Slice of Lemon

Editorial Reviews
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Two fine West Coast indie labels--Kill Rock Stars and Lookout--have combined to produce this wonderful double-CD compilation, featuring no less than 40 distinctive bands. In fact, this collection is not unlike the trio of compilations Kill Rock Stars has issued over the last few years. It encompasses all manner of musical styles and statements and the recording quality throughout is consistently low-fi.

But low-fi fits this kind of do-it-yourself, anyone-can-be-in-a-band aesthetic like a glove. You'll not likely have heard of more than half of the bands unless you live in Olympia, Washington, or the Bay Area, but together with some better-known names--Mary Lou Lord, Elliott Smith, Fitz of Depression, Mr. T Experience, cub, Pansy Division--these obscure bands continue to carry on the true spirit of punk rock, as far from the reach of the corporate music machine as possible. It's through compilations like A Slice of Lemon (and labels like KRS and Lookout) that indie rock will remain truly independent. --Adem Tepedelen

Lemons Descending
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • fantastic!!
Lemons Descending

Manufacturer: Oxingale Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UKY1
Release Date: 2002-01-15

Tracks:

  1. Hildegard von Bingen: Slice for Saint Ursula
  2. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Braileiras No. 5: Aria
  3. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Braileiras No. 5: Dansa
  4. John Tavener: Akhmatova Songs: Dante
  5. John Tavener: Akhmatova Songs: Pushkin & Lermontov
  6. John Tavener: Akhmatova Songs: Boris Pasternak
  7. John Tavener: Akhmatova Songs: Couplet
  8. John Tavener: Akhmatova Songs: The Muse
  9. John Tavener: Akhmatova Songs: Death
  10. William Sydeman: Three Songs After Emily Dickinson: I heard...
  11. William Sydeman: Three Songs After Emily Dickinson: I taste...
  12. William Sydeman: Three Songs After Emily Dickinson: Hope...
  13. Luna Pearl Woolf: Epithalamion
  14. John Tavener: The Child Lived
  15. Neruda / Clark / Haimovitz: Ode to the Lemon
  16. Hildegard von Bingen: Slice for Saint Ursula

Album Description

In this album, the common thread of voice and cello conjures a contemporary musical world rooted in the traditions of a millennium. Soprano Eileen Clark and cellist Matt Haimovitz perform the recital ranging from an Hildegard Von Bingen arrangement to John Tavener's "Ahkmatova Songs", from a first recording of Luna Pearl Woolf's "Epithalamion" to Heitor Villa-Lobos' beloved "Bachianas Brasileirsas No. 5" in which Haimovitz has overlaid all the parts in the eight-cello orchestra. Also included in this chant-infused collection is original improvisation on Pablo Neruda's eponymous poem, "Ode to the Lemon." The album features original artwork in a striking multi-panel eco-friendly package with accompanying booklet of the poetry.

The breadth and beauty of the poetry set in these pieces inspired a fine-art book entitled Lemons Descending: Music, Poetry, Etchings, from Oxingale Press. With this recording as its seed and poetry letterpress printed on hand-made paper, the book features the etchings of Michael Kuch, whose interpretations create a visual counterpoint to the compositions. The limited edition book may be viewed at the Library of Congress, Yale University, Stanford University, and other libraries around the world.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars fantastic!!.......2007-01-07

This disc has just grown and grown on me! A superb collection of rarely heard repertoire with some wonderful ideas and interpretations. Most inspiring!
Slice of Lemon
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Slice of Lemon
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Lookout Records/Lumberjack
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    PunkPunk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    Punk RevivalPunk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000000FIC
    Release Date: 1998-02-10

    Tracks:

    1. Young Fidel - Chickenhead
    2. Hello Yucko - Emily's Sassy Lime
    3. This Fascist Kills Guitars - Men's Recovery Project
    4. Big Decision - Elliott Smith
    5. Downer - Solid Gold
    6. Blah Blah - Delightful Little Nothings
    7. Ring Of Joy - Pansy Division
    8. Getting Up The Gumption - Fitz Of Depression
    9. Mathilda - Black Fork
    10. Red - Red #9
    11. Umbilical Noose - Worst Case Scenario
    12. Rudy Rudy - Shaken 69
    13. Through - No Talent
    14. Scott And Jane - Crumbs
    15. The Pick-Up Bear - Deerhoof
    16. In Between Her - Gambling Sounds
    17. Maintenance Free - Peechees
    18. (Untitled) - Waydowns
    19. Whats New - The Couch Of Eureka
    20. Bonus Track - Bonus Track

    Tracks:

    1. I'd Rather Eat Glass - Excuse 17
    2. Empty Inside - Potatomen
    3. Hot Lava Monsters - Kitty Cat Spy Club
    4. Nine Lives - Gashley Snub
    5. Life At The Abbey - Bonnot Gang
    6. Roy - Third Sex
    7. Adjective - Mr T Experience
    8. Court Fool - Executioners
    9. Mr. Holiday - Sunnychar
    10. Love Like Gravity - Bomb Bassetts
    11. Safety First - Frumpies
    12. Lots Of Dans - Teamsters
    13. Silly - Go Sailor
    14. Blood Twin - Dig Yr Grave
    15. Diet Punk - Rickets
    16. Fuck The Kids - Lice
    17. Feeling Blue - Tourettes
    18. Green Eyes - Cub
    19. Wish Fullfilment - Pussycat Trash
    20. Eternal Circle - Mary Lou Lord

    Amazon.com

    Two fine West Coast indie labels--Kill Rock Stars and Lookout--have combined to produce this wonderful double-CD compilation, featuring no less than 40 distinctive bands. In fact, this collection is not unlike the trio of compilations Kill Rock Stars has issued over the last few years. It encompasses all manner of musical styles and statements and the recording quality throughout is consistently low-fi.

    But low-fi fits this kind of do-it-yourself, anyone-can-be-in-a-band aesthetic like a glove. You'll not likely have heard of more than half of the bands unless you live in Olympia, Washington, or the Bay Area, but together with some better-known names--Mary Lou Lord, Elliott Smith, Fitz of Depression, Mr. T Experience, cub, Pansy Division--these obscure bands continue to carry on the true spirit of punk rock, as far from the reach of the corporate music machine as possible. It's through compilations like A Slice of Lemon (and labels like KRS and Lookout) that indie rock will remain truly independent. --Adem Tepedelen
    Slice of Lemon
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • A Slice Of Lemon
    Slice of Lemon
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Lookout Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    PunkPunk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    Punk RevivalPunk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    PunkPunk | Compilations | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    Indie RockIndie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00004YTS7
    Release Date: 1995-09-11

    Tracks:

    1. Young Fidel - Chickenhead
    2. Hello Yucko - Emily's Sassy Lime
    3. This Fascist Kills Guitars - Men's Recovery Project
    4. Big Decision - Elliott Smith
    5. Downer
    6. Blah Blah - Delightful Little Nothings
    7. Ring of Joy - Pansy Division
    8. Getting Up the Gumption - Fitz of Depression
    9. Mathilda - Black Fork
    10. Red
    11. Umbilical Noose - Worst Case Scenario
    12. Rudy Rudy
    13. Through - No Talents
    14. Scott and Jane - The Crumbs
    15. Pick-Up Bear - Deerhoof
    16. In Between Her
    17. Maintenance Free - The PeeChees
    18. What's New - Couch of Eureka

    Tracks:

    1. I'd Rather Eat Glass - Excuse 17
    2. Empty Inside - Potatomen
    3. Hot Lava Monster
    4. Nine Lives
    5. Life at the Abbey
    6. Roy - Third Sex
    7. Adjective - The Mr. T Experience
    8. Court Fool - Executioners
    9. Mr. Holiday
    10. Love Like Gravity - The Bomb Bassetts
    11. Safety First - Frumpies
    12. Lots of Dans - The Teamsters
    13. Silly - Go Sailor
    14. Blood Twin
    15. Diet Punk
    16. Fuck the Kids
    17. Feeling Blue - Tourettes
    18. Green Eyes - Cub
    19. Wish Fullfilment - Pussycat Trash
    20. Eternal Circle - Mary Lou Lord

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars A Slice Of Lemon.......2001-08-27

    The merging of 2 of the west coast's premire punk labels "A Slice of Lemon" brings some of the best that Lookout & Kill Rock Stars has to offer. Songs range from snotty straight foreward hard-core (Chickenhead, Tourettes) to sweet & cute (Go Sailor, Mary Lou Lord) with lots of stuff in-between. The duds on this one out number the gems, but when it's good, it's very, very good. The highlights are the songs by Pee-Chees, Black Fork, Elliott Smith, Chickenhead, Excuse 17, Kitty Cat Spy Club, Third Sex, Go Sailor, Touretts, Cub & Mary Lou Lord.
    Lemons Descending
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Lemons Descending

      Manufacturer: Artemis Classics
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by TavenerAll Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Villa-Lobos, HeitorVilla-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B0001C9YR2
      Release Date: 2004-03-23

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