November 2005 - Sinister

Sinister: It's always the quiet ones
by lulou 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

All those years nurturing his creativity on the dole has paid off, Stuart David, estwhile bassist of Belle and Sebastian has made pots of cash by allowing one of his tunes to be used by Xerox. I heard Stuart interviewed and he seemed surprised that this story was picked up now, as the advert has been running for years, but here it is.. Article in the Herald last Monday (courtesy of Google cache).. " The few seconds of music that proved a 500,000 earner MARTIN WILLIAMS November 22 2005 THEY don't have a record deal and give away their music free through Their website. But Looper, a little-known Scottish band, have earned about £500,000 in royalties after one of their instrumentals was adopted as the signature tune for Xerox, the largest document management company in the world. Mondo 77 is heard each day by millions of Americans on national television, although the vast majority will have no idea that the band, which formed through Glasgow School of Art, is responsible for it. While pop tracks are often used to sell everything from iPods to cars, they usually have a short shelf life. However, Looper's simple electronic tune has become a permanent fixture in the US, having been a staple on every Xerox advert since it was discovered by company executives three years ago. The track, which was first released five years ago on the band's album Geometrid, has also previously cropped up on the films Vanilla Sky and The Edukators. The Glasgow-based band was formed by Stuart David, a founding member of Belle and Sebastian, and his wife, Karn. Mondo 77 was chosen for use in the commercials by Adam Leibovitz, who edited the initial adverts for Xerox. "The song's simplicity, energy, modern style and sense of humour made it an important element that worked well with the communications objective of the commercials," said a spokeswoman for the firm. Their UK record company Jeepster closed four years ago, and Looper recorded their last album, The Snare, the following year. It was the first of a proposed five-LP deal with the Mute record label, also home to Depeche Mode, Erasure and Goldfrapp, but the band subsequently left Mute. "We don't sell any records any more," said David. "I am pleased that Looper didn't take off in a big way it's not good for you in the long run, I don't think. "I can only think of two or three fans we've ever heard from off the back of the Xerox ad. I think people who hear it on the ad have less opportunity to find out what it is. "It [Mondo 77] brings in enough money for us to have been able to treat It as being our job." The band is working on an album which they hope will be available as a download only. David formed Belle and Sebastian with Stuart Murdoch in an all-night cafe in Glasgow in 1996, after meeting while on a youth opportunity scheme learning to be music engineers. Looper formed the following year for a show at the Glasgow School of Art, initially as a side project of Belle and Sebastian, with which David was the bass player. He played samplers, sang and told stories, while his wife projected her films and presented kinetic sculptures. Signature Tunes LEVI'S Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine GUINNESS Perez Prado Guaglione VODAFONE The Dandy Warhols Bohemian Like You NIMBLE (bread) Honeybus I Can't Let Maggie Go SMILE (internet bank) Supernaturals Smile MILLER LITE The Hollies He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" Links: http://www.looperama.com/ http://www.theherald.co.uk/ Linda x +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Fw: Belle and Sebastian News Message - first play of new single!
by robster 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Hello there. UK fans of the pop band Belle & Sebastian should point their wireless receivers at Radio 2 next Tuesday. Non-UK fans can point their internets instead. robster ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone, Mark Radcliffe has the exclusive first play of B&S's new single 'Funny Little Frog' on Tuesday November 29th on BBC Radio 2. You can tune in between 22.30 and midnight online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2 or on the radio at 88-91 fm. Hope you all like it! Cheers Belle and Sebastian http://www.belleandsebastian.com http://www.banchoryshop.net To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit http://www.belleandsebastian.com/mailing_list.php ___________________________________________________________ WIN ONE OF THREE YAHOO! VESPAS - Enter now! - http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/features/competitions/vespa.html +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Belle and Sebastians Art/Gig Posters
by therach＠insightbb.com 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

This is my first post in maybe....6 years? It is only a matter I thought might be of some interest to members of the list that pulled me out of my lurking status. It is almost impossible to find B & S gigposters, as it seems in the UK they are not as popular or profitable for the artists (see gigposters.com if you are curious) and in the U.S. they play often in festivals so the posters are not just B & S posters, but posters for the entire festival itself(like Coachella). My fiance makes gigposters freelance and while I wish I could say he had done the lovely Belle and Sebastian one currently available- it is not so. The artist name is Michael Michael Motorcycle. His work is all self done, start to finish (including the screenprinting, etc. This was a rather limited run of posters (several hundred) and if you go to his website you will see how lovely his work is. We had the good fortune to be located across the row from him and his beautiful wife and faithful dog this summer at Flatstock/Bumbershoot in Seattle and they are some of the nicest and most talented people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. We have even asked them to do our wedding announcements (if we ever figure out when we are actually going to do this marriage thing). Anyway...I am running on. Right now the prints are I think 100 dollars US, the price will go up when he gets to the posters numbered 100 and below. I am not sure how many of you would be interested but I was when I found out in August he was going to do a poster for them and have been waiting ever since... his url is: http://www.michaelmichaelmotorcycle.com/ Yours, Rachel E. -- "A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance." --Anatole France (1844 - 1924) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Cut some rug within perspiring distance of B&S....
by Jim Muir Slideshow 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

Hey there Thought you lovely folk might appreciate the chance to cut some rug within perspiring distance of members of Belle and Sebastian. I was lucky enough to cavort around to the discs spun by Stuart Murdoch at How Does it Feel in London last year. It was really nice to interact in a "normal" way with someone who has always been an inspiration. He even reacted with gentle good humour when I asked him in a comedy fashion about some lyrics I had misinterpreted for years (I now realise it is "Old Compton" a street in London mentioned in the Boy with the Arab Strap and not "Contin" a little known village in Scotland. Hey-ho) Anyway, I digressmembers of Belle & Sebastian will be DJ-ing on Friday 25th November @ 9pm, the Mint Lounge, Manchester. There is also a B&S night @ Smile, the Star & Garter, Manchester on Saturday 26th November for all those fortunate enough to reside in Lancashire. Mr Murdoch was also kind enough to listen to my shamelessly B&S inspired music released under the moniker of the Jim Muir Slideshow. The Guardian gave us single of the week and said it "Comes from that great Cocker/Weller/Morrissey tradition of kitchen sink dramas set to fantastic tunes." You can listen and download the EP for free at the following link http://www.myspace.com/jimmuirslideshow I'd be delighted to know people's thoughts on my blatant plagiary! Please mail me your learned thoughts off the list. You all take care & have a great weekend whatever you get up to Jim www.jimmuirslideshow.com ___________________________________________________________ WIN ONE OF THREE YAHOO! VESPAS - Enter now! - http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/features/competitions/vespa.html +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Cathay Fly
by Kenneth P Y Chu 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

I'm like, on fire. 3 posts in a week I bet you think I'm pretty clever, don't you girls? Although hopefully i won't actually be on fire as such. As I'm supposed to board a plane eastboard to the orient. No not Leyton. But Hong Kong! Sweet. In about two hours! Yeah I'm actually at the airport right now on this internet machine. How high tech? I'm really bored as you can imagine. I've even already sprayed each of my fingers with a different Bodyshop perfume scent sample and now my hand smells really weird. When will B+S have their own private jet? The way they tour the world these days... Is there a continent that they have not played in aside from Antarctica? Have they done Africa yet? Any Hong Kong sinisters fancy a pint sometime in the next couple weeks? Email me. we can share perfume tips. okay one minute left. Bye! Ken +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: iTunes ... bollocks
by Lawrence Mikkelsen 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

B&S said ... > We are fairly sure it's going to be available in all the International iTunes shops from > the above date, BUT it's not absolutely certain, and it's kind of outwith our control, so > no promises in that department. Bear with us though, because it will happen, and it's > worth it, as anyone who was at the show could testify. ... it's worth mentioning, for the record, that even if the download-only "Sinister live" thing is available at various internation iTunes music stores, there are still a hell of a lot of countries whicu don't actually have an iTunes music store. Like, for example, New Zealand. (And, OK, I'nly thinking of myself here, but I'm sure the indie kids in Iceland are probably equally pissed ...) I've been stung before by this sort of thing, from other bands I love a lot less than B&S. But now I'm kinda miffed and annoyed. And it's not like I can even give someone else the money and they can download the songs for me, because iTunes wraps Digital Rights Management software around the files, to lock them to the specific computer they were bought from. I guess the other, more fundamental issue is, even when the opportunity presents itself, I really hate paying for digial music. There's something so nice about the physical oblect of a record or a CD, and scrolling to an MP3 in iTunes has none of those exciting tactile thrills. You know the excitement of going to the record store, and then tearingopen the shrinkwrap on the bus home, poring over the booklet, reading the lyrics and the credits? It's all gone ... OK, so this is basically a big whinge, and I'm sorry. But I feel annoued that, as someone whose been a massive fan of B&S for something like nine years, my country of choice now prevents me from even buying the bands' new album. It's bad enough knowing they'll never ever play a shpw here, but I'd always assumed I'd at least be able to buy every one of their albums. In positive news, Vanessa and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary a couple of days ago. I can't remember if I ever posted this to the list, but when I was sendoing out invites, I took a punt and sent one, along with a wee note, to Stuart Murdoch. About 10 days larer I got a lovely hanfwritten note back, saying he couldn't make it, but wishing us well for the day. That gesture meant so much to me, and the letter still sits neatly tucked in the sleeve of my "The Boy With The Arab Strap" LP. Anyway, hope all's well in sisist*r-land Lawrence x +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Music Scotland
by Mandy Waite 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Hi guys, A video preview of one of the songs from the The Music Show thingy in scotland is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/musicscotland/musicshow/ Not terribly good quality. Best Wishes Mandy +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: I want that Kebabsong but how?
by Matilda Liljedahl 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

Ihhh, my shelf is crowded with records. Soon I'll have to buy a new one. I've been shopping online, every record I've been wanting to check out since I was about fifteen, and some new ones I found to. Actually there's so much good music out there that I'm getting all dizzy when I think about it, and have to sit down in my armchair and write a few poems and eat some icecream to calm myself down. I think it's a good thing that my newly bought computer is in a city far away so that I can not use it regularly. If I did I would spend all the money I've saved and end up on the street with a big big collection of records which I would have to drag after me in a big big sack, and they would get broken and I would get thin an sick. All in all it would be bad. I've also bought a vacuum cleaner online. It really sucks to pay money for such a boring thing, but I guess it's part of growing up, at least in this twisted world. Hrm...maybe my problems aren't that big. I've probably never end up on the street, unless I start doing drugs and I don't think I'll need that. I'll stick to coffee. It actually gives me psycadelic perception and a strong feeling of hapiness. I guess I'm lucky, coffee is not too dangerous. I've got one more problem, though it's not the biggest problem in the world. I bought a record called Help! A Day in the Life and thought that the Kebabsong that's been discussed recently, would be on it. There was a lot of other great songs so it was a good mistake I made, but I still want the Kebabsong. If someone could help me out I would really be pleased. In my town the grass and the trees and the roof and everything else is covered with a pale glittering frost. I feel like I'm part of a fairytale and I'm quite fascinated by the fact that I'm not, that it's actually reality this place were I'm walking around. Hope you to are enjoying the winter starting. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Large Doner with Garlic Sauce and pickles
by Ev 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

I'm toying with the idea of taking my 5 year old girl to the Bristol show in February but they don't allow U-14s in the bar - Christ thats 4/5ths of the fan base ruled out then....takings will be down that night. Maybe i'll deposit the maid in left luggage at Templemeads with my portable digital gramaphone - she'll never know the difference. Maybe someone could kindly tell the bands management that there is a modern road network beyond Portishead and that we're not all cattle-worrying, cyder-swilling, incestuous yokels that would undoubtably put the woolies up Struan. Obviously I can't exclude my wife from that last bit... As for portable digital gramaphones, if I've already donated a Breville Sandwich Toaster and a winter duvet to the earthquake appeal, can I have a freebie? No really, for an extra 4 shillings can you just send me the noisy, cheery crowd scenes and I'll try and do something clever with the original??? So Peter Miller is still having problems with the badly packaged kebab download...it sounds terrible Miller - the track that is - does anyone know how to edit the sound on there so it doesn't f**k my earphones up? I think Ken's been around Peter's watching old porn flicks....I'm struggling to work out the white collar link but it's given me wood none-the-less. I'm going on another 6 year sabbatical now... Adrian +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Belle and Sebastian News message - surprise album details ... (fwd)
by Linda Kerr 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

The answer is.. I am confused. Although "pisses over any bit torrents" is an image that will stay with me.. Linda ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:45:30 +0000 From: Belle and Sebastian <mailinglist(a)belleandsebastian.com> Reply-To: "listmanager(a)banchory.net" <listmanager(a)banchory.net> To: "lulou(a)crockery.org" <lulou(a)crockery.org> Subject: Belle and Sebastian News message - surprise album details ... The time for teasing is over. The "surprise" album, alluded to in our previous mail, is "If You're Feeling Sinister: Live At The Barbican". This download-only album, which pisses all over any bit torrents you may have heard, will be available exclusively from iTunes on December 6th. As a further incentive to follow the path of righteousness, all proceeds will be donated to the DEC's Asia Quake Appeal. We are fairly sure it's going to be available in all the International iTunes shops from the above date, BUT it's not absolutely certain, and it's kind of outwith our control, so no promises in that department. Bear with us though, because it will happen, and it's worth it, as anyone who was at the show could testify. You can download iTunes from http://www.apple.com/itunes/ Enjoy! Cheers, B&S. http://www.belleandsebastian.com http://www.banchoryshop.net To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit http://www.belleandsebastian.com/mailing_list.php +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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