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A C A D I E
The Internet newsletter for Daniel Lanois
Number 69, Tuesday 22 April 1997
Today's Topics:
Lanois Film Work
the Pearl
Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68 [An Introduction]
Sling Blade
M.A.P. benefit event 4/11/97
Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68 [misc questions]
WKCRW Radio Show Tape Request
Shoeshine Mamma
Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68 [re: Santa Monica appearance]
Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68 [Lanois t-shirts]
Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68 [re: Daniel Lanois Interview]
Discovery of ACADIE
Lanois @ JazzFest
Reply to John Farmer RE: D. Lanois' work in films
local h
Rocky World Laserdisc
Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68
SLING BLADE SOUNDTRACK CD
Sightings of Daniel
Lanois Film music
lullabies
Lanois & Dylan
Daniel & Brian
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Subject: Lanois Film Work
From: SSWART@hq.RTIS-C.COM (Swart, Steve)
Date: 14 Apr 97 19:57:32 EDT
I found it interesting to note that the soundtrack to "Dune", the David
Lynch film based on the book by Frank Herbert is a collaboration between
Lanois and Eno.
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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 19:36:25 -0400
From: Elizabeth
Subject: the Pearl
This place is hoppin' and it sure feels nice to be here among the Lanoisie.
I just found a copy of the Harold Budd/Eno with DL recording of the Pearl.
There are no credits. Does anyone have more info about this 1984 effort?
Obviously DL was doing more than producing on this one and I'd like to know
what. Of course is Daniel would like to answer this one, I'd just pop a
wheelie.
Portland Maine remembers you Daniel. Thanks.
~Elizabeth
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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 20:13:11 -0500
From: msgreen@pce.net (Natalie Green)
Subject: Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68 [An Introduction]
Hello there!!
First let me say, many thanks to Kenley for keeping this interesting
mailing list. I'm a relatively new Lanois follower, but I'm smitten. His
music was introduced to me by a Quebecer musician (bless his heart.) I'm an
arts journalist in Buffalo, New York, and I'm wondering if Daniel ever
works at his Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, Ontario, about 30 minutes
away from me. I would LOVE to interview him if he's ever in town. Hell, I'd
love to interview him on the phone...by e-mail....smoke
signals....whatever! If someone can give me his publicist's number, (like
the Roughcut writer, excellent excerpt...thank you!) or whatever contact is
appropriate, I'd be much obliged.
Thank you,
Natalie
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From: "Teresa Mayer"
Subject: Sling Blade
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 20:04:58 -0400
Hi guys,
I usually don't contribute to these kinds of mailing lists. I'm content
with gluttonously devouring info. However, when I heard a cry for help, I
felt an obligation to do what I could. If anyone is still having trouble
locating the Sling Blade soundtrack, it is a available on Island records, a
sub-label of Polygram. The call number is 314-524-388-2. If you walk into
any record store with that information, they should easily be able to get
their hands on it. I'm certain it's available domestically (in Canada).
Can you tell I work at a record store?
Anyway, I am also interested in any information concerning an upcoming
Lanois album.
Lastly, I was very pleased to see a significant French-Canadian
representation on the list. I spent 6 weeks last summer in Quebec
attempting to improve my French and I totally fell in love with the place.
I just read La Guerre, Yes Sir by Roch Carrier. If anyone knows of any
other traditional (or contemporary) French-Canadian literature, I would
love some recommendations.
Thanks,
Teresa
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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 20:03:17 -0700
From: yun@alumni.caltech.edu (Shu-Shu Loh)
Subject: M.A.P. benefit event 4/11/97
Here is a review of the M.A.P. benefit event that was just held on 4/11/97
at Billboard Live. It's not entirely Daniel Lanois related (please note
that Steve Earle sang "Goodbye") but I thought it might be of interest to
this group. Also, I would have sworn I saw Brian Eno and I would have
sworn that one of the members of the opening band said he can see Brian Eno from where he was sitting but what do I know?!?
For those of you not familiar with what M.A.P. is, it stands for Musicians
Alliance Program (i think!).
The first performer (besides the opening band) was Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill. She reminded me of Sinead O'Conner in that she has much emotional depth in her screams but her songs are not as strong.
Next was the Art guy from Everclear. I'm not familiar with their songs but
he seems to write fairly positive songs with that "alternative" sound from
the NorthWest.
Then it was John Doe and his popish songs which picked things up a bit.
He's genial and I think started to get the crowd to relax a bit. His set
was good.
And then Peter Case followed. The first couple of songs really interested
me but by the time the third song came on followed by Case's desire to
crank up the guitar to drown the noise from the bar, he was rollicking and
I started to get emotionally involved. By the time the fourth song was
played, I knew I was going to go out and get his CDs the next day. He was
completely awesome. Those of you not familiar with Case, his songs have
the folk-country vein of Dave Alvin but even rougher. Case was the true
secret of the night.
And the final performance was none other than Steve Earle. I was shocked
by how most of the people there turned out to be Earle fans. He began the
night by playing two new songs, one with Woody Gutherie and the other is a
witty song. Then he proceeded with Southside Blues, CCKMP, More Than I
Can Do, Valentine's Day, Now She's Gone, Goodbye (sorry if songs aren't in
the correct order) and ended with a beautiful sing-along with I Ain't Ever
Satisfied. I almost cried because it was so beautiful having everyone sing
along and because it's one of my personal favorites. Then Earle was the
only performer cheered on for an encore.
This was my first Earle concert and it will not be my last. It was a
totally unforgettable event as I was standing in the front row and had such
a good view of the man. What I was most amazed with was how clearly he
sang and how relaxed and how in command of the audience he is. He was also the one that solidified the entire night as his songs rang so true and
meaningful.
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 01:42:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Christopher John Cole
Subject: Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68 [misc questions]
Hello one and all,
I have a few items I wanted to bring up..
The first involves the amount of music Lanois has out. Does
anyone out there have a complete or at least half-complete discography for
Daniel's work? I know only of the two albums, sling blade and the last
track on Plus from US. What about the singles?
Second, would anyone out there want to sell or trade hard to find
DL music? I am looking for any songs that one cannot find on the above
recordings.
Third, was it just me or was DL absent from the thank list in the
new U2 album? I thought it rather odd that DL was not mentioned while Eno was. Oh well, my own interest possibly..
Lastly, when will the new DL album come out, if there is even any
recording going on? Does anyone have an idea or know any rumors?
For my Spring break I went to Quebec city and the minute we
crossed over the Canada-US borderline we put DL in the tape player. The
music fit so well with the snow and the landscape. The ebst part was
passing over the river ACADIE. The landscape completely gave more depth
to the music of Daniel Lanois.
Also, I really enjoy people writing in French on this newsgroup
and I wish in many ways that more people would do so. Just my observation and thought. Take care all.
Chris
[Editors Note: In regards to the discography, it is available on the
web site. I plan to do some updating in the near future and give the
site a new look. -- Kenley]
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 13:57:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: eclark@monmouth.com (Eric the drummer,bangin' on an old sugar can ...)
Subject: WKCRW Radio Show Tape Request
Greetings all.....
Anyone kind enough to send me a dub of the April 9th radio show will be
rewarded with similar kindness in the form of a different live Daniel radio
broadcast ....
Please email me if you have it (or others) and would like to share/trade.
Thank you kindly....
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From: "David Meddings"
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 97 13:03:26 -0700
Subject: Shoeshine Mamma
Something that has always amazed me about music is how it can
be so intensely personal in terms of how each individual
experiences it, and yet how widely appreciated it can be. I
wanted to share with this group my own experience of Daniel
Lanois' music.
I grew up in a cold, small town 20 miles north of Edmonton,
Alberta. Dull winter skies and freezing cold would finally give
way to short, hot summers spiked with wild storms that would
punish the wheat fields. My musical coming of age was through
Friday night poker parties with a close group of friends - U2's
music was seized on by all of us from their first album. There was
passion, energy, and a darkness that seemed to hint at a bigger
world outside and within.
Peter Gabriel's work was also a heavy influence on me during
this time. Like most avid fans I read liner notes and noted the
name Daniel Lanois appearing with increasing regularity on the
music I loved.
In 1985 I finished medical school and started practice in
Canada's Arctic, then other remote parts of Canada, working
with aboriginal people. In 1989 I left to work overseas with the
International Committee of the Red Cross in conflict areas - my
original goal in going to med school in the first place, and a
decision I can directly trace to the influences of the music I had
always loved and continue to love.
In Sri Lanka I met a woman from Geneva who was also working
with the Red Cross. We were married less than a year later. On
our honeymoon we were back in Canada, enjoying a break before
going back to work in Cambodia. It was my wife who introduced
me to Daniel Lanois' music. I suppose anyone's time spent with a
lover is special, but that memorable introduction to Acadie is
something that will always remain with me. My admiration and
respect continued and deepened, and I remember many nights in
places like Cambodia and Afghanistan when I would feel down or
alone being able to draw on the music of this wonderful artist for
support.
For me there is something very Canadian about Daniel Lanois -
something that makes me proud to live in a country peopled by
those who carved out a living from a bitterly cold and often
desolate place. Quand il melange ses paroles en francais et
anglais ses chansons me semble comme un espece du pont entre
nos deux identities Canadien qui vivre un existence singulaire.
There is a song on Acadie called Silium's Hill. In it he creates
with a single line a very powerful image for me of the cold
Canadian prairie landscape of my youth. Now my wife and I
live in Vancouver, and the prairies seem a long way away from
this place of mountains and rainforest. I am finishing medical
specialty training in public health - another step related to a path
I started out on so many years ago.
I began this training in 1993, after finishing the first stage of my
overseas work. Before returning to Canada my wife and I saw
Daniel Lanois play in Geneva. A small crowd, and very intimate.
Daniel wanted to close out the night with something acoustic,
something quiet. In a burst of excitement I shouted out
Shoeshine Mamma - the poor woman in Silium's Hill. Daniel
cocked his head quizically to one side, just for a moment.
Afterwards I have wondered what he might have thought in this
briefest of seconds. It will probably be the only instant where I
expressed anything that he could hear, and in that split second of
a shout over the heads of other fans to a performer on stage is, I
suppose, the entire range of frustrations for every fan who
wants to convey their heartfelt respect, admiration, and love of
music for the artist who creates it.
Sometimes I wonder if he was wondering how a supposed fan
could screw up the name of something he had called Silium's
Hill. But for me he has given a gift, and the gift is to revisit the
landscape of my youth through the eyes of a lonely woman. And
for me the song will always be Shoeshine Mamma
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David Meddings meddings@smartt.com
#14 - 1434 Mahon Ave (604) 984-6077
North Vancouver, BC
V7M 2S4
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:27:37 -0400
From: carsten kroon
Subject: Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68 [re: Santa Monica appearance]
Jealousy and curses on all those people who live in or near Santa Monica and caught the live show. Drunken tears to all those who couldn't make it.
AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:35:49 -0400
From: carsten kroon
Subject: Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68 [Lanois t-shirts]
Hey all. Lanois addict number one here. I need help and hope this Internet
network will work out. I am really in the market for a Lanois T-Shirt. I had
the chance to buy one at a show near Toronto a couple of years ago and
didnt' (Duuhh). I have been looking for too long now. I Emailed the Brockum
group (the co. that makes a lot of concert shirts) and have heard no
response. Kenley.. can you use your conections.
Also. I don't know about anyone else but I am geeked to think that Lanois is
going to come online one of these days. Fantasy: Lanois holds a private
concert somewhere for just us. I would hithchike anywhere to see him play
intimate and live. Any other takers?
And... Just listened to the KCRWW tapes from califronia radio.. If you
haven't heard them yet you are missing out! He plays a lot of NEW material
that is going to be on his next solo album... Weird new sound.. sort of new
age.... Theres a Spoken Word piece on there that is awesome!
Check it out!
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From: WFY261@aol.com
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 01:29:54 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68 [re: Daniel Lanois Interview]
Graham,
Thanks for posting the trasncript of your interview with Daniel. Also,
welcome to Atlanta - I've been here 16 years and I like it here quite a bit.
Are you working for Turner? I hope you like your new home!
Lyn
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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 97 04:06:50 UT
From: "Kathleen Griswold"
Subject: Discovery of ACADIE
Since becoming a subscriber to ACADIE recently, I have been reading the
entries with interest.
I have enjoyed Daniel Lanois' work since my discovery of "Winona" and then
"Acadie". While
I appreciate his production efforts, it is mainly his solo efforts that I am
interested in. I have a
copy of "Rocky World" which is an excellent overview of Mr. Lanois'
production, song writing and performing efforts. I particularly like the one
song on the video that is done both acoustically and electrically - "Need
Somebody". To my knowledge it has never been recorded on audio.
Incidentally, Mr. Lanois' has a music credit in "The Last of the Mohicans" (I
discovered this one night when I was too lazy to turn off the tape and the
credits ran an inordinately long time). After I noticed that, I had to watch
the movie intently to see where his music came into play. If anyone has seen
the movie, my best guess is that he composed the choir-like French singing in
a scene in the French general's headquarters. If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Lanois
plays the priest who leads the children in song. (Just a little tid-bit -
maybe someone could corroborate?) Anyway, I live in the Cleveland area and
I've never met ONE person who knows who Danile Lanois is or who has heard his
music (except those that I've turned on to it). It's kind of nice, in a way -
personal. So - I'll keep reading with interest. Kathy
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From: "Alan Dorchak"
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 07:52:40 +5000
Subject: Lanois @ JazzFest
The one and only time I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Lanois was at
the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 93(?) That was quite a
show, I always look for his name in the JazzFest listings to see if I
can catch him again in New Orleans. Does Mr. Lanois perform live
regularly or does he concentrate mostly on production these days?
Can we look forward to another NOJHF performance this year or next?
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Alan Dorchak amd@gate.net
Check out the Pet De Kat Krewe
Virtual Fest: JazzFest info and more
http://www.gate.net/~china
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From: nikita1@netcom.ca
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 13:37:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Reply to John Farmer RE: D. Lanois' work in films (Digest #68)
Greetings:
Further to your inquiry regarding above noted - hope the following can help with your search:
Lanois Filmography:
1. Sling Blade (1996)(USA)
2. Sweet Angel Mine (1996)(Canadian)
3. Camilla (1994)(Canadian/UK)
4. For All Mankind (1989) (uncredited)(USA)
5. Surrogate, The (1984)(Canadian)
6. Last of the Mohicans (I believe selected music contribution)
7. Birdy (1984) (music co-producer)
I'm sure there's more - I will update when information becomes available.
FYI - Mr. Lanois was approached to score Johnny Mnemonic in 1994 - reasons for his regrets is unknown.
You can check out the Internet Movie Database at http://us.imdb.com for further information.
**NOTE - NOTE - NOTE RE: Building The Wrecking - The Making of... -> According to ELH website (http://www.nashville.net/~kate/index.html) The following stations will be airing BTWB:
California: Los Angles KCET-LA April 13, 12:15am
Louisiana: Louisiana PBS Network, May 6, 9pm
Mississippi: Mississippi PBS Network May 10, 11pm
New York: Buffalo WNED/WNEQ April 22, 9pm Channel 23
April 27, 4pm Channel 17
North Carolina: North Carolina PBS Network 4-26-97 10:00 pm
(More TBA's to come)
Enjoy and have a nice day!
n.
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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 18:51:29 -0500 (CDT)
From: joshua klein
Subject: local h
Before someone does something foolish and buys a local h album, a warning;
the (horribly out of place) song on the Sling Blade soundtrack is a cover,
of the band Guided By Voices. The album the orignal is on, Bee Thousand,
is well worth your time, but local h, IMO, are worthless. And,
incidentally, the song on the soundtrack is not in the movie, nor does it
have anything to do with Sling Blade, except for the fact that local h are
signed to Island.
Josh
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Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 19:24:53 +0000
Subject: Rocky Wold Laserdisc
From: cookoutdoors@t-online.de (Thalmann/von Brill)
Hi there!
I have got a D. Lanois "Rocky Wold" Laserdisc (NTSC) for sale.
I sold my player, so there might be someone interested.
Arne
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From: "J.A.M. van Hulst"
Subject: Re: ACADIE Digest, Number 68
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 09:52:55 +0200
Ja, die heb ik inderdaad nog niet beantwoord.
Over 5 minuten komt peter mijn pc formatteren....hmmmm...ik zal dit mailtje
maar even printen en zien het zo snel mogelijk te beantwoorden (als alles
weer werkt tenminste........)
jammetje
[Editors Note: I certainly hope this says something cause I'm one of
those lame mono-lingual speakers. Keep up the foreign languages
but try to include just a little English. :-). Kenley]
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From: ecs@dot.net.au
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 20:28:35 +1000
Subject: SLING BLADE SOUNDTRACK CD
Dear Acadians,
Like a desperate smoker sifting thru party ashtrays for a good "Dan" butt
after all the shops have closed , having become addicted since first tasting
and obsessively indulging IN the haunting sounds of "Acadie" as the Entre`
followed by the full-on Main Meal serving of "Wynona", desperately looking
and searching for the Dessert, the name "Sling Blade" kept apearing and
after great effort to obtain same, I can only say, quoting "Fish Called
Wanda" - " D I S S A P O I N T I N G "
The last track "The Maker" was like coming across a full pack of cigarettes
under the couch! Even though I've heard it many times before, after putting
up with all the previous tracks, whilst not bad, just not good, I really
tuned in to the lyrics and Dan's singing like I never have before.
Maybe I'm being unfair and I should see the Movie before passing judgement,
but hey,
I'm a Dan Fan not a Movie Fan
Better Luck next time,
(No offence intended Dan)
Still searching for the Entre' I remain a loyal Acadian,
REN MAZZOLO - SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA on a hot Autumn day.......
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Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 08:15:10 -0500
From: fitz4naps@megsinet.net (Frank Moore)
Subject: Sightings of Daniel.
Hello,
Just found your Web site. Great stuff. Daniel also made a instore
apperance with Emmylou at Tower Records in N.Y.C in 1996 before he
played the next night at the Beacon Theater With Emmylou He played at
Tower for over a hour,With members of Emmylou's band. It was intimate
and inspiring!
What is Daniel doing now? Emmylou is coming to Chicago to the House Of
Blues. Is Daniel touring with her ? thanks for any info.
Thanks,Frank Moore.
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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 01:57:21 -0700 (MST)
From: "Antonio S Abeyta" <21113@ef.gc.maricopa.edu>
Subject: Lanois Film music
Somebody mentioned last time that they were looking for info on Movie
music that Lanois had done - This is what is listed on the Internet Movie
Database under Lanois' name:
1. Sling Blade (1996)
2. Sweet Angel Mine (1996)
3. Camilla (1994)
4. For All Mankind (1989) (uncredited)
5. Surrogate, The (1984)
Miscellaneous crew filmography
1. Birdy (1984) (music co-producer)
I know that 'For All Mankind' is the 'Apollo' CD with Eno, but does anyone
know anything about 'Sweet Angel Mine' or 'The Surrogate'?
Ant
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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 19:22:24 -0500
From: Richard
Subject: lullabies
hello, we are the warners and have just subscribed to the newsletter you
offer. we have been listening to DL's work for awhile with increasing
interest. I, especially, would like to pose a
question/suggestion...would he consider recording lullabies sung in
french and english? I realize that there would (potentially) be a
limited audience for a release such as this, but I can think of no one
else whom I would rather have my babies listen to (except their parents,
of course!). Any help you could provide in relaying this request to him
would be greatly appreciated. And thank you for the online newsletter!
amy warner
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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 17:38:44 -1000
From: The Other
Subject: Lanois & Dylan
Does anyone know when the Dylan album
is coming out? And how many songs
Daniel is on? Am always looking forward
to his work!
[Editor's Note: Read the interview in last week's digest; it's
available on the web site. - Kenley]
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Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 00:40:24 -0400
From: Martine Lacasse
Subject: Daniel & Brian
Hi everybody!
Just droping by to tell you about an interesting
article about Brian Blade in the May 1997 isssue of Modern Drummer. To
Kenley, is it really true that Daniel will join us? It will be something
very special to have him here on Acadie. Can’t wait to hear from him.
Talk to you later,
Martine Lacasse
[It is my hope that something will happen the forseeable future. - Kenley]
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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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