March 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: uk traveltime
by Claire Timmins 23 Mar '99

23 Mar '99

Right lads, I'm going back to my roots (yeah!) next Wednesday. The lucky town being - Birmingham. I have no recollection of this place and no friends there, except a IT whiz who is letting me stay in her hotel and cadge free room service for three days. Suggestions about music and drink would be gratefully appreciated. Im staying in Dudley, which appears to be rather *hip* these days, what with housing the newest pop sensation, '21st century girls', well Cilla likes them. Glad to see Tagster the trickster has remained, there were worrying reports about the end of Roolz, no doubt a huge sigh of relief swept over the gaydiscoloving population this morning. For those interested, do go and see 'El hombre Trajeado' at the 13th note on April 2nd, very good. A small B&S connection but one of them used to be in the amphetameanies (very loose reference, I know). Maybe see youse there, clazster Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: An apology. (No more chains. I PROMISE)
by Andras Zalan Szolnoki 23 Mar '99

23 Mar '99

O.K. , I get the picture. NO MORE STUPID LETTERS! O.K.? I guess I just retire to my place somewhere in the corner The dark one >From where I can see But can't be spotted -if there's one thing that I learned when I was still a child is to take a......(to be alone)- Bye Andras Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "thFrom owner-sinister(a)Majordomo.net Tue Mar 23 11:00:30 1999 Received: from zebra.esosoft.net (zebra.esosoft.net [207.153.253.162]) by envy.ph.ed.ac.uk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id LAA19078 for <honey(a)Majordomo.net>; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:00:23 GMT Received: from turtle.esosoft.net (turtle.esosoft.net [192.41.24.194]) by zebra.esosoft.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id GAA29913; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 06:00:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (turtle@localhost) by turtle.esosoft.net (8.8.5) id DAA05040; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 03:59:59 -0700 (MST) Received: by turtle.esosoft.net (bulk_mailer v1.9); Tue, 23 Mar 1999 03:59:58 -0700 Received: (turtle@localhost) by turtle.esosoft.net (8.8.5) id DAA04972; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 03:59:54 -0700 (MST) Received: from sloth.ph.ed.ac.uk (sloth.ph.ed.ac.uk [129.215.72.230]) by turtle.esosoft.net (8.8.5) id DAA04928; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 03:59:50 -0700 (MST) Received: (from mitchell@localhost) by sloth.ph.ed.ac.uk (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA24823 for sinister(a)majordomo.net; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 10:59:45 GMT Received: from send103.yahoomail.com (send103.yahoomail.com [205.180.60.92]) by turtle.esosoft.net (8.8.5) id DAA25719; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 03:00:32 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <19990323100045.7089.rocketmail(a)send103.yahoomail.com> Received: from [137.213.252.252] by send103.yahoomail.com; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 02:00:45 PST Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 02:00:45 -0800 (PST) From: andrew dean <koogydelbbog(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Sinister: observer review To: sinister(a)Majordomo.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-sinister(a)Majordomo.net Reply-To: andrew dean <koogydelbbog(a)yahoo.com> X-Organisation: Happy Bunnies Inc. X-List: Sinister having snatched a brit award from under the noses of B*witched and steps, belle & sebastian continue towards lo-fi world domination with this pair of spin-off solo projects. as with the scottish group's major works, both incline towards the whimsical. bass player stuart david's looper is essentially an excuse for him to ramble about childhood and treehouses over strumalongs and homespun beats. the gentle waves - a dozen songs from singer and multi-instrumentalist isobel, mates and band members - lap more interestingly. her voice may be as thin as a winter reed, but her gentle pastorals come shaded with woodwind and strings, and suggest that, given a decent recording budget, she could produce something more evocative of her loch-side landscapes. neil spencer, the observer, 21 march 1999 couldn't find a copy of The Face when i looked for it this morning so that'll have to wait. andy == andrew dean (koogydelbbog(a)yahoo.com) _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: life--it's not what i thought it was
by Dan McKinney 23 Mar '99

23 Mar '99

hello fellas. so much for the first day of spring. it snowed six inches here last night. how depressing. anyway, i am writing the list today for a couple reasons. first, i was privileged enough to get a tape of the black session today. i must say that i really like the version of dirty dream #2....quite fabulous. i also am quite fond of "i don't love anyone," which is the first song that i've heard from tigermilk. hearing it makes me not want to wait another 2 months for the re-release. is matador picking up the release in the states or will it only be available on import via jeepster? i don't know. oh another thing about the black session...i swear the beginning of "sleep the clock around" before the vocals come in sounds exactly like the chorus of "tomorrow" by james. does anyone else find this odd comparison to be true? or am i just going nuts? likely the latter. ok guys, here's the *real* reason i'm posting today. i need your help. see, as i think i said once before, a long long time ago, i am a dj for my college radio station. every week the station does a show called "artists only" where we play 2 hours of a particular band. the first week of may, i was planning on doing a show on blur, but i quickly realized that my blur discography was quite incomplete. today i got a rather bright idea. how about two hours devoted to belle & sebastian? good idea, eh? anyways, i got the idea ok'd by my program director this evening, so i need to get working on putting the show together. and since this show is in the beginning of may, before the tigermilk re-release comes out, here's where i need help. would any of you kind souls out there be willing to send me a tape of tigermilk? also, if there are any other radio sessions other than the french session that some of you may be able to offer me, i would appreciate it soooo very much. and of course, to anyone who is able to help me out, you would be duly recompensed with a tape from me :) so if you are interested in helping out, please contact me at polystyreneman64(a)hotmail.com. thanks! oooh another thing. i'm going to london for a couple weeks in july. very exciting. i've never been abroad before so i'm thrilled at the opportunity. perhaps i can meet some of you while i'm there! hmmm time for me to go do work now. god i hate college sometimes. g'bye for now. ~~Dan-O® What's in the CD player?: Teenage Fanclub -- Bandwagonesque In rotation: Madder Rose -- Bring It Down, Hollies -- The Essential Hollies, Looper -- Up a Tree, The Wonder Stuff -- Never Loved Elvis Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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RE: Sinister: luna loopers
by Seamus Campbell 23 Mar '99

23 Mar '99

glo-worm are exceedingly pleasant at times, but that cover of "friday i'm in love" was awful. seamus why does no-one talk about glo-worm on the list? don't people know of their god-like genius? and is anyone else beside themselves at the prospect of the Black Tambourine CD coming out sometime soon on Slumberland records? What do you mean, Slumberwhat and Black tambawho? You never heard 'Throw Aggi Off The Bridge' with it's Meat Whiplash sonic wall of melody? And you ask Meat Wholash???? get an education, kids! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: It used to be all allotments round here
by mctag＠bigfoot.com 23 Mar '99

23 Mar '99

Dwarlings, Hahaha - fooled you and you fell for it. I haven't left at all. It was a cunning ruse to get rid of Melonballs. How could I leave you? You course through my veins like heroin, and I can't give that up either. Actually, I was in a mood, and I took it on you and I apologise, I really do. But I am indeed an altered toad. I've had all the stuffing knocked out of me by Mr Matt Haines's letter. I loved that. Especially the bit where he described the people who lovingly bought all his records as weird and inadequate (that was a "joke", right?). If only all labels treated their fans so well. Actually, there were elements of truth in what he said. But why is the Gentle Waves single only coming out in a 2000 pressing? And how come singles cost less in my local record shop? It is a point, you have to admit. As for the B&S being crap live. I saw the Field Mice once, and no, it wasn't political, it was really fucking crap. That's really, really fucking crap. What most amused me about Matt's litle speech was the way he picked out the very worst aspects of Camber Sands and made it out to be a Siberian salt mine. And I never realised there was a nice steam railway nearby, and lovely tea rooms. Ah, the golden age of merrye Englande, when we still had an empire. I went to see a very good film yesterday and so did Warrander John. "Central Station" as recommended by one Peter Miller, before I nicked his birds. It should've won an Oscar, and it nearly made me cry. I want to go to Brazil now It was quite a Brazilian weekend, what with Os Mutantes ruling the roost. I bought that because one of them is wearing a cloak on the front, and I'm all for cloaks, I'm going to wear one to Camber Sands and rush into the tea rooms with comedy fangs screaming "I am the count". That's c-O-u-n-t. I can't go to Pam's high jinx at the Betsy Trotwood, but it's a nice pub and I think you should all go. Cos Pam's parties swing, according to my sources. I hope that didn't offend anyone. It's bedtime. Night night. Love Tag xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: attention dc listies!
by Jennifer Marie Ganser 22 Mar '99

22 Mar '99

ahhh, this is impossibly short notice, but should you find yourself perplexed and without anything to do this evening, I strongly urge you to venture out and see the always charming and fabulously clever Marmoset. their delicious postpunkartschoolengland sound,ala early Wire and the Monochrome Set, will most certainly make you deliriously happy and filled with lovely energy. and most of their super recent songs take inspiration from pet sounds/smile era Beach Boys with elegant pop hooks abound. jeesh, I feel like a complete kook trying to describe them, when they really defy comparision. just, do try and see them if you can. tonite, at the Black Cat. I promise you won't regret it. love, jenny +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: unsolicited late-monday poem
by Jessica Murphy 22 Mar '99

22 Mar '99

Hello everyone, I used to enjoy the Monday poems, and there hasn't been one in a while (I don't think), so here's an offering from me. Totally unsolicited, but I've had it in my head all day anyway, and hopefully no one will mind my breaking with tradition *too* much. "The Song of Wandering Aengus" - W. B. Yeats I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread; And when white moths were on the wing, And moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream And caught a little silver trout. When I had laid it on the floor I went to blow the fire aflame, But something rustled on the floor, And some one called me by my name: It had become a glimmering girl With apple blossom in her hair Who called me by my name and ran And faded through the brightening air. Though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands, I will find out where she has gone, And kiss her lips and take her hands; And walk among long dappled grass, And pluck till time and times are done The silver apples of the moon, The golden apples of the sun. jessica m xo +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Looper gig
by Katrina House 22 Mar '99

22 Mar '99

Hi everyone, i went on a long trek up the Tottenham Court Road on Saturday looking for a place for everyone to meet up before the Looper gig on Wednesday and all i found was a bloody Firkin pub. anyhow, if you'd like to meet more sinisterites and other like-minded persons (gee, this sounds like a personal's ad) then head along to: The Flintlock & Firkin pub cnr of University Street + Tottenham Court Road London W1 at around 7.00pm! It's right across the road from The Improv Theatre (also known as the Improv Comedy Club, i couldn't quite make out the sign as there was a great big "computer fair here today!" banner over it all), which is 161 Tott Crt Rd. Closest tube is Warren Street (Northern + Victoria Lines), if you turn right when you come out of the station onto Tott Crt Rd, then it's a block or two down. As mentioned before, DJ Ray Suzuki and ambient experimentalists Cinema are playing support, doors are at 7.30pm and Looper should be onstage about 9.30pm. David + i will be doing the merchandise thing (as per usual, 'cept Looper have exciting record bags and hats too ... oh, and maybe even some "...ray suzuki" 10's if you missed out!) so come and say hello. Hope to see lots of you there! :) cheers, Katrina. -- ************************************************************************ jeepster recordings ltd. - mailto:a-and-r@jeepster.co.uk http://www.jeepster.co.uk/ ***we are moving on april 1st 1999!*** new postal address is p.o. box 14153, london, sw11 4xu, u.k. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: The Six Million Dollar Indie Kid
by PJMiller 22 Mar '99

22 Mar '99

I'm glad McRagtag's gone. Good riddance, that's what I say. He was stealing all my birds! I think the guys at Shinkansen (?) are just a teensy weensy bit jealous of all the shagging that's going to be going on at Camber Sands. The only Sarah Records product I own is a single with a postacrd in it. Not just any postcard, mind, but the bottom right-hand corner of a big picture made from four postcards - which means you have to buy three more singles to look at the whole picture! It was of a wailway bwidge or something. If that's not HIGH PRESSURE marketing, I'll eat my hat. The reason nobody talks about THE VISITORS on the list is because I haven't got round to it yet. I have a TAPE of their debut flexi, which rollocks along at a fair old crack. It's full of the PASSION and PAIN of being YOUNG in EIGHTIES EXETER. The choirboy junkie vocalist belts out the harrowing tale of some YOUNG PEOPLE who make the mistake of GETTING MARRIED! Or, in other words, they SELL OUT like big soft tossers. Unlike The Visitors, who split up before it all got stale and pish. If only more performers would do the same. I'm going to see Bob Dylan at a massive hootenanny in a cycling stadium next month. I'm going to shout out loud for all the old classics, such as Froggie Went-a-Wooing and Do the Hucklebuck. Fluffy, is that the park you can see from the train? What a splendid park that is! I bet the lavatories are kept sparkling! We could add rolly-pollys to the usual list of picnic fun activities. I would love to see Duke strut his stuff in that pub, it'll be great. The Good Book, formerly known as "Young and Foolish" has an Amazon UK sales ranking of 65,460!!! Which is one hell of a lot of sales. Unless it means something else. Even more excitingly, readers can supply their own review of the book, to help guide potential customers! I was going to be first, but my brain seized up just at the crucial moment. I am going to do it though, and I think everyone else should do the same thing. And then order it. In the words of the great Bessie Banks....GO NOW! http://www.amazon.co.uk Do a search for "Young and Foolish" and hey presto! The world's your oyster. I ordered a book about Pol Pot, just to see if it works. I'm rather new at this "on-line" shopping, you see. Bit nervous. Want a wee-wee. WANT A WEE-WEE! Sister Disco +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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)ph.ed.ac.uk". 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: Camber Sands, some tickets left
by Karen David 22 Mar '99

22 Mar '99

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone might need tickets for Camber Sands, because Stevie at Nice'n'Sleazys in Glasgow has a bit of a surplus just now. You can give him a buzz on 0141 333 9637. Sincerely S Murdoch +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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