Part Two of Three.If indeed the Sloth Underground Newsletter is tri-annual, then it looks like we need to squeeze three issues into six months! But we have uncovered ground to travel through... so let us pack up and get going, shall we?Smoke Clouds Swirl, Congeal, and Disappear...Lots of things to cover, including unfinished business from this past summer and recent happenings. Check it out!Sloth Deported from the United States.The Feds finally got word that Sloth is a Danish name and were able to kick him out from the country for a few weeks. Back in May, Sloth took the slow boat to China but was intercepted by his sister and wound up in Sicily, Italy! Sloth and his Super Sibling toured the island country of Malta and enjoyed the lush coast of the Mediterranean. Sloth tried his best to do what he could with his cheap disposable camera and crafted “Sloth-O-Ramic” views of Sicily on the internet! Check it out at...http://www.geocities.com/slothwerks_productions/Sicily.html Exclusive Photo Tour.
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James Tours the Northwest United States...As promised in our last Newsletter, we have a report from our youngest staff member of his trip to the state of Washington... and beyond. Give a warm welcome to James Matthew!I went on a fun trip and I went mountain climbing. I had fun jumping on their trampoline and I had fun there. Ace Reporter Silius Sloth also had the pristine pleasure in interviewing James Matthew and learning more of his exciting trip to the state of Washington.
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Sloth Acquires Hefty Official Title.After many months of silly office work, Sloth found himself in the Records Management department at Old Kent Mortgage. Wanting more of an upper body workout than anything else, he has taken upon himself the distinguished position of “Guy Who Moves Things From Place to Place.” Now he’s more wiry than ever! Anybody got a weight bench we can purchase?The Underground Prepares To Re-Locate.Dreams of Home Ownership and a truly Underground Recording Studio have led the staff at the Underground to purchase a home out of which to operate. We have the approval... we just need the house! Any recommendations around the Grand Rapids, MI area? Drop a suggestion at (616)977-0969 or email at slothwerks_productions@yahoo.com.The Mt. Holly Renaissance Festival.The entire staff here at the Underground traveled to the east side of the state for the Michigan Renaissance Festival. Much fun was had: James enjoyed the sky chair ride immensely; Sloth easily scaled the rock-climbing wall; and Steph finally got to shop around for an hour or so. Next year, let NO ONE cop out on us! Join us in our sell-out wanna-be period frivolity! The worst thing that can happen is getting a hug from Anisa Clark... or listening to Dead Bob do the same routine for the 1,000,000th time. |
Projects @ The Sloth Underground Production Studio.Sloth Ready to Tackle First Original Solo Project.Investing yet another thousand dollars, Sloth is ready and willing to hit the catalogues again and find the perfect equipment to allow him to record live sound for his first full-length original solo project. Untitled at the present time, the CD has no slated release date and will most likely be unlistenable to most folks; thank God for Eric Newton, who will most likely remix most of the tracks. Stay tuned for future updates...Further CD Releases from the Sloth/Newton Combo.At present writing, two CD bootlegs are underway: Live @ Arco Iris, September 12, 2000 and The Best of Live @ Arco Iris, both of which shall be available soon. Both Eric Newton and Sloth will shortly be revolutionizing their various methods of producing sound and currently their live show is better than ever, so check it out before they go 100% studio!!!Live @ Arco Iris, September 12, 2000 We feel this show was so fantastic that we are offering it as a stand-alone recording with no post-production. The Best of Live @ Arco Iris Remixed parts of live gigs by Sloth, previously of WYCE Radio, and Eric Newton, previously of Ultrahypnosis. The Live @ Arco Iris Website. http://www.geocities.com/slothwerks_productions/Music.html MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSICMadonna Music - Madonna’s newest features a brand new producer, plus William Orbit (from “Ray of Light”) and her long-time co-writer and producer Patrick Leonard. The album features overwhelming digital editing, sampling, and a good mixture of dance tunes (the title track and single) and more melodic, lush pieces featuring full strings. Viva Madonna!
Peace Orchestra Peace Orchestra - A solo effort from P. Kruder of Kruder & Dorfmeister,
once again proving that literally anything released from G-Stone records is worth purchasing. A
bit on the mellow side, but one may as well have purchased the newest from both Kruder and
his long-time partner. Acid Jazz meets world fusion meets... a digital mixing board? Hm.
Bebel Gilberto Tanto Tempo - Astrud’s voice has returned in the beauty and wonder of singer/songwriter Bebel Gilberto. Subdued electronic samba music ala Dimitri From Paris... or is it Tortoise meets Brazilian-style Stan Getz? You decide. 
William Orbit Pieces in a Modern Style - The various Strange Cargo releases from
Mr. Orbit impressed me more than his electronic studio versions of various classical
tunes, although the hard techno single version of Barber’s Adagio was nifty. I think
this is more of an LP that he’s always wanted to release but never did, and it is
meant as nothing but mere face value. If you don’t own anything by this man, you
need to. Check out “The Best of the Strange Cargos”, available everywhere.
Various Artists Phat Global #1 - Hard-hitting world fusion electronica urban trip-hop featuring Sly & Robbie, Baaba Maal, and many, many more. That’s all I need to say. You must own this. Available from Palm Pictures Records. |