December 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: albums of the year
by Tjonrr＠aol.com 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

1. Belle And Sebastian 2. Hefner 3. The Delgados 4. Arab Strap plenty of other great stuff this year but these ones mattered a lot. still hoping for a late contender in the new Bitter Springs album, but havent heard it yet. The Michael Head/Strands LP is very folky in a medeivael sort of way, with very olde world lyrics. takes a bit of getting used to but is quite special anyway. not as good as some of his older stuff, according to certain people who are just trying to show they know more than me. which they do of course, as always. heard TIJAMRS on John Peel last night, first impressions is that it is much more downbeat and maudlin than the Radcliffe session version, which i thought was quite triumphant sounding in a LLPJ sort of way, if that makes sense. still, nice to see another NME single of the week. from tjohn +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: my fave of 98
by Sebastian 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

in no particular order: Silver Jews - American Water (mouthful) Elliott Smith - XO Belle and Seb - yeah, you know... Gomez - Bring It On (*waits for assault*) Wilco/Billy Bragg - Mermaid Avenue Biggest Dissapointments: Garbage - Version 2.0 Arnold - Hillside (after all id heard...) '99 Things I Cannot wait for Pavement Belle and Seb. ep Wilco Guided By Voices Things I will buy before the year is out: Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs Faith No More - Who Cares A Lot? Things i am nervous about: new Radiohead new Auteurs (hey MICH!!!) tah YES! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Re: Fuck
by Emanuel Brown 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Congrats Philippe! I first saw Fuck about four years ago when I was living in Chapel Hill, NC. I was one of like ten people there to see them - most of the other folks were my friends and housemates. They had a beautiful understated power, a nice mix of country heartbreak and indierock accents. Now they have a guy (Brain Hageman) from one of my all time fave bands, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, so look out. The album I was referring to Pardon My French, is really good. I picked up their latest thing, Conduct, and� well, I'm not that impressed. Maybe a few more listens will help. How was Catpower? I saw her years ago, also in Chapel Hill, I believe - that li'l southern bastion of all things hip - and enjoyed it for the most part. Putting her and Fuck together was a smart tour move. Matador records rocks the best! emanuel Free, fast e-mail accessible anytime, anywhere http://www.imaginemail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: These are a few of my favourite things... and request for Michael Head album:):)
by Kin Woo 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Hello pop pals. Yes It's that time of year again where our beloved music press compile their year's best albums. Glad to see B&S so high on Select's list and I predict a similar pattern for NME, Melody Maker etc. More than makes up for the fact that "IYFS" was cruelly left out of most music press's Critic's Lists last year. It is a most magnificent album. So in the spirit of these times, I have compiled a personal best list, and since Honey has stressed "no music lists", I'm gonna respect his wishes and just tell about why some albums have made it to my best list very, very briefly. Unfortunately, my favourite album of the year has to be Black Box Recorder's "England Made Me". Not since Belly's debut "Star" has there been an album that has reached glorious new heights of perversity. It's very quietness adds to its power. It is very sinister and chilling indeed. And yes Philippe, Sarah Nixey is a most beautiful girl indeed and here voice is spine-tinglingly lovely, even if it is detailing morbid lyrics. It beat out "TBWTAS" mainly cos I'm just a sucker for the darker side of pop. So there is no need to say how wonderful the B&S album is, cos we ALL know it. In third place is Air's "Moon Safari" because it's ground-breaking just like the One Dove, Bjork and DJ Shadow albums are, and also the unspeakably gorgeous Bacharach-ian influenced soundscapes. Fourth is Mercury Rev's "Deserters Songs" which is also another favourite of my fellow listees judging by a lot of posts about it. Fifth would probably be Tori Amos's "From The Choirgirl Hotel" cos she beats Courtney Love hands down. Her album embraces techno very successfully and is a very intoxicating blend of her weird and wonderful voice and strange instrumentation. And there are the songs of the Tori of old which are impossibly sad like "Playboy Mommy" and "Northern Lad". It's a massive improvement from "Boys For Pele". So there you have it. Other albums that have made it for me include Catatonia's "International Velvet", Garbage's "Version 2.0", Spiritualized's "live from Royal Albert Hall", Sparklehorse's "Good Morning Spider", both Elliott Smith albums and the UNKLE album among many others, though I'm not gonna talk about 'em for fear of incurring Honey's wrath:) Hmmm does anyone out there have the Michael Head album, "Introducing The Strands"??? I've been hearing the greatest things about them and was wondering if anyone can tell me more about them. It seems whenever I write, it's to ask whether my fellow listees have heard various albums. Oh well:) Could someone be so kind as to tape a copy of the album for me, if one has it. I have a LOT of rare, live and unreleased B&S stuff to trade (although that is a bit naughty to write on the list). I've got TONS of other stuff, maybe some you are interested in- I've got heaps of Tindersticks (all the albums including "Donkeys", plus a tape of all their early vinyl recordings up to 1995), Belly (again, lots of rare stuff), and gazilions others including Sparklehorse, Air, Andrea Parker, Black Box Recorder, Kristin Hersh, Tanya Donelly, One Dove, Teenage Fanclub, Pulp, Beth Orton, Beck, Lush, Garbage, Throwing Muses, Spiritualized, Palace etc, etc. If you would want to trade, please contact me privately at my uni email addre So yeah please contact me Michael Head fans and hope we can do a lovely trade:) Seeya folks Kin Woo With A Star Upon Your Shoulder Lighting Up The Path As You Walk ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Earls Court
by Adrian Evans 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Slug wrote : * Saturday 28/11/98 14:48 Earls Court Stuart moves in for the kill and starts to sing "There's too many broken hearts in the world, There's too many dreams can be broken in two" Arrrgh! I'm gonna get you Evans! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ouch !! Who'd be an International Pop Subbuteo Manager ? Kevan, it's all very well taking your frustrations out on me....again, but the truth behind your early exit in this years competition lies a lot closer to home. You may laugh, but you can learn a lot from the man who first took Showaddywaddy all the way in 1974. You got your strategy all wrong. We all know Stuart is an emotional character, and liable to get confused in the high stress pressure-pot situation that is extra-time in the third round of the IPS Tourne - we are also well aware of the bands tendency for cover versions. You should have been playing the hard calculated bitch that is Isobel Campbell on "Is It Wicked Not to Care?". You could have saved Struan for the next round. I stand by my client Jason Donovan as a totally adequate replacement for the injured Stuart, and offer the services of Alison Moyet as a sub for Sarah Martin for the NYC competition, should you be reinstated. Mr Donovan has also asked me to mention the fact that he hasn't yet been properly remunerated for his services and is not satisifed with his replacement slacks. Better luck next year. Adrian.x.x.x. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: CS Lewis (theology) and B&S
by Matthew Neimark 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Where is the source that says that Stuart M is into CS Lewis? It would be interesting to know his (religous) perspective. CS Lewis seemed to be the type of author who the reader could totally disagree with but still come off as an excellent work. The Screw Tape Letters might demonstrate his fervent belief in Envangelical Christianity and the role of Satan as temptor. It's a great novel because even if you don't believe in such an entity, you can view it as a paradigm describing one's evil inclinations, and a system of resisting them (i.e. religion). It's interesting to note here a huge difference between Judaism and Christianity. In Judaism, Satan is actually an angel of G-d who performs a specific task (sometimes) of presenting options antithetical to G-d's will (i.e. tempting one's evil inclinations). Also, in judaism man is viewed as inherently good (as opposed to so wretchedly sinful that one is separated from G-d), albeit with free will subject to evil inclinations. Matt ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: festive cheers
by gateau du wizz 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

A Russian couple were walking down the street in Moscow one night, when the man felt a drop hit his nose. "I think it's raining", he said to his wife. "No, that felt more like snow to me", she replied. "No, I'm sure it was just rain, he said". Well, as these things go, they were about to have a major argument about whether it was raining or snowing. Just then they saw a communist party official walking toward them. "Let's not fight about it", the man said, "Let's ask Comrade Rudolph whether it's officially raining or snowing". As the official approached, the man said, "Tell us, Comrade Rudolph, is it officially raining or snowing?" "It's raining, of course", he replied, and walked on. But the woman insisted: "I know that felt like snow!" To which the man quietly replied: "Rudolph the red knows rain dear". _________________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: some christmas fayre
by Tjonrr＠aol.com 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

whoever it was complaining that their grandparents will only let them play Christmas songs at this time of year, you should give them a shot of The Man Dont Give A Fuck by the Super Furry Animals. it came out at Christmas and its got sleighbells on it (its a legal requirement that every Christmas record has sleighbells on it), so it officially counts as a christmas record. plus, added bonus: the 50+ expletives will have them gagging for B+S by the end of the track. from tjohn "cos I believe in Santa Claus hes in the kitchen on all fours rudolph patching up his sores from a drug and sherry frenzy" The Bitter Springs- Christmas No1 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: SW9 Thanksgiving Plus
by Michael Jones 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Saturday evening, my flat, a little after 9:30pm. There are 34 people here. Thirty-bleedin'-four. In the lounge, hall, kitchen and bathroom (booze centrale). Sadly, despite my best efforts, no one seems keen to make "use" of the bedrooms ('Cupid & Psyche 85' in one, a huge 'fun' pile of coats with enormous kissing-den possibilities in the other). Time smears. Numbers have thinned and now the blender on top of the Zanussi is generating beverages with outlandish amounts of froth and colours not found in nature. Fairy Liquid, anyone ? Ah, Jasper - I thought you might... Mr Leonard digs himself a hole next to a Noted Violinist, and Trousers and Tim H happily pile the earth on top of him; he redeems himself later with acoustic dexterity and 'A Child Is Born'. Later still. Someone has kindly 'returned' their portion of the feast to us, thankfully most of it is in the flushing zone. We've put the mumbling wreck in the corner of the kitchen to bed (once the mastermind behind Sportique and DJ Downfall's assault on the lower reaches of the Rough Trade chart) after a mighty struggle and one or more damaged vertebrae. Tim H is still drinking, though all that seems to be left are the accumulated dregs of a thousand drained Stella bottles and whatever's blocking up the sink. Various useless cab firms are called, called again and finally verbally abused. Somehow we're down to single figures, half of them snoring, before daylight. We decide the Xmas lights look so good, we vow never to take them down... The next day we flick through the polaroids, including the monochrome ones from the previous morning's, er, formalities. (Belle & Sebastian in) Manchester... so much to answer for... Mike x. _________________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Aslan is Jesus
by Archel 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

I'm sorry. But Fucks In The Snow? I think this would be just hideous, as when you get up close to it snow is rarely floaty or cherry-blossom like at all, but dirty and wet and - shock horror - pretty damn cold too. And the combined body of the two (or more) shaggers would melt it all anyway. Sorry idealistic popkids, I'm just feeling in a cynical mood. Narnia - I read all the chronicles and loved them when a wee lass (they even came in a pretty box which I thought was *so* spesh - did anyone else have those editions?) but when in later life I found out abouyt the religious allegory etc I felt rather icky. It all smacked of indoctrination a bit too much for my liking. I had quite enough of that at school what with having to drone the Lord's Prayer every day. I always thought one of the great things about B&S is how murky and doubtful, but simultaneously appealing, religion is shown as. "Her spirituality was thrown into confusion". That's me, pretty much. Before I go, I need help. Tomorrow I must be at a party dressed as a literary character and I have minimal costume ingredients. Who can I be? Lovebites, Archel xxx "This is Maz. She'll be giving blowjobs, smiling and being encouraging." ------------------------------------------------------------------- Rachel Playforth rap101(a)york.ac.uk http://members.tripod.com/~RPlayforth/welcome.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------- "Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon." +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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