December 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: Lucid, me? Never!
by Mark Casarotto 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

I'm going to take advantage of the relative (and blissful) quiet on the list at present to make pointless banter and offend the accountants among you. I just thought you might be interested to hear that at my office, we're being afflicted by the same problems as the list has been recently. For our Xmas party, it appears we are doing the "secret Santa" thing of picking names out of a hat full of all the employees and then buying them a five pound gift. Yay. But at the same time, my floor are doing a similar thing for our Xmas lunch. So now there is a bad-tempered email war going on, with misunderstandings, repeated statings of the screamingly obvious, obsolete messages invoking ire, and us on the top floor are coming across as isolationist snobs (though let's face it, mixing with Accounts would be a bit naff, so maybe they're right :)). So much for the season of goodwill... Anyway, what it made me think is how much tolerance and sensitivity I've come across (some may beg to differ :)) being on Sinister. Perhaps something similar should be obligatory in any type of community. I also want to second Lesley Jo (I think)'s argument that the concept of twee is not one with entirely negative connotations, at least among people who are honest enough to accept that tweeness, whatever it means, is part of their make up. And while I'm on Lesley Jo, anyone who hasn't had a giggle at her Mystery Bus is missing out big time ...:D *still chortling* *catching my breath* So there you go. I managed to get the TIJUANABRASS session version yesterday at the same time as the EP, coincidentally enough, and the only thing missing on the record that I can tell is Stuart's evident joie de vivre - must have been a wee bit tipsy, I reckon. Anyway, it's still a lovely song, with the best chord progression in the world. I'm glad they've gone back to the drone rock school for this one - I always find myself heading in that direction when I play music, even though in any other circumstances "rock" is pretty much a dirty word. I'm always going to love the three spacemen, as well as the VU's more self-indulgent moments, and the only record in the world which approaches Tigermilky and Sinister is Peng! by Stereolab... Mustn't get self-indulgent - must do work.... Good doggy, Mark xxxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Big sur
by Marco Braca 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

§ San Francisco Poem § ( by Marco#7 ) I want to walk in the deep " Big Sur" ; I want to appreciate the pungent smell I heard little ants whisper in the " Big Sur" ; They were dressed in white and pink , they were black . Marco#7 , the boy that waiting for the new ep , that will be available the next year here in Italy. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: M***** M****
by Katrina House 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

Hi again, just thought i'd better post and tell you all that the scumbags at the aforementioned magazine have a rather large centre page spread of Belle & Sebastian in this weeks (cover date 12th December) issue. They're trying to palm it off as an interview, however it's just a collabaoration of old articles etc. oh, and they've put Stuart M and Isobel on the front cover. without asking the band. but i'm not annoyed, really. i just wish they'd grow up. cheers, Katrina. -- ************************************************************************ jeepster recordings ltd. - mailto:a-and-r@jeepster.co.uk 217 canalot, 222 kensal road, london, w10 5bn, uk phone - 0181 964 9432, fax - 0181 964 8600 http://www.jeepster.co.uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: a story for the music lovers
by Christa Chaffinch 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

I read this last night and thought that you would like it: **** Hear the music. Listen with all your might, and you needn't clap to keep Tinker Bell from going into a coma. The music will restore her rosy cheeks. Then seek out the source of the melody. Look long and look deep, and somewhere in the murmuring world you will find the storyteller, there under the cabbage leaves, singing to herself. Or is that a she? Perhaps its a he. But whichever, or whatever, the poor thing is crippled. Can you see that now? The twisting, the bending, the awkwrd shape, the milky eye, the humped back, do you now make it out? But if you try to join in, to work a duet with the wonder, the song seases. When you startle the cricket its symphony ceases. Art is not by committee, nor is it by wish-fulfillment. It is that which is produced in the hour that stretches, the timeless time wherein ALL songs are sung. In the place devoid of electrical outlets. And if you try to grasp either the singer or the song, all you will hold is sparkling dust as fine as the butter the moth leaves on glass. How the bee flies, how the lights go on, how the the enigma enriches and the explanation chills...how the music is made...are not things we were given to know. And only the fools who cannot hear the song ask that the rules be posted. Hear the music. And enjoy. But do not cry. Not everyone was intended to reach A above high C. **** -Harlan Ellison, "Eidolons" Have a nice day everyone! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: list crush
by david kitchen - jeepster 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

erm, just thought i'd check the script before we left, and what do i find? rod begbie is number one! but as one person managed to vote all 20 times behind some proxy server or something i've had to delete him from the fray of list crushes! sorry, but cheating really isn't sporting. on the same note, the whole top five are currently on the tightrope of being deleted too, whoever it is with BT as their ISP who's voting for Beth for example, your intentions may be lovely, but you may also get her deleted! the list crush thing is there for a laugh, no-one should need to cheat, it really isn't that important! oh, and one last thing, if you really do have a crush on someone, why not just mail them? cheers david ----------------------------------------------------------------------- david kitchen : jeepster recordings ltd http://www.jeepster.co.uk/ http://www.jeepster.co.uk/belleandsebastian/ http://www.jeepster.co.uk/salako/ http://www.jeepster.co.uk/snowpatrol/ mailto:shop@jeepster.co.uk jeepster recordings ltd, 217 canalot, 222 kensal road, london w10 5bn to subscribe to the news mailing list mail majordomo(a)jeepster.co.uk with the words 'subscribe news' in the body of the message there is no need to subscribe if you are on the 'sinister' list +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: le "mystery bus" du Belle et Sebastien
by rebelstrange＠ldd.net 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

ok i'm really in a weird state as i've just woke up at 2-30 am for strange reasons best left unsaid co they're boring. so i probably dont' have a lot to say. thanks to weejay for defendign the gate, i know i don't know what it sounds like yet, but i'm sure i'll really like it.........(cookies to anyone who knows that reference)(ok it's a sad attempt at a reference) re cultural discussion, i'm sorry for rambling so much the other night, you can blame it on pink champagne if you like, that's my idea of a nice evening, sitting alone and pretending that i'm getting drunk. well, maybe it worked, i did end up with a nice headache the day after. anywya i wasn't intending to pass judgment on listees or the band by pronounceing anyone's ideology or tweeness, i was just trying to say tha tthere are quieter ways to 'rebel' than eating one's own excrement. everyone takes it so seriously if someone appears to 'accuse' them of being 'nice" or 'twee'. all words that have no meaning, ultimately, except in relation to other concepts, so let's all chill out, there's worse things than being called polite, no one is ssaying you mutiilate dead babies, theyre' just saying you're a bit less grating than marilyn manson, not a mean feat really when you think about. no one honestly believes the band, or the list people, are all traipsing through fields in pink gingham picking tulips and doing the jig, i mean honestly, no one believes that! now you can go on with your hard-ass, tough-lliving life, and return to killing children under the influence of bad smack. You can go and look at this if you want http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/4967/bsbus.jpg i was correctly inspired yesterday to finally get it done and it makes me laugh. isobel i'm not completely happywith, but that's not a surprise, i just could never make her as perfect as she is!! *dreamy* and remember, there are certain parameters working within the framework of scooby doo, so keep it in mind before you point out disappointments. and a hearty hello to my honorary cuz Tuff jess, oh how I envy you and your tale of touching coolness!!! hm we should all buy like 10 stow shirts so we can wear them everywhere and always be prepared to spread the gospel. Still waiting for that TeeJammers call from the local shop....... in my CD player (now debuting): SpinArt One Last Kiss compilation In my car stereo: red house painters In my lingerie: me In my nefariously scheming brain: moneymaking and school-skipping plans for hitchhiking to Athens GA lesley Jo "twee as fuck" +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: jeepster-news: MTV UK Alert ... Miss it or Miss Out!
by Katrina House 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

Hi all, Just a quick note to tell you all that snow patrol are Eddy Temple-Morris's guests on "Up For It" tonight, Monday 7th December. The show goes out at 10.00pm and, you should probably tape it seeing as they will also be playing the video for Belle & Sebastian's "This Is Just A Modern Rock Song", as it's the Plate that's Great all this week on Eddy's show ... und das ist alles! cheers, Katrina. -- ************************************************************************ jeepster recordings ltd. - mailto:a-and-r@jeepster.co.uk 217 canalot, 222 kensal road, london, w10 5bn, uk phone - 0181 964 9432, fax - 0181 964 8600 http://www.jeepster.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- .this message came from the jeepster records news list . .visit our site at http://www.jeepster.co.uk for more info . . . .to unsubscribe yourself from this list send a message to . .majordomo(a)jeepster.co.uk with the words 'unsubscribe news' in the body. .of the message . . . .any problems? then simply send a mailto:owner-news@jeepster.co.uk . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: A Postcard for You!
by denisep＠netsoc.ucd.ie 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

A postcard from denise is waiting for you at Ben & Jerry's in the UK! To pick-up your postcard, go to the following URL: http://www.benjerry.co.uk/cards/ Your secret number is 60323563. Hurry! If your postcard is not picked up within two weeks, it may be removed! Thank you! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: big black & various chicago questions
by GaoBest＠aol.com 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

In a message dated 12/7/98 10:23:43 AM, asbuch(a)midway.uchicago.edu wrote: <<I used to be the biggest Big Black fan on my block, spent 1 1/2 years D.J-ing at WHPK, yet Math Rock passed me by. >> hey kids when i was "researching" the records i was going to copy for Jim's Xmas tape swap deal (which i am pleased to say that i mailed off today, so some lucky boy in england will be getting an ace tape that includes Tom Jones' "things go better with coke," steven fields' "legalize heroin," st etienne's "are we gonna be alright?" and various tracks from Culturcide), anyways I realized that I've not played my Rapeman 7" for "inki's butt crack/song #1" in ages, so i put that osng on the tape. anyways my big-black connection point is this: is the stuff about "jordan, minnesota" true? i first heard that song in 1989 when I prepped it to play in my old college radio show (april, to be exact - april 13 i think) and i've always wondered if the stuff involved in that song was true. At the time, I just blindly believed it and I even announced on the air about the meaning of the song... but what if I was wrong? Personally I can't stand the whole math-rock stuff, or whatever those bands are. Tortoise, Sea and the Cake, Rex, Guvner, Bardo Pond, Idaho, Low... I mean i know they're super talented, but I just get bored with them. Scary to think I've seen them all live at various times. Actually I walked out on a Low gig 'cause I was just too bored, wound up driving home with Whigfield's "ain't it blue" blasting in my car stereo. I'm in a severe bind. Does anyone know the compilation called Blub Krab, from the late '70s? The most famous artist on it was Jad Fair, who later became famous for his Half Japanese band, although Jad Fair also is well known in some musical circles. The reason why I need this compilation so badly is not because of Jad Fair, but because of the Pablums' "Under my Gums" which was a great parody of "Under my Thumb" and if anyone sees this compilation I'd be willing to pay over $25 for it, yes i'm that desperate. I paid the equivalent of US$17 (BEF550) for Culturcide's _Tacky Souvenirs of the American Revolution_ (sic?) album which is still one of my favorite records, but I'm willing to pay sooo much more for Blub Krab if anyone can find it for me. I know this isn't a marketplace but I'm desperate and I'm not sure where else I can turn. The fact that I really want Blub Krab has been grinding away at me for the past 3 years. hope everyone's enjoying TIJAMRS EP, isn't it just splendid :-) well worth the wait, I think! xox mike +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Math Rock
by OLDSCHREC＠aol.com 08 Dec '98

08 Dec '98

Don Caballero is the quintessential band for this genre now. Rush meets King Crimson. Pete G. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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