YTSEJAM Digest 5956 Today's Topics: 1) Random rumination by Cyberwolf 2) re: New DT info by Brian Hansen 3) Re: New DT info by "Nicholas Sakkos" 4) Devin by Dave Peterson 5) Devin (pt two) by Dave Peterson 6) Re: Devin by Graham Boyle 7) Radiant Records by "TREVOR HOIT" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 10:17:53 -0400 From: Cyberwolf To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Random rumination Message-ID: Imagine to my surprise when I finally thought my comments (on the Mp3 thang) were timely once again, only to realize, upon receipt of the new Ytsejam digest, I missed the proverbial literary thread once again! Dammit! Damn dirty cyber gnomes! Anyhow, now it seems like my thread is off into outerspace once again (a place I approach many conversations from, to begin with). But that' sok, I shall catch up and MAINTAIN exclusive rights to up-to-the-minute threads one of these days. What was I saying? Anyhow, Not looking forward the to the new DT 3-CD set (a live cd with every studio release?) BUT... the actual next STUDIO release. Scott Mosher (RE: VIRTUALITY CD ** Ambient, neo-progressive cyber rock. http://www.theambientmind.com/virtuality/ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mosher ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 10:06:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Hansen To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: re: New DT info Message-ID: "Nicholas Sakkos" wrote: >>I bet MP asked him to yank the comment about track length. >How long is it then? You haven't heard? It's going to be 79 total minutes. There's going to be a single "song" that is a medley. There's going to 420 different tracks within that, each a tribute to a different song. It will all be brought together by the repeating melody from Wait for Sleep, which will be played in 23 variations and styles. I heard the album will be called "Wait for Sleep Part 2: 420 Great Songs in One". ;o) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 07:20:32 +0300 From: "Nicholas Sakkos" To: Subject: Re: New DT info Message-ID: <004901c1381d$9a680580$96df6693@-----> --> >It will all be >brought together by the repeating melody from Wait for >Sleep, which will be played in 23 variations and >styles. I heard the album will be called "Wait for >Sleep Part 2: 420 Great Songs in One". ;o) > Is any of those variations played backwards? That'd be cool... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 15:30:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Peterson To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Devin Message-ID: Hey guys - I'm going over some old Jams and saw some people asking about what Devin Townsend is up to lately. Well, nobody really said much of anything so I guess it's up to me to extoll the virtues of Devin. Strapping Young Lad - This is Devin's first band and it can ONLY be described as a wall of noise. Very industrial, brutal and layered. Not progressive at all. The sound is very thick and features a ton of Devin's signature screams. It gets old for me for a while, but death-heads will really love this stuff. Get "City" first, then if you like it, get the older one, "Heavy as a really heavy thing". Sex and Religion - This is when Steve Vai decided to make a regular "rock band" album. The songwriting is just amazing and Devin's tortured vocals are a perfect compliment to Steve's fluid playing. This album will always hold a special place in my heart. Ocean Machine: Biomech - The pinnacle of Devin's career. Two words: Heavy and smooth. Nothing industrial anymore. Just liquid soundscapes of unimaginable beauty. This is the album that requires me to think of Devin as a musical genius. Melodies that interweave leave the listener pining for more. Devin's vocals are a wonderful mix of his thick, husky clean voice, and his wonderful, rapturous cries for mercy. His guitar playing is hypnotic and is backed by a wonderful supporting cast as well. Not quite rock and not quite metal, if you own nothing else, buy this CD. Devin Townsend: Infinity - Dev was in a weird state of mind when he wrote this and it reflects it in this bizarre CD. Very spastic. Spanning from playful, happy antics to sublimely orchestrated anthems of sadness. Not a very coherent album at all, but if you take each song on their own, there is still his wonderful genius creeping through. Get Ocean Machine first though. Devin Townsend: Physicist - Dev has cleared his mind up with this CD and it shows. It's heavier than everything but Strapping Young Lad, but his maturity really is showing through now. Thickly orchestrated (as always) with layers of keys, guitar and synth, and thickly intertwined with his wonderful melodies. Not quite as memorable as Ocean Machine, but still wickedly Devin. Devin Townsend: Terria - His brand new album which I haven't gotten yet (because he'll soon be releasing a special edition with a bonus track. I'm holding out for that). Word is that he's done making metal albums. Judging by the "new-age" artwork, he appears to be going towards his Ocean Machine days again (and I certainly ain't complaining!). Guys, Devin is one of the good guys of music. He definitely isn't progressive at all, unless you REALLY want to contort the definition of progressive. He's very unique and runs his operations out of the basement of his Canadian home. I'm on their mailing list and they (Dev and his wife, Tracy) are thoughtful enough to send out Christmas cards! This guy definitely deserves my dollar and I hope some of you decide to do yourself a favor and pick up one of his CDs. I suggest Ocean Machine for most of you, and Strapping Yound Lad's "City" for the thrash-heads. He's done making metal, but he has a whole lifetime ahead of him of making great music! Thanks for hearing me out! - Dr. Teeth __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 15:34:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Peterson To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Devin (pt two) Message-ID: Whoops! I forgot to mention where to get his music! Most of his CD's are available at CDNow.com, but I have a hunch that he gets a bigger cut if you buy CD's directly from his site: www.hevydevy.com Thanks! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 08:55:49 +1000 From: Graham Boyle To: Dave Peterson Subject: Re: Devin Message-ID: DP> Devin Townsend: Terria - His brand new album which I haven't gotten yet DP> (because he'll soon be releasing a special edition with a bonus track. DP> I'm holding out for that). Word is that he's done making metal albums. DP> Judging by the "new-age" artwork, he appears to be going towards his DP> Ocean Machine days again (and I certainly ain't complaining!). I'd hurry if if I were you. The limited edition is already out, has a bonus disc of live stuff (multimedia). DP> Guys, Devin is one of the good guys of music. He definitely isn't DP> progressive at all, unless you REALLY want to contort the definition of DP> progressive. He's very unique and runs his operations out of the DP> basement of his Canadian home. I'm on their mailing list and they (Dev DP> and his wife, Tracy) are thoughtful enough to send out Christmas cards! DP> This guy definitely deserves my dollar and I hope some of you decide DP> to do yourself a favor and pick up one of his CDs. I suggest Ocean DP> Machine for most of you, and Strapping Yound Lad's "City" for the DP> thrash-heads. Not progressive at all ? Are you kidding ? His music is far more progressive than many prog acts mentioned here. You mentioned already that a lot of his albums are different, now isn't that progressive ? OM is certainly, so is Terria, Infinity too. -- Best regards, Graham mailto:email_address_removed.au ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 16:53:42 -0700 From: "TREVOR HOIT" To: "Ytsejam" , "Freaks" Subject: Radiant Records Message-ID: <005101c137f8$52fb42e0$message_id_removed> I'm all for supporting the band by buying from Radiant, but not until they get thier shipping rates down. I'll be damned if I'm paying them $6 to ship a double cd or $12 to order four......Am I a cheap-ass?! Trevor ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 5956 ************************** === Contributions to ytsejam: ytsejam@torchsong.com === === Send requests to: ytsejam-request@torchsong.com === === Brought by the ghost of ytsejam@arastar.coms past === === Reach the owner of this list at: ytsejam-owner@torchsong.com ===