Re: Judee Sill

I discovered an artist this past week that I have become mad obsessed about. 
Her name is Jenny Wilson.  She is Swedish and her debut cd Love and Youth is 
an amazing ride.  The cd came out in Sweden last summer and is just released 
in UK.  I highly recommend it.  So many of my faves surface in her songs: 
Laurie Anderson, Kate Bush, Yoko Ono, Bjork and of course Jane (especially 
Speckless Sky/Walking period). I can't say enough about the album - it's 
been forever since I heard a new release that has compelled me to listen 
endlessly on repeat.  It's one of those that gets in your soul.  Check it 
out:

http://www.jennywilson.net/

Chris....


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B Merrill" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 8:53 AM
Subject: OT: Judee Sill


> Ciao Y'all,
>
> Rhino UK has just put out a double CD compilation of all of Judee Sill's
> Asylum material... which I purchased eagerly. This is her best, they say.
> But so far it just doesn't have the energy & intensity of my beloved 
> female
> singer-songwriters: Laura, Joni, Kate, Jane-Issa. Too much placid folk &
> country for this hyped-up guy.
>
> This is only a preliminary reaction-- but my preliminary reactions are
> usually reliable, stable.
>
> Also, this release doesn't have the material on Judee written by Andy
> Partridge of XTC, which was on the prior US-Rhino releases. Which is odd,
> since Andy is a UK kinda guy. I'm a big fan of XTC and would have
> appreciated reading his comments about her, why she is such an influence
> upon him. (Is this material available online anywhere? I will be doing a
> net search, soon.)
>
> BTW, if there are other female singer-songwriters who have approach the
> energy & intensity and esp. the musical ambition of the above quartet, I'd
> love to learn about them! (Please point to specific recordings.)
>
> Bruce