April 2000 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Satisfaction expressed in quantity: a softer cone.
by Will Porter 28 Apr '00

28 Apr '00

There has been an alarming trend of late of people not saying nice things about me. Which is not to say they have been saying mean things, only that they're not saying nice things. This sort of behavior is, of course, unacceptable. Now, on to business: I am almost done with school. In like 3 weeks, I'll have my master's degree and I'll make rude gestures toward Texas out the back window of my car as I speed off to civilization. The funny thing is that I was just beginning to get comfortable here. Oh well. I've noticed a shocking lack of posts about girls being scary. What's up with that? Are we still twee or what? Because if you're all out being bold, I'm going to feel terribly left out. Not enough to do anything about it, mind. But left out. In case it's not yet apparent, I really haven't got anything to say. I think I say that in all my posts. Which are all just as dull as this one. Don't let the slick packaging fool you, kids. umm okay bye Will +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: what does a boy have that i don't?
by christa 28 Apr '00

28 Apr '00

i just watched a really good movie that i want to share with you lot. perhaps this is list abuse, but i'll keep it short and sweet. its a chinese movie called "the king of masks" and i thought it was really quite beautiful. i highly recommend it to each and every one of you who appreciates good cinema, which i trust is all of you. there has been a disturbing lack of good films in my life lately, but i believe this is taking a turn for the better. i am also recommending "the red dwarf" and "twin falls idaho". since its friday, this will give all of you something to do this weekend besides get totally drunk and have insanely wild sex with total strangers. grrrr! purrr! umm, oh yes... list relevance: the sea and cake and belle & sebastian are both REALLY good bands. fast as you can, .christa. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: sweet Salako
by Rye 28 Apr '00

28 Apr '00

Nik, you were wondering about a salako song that sounds as though it came from a commodore 64 game...well, resisting the urge to name all of the many, many salako songs obviously influenced by video game music, i'll mention only the one i believe you're thinking of- "go ahead then, enlighten me why dontcha!" which is on a single from 1998. absolutely grate song. it's the sound of an early hip-hop dj locked in his room with only his records, a reverb pedal, and a speak n' spell. awe-inspiring. -rye. p.s. wow, Stevie's in portland??? well, at least Mick says he is. maybe i should start driving around randomly, hoping to get lucky and run into him. well, not literally. "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man." -Jebediah Springfield _______________________________________________________ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Treat your teeth like you treat your woman
by Alasdair Cook MC1996 28 Apr '00

28 Apr '00

Nice day for Billy Mackenzie to sing like a girl. Or like me. Christ on a unicycle, how I live for SteadyMike concept posts. Roasted chimpanzees on a bed of lettuce couldn't excite me more. Unless they were accompanied by Johnny Ball showing me his hair collection. I'm in a strange mood and I have nothing to say. I think the problem is that I'm not sure whether I'm happy or depressed. Perhaps some of both. Like a pinch of joy and a dash of morbidity all wrapped up in a salad roll. I'd take it back to Marks n Sparks if I were you. I hear the Go-Betweens are back writing some stuff together. However instead of writing new songs, the lazy bastards will simply be re-interpreting one song from each of their six albums. The track listing is as follows: Your Burn, My Burn. Musings on the delights of mutual sado-masochism using blowtorches. Slide guitars slide. Interesting colours. Cattle Insane Slightly too late to be topical, but interesting nonetheless. The BSE crisis as seen from the viewpoint of the sane cows. Disturbing paper and comb solo. Crumbly. Slow Slow Music Journalists Another take on the great NME vs Melody Maker debate, the GoBees come down eventually in the middle of the fence, and suffer horrendous injuries as a result. Beguiling glockenspiel played throughout was recorded inside a septic tank. Controversial. Spring Rolls Robert complains about the new head chef in the local Chinese restaurant not being as generous with the chicken. Poignantly linked with the tale of how he lost his first girlfriend to the Cambodian car mechanic who lived on the hill. Which hill is not clear. The string quartet used all died during the recording of this song. It is not dedicated to them. The House That Jack Charlton Bought A tale of conflicting emotions set in Newcastle and Leeds, relating Jack Charlton's football career to Grant's struggle to find inner peace and sanctuary through a world of torment. Amusing rendition of 'Who's on first?' read by Lindy Morrison and Amanda Brown used as the bridge. Sleigh bells and flugelhorns build to a thrilling climax. Canoodling. Meats of Your Town Robert tells a heartbreakingly nostalgic tale of a girl he once loved who worked in a butcher's shop, and could get him discount sausages. The lyrics are oblique, but it seems that she was eventually crushed to death by a veal cutlet. Discordant harmonies whine. First use of lilac. The other tracks comprise remixes of old numbers, such as the 'Aussie Homie Brutha Fucka' remix of Lee Remick by 'Ol Dirty Bastard, and the 'Very clever but dull as dishwater' remix of Right Here by Beck. I look forward with feted breath. I should go, it's past my bedtime. I think I am depressed. I may not be. Sent with love from Alasdair xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: the perils of processing 100 emails...
by Nik Ovenden 28 Apr '00

28 Apr '00

Dearest Sinistereenies, My condensed thoughts for this week, as i have been on hiatus: - Salako - Okay, they did a song which sounded like it came out of a Commodore 64 game - anyone know what the song was called? - Crush Vote - very good company, other company (Mum + friend) terribly lewd and badly behaved. - i honestly dont know what's worse, the black, fizzy kind of coke or the white, powdery kind of coke... both are addictive and (probably) awful...best not to snort the liquid though...makes you sneeze something chronic. - Idle berry scares me... - Ooberman headlining new bands @ Pilton. Fab. Are B&S confirmed as going or is that another filthy rumour? - Winter Wooksie sounds fab. On that note, does anyone have a bootleg (Gasp! the forbidden word!) of B+S @ Bowlie? I bet radio 1 cut the good songs... - I find that the sound of a car driving past as i lie awake in bed very comforting...is this just me? My crush vote poured scorn upon the idea... - 1 week till i get an lp of tigermilk, good timing since my cd has been out of my house for a considerable period now... -i just spent �80 on music...ouch. Lotsa love, Niko xxx Are snooker players the only ones who are allowed to go full-bloodedly for a three ball plant? "Le singe est la-bas maintenant...il lis un journaux, il fume un pipe...il arrete, il est dans l'autobus, il conduit l'autobus! Sandra Bullock est dans l'autobus! Il y a un bombe dans l'autobus! Il faut conduit a plus de cinquante kilometres par l'heure. Keanu Reeves est dans l'autobus! Il a pas de cheveux et Jeff Daniels est deja mort. Dennis Hopper, quelle mechante!" (That was the film 'Speed' in French, by the way, which should have been called "La Vitesse", but was called "Speed". (Eddie Izzard, Dress To Kill)) "Exsqueeze me? Baking Powder?" (The best quote ever from Wayne's World) "We'll cross the t's and dot the...lower case j's" (Wayne's World 2) Ps that was all from memory...how sad...sorry. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online and get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Wo-oh-oh go totally crazy, forget I'm a lady
by Alder, Lucy 28 Apr '00

28 Apr '00

It's going to be a summer of glamour for me, boys and girls. I am now the proud owner of a bottle of blood red nail varnish and a pussy bow and I intend to wear them both at the first opportunity. Just so those of you who are not so well versed in the language of fashion (daahling) don't get confused, I'd like to make it clear that a pussy bow is a length of chiffon worn about the neck, tied jauntily to one side. Please don't ask me why it's called what it is. It just is, OK? Mark C questioned the ethics of a B&S press-conference-cum-party for Radio 1. Sounds downright immoral to me but hell, I'll have my ear glued to my red wooden transistor tonight like the rest of yous (the British yous anyway). Hope it's not a phone-in though, because touch tone technology hasn't reached my corner of London yet (at least not the bastard landlord who furnished us with a jurassic era phone) and it takes a mighty long time to get from the dialling bit to the ringing bit, if you know what I mean. Plus, Maria is bound to be yakking on to some bloke in Spain or something at the precise moment when 'Lammo' reads out the question. There was always a kid at parties who whined "I never win anything" and, with an evil glint in her eye, the mum would lift the needle off the record at exactly the right moment to ensure that the little brat didn't win pass the parcel this time either. In a similar sort of way, I think I'll jinx myself if I go on about the Radio 1 thing any longer. Did you see that Sinister got a mention in Select this month? Hmmm. Eliot asked the Duke to show him his sword. Sid James cackled. Juicy Lucy ps. apologies for two posts so close together, but I needed a break from an afternoon of icon-clicking tedium. -- This communication contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note that any distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and then destroy any copies of it. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: "And you say that you're married....but you're not even in love."
by Chris_t_opher 28 Apr '00

28 Apr '00

[before we start, i've written this mail once already but deleted most of the content cos i wasnt happy. does that inspire confidence?] <to the sound of the remarkable Mark-Owen-alike vocals of Witness> Hi First of all, congrats KenJuggle! He managed to write about something (Legal Man) in MelodyMaker and not look stupid. Quite impressive. :o) Have you ever felt like you're stuck in a rut? Waiting for something to pass before you can get on with your life. I have exams (the most important in my life) in 4 weeks. But for some reason, i seem to be in a daze 24 hours a day. I can't motivate myself and im fairly sure im going to miss the grades for Uni. The problem isnt that, it's that i really DON'T CARE. I want a change and i want it now, dammit! I dont mind working, but i want to do something that interests me. Anyway, can someone tell me how to snap out of it? Or even, tell me what you did in my position. Merci beaucoup. Anyone know anywhere on earth that's beautiful? I need a holiday on my own. Would Iceland be nice during the summer? And as another Sinister question thingy, which bands are you people in? I know quite a few listees are in bands, but i have no idea which ones. Email chris_t_opher(a)yahoo.com if you can be bothered. Im just curious. At this point, i'd usually talk about something else that's crap and makes very little sense. But today, i dont think i have the energy. Thanks for deleting me... Chris_t_opher Ps. Did anyone see a film directed by Alan Parker 2 weeks ago? Not Evita, it was the night before and it was about the life of Mr Kellogg. I can't remember it's name.. Funny but a bit sick at some points. Pps. Am i the only one who wants to hear Stu M sing The Thong Song? "Let meeee seeeeee that thooooong" :o) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: What. Time for a Cup of Tea, Chaps.
by Erica MacArthur 28 Apr '00

28 Apr '00

Attention! I havent written in a while. Thing is, I caught my own Pussy-cat bow (yes that's pussy CAT Lucy, not just pussy!) round the door handle on my way out a couple of weeks ago and was stuck there until a couple of days ago when a kind young man heard my stifled yelps and helped me to untangle myself. You're supposed to call people who stumble on their noveux long scarves a 'Duncan'. 5 points who knows why. I really fancy Martin Kemp. He's got this twinkle in his eye, and I think he's the sort of sharp that might slip you unmarked notes and tell you to buy yourself something pretty. I'd like that. Ooh, guess what, I just WON tickets to that Belle and Sebastian Question and Answer thing, so, if anyones got any super-rude questions you want me to poke in their directions, you know where to put them. My mailbox, that is. I agree with the whole not-talking-about-the-album-yet idea. I got a copy via my Uncle Donny who is in the Secret Service, and I didn't know whether to even listen to it or not, at first.......but then it was on at our chalet party at ATP and if just felt right. But I'm not trying to tease you, honestly. My doll Hannah always waits until things are released because she thinks it's more exciting that way and I bet it is. Why don't we all gossip about other things instead. Apparently the family over the road from me have misplaced their cat, and there's a note in the window of the Sweet shop which I work in telling of a local 'Sick fiend' who is cutting the heads off people's pets. Personally, I think it's my employer Meanie MOY mincing them up (with her teeth, no less) and putting them in the begian chocolates. I only eat rapped things tested by one of the Paperboys, just to be safe. Jenowl, you know when I was driving that car in your dream? What kind of car was it? Erica x The new and improved House of Scarlet http://www.chickpages.com/rants/golighty/index.html +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: A Little Bit Of Monica
by William Messent 28 Apr '00

28 Apr '00

Alreet pet, Somebody said; >The only other things that make immediate impact are base dredge like "thong song" or"mambo #5." These are records that are aimed to get you to buy them NOW butnot for you to listen to in a year so your CD carraige is empty as you now turn your nose up to your discared copy of "macarena" or "achy breaky heart" you can buy whatever is the new piece of crap they are foisting on youinstead. Hmmm. Well I suppose that like a can of POPular drink is designed to be drunk quick then discarded, a record of POPular music is equally disposable. No bad thing. Anyway, 'The Thong Song' pisses over anything that Nick Drake ever recorded. Ever. It's not just pussy, Willem xxx ===== Visit The Remote Viewer homepage http://www.members.tripod.com/remoteviewer/ ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: dangerous songs, definately not for children
by Helen 28 Apr '00

28 Apr '00

well there i was just drivin home close to midnight on a thursday and i had channel flicked thru every station on the radio before i heard this voice. a scottish voice, on australian radio, not entirely unusual, yet... i listened to a bit more and realised when the (tosser) announcer said 'we're talking to Richard Colburn' that it was indeed Richard Colburn. well blow me down. he was talking to someone on triple j, odd as i don't think i've ever heard them played on that station. but i listened with bated breath to what he had to say. he talked about the band and the brits and lots more stuff that i can't be bothered writing at the mo ( etc etc) and said in very very vague terms that (paraphrased here okay, don't go lynching me if this doesn't happen) 'we'd really like to come and do a tour of Australia and Japan, maybe some time next year.' now this could be plain and simple 'keep the fan base happy' talk but hey, i just assumed that i'd have to move before i saw them live. anything's a bonus. actually i had never heard an interview, funnily enough these guys don't seem to do much press :) so therefore it was kind of novel anyway. like a book. but spoken. Richard also got to program five songs or so and gave us some Stevie Wonder, The Who, Adam Ant, and John Coltrane. and one other that slips my mind. i'll remember after i press send. To add my five cents ( worth around 0.0005 pence) to the debate on promo's, personally for me its kind of inevitable to have this album talked about before I get it, (unless of course you are all willing to wait about 10 years or so when the band suddenly gets a big revival after the breakup/tragic circumstances and their albums are repackaged in a nice big 'Belle & Sebastian, The Cardy years' box set and hence gets a release here when it rollick's up the charts in the UK ) OK thats a kind of exaggeration but hey, it will take a month or two. Never mind. however the other night when they were interviewing Richard Colburn my mumbling of 'play a new track, play a new track,.... go on,..... fuck, not going to play it.' nearly caused me to slam my car into a nearby pole. so there is a danger in pre listens. right well i'll be off now. helen ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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