Jarret slags off Litmus - Yamato rams Thames Barrier

[SHORT SHARP SHOCK]

oh relax
remember you said on list nobody loved you
sniff
sob
ps-BAS isn't for me to reveal, I l already said too much...but I will say
this,,,,there's lots of them
they are tough
good thing they like you, so long as you're under my protective majick


On 10/31/07, trev <judge48 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> a. what is BAS
> b. what is DRA
> i know USA
> not that i care of course...me being a big star and all that
> it is the original space ritual, the guitarist and synthesizer player are
> different (better) that's all, mr know all cole hole
>
>
>
> anyway, i've just finished editing the new space ritual album. it is
> called
> SPACE RITUAL - NAKED '94 (provisional)
> it is a desk mix from the 25 date euro tour, from the jazzhaus, freiburg,
> 25th may 1994.
> i found it on a cassette in a trunk.
> it's fantastic..i honestly like it a lot. it has mark 10 blanga and it is
> suitably rough enough to badly offend any anorack types who might like to
> criticise it.
> tommy grenias and paul fox are wonderful. they have mounted their war
> elephants and i personally saw them trample over 1000 orks to pulp during
> orgone accumulator alone.
> i'm a bit low in the mix as usual because it is a desk mix and my mighty
> marshall hardly needs to go through any puny  pa to be heard. nik and rik
> are fine. jo blake is THE DEFINITIVE space rock drummer. he is a rock with
> beautifuly sensitive ears.
>
> i'm exited,
>
> now i have to get a cover pic...who shall i steal it off...
>
> trev
>
> p.s.  and mr coley wolly texy wexy, i might remind you, that without cold
> baths, the british empire would never have come into existence...harumph!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DOG ROT ANIMAL" <insect.brain at GMAIL.COM>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 3:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Jarret slags off Litmus - Yamato rams Thames Barrier
>
>
> > 1) uhh, I'll go for that
> > 2) Paul is kewel
> > 3) no
> > 4) it's hot baths, more than anyone ever
> > 5) even though your the "writer", like the UFO song which is great,
> watch
> > it, or I'll get BAS associates, you you you...nevemind
> > mc cold clamey bombing DRA, future leader of the USA revolt in the
> streets
> >
> >
> > On 10/30/07, trev <judge48 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> European Space Ritual...European Space Ritual
> >> I'll blow that Helios wotsit off anyday
> >>
> >> is/was Paul Fox in Farflung????
> >>
> >> .and stop taking Xanax - take cold baths instead
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "DOG ROT ANIMAL" <insect.brain at GMAIL.COM>
> >> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 1:29 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Jarret slags off Litmus - Yamato rams Thames Barrier
> >>
> >>
> >> > Dear star of word composition and beloved forum-resident god-like
> >> > one.....put the other T and you never know what good could come of
> >> > that.......
> >> > I won't even question "original" since it's true I didn't catch you
> in
> >> the
> >> > states
> >> > bare with me on your personal request, I've got a kidney stone being
> >> > carefully attenuated in prayer I can keep it from sending the kidney
> >> into
> >> > the shock that feels like.......you don't wanna know
> >> > I need you to hire me on a couple USA mail-out jobs, my Xanax costs
> >> > I deserved it
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 10/30/07, trev <judge48 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Yesssssssssssss.
> >> >>
> >> >> I'd just like to say that there is a new Space Ritual album in the
> >> >> editing
> >> >> stage.
> >> >> The original Space Ritual, I mean.  It was recorded live in Freiburg
> >> >> in
> >> >> 1994, part of the first European Space Ritual tour
> >> >> line up:
> >> >> Nik Turner, Judge Trev, Commander Jim Hawkman(ICU), Paul Fox, Tommy
> >> >> Grenias
> >> >> (Farflung),Jo Blake, Rik Welsh
> >> >> It is a desk mix album, but I think you'll find the contrast with
> the
> >> >> present Space Ritual rather interesting.
> >> >>
> >> >> trev
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Colin Allen" <colinjallen at YAHOO.CO.UK>
> >> >> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:38 AM
> >> >> Subject: Re: HW: Litmus Dates
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > See my comments below:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Jonathan Jarrett <jjarrett at CHIARK.GREENEND.ORG.UK> wrote:    On
> Tue,
> >> >> > Oct
> >> >> > 09, 2007 at 09:18:38AM +0100, Colin Allen typed out:
> >> >> >> Uber-Space Rockers Litmus have the following dates scheduled:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> 28th October 2007
> >> >> >> The Underworld
> >> >> >> 174 Camden High Street
> >> >> >> London
> >> >> >> NW1 0NE
> >> >> >> (2nd night of the All Hallows Festival with Leafhound, Gentlemans
> >> >> >> Pistols and Earthling Society)
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Well, I was there, and with a reasonable head of beer on too and
> >> >> > so prepared to enjoy many things. All the bands decently
> >> >> > represented,
> >> >> > which was nice; also good to see that Rise Above have belaboured
> >> Litmus
> >> >> > into producing new t-shirt designs.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >  No, they had not; the t-shirts were the band's idea.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Earthling Society were first up and opened with a slow jam,
> >> >> > which may not have been the best way to go about it; Sherman lost
> >> >> > interest quite rapidly and disappeared to the loo for the rest of
> >> their
> >> >> > set, of which this was about a third. This meant that she missed
> the
> >> >> > bits where they actually did something, including the culmination
> of
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > jam where they'd piled so much in that just shunting that noise
> >> >> > about
> >> >> > began to have an intensity of its own. The second track they did
> was
> >> an
> >> >> > actual song, and not a bad one even, but the singer can't really
> hit
> >> >> > his
> >> >> > notes, and their playing is nothing remarkable, and by and large I
> >> saw
> >> >> > nothing in this set that did more than catch my interest.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >  I do feel that this is rather unfair on Earthling Society, who
> are
> >> >> > a
> >> >> very
> >> >> > good band; this was not an ideal environment for them but their
> set
> >> was
> >> >> > both enjoyable and musically of very high quality.  For me, they
> >> >> > were
> >> >> > probably played the best set on the night.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Of an entirely different stamp were Gentleman's Pistols. As they
> >> >> > were setting up I took stock of the general amount of facial hair,
> >> >> > other
> >> >> > hair, vintage instrumentation and swagger, and was reminded of an
> >> >> > interview I read once with Mick Farren about the Deviants gig at
> >> >> > Hyde
> >> >> > Park. I can't remember who exactly it was that the Deviants had
> been
> >> >> > sandwiched between for that gig, but one of them was the Edgar
> >> >> > Broughton
> >> >> > band, and Mick told of how he'd been unable to convince himself
> they
> >> >> > could catch the audience, what with being stuck between one band
> far
> >> >> > heavier and another far cleverer. And Paul Rudolph found the point
> >> for
> >> >> > them to stand on by coming to the mic and saying, "Now we're going
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > have some fun". This was what I found myself expecting as the
> >> >> > Pistols
> >> >> > took the stage. I wasn't wrong either. I think a third of the
> songs
> >> >> > were
> >> >> > about masturbation or other unsavoury sexual practices, the singer
> >> >> > (whose hair and beard were most outrageous of all) needed to be
> >> >> > credited
> >> >> > for camp as well as guitar, posing and vocals, and they were all
> >> >> > enjoying themselves hugely playing loud fuzzy rock and roll of a
> >> >> > happily
> >> >> > filthy kind. No-one could accuse them of taking themselves too
> >> >> > seriously, but you certainly couldn't have accused them of being
> >> >> > under-rehearsed either; this band is worth seeing. I shall
> >> >> > definitely
> >> >> > hope to catch them again, and I only held off on buying the album
> >> >> > because it was clear that Sherman was going to and I wanted to
> save
> >> the
> >> >> > money for a new Litmus t-shirt.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So Litmus had a lot to follow, although I was confident that
> >> >> > they could manage it. However, I'm not sure they made any converts
> >> this
> >> >> > night in the event. A four-track set, half of which was new and
> >> >> > unfinished material, and much of which was jamming, would have
> taken
> >> >> > over and stolen Earthling Society's thunder with no problem but
> >> >> > following people who'd been playing short, furious and complete
> >> songs,
> >> >> > Litmus unfortunately looked rather amateur. The known songs were
> >> >> > `Infinity Drive', which was ugly and brutal but in a good way, and
> >> >> > has a new break now, and `Under the Sign', which probably jammed
> for
> >> >> > too
> >> >> > long; I think it's possible that Litmus might benefit from a
> >> >> > performance
> >> >> > rule that says once they drop the ball once in a jam it's time to
> >> wrap
> >> >> > it up and remind the audience who's boss by getting back to the
> >> >> > riff.
> >> >> > As
> >> >> > it was it was a long time to wait for the bit where one could
> dance
> >> >> > again.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The new stuff had its parts but they were spaced out too far at
> >> >> > the moment. The worst of it was that during the last track, which
> >> >> > was
> >> a
> >> >> > monster in terms of time but only came to a focus for about two
> >> >> > minutes,
> >> >> > I found myself thinking, "Marek [the drummer] is wasted on this",
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > at
> >> >> > any other time I wouldn't usually notice him because I'd be
> >> >> > concentrating on the stringsmen. From this I conclude that Simon,
> >> >> > especially, but also Martin to a lesser extent, need to come up
> with
> >> >> > some new tricks, or perhaps focus on song structure a bit more, or
> >> >> > mainly, I suspect, finally get a new keyboardist and be prepared
> to
> >> >> > endure him or her saying, "guys, guys, this is flaccid
> spacewasting,
> >> we
> >> >> > can do better than this". It may not always be true but it's a
> point
> >> >> > they perhaps need to be readier to hear. So I don't quite know
> what
> >> >> > goes
> >> >> > on in Litmus camp at this time, but I think it needs some work and
> >> >> > possibly some help.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >  Unfortunately, you did not hear the new material as it is
> supposed
> >> to
> >> >> be
> >> >> > heard due to the untimely death of Simon's pedal board, which left
> >> him
> >> >> > playing solely through his amp without any effects whatever.  This
> >> was
> >> >> the
> >> >> > cause of the somewhat stilted jamming as, to an extent, the songs
> >> were
> >> >> no
> >> >> > longer really playable.  Due to this, it was a poor set,
> especially
> >> >> > when
> >> >> > compared with the recent performance in Brighton supporting Space
> >> >> Ritual.
> >> >> > I suspect that the band are even more disappointed with what
> >> >> > happened
> >> >> than
> >> >> > you were.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Headliners were Leafhound, of whom I probably should have known.
> >> >> > They have done a Nektar- or Blue-Cheer-like rejuvenation by
> >> recruiting
> >> >> > one new younger member, but I don't know how much difference this
> >> >> > has
> >> >> > made. The guitarist is the new boy, and definitely had the shred
> and
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > widdle, a Vai fan I suspect, whilst also being quite ready to hold
> >> down
> >> >> > the riff where necessary, and apart from the fact that he looked
> too
> >> >> > damn clean compared to the rest of the band I had no problem with
> >> >> > considering him part of the deal. And the bassist was fine, the
> >> drummer
> >> >> > and singer both clearly still had what they'd had, or if they
> >> >> > didn't,
> >> I
> >> >> > didn't know, not knowing the original. Let me put it this way: if
> >> you'd
> >> >> > only been able to hear them, you wouldn't have known they were an
> >> >> > old
> >> >> > band. What you might have thought, however, is "why is this pub
> >> >> > blues
> >> >> > band headlining in the Underworld?" There was nothing wrong with
> >> >> > them
> >> >> > but they were some way off being special. I guess there were big
> >> >> > fans
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > the audience who were pleased to see their favourite tracks
> actually
> >> >> > being done right, and I can certainly relate to that from
> >> >> > experiences
> >> >> > with other bands, but I couldn't join them there and there wasn't
> >> >> > really much for anyone else.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So yes. Earthling Society and Leafhound come in some way behind,
> >> >> > Litmus suffering creative injuries and scrape a second place;
> >> outright
> >> >> > victory by a long way to Gentleman's Pistols. If we could get them
> >> >> > on
> >> a
> >> >> > bill with Gorilla and Drunk Horse the resultant testosterone
> guitar
> >> >> > explosion would probably level the venue. Yours,
> >> >> > Jon
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > "When fortune wanes, of what assistance are quantities of
> >> >> > elephants?"
> >> >> > (Juvaini, Afghan Muslim chronicler, c. 1206)
> >> >> > Jon Jarrett, Fitzwilliam Museum, jjarrett at
> chiark.greenend.org.uk
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
>