June 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: It's a lovely day for a barbie
by Robin Stout 23 Jun '99

23 Jun '99

Hellooooo I think it's strange that Stuart D said that "all the members of the band really despised" IYFS because it didn't have the right sound. I think it has the best sound of them all. It reminds me of "The Glen Miller Story". If you haven't seen this it's about how Glen Miller spent his life searching for a certain sound until, one day he accidentally found it because a couple of trumpet players didn't turn up to a rehearsal (typical!). So he added more saxophones and then his band became the greatest jazz band in the world. I think IYFS has a very special sound which lurks somewhere between piano keys and xylophone blocks. Youn said "Read the beginning of Soft Touch at the bookstore but was distracted by the accent and couldn't finish." You're not the only one who's distracted by accents Youn. I'm unable to read books set in America unless I imagine American accents, or Scotland without Scottish accents, or anywhere really without the right accent, and I have immense difficulty reading French characters without them becoming Chinese. But I think that's just me. David mentioned that Mark and Lard played She's Losing It the other day. I wonder which songs off Tigermilk will make it on to the radio. They're all pretty spunky. Robin xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Oh dear, I would like to apologise
by Robert Foster 23 Jun '99

23 Jun '99

A while I said that Paula Cullen slaged us off in the Sinister B&S List. I, I, was wrong, she was gallantly defending us to the horrible green eyed KellyWeareMunster. Paula, I'm sorry. You can thank Kevan Cooke for this oh so very public apology. It was my own mistake, I only read half the email and jumping to totally the wrong conclusion blamed Paula. How utterly stupid am I. Though in a private email to my good self Paula was kind enough to invite me to a fight, I think it'll be between us. Oh dear, she's a boozy one that girl. I'm not very good at fights. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: A is for anal
by Mark Casarotto 23 Jun '99

23 Jun '99

Fucking great! Arson is the new Simpsons! Self-Immolation is the new Tim Hopkins! Rock on Sweetie :) Nick Dastoor (whose social life I am getting concerned about - you have *far* too much time on your hands) gave us a list (ahem) of B&S songs what sound like other B&S songs. However, he forgot the most obvious, and possibly most exciting - the session Modern Rock Song vs Expectations ("...I'm fee-eeling stra-a-a-ange"/"you're on top of the world again") - absolutely identical...and, while we're on the subject, Fox in the Snow = You're so Vain - I can't quite think how to describe this, so listen out for it - it's an instrumental bit in Fox, but sung in You're so Vain. Oh dear. I'm sure it must've occurred to some of you... Oon - no-one here wears a white feather mask to work - perhaps I should set the trend...not that I'm a secretary, in fact I can't think of anyone here with the word secretary in their title apart from the Company Secretary, who's dead important. Is that political correctness gone maaaaadddd? I once told my boss that I have been known to wear nail varnish in my spare time. Didn't go down well. I've been allowed off jury service for a couple of days, so I've come into work. Boo. But it does mean I can email all you Listees Of Sex. However, I can't tell you about jury service, or I'd go to prison. Which is a lucky escape for you, as it's very dull and I'm likely to be there for over a month. Bugger. I am also on the edge of my seat as I try and arrange a mortgage in lightning quick time. What fun. No, really. I've found a groovy flat in Sarf London, and I'll be ever so upset if it falls through. So please keep 2,080 fingers crossed for me, I may well need it... What else is there to say? Well, as there are chalets left of each type at Bowlie II (sorry, but I could never match Ailsa on the pun front), I fancied having a go at persuading loads more of you to come. Or at least to make a plea to other Bowlie-goers to make the most of the Sinister potential at Camber Sands part 2. And, let's face it, apart from B&S not being there, the line-up's at least as good as last time, and as long as I can meet up with my Sinister brethren, I'll be as happy as a mullet. Oh yes, and play football - this time against someone famous, please, not Camera Sodding Obscura, no matter how great they may be... Welcome back to Timmy H. I can't wait to hear his views on Midway Still when he has a moment. Is the London picnic next week now a 2-day affair? I personally (read "selfishly") would rather it was on Sunday, in case there's a debate going on... I had to study Hartley's "Trust" at university. I thought it was very good. And Adrienne Shelly....ahem :) More tedious than usual? You decide... Luv Mark xxx _____ www.droolz.ukf.net - now drop and give me 20! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: La,la,la,la, la...
by Adam Chapman 23 Jun '99

23 Jun '99

Dear all, Somebody in the very recent past asked the interesting and in a B+S context, mildly subversive question, to whit; What is "twee"? i shall attempt to offer an answer, though i don't think of myself as a good person to ask, i'm far too argumentative u see... "Twee" i suppose implies wilful shyness and childlike behavior, though a lisp [affected or otherwise], is optional. Childlike simplicity i guess is as close to a dictionary definition as i'm likely to get , but this in itself is a little simplistic as it can be so much more. A few possible examples; an adult with a fluffy teddy bear, those funny cuddly backpacks, so beloved of adolesent girls, the wilful ignorance of capital letters [this has been disscussed to death in these parts, and can be also attributed to laziness. That shift key is a long way off...]. However, i think that *tweeness* is something of a reaction to the percieved threats and dangersof the outside world, a kind of protective blanket against the day to day troubles in its purest form. It is all to easily corrupted and abused by the cynical to their gain, tweeness is nice and tweeness is fluffy, but it can also be all toeasily abused, so go careful with it.... Oh, and hello to all intended picnicers, with any luck i should make it [Saturday 3rd July o.k.?] Sooooooo Looooooonnnnnnggg, *the Adam* "Because I know that you know, that we know they don't know whats been going on.... " Gruff Rhys, SFA, 'Demons' ______________________________________________________ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: La,la,la,la, la...
by Adam Chapman 23 Jun '99

23 Jun '99

Dear all, Somebody in the very recent past asked the interesting and in a B+S context, mildly subversive question, to whit; What is "twee"? i shall attempt to offer an answer, though i don't think of myself as a good person to ask, i'm far too argumentative u see... "Twee" i suppose implies wilful shyness and childlike behavior, though a lisp [affected or otherwise], is optional. Childlike simplicity i guess is as close to a dictionary definition as i'm likely to get , but this in itself is a little simplistic as it can be so much more. A few possible examples; an adult with a fluffy teddy bear, those funny cuddly backpacks, so beloved of adolesent girls, the wilful ignorance of capital letters [this has been disscussed to death in these parts, and can be also attributed to laziness. That shift key is a long way off...]. However, i think that *tweeness* is something of a reaction to the percieved threats and dangersof the outside world, a kind of protective blanket against the day to day troubles in its purest form. It is all to easily corrupted and abused by the cynical to their gain, tweeness is nice and tweeness is fluffy, but it can also be all toeasily abused, so go careful with it.... Oh, and hello to all intended picnicers, with any luck i should make it [Saturday 3rd July o.k.?] Sooooooo Looooooonnnnnnggg, *the Adam* "Because I know that you know, that we know they don't know whats been going on.... " Gruff Rhys, SFA, 'Demons' ______________________________________________________ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Fox in Ipanema
by Arantxa Sanz 23 Jun '99

23 Jun '99

I have been really waiting till some topic would inspire to send something meaningful, thoughtful, interesting to at least a good 15.72% of the listees and why no? : containing a bit of Belle-and-Seb. It is amazing to my eyes how Brazilians as Gabriela (who in those legendary underwear-seasoned days posted about Claire Lispector, and that says a lot to me about her)or Ivo, who has become a lurker or quitted straight away, can feel close to their songs.They are son grey as the wind.I cannot work out with my poor imagination how they sound in a tropical country, as the closest to the Tropics I have ever been is Gran Canaria, and issues as foxes in the snow,Debenhams weekend jobs, school uniforms are so distant in physical and emotional temperature. Melancholy does not work on Bahia dunes, at first sight. Music and weather are so connected to me. I just can listen to 'My funny Valentine' solo trumpet when it is Summer but cloudy and suddenly gloomy.Like today, though my only copy is my dad's and it is at home, where it is probably sunny, hot,swimming pool, tanning time, no doubt and it would not work to listen to it there.Curious. Arantxa +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: IT WASN'T ME!!!!!
by Paula Cullen 23 Jun '99

23 Jun '99

okay, first things first. it wasn't me wot said those things about sinister, kids. i was defending yer honour, by challenging the belleandsebastians to a good ol' riot, clear the air, that sort of thing, y'know? if you'd like to re-read my message, robert......... :) anyway, if i may proceed to talk bollocks for a moment..... no.1 : meet up in brighton this sunday, June 27th, if anyone is interested? (dont worry, its not the punch up i suggested) so far its just myself and richard healey but i'm going to send this to the belleandsebastian list also (theres diplomacy for ya!) so you never know.... if anyone fancies a couple of bevvies or whatever, mail myself or richard (ETLRDHY(a)notes.ericsson.se) fighting with rockers is optional :) oh, and any londoners out there, i'll be in your fair city from tomorrow 'til next wednesday, so if anyone knows of anything good going on...... no.2: someone gave me a list crush!!! :) whoever it was, cheers a million (you poor, misguided soul) but could you do me another favour? will you vote for me twice more, cos joss has 3 votes and i am WAAAAAY foxier than him :) keep smiling, paula cullen booze explosion booooze!!!! yeeeaaahh!!! in an unusually good mood 'cos she is going on her hols tomorrow (yay!)+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: DJ BlueSmoke and DJ Travelcard in Lo-Fi All-Dayer Fiasco.....
by Pete Ramsdale 23 Jun '99

23 Jun '99

Yes, folks, I just *had* to mail you. DJ BlueSmoke and DJ Travelcard (me and my mate Staff) are set to make our predictably less-than-triumphant return to the regional disc-spinning scene at some Leo (Leo Sayer = All Dayer) that Staff's organizing in September. As well as being a rather shameless plug for this motley affair, (anyone who is within spitting distance of Colchester in September would be well advised to turn off their television sets and come out and do something less boring instead), this mail is also a plea for help. So far, the only thing that's not been sorted is a name for the whole shebang. So, if anyone can come up with any half-decent names for a Lo-Fi/Art-Rock/Lurchcore all dayer, please let me know. The best I've come up with so far is "Dave". Ah well. Meanwhile, back at the ranch...... Interesting to find out that the band themselves aren't too keen on either "Sinister" or "Strap", if indeed it's true. I can never understand artists denigrating their own work. I mean, there's no real reason to be big-headed about any of it and turn into your common-or-garden we-are-the-greatest, no-one-can-touch-us, head-up-our-own-collective-arse Gallagher brother, but I can't see a reason for them to slag off their own stuff, either. Topical, this is, too, after the Beta Band have been reported as saying that their new album is the "worst of the year so far". Or something. Not exactly the least strange thing on earth, no way mama. I wonder if the bands own feelings on the songs mirror the recent train of "too much of a good thing gets boring" thought on the list. I suppose it's a possibility. I think it was probably summed up best by Jesse (Ethan Hawke) in "Before Sunrise": "If we actually did go out together, you'd start to get annoyed by some of my habits. For instance, when we had people round I'd be insecure and get a little too drunk and tell them the same boring stories again, and again, and again. Well, I've heard all those stories before, so is it any wonder I hate myself?" How very true. By the way, that quote is somewhat paraphrased since my limited memory can't actually cope with sentences of longer than one line, so please don't mail me telling me how wrong I got it. Well, you can if you want, but I'll just delete it. So there. Ner-ner-ne-ner-ner. Anyhow, all help with the naming of aforementioned live event gratefully recieved. Nanoo nanoo, lol p xx. -- -----------------------------*||*-------------------------------- "Reality never seems to work out quite the way you want it to..." Pete Ramsdale - peter.ramsdale(a)wdr.com Phone: 0171 568 3836 -----------------------------*||*-------------------------------- This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: stuff ...
by katrina house 23 Jun '99

23 Jun '99

hello, hopefully relevant answers ... Miette76(a)aol.com wrote: > hello. i will admit that i have not been keeping up on the sinister postings, > so i do apologize if this has already been discussed but i am curious to know > about looper dates. i had been planning on seeing Looper when they came to > the states as they will be playing here on july 17th yet i will now be in > London for that time and i will miss them again...(seeing that my > sluggishness in the chalet kept me from seeing them at bowlie). > so... does anyone know if Looper will play in england anytime soon? ummm ... we're not sure. there won't be any dates until probably late august/september at the earliest as the band are in the u.s. for the whole of july. there may be a single at the beginning of september, so something to co-ordinate in with that possibly ... hope it helps. cheers, katrina. -- ************************************************************************ jeepster recordings ltd. - mailto:a-and-r@jeepster.co.uk http://www.jeepster.co.uk/ po box 14153, london, sw11 4xu, u.k. tel: 0171 924 2324, fax: 0171 924 6161 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Iportant - I forgot something...
by Jordi Trenzano i Vilar 23 Jun '99

23 Jun '99

If youŽve got the Treehouse IsobelŽs songs, e- mail me at my other adress: jordi(a)belleandsebastian.org ===================================== ============= Jordiet Sinistre ================================================== Tu E-Mail Gratis en http://www.mixmail.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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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