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From: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens)
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Subject: Re: Jane Siberry
Message-ID: <16073@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 21:49:42 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  5 21:49:42 1985
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Keywords: Good album

In article <529@neuro1.UUCP> sob@neuro1.UUCP (Stan Barber) writes:
>This may be old news, but we only recently got the Jane Siberry album 
>"No Borders Here" on A&M at KTRU. 
I believe that it only recently got US distribution.

>Jane comes from Canada and has this record produced at Windham Hill.
She hangs out in Toronto (not sure of her origins, but it may very
well be T.O.) and I believe the record was done entirely in the
Toronto area (maybe some in Hamilton I think?) (I can't be positive
because my copy's at home).  It originally came out on Duke Street
Records (a Toronto label) and has been out for about a year?  I
really don't believe that Windham Hill had anything to do with it
(but I may be wrong - perhaps the US album cover is misleading?).

>I strongly suggest if you like music in the same vein as
>Bruce Cockburn, Joanie Mitchell, and the like, that you check this out.

Well, I think that's pushing it a little bit.  Those artists are
typically thought of as something close to "folk".  I think that
Jane Siberry is more experimental (though not too far out) and perhaps
a more modern feeling?  But if you're alluding to the importance of
the vocals, I think you may have a point.  The vocals are quite
central to the sound of the tunes and I think that Siberry sings
very well, at least for the style of music.

I like it, and I agree with Stan's recommendation - check it out!

John