September 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: Weekend-ah
by Mctaggart, Robert 21 Sep '98

21 Sep '98

Hello Mariah Carey fans, John Johnstone wrote: >I love the idea of a load of us taking over a campground or Butlins >for a super-soaraway Soul Weekender for this meet-up thing. But we >would need an awful lot of people. Still if it's in a Pub in Preston >or a Bordello in Bathgate can we please call it the Sinister Soul >Weekender - it'd a be a great name. Well, we were thinking of "Booty Bounce", or "Mental as anything", but yes, I like this suggestion very much. Whilst we're on the subject, Manchester seems to moving ahead in the popularity stakes. Now we need to settle a date. Personally, I'm all for sometime around Christmas/New Year, which would have some kind of symmetry, it being the anniversary of the Town Hall shows and all. Suggestions to Keef or myself as usual. Katrina wrote: >just a quick one for you all, seeing as the mailing list has grown so >much recently, thought you'd all appreciate a recap on the US >tour dates > >Toronto - >Saturday 24th October @ Opera House - capacity 800, 735 Queen Street >East, Toronto, ONT, M4M 1H1. Tickets cost US$ 14.00 (i think) Dear me, Katrina, when did this happen? I know I should watch the news more often and keep more abreast of current affairs, but I was on the phone to Toronto last night and my little maple syrup cake made no mention of a US invasion. Has Bill Clinton made the ultimate bid to save his flagging popularity? Bill, there really was no need, now that all Americans can sleep soundly in their beds, because Mark Cassarato likes them after all. Finally, here's a list of things I never want to see on Sinister again. 1. Lists That is all, Love tag xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: TWATTYBUS review
by Zach Braun 21 Sep '98

21 Sep '98

hello all, like a ton of others, i'm relatively new to the list and the band, but i quickly became obsessed after hearing the new album. here's a review from my webzine "going underground" (http://come.to/going-underground) Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap (Matador) "He had a stroke at the age of 24, it could have been a brilliant career," sings leader Stuart Murdoch at the beginning of this, the third album from Scotland's Belle & Sebastian. Drawing richly from the English folk tradition of Nick Drake and Donovan and late '80s twee pop, the eight-piece B&S modernizes it with surprisingly sharp lyrics and songwriting. The second track, "Sleep The Clock Around," blends glorious swoops of synthetic horns, Murdoch's velvet voice, and a bopping beat to his sad story of "the memory girl." It's hard to describe how beautiful this song is in mere words, but after a hundred listens, that's the best I can come up with. Murdoch composed all of the songs on the last two B&S records, but here cellist Isobel Campbell offers the sweet and sinister "Is It Wicked Not To Care." "Seymour Stein" describes the story of the famed record exec wining and dining B&S guitarist Steve Jackson over a dusky, slow-bubbling background. An album of mellow pop would grow tiresome to some listeners, so it's good to know the most upbeat tunes are slotted near the end of the LP. "Dirty Dream #2" sounds like a long-lost outtake from Nick Drake's Bryter Layter, with insistent drumming and a sharp horn and string arrangement. It's probably the most exciting backing that can be given to a song that's blatantly about a typical teenage boy hang-up: wet dreams ("You are dreaming, you are sleepy, you are stuck to the sheets"). The title track is another English folk stomper; this time it details the adventures of the singer of the band Arab Strap with the equine sexual device of the same name. The Boy... then falls into the piano-ballad beauty of "Chickfactor" (named after a US zine), a simple song about the "Simple Things" to make "a young boy sigh," and the seven minute "The Rollercoaster Ride." It seems like I've been saying this a lot lately, but there's been a lot of awesome albums that have a unifying mood and actually keep the same level of enjoyment throughout the songs. The Boy With The Arab Strap is no exception. It's amazing to notice how Belle & Sebastian have captivated a small legion of die-hard fans on the strength of last year's If You're Feeling Sinister (their debut, Tigermilk is impossible to find). The band refuses to be photographed (the booklet is filled with blurry pics of band members in a vaguely medieval setting), and have an aura of overall mystery surrounding them. However, just a small glance at the bustling Sinister mailing list shows just how many slavering B&S devotees there are. The Boy With The Arab Strap is a perfect pop album, and demonstrates that Belle & Sebastian are worthy of all the accolades and devoted fans. You can count me as one of them now. ------------------------------------------------------- on a completely unrelated note, is there a b&s fan here in the states willing to tape me a copy of tigermilk? if so, e-mail me off the list. bye, Zach B. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.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: Sinister Soul Weekender
by John Johnston 21 Sep '98

21 Sep '98

I love the idea of a load of us taking over a campground or Butlins for a super-soaraway Soul Weekender for this meet-up thing. But we would need an awful lot of people. Still if it's in a Pub in Preston or a Bordello in Bathgate can we please call it the Sinister Soul Weekender - it'd a be a great name. I think it'll be a great event with all manner of fun and crazy shenanigans. Some will blame the sunshine, others the moonlight. Yet more will try and pin the responsibility on the good times. But not me. I sir, shall blame it on the boogie. Had to work all day Saturday - at least I had TWATTYBUS to comfort me. I love that record - I'd say it was my fave and anone who disagrees can..well they can enjoy their own opinion. Hastings fact - in the good old days (remember them -great days they were) the phone number of the Midland Bank in Hastings used to be "Hastings 1066". Here's another for the Brits (sorry).. My Grandparents first names were Pearl and Dean. That's not what we called them though. We just knew them as Grandma and grandpa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-papapa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-paaaa-PA! NY picnic sounds great - kudos and mad love to you all xx Johnny J +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 stupid back and the nyc picnic
by Ciflux＠aol.com 21 Sep '98

21 Sep '98

So a Sinister picnic finally comes together in NYC. My sweetie and I wait weeks for its blessed event, not to mention the Shelflife show the night before. Half an hour before I'm supposed to go to Brooklyn, I somehow manage to throw my back out. Thus, instead of seeing the pop show and meeting Sinister listmembers in the East River Park, I spent the entire weekend propped up in bed with a heating pad, sullenly looking out the window at what appeared to be a spectacular East Coast early-autumn weekend. Of course my back healed in time for me to be back at work on Monday. So, um, how'd it go? Did lots of people show up? Was it a properly gentle yet exciting experience? Details, please! l'shana tova, mike ciflux(a)aol.com http://members.aol.com/ciflux +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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Re: Sinister: Sinister Soul Weekender
by Sarah Wheeler 21 Sep '98

21 Sep '98

Michael wrote: > >I like the idea of camping - very Famous Five. I can just imaging popping >my head out of the tent in the morning to see lots of cardigan wearing >people about to head off to the local farmhouse for beakfast - massive >portions expected Ooh yes, and we'll be served by the plump farmer's wife, who'll have a bun in her hair and twinkling eyes, and she'll call us "little scamps", and probably send us on our way with homemade lemonade and lashings of ginger bread. Can we have a midnight feast too, and eat pineapple straight out of the tin?? Sarah x ======================= Sarah Wheeler Room 106 West Medical Building University of Glasgow GLASGOW G12 8QQ 0141-339 8855 ext.2860 ======================= +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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Re: Sinister: Sinister Soul Weekender
by Michael 21 Sep '98

21 Sep '98

I like the idea of camping - very Famous Five. I can just imaging popping my head out of the tent in the morning to see lots of cardigan wearing people about to head off to the local farmhouse for beakfast - massive portions expected - but running into some madcap adventure along the way, most likey involving misty moors, an abandoned railway tunnel and an old legend. Those in America can simultaneously have a Hardy Boys style adventure, although that might be a bit more Arab Strap than Belle & Sebastian. > >I love the idea of a load of us taking over a campground or Butlins for >a super-soaraway Soul Weekender for this meet-up thing. But we would >need an awful lot of people. Still if it's in a Pub in Preston or a >Bordello in Bathgate can we please call it the Sinister Soul Weekender - >it'd a be a great name. I think it'll be a great event with all manner >of fun and crazy shenanigans. Some will blame the sunshine, others the >moonlight. Yet more will try and pin the responsibility on the good >times. But not me. I sir, shall blame it on the boogie. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: The Boy With The Arab Strap lands at Chek Lap Kok
by Richard Lander 21 Sep '98

21 Sep '98

HOORAY! My order has arrived. Finally TBWTAS has arrived in Hong Kong. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: domestic vinyl
by OLDSCHREC＠aol.com 21 Sep '98

21 Sep '98

Does anyone know if the Matador vinyl is out yet? I haven't seen it at any shops so I was wondering if there was a delay. The import has a gatefold and thicker vinyl so I've heard. Any other significant differences between the two vinyl pressings? Pete +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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Re: Sinister: Tigermilk on CD
by Tim Groves 21 Sep '98

21 Sep '98

Why wouldn't any of us need to buy a copy ? all I have is a very bad copy of a copy - I would kill for a decently mastered CD or preferably LP tim +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Belle & Sebastian US TOUR DATES
by Katrina House 21 Sep '98

21 Sep '98

Hello again everyone, just a quick one for you all, seeing as the mailing list has grown so much recently, thought you'd all appreciate a recap on the US tour dates ... Boston - Wednesday 21st October @ Morse Auditorium @ Photo Resource Centre - capacity 660, 602 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA. All ages gig Tickets cost US$ 15 and can be purchased from: Middle East - telephone 617 864 3278 ex 221 Philadelphia - Friday 23rd October @ Trocadero - capacity 1200, 1003 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107. Tickets cost US$ 12.50 (advance) or US$ 14 (on the door - if they have some left!) and can be purchased from: Trocadero - telephone 215 922 6888 Toronto - Saturday 24th October @ Opera House - capacity 800, 735 Queen Street East, Toronto, ONT, M4M 1H1. Tickets cost US$ 14.00 (i think) and can be purchased from: Ticketmaster on 41 870 8000 Rotate This Records on 416 504 8447 Sonic Temple Records on 416 222 2004 Chicago - Monday 26th October @ Cabaret Metro - capacity 1100, 3730 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60613. 18+ Years of age only Support Band - Momus Tickets cost US$ 14 and can be purchased from: Metro on 773 549 4140 or on the web - http://www.metrochicago.com/ Athens - Wednesday 28th October @ 40 Watt Club - capacity 800, 285 West Washington Street, Athens, GA 30601. Ticket details to be confirmed Washington - Friday 30th October @ Black Cat - capacity 600, 1831 14th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20009, Tickets cost US$ 14 and can be purchased from: Ticketmaster on 202 432 7382 Or at The Club @ Black Cat in person after 8pm New York - Sunday 1st November (SOLD OUT) + Monday 2nd November @ Supper Club - capacity 1000, 240 West 47th Street, New York City, NY 10036. Tickets cost US$ 16.50 and can be purchased from: Ticketmaster on 212 307 7171 or on the web http://www.ticketmaster.com/ and in person only (no phone bookings) from: Manhattan Centre Ballroom, 311 West 34th Street, New York City, NY Other Music, 15 East 4th Street, New York City, NY For any more tour/release/biog info etc., please do not hesitate to visit the Jeepster web-site at http://www.jeepster.co.uk 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 is a message from the Jeepster Records news mailing 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? mailto:shop@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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