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Re: Miranda Sex Garden

From: atkins901@snake.cs.uidaho.edu (Antonin!)
Date: 10 Aug 1993 03:12:11 GMT
Subject: Re: Miranda Sex Garden
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Keywords: KATE MIRANDA NEW
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Organization: University of Idaho CS Dept.
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Summary: Well, Miranda Sex Garden

I hope you all enjoyed Katemas! I certainly did, and in Idaho to Boot!
>
>First of all I would like to thank that nice person who placed Kate's new
>songs on ftp.uwp.edu.  I can't wait for her albumn's release!
>
>There I was - there I was - there I was. Deep in the heart of Houston.
>Keeping
>low, of course - we Texans are fond of settling traffic disputes with
>handguns.
>Shelling was heavy, but I managed to belly-crawl the last mile or two and
>dragged myself into that Oasis of Funk, Sound Exchange. And what I found
>in the

Well worded, but I can meander into SOX any old day in Boise.. :)

>used bin there gave me the necessary inspiration to face the Loop at 5pm - 
>because I knew I was duty-bound to make a long and tangential post to r.m.g.
> 

Somebody sold it? Wow, that's a great disc to be throwing away!  I
previewed last year on my radio.  Good stuff, but not nearly as good as
"Iris".

>Let me tell about a new thing. It's called "Suspiria," and it's by a band
>called Miranda Sex Garden. Put it on your list - thank me later.

Already is.

>Here's the best part: the vocal chores are handled by a trio of Juilliard-
>trained women with a weakness for madrigals.

"chores", good touch, you should here their 19th century madigrals albumns
 
>Think Cocteau Twins with substance. Think "The Ninth Wave" with lots more
>strings and weirder drugs.

hmmmm..
 
>This isn't genius, but it's lots of talent with plenty of Kate-appeal. I
>mean,
>they do a cover of the "Woman in the Radiator" song from "Eraserhead."
>Who could ask for more?
>                                The boy with the perpetual nervousness
>                                                                b r e t t 
 
-enjoy-
Mark Atkinson (AKA Antonin!)
atkins901@snake.cs.uidaho.edu