connection for
real??????
Respond please.
Suren
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 19:51:44 -0600
From: Matt Lesko
Subject: Question to Daniel Lanois regarding Peter Gabriel "SO" album
This is a question that has always eluded me, did Peter Gabriel name his
5th solo album "SO" because it may be the 5th interval of the musical
scale (i.e. do ra me fa SO!)? I'm sure that Daniel can ask Peter
Gabriel if need be, I'm real curious!
Thanks, take care
Matt Lesko
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From: "Michael Lawler"
Subject: rocky world availability
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 19:25:17 -0500
Fellow Acadians,
I have recently become completely enamored of Daniel Lanois and have
purchased anything at all Lanois related. I saw the recent Emmylou Harris
making of wrecking ball on PBS and was so very happy! I have since tried to
find the Rocky world video and Cool Water CD and have found that both are
no longer published. Can anyone suggest where to find them or could you
tape them for me - I'd be happy to repay you. Thank you for your help - I
have found that this site is an oasis among the sludge of the internet!
Keep the quest for good music alive!
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The views expressed in ACADIE are those of the individual authors only.
ACADIE is released for the personal use of readers. No commercial use may
be made of the material unless permission is granted by the author.
Kenley Neufeld, ACADIE editor
http://www.sfbayconcerts.com/kenley.html
kenley@sfbayconcerts.com
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