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Sinister: New to the List
by Erika Namaka 29 Oct '97

29 Oct '97

Hello folks! I am new to the list. I "discovered" B&S for myself by reading something on the web which compared them to Donovan (I am a huge Donovan fan/friend). Wondering if any of you have made the connection already... I think there is something in their music that reminds me of Donovan but I can't figure out what it is... Their music is really fresh and I wish it would hit the States with more of an impact as it has out in the UK. There is so much crap out here....I've always liked British/Scottish/Irish music better.... If anyone else on this list is a Donovan fan and would like to join my e-mail list let me know..... Cheers! Erika ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: I started something...
by Neil Hargreaves 29 Oct '97

29 Oct '97

Chris Worth said.... I wasn't really thinking when I said that Tigermilk should not be re - released. I think I just felt like saying something a bit controversial, especially after having felt a bit pissed off about the Manics / Smiths comment. [neil h] Oh, oh. As the person who made the Manics/Smiths comments in question and therefor inadvertently inspired such a domino sequence of people getting mad I think I owe you all an apology. But by way of explanation... Last year I was starting to use the internent properly and I left a message on a Smiths list that went saomething like... Hey boys and girls, this is my first message so I hope its OK.... and then went on to ask a question about Paint A Vulgure Picture. And then all these people just jumped on me for using the misogynist word girl... for not knowing that Paint a Vulgur Picture absolutlely is/ is not about the Smiths... So it was maybe a bit of a generalisation and I did not mean to imply that all Smiths Manics fans are like that (cos I probably fall into both catagories) and I fell really gulty and I'm reallly sorry... So apologies to you all and Chris especially and I'll think about what I'm saying more in future... Sorry again, neil -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Selling out?
by Yummycats＠aol.com 29 Oct '97

29 Oct '97

Don't you "sell out" the moment you sign a recording contract? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: why this is important
by Hopkins T 29 Oct '97

29 Oct '97

The point of what I'm saying, the reason that I may be seeming a touch critical of B&S, is that I remember from ten years ago how many bands, artists, writers, whatever, were trying to make it on their own terms and never got anywhere near a mass audience. In so many ways, Belle and Sebastian feel like the band I've been waiting for for a decade, the fulfilment of all my pop dreams of the perfect fusion of songs and beauty and youth and so on and on. I might be being unfair but I have the highest hopes for them and I am desperate they don't blow it, blow this unique position they've found themselves in. They could be so important while taking a critical stance on the tainted music industry. Or they could be another brilliant band playing music that we love, by the rules. I'm sure they understand. Sign after sign, hint after hint show that they understand how important it could be to find a position of strength without the homogenising cultural muscle of the music industry. (A homogenising cultural muscle whose products I also enjoy, but would cherish an alternative to). I'm saying this now bedcause I love them, I'm saying it now because I don't want to be sad or angry in two years having been let down again, like I was (we were, eh duke?) with Hurrah! or the Smiths or so many others years ago. Doing my best to keep the faith. Yours in age TimH ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: re: nme interview (and my real new address)
by Andrew Dean 29 Oct '97

29 Oct '97

um, that should've been koogydelbbog(a)yahoo.com. sorry. have just finished the nme article and am now less happy about it than i was. it sounds like they just turned up without anyone having agreed to an interview. in which case they got what they deserved. um, donations for a new pc are going to be difficult. yep, 300+ people on the list. unfortunately most of them are foreign and the only one going to be happy with all this foreign money wending it's way to south london will be the banks charging lots of cash to change it into english. i doubt their pc needs a lot doing to it, they rarely do. just buy a replacement for the bit that's given up rather than a whole new pc... andy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: fan club fund raisers
by plaird 29 Oct '97

29 Oct '97

The Duke wrote 28/10/97: >anyone who DOES feel >like maybe chipping in a couple of quid to help >out David and Katrina, maybe you could mail them a >cheque or a couple of well concealed coins with a >note saying something like: 'here's a couple of >quid, it ain't much, but if everyone on the fabbo >b&s list does this you might get a new computer so >that you continue to do such a spiffing jop with >the fan club. cheers!' and then sign it. And >stick it in an envelope with a stamp and address >it to: Belle and Sebastian, PO Box 14153, London >SW11 4XU, England. That's the address they have on >the web site anyway :-) >Of course this is only going to be useful if a >fair percentage of listmembers chip in, but hey... >i'm gonna do it tomorrow morning. Because i think >they're worth it :-) I'm for this idea, but to throw a spanner in the works, wouldn't there be a problem with foreign currency, cheques and suchlike?. Maybe only a third of the listers are UK resident (and possibly of a lurking persuasion) and small amounts from abroad may be impractical. I think we'll have to work something out since, I regard David & Katrina as an integral part of the list, almost as important as Paul (Mitchell). They must be saved! Keith - Where are you this week? Byee, Paul (Laird) <plaird(a)ndirect.co.uk> PS. - The best way to conceal your coins is to cut coin-shaped holes in an envelope-sized piece of cardboard then tape coins into the holes. Post the lot and the Postperson won't have to worry about stray metal discs destroying the sorting machines. "Go to work on an Egg" - THE EGG Marketing Board ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: the land of the lost compos
by klas.ericsson＠student.jmg.gu.se 29 Oct '97

29 Oct '97

Hi! What happenend to the compo competition. No winners yet? Just wondering... Best wishes, Klas ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Another great idea - not -not -not?
by klas.ericsson＠student.jmg.gu.se 29 Oct '97

29 Oct '97

The Duke wrote: Is Merle still of this earth? >Anyone know? Tim perhaps? Have you heard his 'If >We Make It Through December'? It's a fucking >glorious song that will make you weep. Now, B&S >doing THAT would be fantastic. Maybe they could >do a shared EP, doing versions of each other's >songs (Buddah On The Moon and The Steinbecks did >this to good effect). - What I know he´s still alive and kicking. Think I saw an ad for a concert in some American musicpaper while I was in NYC. I wrote >> Coolest of all: A crooner version. Maybe B&S >> could hire in Scott Walker. >> Think about the great man starting to sing "Now >> listen sonny...". Vibrato >> heaven! The Duke answered; >or Jack Jones! My mum likes Jack Jones :-) - We all like Jack, don´t we... But: Why not Bobby Paris? Then we would have a crooner northern soul-version. But then.. is Bobby Paris still alive? To Jacques: Thanks for the article! It proved that my french was worse than I thought, but I´ll not give up:-) How much is a subscription to Les Inrockuptibles? ///Klas ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Sinister: Another great idea - not -not
by Hopkins T 29 Oct '97

29 Oct '97

-----Original Message----- From: duke of harringay [SMTP:tangent@mail.zynet.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 10:19 AM To: sinister(a)majordomo.net Subject: Re: Sinister: Another great idea - not -not yeah, a d'n'b remix by the ubiquitous Photek perhaps!? Or Goldie, or Boymerang. yawn. Personally i'd go for getting MAtrix to have a go, but that's just my humblest of humble opinions, and i realise that 90% of you haven't a clue what i'm on about so i'll shut up. Mmmm, I'm on for a nice Bobby Digital or 'Gussie' Clarke ragga remix album. With a load of toasters chatting slackness over the top. > Or perhaps a genuine > country version featuring Johnny Cash... Or > Willie Nelson... or Merle Haggard! Is Merle still of this earth? Anyone know? Tim perhaps? Yup, Merle lives on to the best of my knowledge, though in my view his best work is long behind him. I might be wrong here. While we're on the subject, I'd like to hear the great Annie Ross (deft and dextrous jazz chanteuse extraordinaire) have a go at a couple of the faster songs. > Next competition: Most unlikely artist to cover > Belle And Sebastian. > How about that? Thunder. (both the rock and drum'n'bass versions...) Ice Cube. The real answer is probably Oasis. Dull bastards. TimH begin 600 winmail.dat M>)\^(C<.`0:0"``$```````!``$``0>0!@`(````Y`0```````#H``$(@`<` M&````$E032Y-:6-R;W-O9G0@36%I;"Y.;W1E`#$(`02``0`L````4D4Z(%-I M;FES=&5R.B!!;F]T:&5R(&=R96%T(&ED96$@+2!N;W0@+6YO=`"O#@$)@`$` M(0```#$T-S-&0C(P-C<U,$0Q,3%"-$(T,#!!,$,Y-$)&-S%"``$'`2"``P`. M````S0<*`!T`#@`S`#4``P!T`0$%@`,`#@```,T'"@`=``X`.0`U``,`>@$! 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RE: Sinister: selling out to majors
by Hopkins T 29 Oct '97

29 Oct '97

-----Original Message----- From: duke of harringay [SMTP:tangent@mail.zynet.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 9:35 AM To: sinister(a)majordomo.net Subject: Sinister: selling out to majors Or that Lester Bangs going on about Astral Weeks doesn't make you want to go out and check it yourself (it did me!). Or Kevin Pearce's awesome and inspiring 'Something BEginning With O' makes you want to discover The Action, Creation, Godard and the mythic Dexys? I could go on... Matt Haynes 'Are You Scared To Get Happy' and Kevin's 'Hungry Beat' fanzines. Inspirational, thrillling fanzines that turned me onto some truly great Pop. Or Morley and McCulloch in Sounds and MM in the 80s. Biba Kopf even for a lot of people. Pop classics every one. Apart from Astral Weeks which is some other kind of classic, I guess. i think if we start thinking about the artists as 'just' artists then we miss out on a lot. in fact i think maybe we miss out on some essence of what makes them mean something to us in the first place. You need to claim art for yourself. As soon as a piece of work for 'public consumption' is released, be it a Pop song, architecture or software or whatever, it's down to the individual 'consumer' or user, to interpret it, apply it, use and abuse it in whatever way they see fit. I completely agree. Pop, for me, is all obout crativity. That means the act of creating your own meanings and excitement out of pop as much as it means creating fanzines, your own music, whatever. Pop gives us an excellent space for inventing ourselves and reinventing our world. That's not to say that pop can be directly responsible for any future downfall of capitalism. What Belle & Sebastian might do, it seems to me, is actually create a situation where much of this right to abuse and adapt their art to the needs of the user is left intact, is manipulated as little as possible by the intermediary delivery service (the Record Label and the Media). I'm (probably understandably) less keen on the idea of the purity of the communication of art than you, sir duke. If you're making your own meanings anyway, it doesn't seem to me to be that important. A minor point. If I mention Belle and Sebastian here, can I not be told off for going off-topic, please :-)? 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