++++ Breakdown Newsletter 7.0
+++  31 March 1999
++   Breakdown: http://fringedigital.com/brook
+    Discussion: http://www.egroups.com/list/breakdown


++++ In this issue:
+++  Breaking News
++   What's New on Breakdown
+    Current List Membership


+++  Breaking News

4AD records has reissued Cobalt Blue and Live at the Aquarium in a combined
2-cd edition. If anyone on this list has seen it, could they let us know if
there is any bonus tracks or additional material (liner notes, nice design,
etc.)? Even if not, it's nice to have these two very essential albums back
in print.

        Cobalt Blue:
        http://fringedigital.com/brook/disc/cobalt.html

        Live at the Aquarium:
        http://fringedigital.com/brook/disc/live.html

Virgin Records has released a new Julia Fordham compilation, including two
tracks from the Brook-produced East West. I loved the understated East
West, although I realize it's not everyone's cup of tea. Fordham is an
interesting Canadian singer-songwriter, with a very unusual smokey voice.

        East West:
        http://fringedigital.com/brook/disc/east.html

        Julia Fordham Collection:
        http://fringedigital.com/brook/disc/collection.html


++   What's New on Breakdown

Slipstream continues to grow with complete rare or out-of-print tracks in
streaming media. Now in RealAudio: Err from Music for Films III, and
Diffusing from All Virgos are Mad. Err is a slower precursor to
Ultramarine, and Diffusing appears to be a rough demo with a temporary drum
track, but develops into something really beautiful.

        Slipstream:
        http://fringedigital.com/brook/slipstream

If anybody has any other rare material I can add, please contact me. I'm
particularly interested in the music video for "Breakdown", or perhaps even
the infamous Echoes Living Room concert. Keep in mind, the material in
Slipstream is streaming media: not save-able, not of broadcast quality, and
not sold for profit. As such, it is my answer to the tape-tree debate that
often resurfaces on the list.

I've signed up as a CDnow "Cosmic Credit" sales affiliate, which means any
purchases made via the links to CDnow from Breakdown result in a tiny bit
of store credit for me. I've been against making a profit from Breakdown
for almost two years now, but the notion of revenue sharing on the web has
matured recently and I've reconsidered. I'm not trying to suck your blood -
I don't even expect it to cover the costs of hosting Breakdown. If anyone
objects to this feature of the site, please let me know, or even better,
debate it in the Discussion list. If anyone is interested in the new issues
raised by the revenue sharing trend, check out this site from GMD Studios:

        ReveNews:
        http://www.revenews.com


+    Current List Membership

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