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Sinister: Fwd: Belle and Sebastian News Message - Books EP released today!
by Lucy Alder 30 Jun '04

30 Jun '04

--- Belle and Sebastian <mailinglist(a)belleandsebastian.com> wrote: > From: Belle and Sebastian <mailinglist(a)belleandsebastian.com> > To: "lucyalder(a)yahoo.com" <lucyalder(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Belle and Sebastian News Message - Books EP released today! > Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:48:01 +0000 > > Hello, > > Just a quick reminder to you all that the Books EP is released today in > the UK and Europe. The three formats are:- > > Enhanced CD single featuring "Your Cover's Blown", "Wrapped Up In > Books", "Your Secrets" and "Cover (Version)", as well as the video to > "Wrapped Up In Books" and a Books computer game. > > DVD single containing "Your Cover's Blown" with cartoon gallery by Marc > Baines, the video to "Wrapped Up In Books", plus "Your Secrets" and > "Cover (Version)". > > 7" single featuring "Your Cover's Blown (edit)" and "Wrapped Up In > Books". > > Get yours in your local record shop now! > > As previously mentioned, a very special version of the Books EP will be > released in North America by Rough Trade on June 29th at your favourite > local indie store only. For a list of the retailers who will stock the > record, please visit the special webpage created for the record at > http://www.previewnewmusic.com/belleandsebastian/ > > Lastly, we've updated the online store to feature all the new > merchandise, including the B&S Rain Macs, Profiles t-shirt, Bookworms > t-shirt, bookmarks, Books EP poster amd a School's Out / Stay Loose > t-shirts to commemorate the concert in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens last > weekend. Visit the Banchory Shop at http://www.banchoryshop.net to see > the whole range of merchandise for B&S and some other Scottish bands > too. > > That's it for now ... > B&S and Banchory. > > http://www.belleandsebastian.com > http://www.wrappedupinbooks.com > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit > http://www.belleandsebastian.com/mailing_list.php > ===== The one, the only Glasgow Indie List! http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/glasgow-indie/ ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Tiny cucumber sandwiches, made by Emily
by Mark Hester 30 Jun '04

30 Jun '04

Hello everyone, There have been murmurs recently of how sinister is a lot quieter than it used to be. I, too have noticed this. I am saddened by it, although I think I appreciate some of the reasons for it. I don't think it has anything to do with Belle and Sebastian's records or gigs. They are as great as ever. I think it has more to do with the fact that the novelty of the internet has worn off. All the people who used to post to sinister are now getting calluses on their thumbs from repeatedly texting each other. One day soon, people will be complaining that no-one ever sends them text messages anymore, and that it's all been superseded by this new-fangled ESP messaging transmitted directly from brain to brain. I will be going to the Somerset House gig on the Sunday, so would very much like to know who else will be. We must arrange a meet-up. Possibly we can just copy the people who arrange the (possibly bigger) meet-up on the Saturday, or we could be original. I believe that some of the pubs in that area close in the evenings at weekends, as no-one much lives round there, so we must be careful. Anyway, I received a postcard a couple of days ago to say that the start time for both gigs has been brought forward from 8 until 7. It apologised for any inconvenience this may cause, which was nice. I shall be braving the worst that a tube strike can bring and heading off to the Freaky Trigger club nite tonight at the Chapel, Islington and then (what bad planning is this?) going back to London tomorrow for work related stuff. Before I leave Oxford tomorrow, I am going on a course at our other office (i.e., the one I don't work in) which is on the corner of a street called Marston Street. Are you familiar with the song "Escort Crash on Marston Street" by Heavenly? Well, it's the same Marston Street. Are there any songs about streets in your home town? If so, why don't you post about them? I'd like to know.... I have to admit to being a bit of a philistine - I am far more familiar with the song "Picture of Dorian Gray" by Television Personalities than I am with the book. I don't think "Slow Graffiti" was influenced by the song tho. Mark. _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Slough Graffiti
by Kenneth P Y Chu 30 Jun '04

30 Jun '04

Dudes! Listen to the lyrics! THIS SONG IS ABOUT CONDOMS INNIT!! Slow Graffiti (Lyrics) There's a portrait In a back room, Which I keep for days upon, which I relent And gaze for hours on the muscle skin and bone of some Imaginary friend. (i.e. At the back of the condom packet, there is an erotic picture of two people making out. Gazing upon the muscle, er skin, and er..bone, turns adolescent stuart on, as he imagines making out 4reelz) So how about it? Show me please how I will look in twenty years And let me please, Interpret history in every line and scar that's painted There in front of me. (i.e. Looking at the pictures of the muscular copulating couple, sturan looks at his slightly wrinkly mini-sturan and wonders what it will look like in 20 years, whether it'd be more or less wrinkly than it is now) It doesn't matter what I'm thinking What I tell myself to do I'll end up calling. (i.e. now aroused, Sturan phones up 0891-HOT-CHIX) I stay in to defrost the fridge Now the kid has gone to bed A feeling of dread. (i.e. but the weather's too cold, and mini-sturan turns to ultra-mini-sturan...) At least when she's around the troubles there, It's worse to wake up with her falling round the room. (...and the live webcam website didn't help to wake up mini-struan) Listen Johnny; you're like a mother To the girl you've fallen for, And you're still falling. Listen Johnny; You're like a mother to the girl you've fallen for, And you're still falling, (i.e. Stuart admires the way condoms protect girls against the dirty rain, like the way a mother hen protects her chicks) And if they come tonight You'll roll up tight and take whatever's coming to you next. (self explanatory) Ken p.s. i actually posted this this morning before david hewitt but it didn't fucking get through, now it looks like i've just copied him! ah well! _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: my 2c on Slow Graffiti, and other loose change
by David Hewitt 30 Jun '04

30 Jun '04

G'day all. Rob Lorenson said: > It's odd, but I've never actually read that book, nor seen the movie. Out > of all the 100s of books I've read, I never read that one. I don't know > why. So, I just spoke from my own experience. Different people have > different impressions, different interpretations, based on their own > experiences and knowledge. That's what makes art so great, whether it's > music or paintings or films etc. Bollocks. Whatever happened to "the great thing about art is that I know more about it than you do; I'm right and you're wrong, and you also smell funny and are gay"? This is the Internet, you weirdo. I get enough tolerance and understanding at home. Slow Graffiti is about a bloke who's a prisoner in his own house, shacked up with some miserable junkie who's abusive and basically a complete mess, and keeps waking him up with the screaming heebie jeebies. He tries to look after her, because he feels responsible, despite the fact that it's killing him inside. So he sneaks off and spends his private time in the back room with pornography and phone sex, despite repeatedly attempting to swear off it, because deep down he knows it's no good. It keeps him in when what he really has to do is escape, though he knows he hasnt got the balls to try. That's what I reckon. I feel like 'defrosting the fridge' ought to be some sort of euphemism, but if it is, it's too subtle for me. Oh, and A Picture of Dorian Grey seems like the best book ever for about the first third or so, and then degenerates into a tiresome bunch of old wank. Start it on a bus trip or something, and forget it on your seat before you hit the halfway point. You'll thank me. Some other things, just quickly: A Melbourne gig! Huzzah! Is anyone planning a picnic and/or get-together of some sort? The new song (Your Cover's Blown, I mean; I haven't heard the rest of the EP yet) is incredibly catchy, but I can't decide if I really like it or not. It's definitely a few minutes longer than it needs to be. The first few minutes. I don't like the funk thing, the speaky bits, or the part where it turns into "Paint It Black" in the middle, but I do quite like where it ends up, all the same. I think the problem with Belle and Sebastian is that Stuart thinks he's cool these days. I suppose I would too, if I was all hip and buff and spent most of my working hours standing in front of one of the best pop groups of all time. It doesn't really suit him, though - I liked him better when he was less sure of himself. Poor bugger. I want him to be happy and popular and successful and all that, and I lap up everything he puts out, and even attempt to foist it off onto others, but then it bugs me when he sounds like he's got too much of a strut in his step. I'm a horrible, selfish, tiny little man. The only cool one in the band is Stevie, really, but it seems like he's always known it, so he wears it quite well. Ah, what do I know? Actually, one thing I do know is that they've chosen completely the wrong support act for their Melbourne gig. Architecture in Helsinki are utterly tedious. Thankfully the seats are all numbered, so we don't have to stake out territory early on - I'll see you in the bar during their set. Bulk love, -Vanilla Flavoured David. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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Re: Sinister: Slow grafitti interpretations
by The Hodottir 29 Jun '04

29 Jun '04

I always thought this was loosely based on Oscar Wilde's 'A picture of Dorien Gray'? "There's a portrait, in the back room..." Dunno. Sorry about the short post. Miss Ho xxx From: "Rob Lorenson" <rlorenson(a)sbcglobal.net> Reply-To: "Rob Lorenson" <rlorenson(a)sbcglobal.net> To: <sinister(a)missprint.org> Subject: Re: Sinister: Slow grafitti interpretations Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:31:55 -0700 ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Cat's Pajamas" <the_cats_pajamas(a)hotmail.com> To: <sinister(a)missprint.org> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 22:38 PM Subject: Sinister: Slow grafitti interpretations > Does > anybody have a clue as to what kind of tragedy this mag was referring to? > Obviously it's a sad song, but beyond that I couldn't figure anything out... I always thought it was inspired by Osamu Dazai's tragic novel "No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku)." Because the story in the song is very similar to parts of the book. At least, that's what I think when I hear the song. If anyone's curious, the book is about the protagonist's alienation from human society. He cannot connect with other people, and fears them. He has drug and alcohol problems, and cannot have normal relationships with women. The book is semi-autobiographical. The book was originally published in 1948, the same year Dazai committed suicide with his mistress in Tanagawa Canal (near Tokyo). +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ _________________________________________________________________ Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free MSN Toolbar now! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Slow grafitti interpretations
by The Cat's Pajamas 29 Jun '04

29 Jun '04

Hi all, I have't posted in ages. For those of you who remember me, hello! For those of you who don't, rest assured I'm long self exiled Sinister Royalty. I was reading in some shit music magazine earlier this week about the "100 saddest songs of all time". One of the songs included was "Slow Grafitti" by none other than our beloved B+S. The article referred to the song as a subtle story or a domestic tragedy. I've never been able to make heads or tails of the lyrics besides realizing that the song is gorgeous. Does anybody have a clue as to what kind of tragedy this mag was referring to? Obviously it's a sad song, but beyond that I couldn't figure anything out... All right, back to the frozen wastes with me... Jason _________________________________________________________________ Make the most of your family vacation with tips from the MSN Family Travel Guide! http://dollar.msn.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Cup of ca anyone?
by Amy Skelton 26 Jun '04

26 Jun '04

Hello, Sorry for just a short message but I've got limited email time at the moment. Darjeeling is indeed a name of tea but the variety is named after an area of India. ...Amy _________________________________________________________________ Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free MSN Toolbar now! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Bound And Gagged
by Caitlin 25 Jun '04

25 Jun '04

ANSWERS Stout, Robin, recently wrote: > Has anyone bought the new single yet? Reviews please!! Not to be outdone, Grivi, Anders, went on with: > because B&S has released a new EP and nobody's mentioned it! (I > think..?) Being a BIG GEEK, I hotfooted it down to my local megacorporate, soul- sucking dehydrated recordchainstore on Monday to get a copy. Not only did I buy the record, I bought it on two formats. It wasn't planned, though. Fossicking around the pitifully-small singles section, I discovered the 7" vinyl version first. Woo, thought I, 99 pence. Has to be a bargain. May as well get it if I can't find the CD. And then, I *did* find the CD, so (after many minutes of... THE PLAIN PEOPLE OF THE INTERNET WRITE: Get on with it! I will, I will, I promise. You get a jam doughnut if you Spotted The Reference, incidentally. I'm sure lots of you will have, because you're intellectuals like that. As I was saying, I ended up buying both Just Because. Partly, I was quite impressed that my local hyperdehydrated sterilised multinational THE PLAIN PEOPLE OF THE INTERNET WRITE: You did that bit! Oh yes. I did. I was quite impressed that they still sell vinyl 7" records, is what I was saying. I'm sure they didn't use to. I'm so old I remember when Woolworths stopped stocking 7" singles - in their big final sale I bought one by Ace Of Base and another by Four Non Blondes. Plain People of the Internet: was there supposed to be a point to this post? Because, you know, we could be downloading porn or something instead of reading this drivel. Yes. The new single. B&S go disco funk, apparently. I never like labelling things, because I always end up getting it wrong. Back when I worked in a library, I had a long argument with a cataloguer as to whether a particular book should be filed under PS ("American literature") or H-something ("Business administration"). It was a business administration textbook written in the form of a novel, you see. Not a very good novel. Worse than Mills and Boon, even. If you drive down the M6 (Toll)... Plain People Of The Internet: our hands are hovering over the delete button, you know... YOUR COVER ARTWORK'S BLOWN I don't care really about B&S trying to "broaden their musical style" ((C) Alexis Petridis, probably), because personally I like an entire 387 genres of music. Nothing more, and nothing less. What I do care about, though, is their cover art. Stu M's holiday snaps, mmm. Beanz wearing an arab strap - mmmmmm. Isobel's red leather jacket - actually, is it leather or PVC? I really don't know. We should be told, you know. Anyway, the point I'm slowly getting to is: what are all those books on the record sleeve? What does it tell us about the band? Here, push this button. Plain People Of The Internet: What, this button. Yes, that button. Let's take a closer look! STRANGE VIDEO ZOOMY EFFECT Now, who would live in a record sleeve like this? Let's look at the evidence. There's lots of books on the back, here; what do they tell us? "We Learned To Ski". We did, did we? "The Bedside Guardian 35" - clearly some leftwing socialist subversion going on. "War And Peace In The Sudan" - are there some interesting colonial exploits somewhere in the band's history? "Bound And Gagged" - clearly, the whole band are perverted kinky fetish perverts. Plain People Of The Internet: Like you, you mean? I'll have you know that that investigation was dropped, and I proved to the officers' satisfaction that those chains and padlocks in my bedside drawer were for entirely legitimate activities. So there. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise. KEATS AND CHAPMAN Watching Glastonbury on the telly fills me with longing. Not to go to a festival, god no, it would be an awful place filled with smelly hippies and annoying people. No, I want to be in a band. I want to play something wonderful in time with the rest of the band, turn round and smile at my bandmates because we're creating something great. I want to be on stage, and inspiring people to write shite like this on the interweb. I want to be in a band. I'm not planning to go down to my record shop for a few months now. The Aberfeldy album doesn't come out until September, sadly. If you're never heard of Aberfeldy, go and find something out about them. Although there is a new Hidden Cameras album due out before then. That could be tempting. Nobody has read this far, have they? I should have mentioned Aberfeldy at the start. xx Caitlin -- http://www.joannou.net/topofthestairs/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Re: BOOKS - I'll be a doozer if I can
by Bruno Gomes 25 Jun '04

25 Jun '04

> Did you know that since May found its ending and June commenced we've only > managed to send 33 posts? 33 posts in 25 days doesn't sound too bad maybe, > but still, I've maintained the feeling of "oh, it's oh so quiet in Sinister > and thus so quiet in my inbox". So please, do post. Every one of you. so quiet that i'll take my chances in going forward with this inane post of mine! > Kings of Convenience's second album is great. couldn't find it in the record store yesterday, so i brought faultline's "your love means everything" - pretty much the same (or is it?) > Another great norwegian band is called The Loch Ness Mouse. I love their > debut album called Flair for Darjeeling although I must admit i don't have > an idea what darjeeling means.. darjeeling is a type of tea, ain't it? > SCANDINAVIA > Ah, not much.. just a little football near the end; > HEJA SVERIGE!! too bad they're going to lose to portugal in the semis :-) (if they manage to beat the dutch before that, of course) guess that's that for now, but before i go, do let me know about your opinions on the following: kafka's "the trial" vs orwell's "1984" - which of these 2 "worlds" do you find the most disturbing? (and why) People thought that they were just being rewarded For treating others as they'd like to be treated For obeying stop signs and curing diseases For mailing letters with the address of the sender Now we can swim any day in November +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: BOOKS - I'll be a doozer if I can
by Anders Grivi 25 Jun '04

25 Jun '04

Sinisterines; Did you know that since May found its ending and June commenced we've only managed to send 33 posts? 33 posts in 25 days doesn't sound too bad maybe, but still, I've maintained the feeling of "oh, it's oh so quiet in Sinister and thus so quiet in my inbox". So please, do post. Every one of you. But I'm not complaining. I don't have the right to do so, cause I haven't contributed myself; that's why I'm writing this so that I can do it at the end of the mail. Complain that is. And because B&S has released a new EP and nobody's mentioned it! (I think..?) It's raining in Oslo today, and it's been raining for a week now. Last monday I was going to have a day of sports. Running, throwing and jumping and stuff. This was something my school decided by the way. Great fun. I put on my raincoat, ran to the underground with an umbrella in my right hand and an apple in the other. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and I hoped it would help me keeping the doctor away. Far away. It was raining. Not just a quick shower. We tried to go through with it anyway, but after half an hour of track and field activities whilst holding umbrellas, a sensible person decided it was enough. It was nearly as the day after tomorrow when the tide(?) come rushing in, only that there are few of those skyscrapers here in Norway. This is typical. This is summer! I read in the paper today that the average temperature's been 14,1 degrees in Oslo. And it's June! Someone do something! Isn't there a global warming going on? Money and resources are unfairly divided between the world's inhabitants, but so is the weather! Strange though that it's nearly true that: rich country = brrrr, i'm freezing, oh no! not rain again! noooo!!! please!! relatively poor country = oh, this is okay. sun again, but no money Sierra Leone = I'll give you anything for an air conditioner!! (although i don't own anything) It would be GRRRREAT if the rich countries could buy som nice weather from the poor countries. I believe that all countries would be approximately just as wealthy then. Someone invent something that makes it possible to buy weather! It'd solve all our problems. Or we could do it the old-fashioned way; revolution in the summertime. Hasta la victoria siempre! BOOKS EP 1) Your Cover's Blown hmmm.... was this the right disc or did I incidentally put on my sister's Michael Jackson disc..? Oh, that's right. That was a cassette.... I suppose it's Belle & Sebastian then but... HELP! "How do you have my number?" AHHH!!! "Why don't guide me; you be the driver?" That's Struan saying "AHHH!!"!!! WHAT IS THIS?!? ..well, it's quite catchy actually. I really like it. The DISCOISH guitar riff and the playful electronic noises. And then after three minutes it slows down.....: "I'll go on my own......" And then a paranoid Spanish march/Something of the Kill Bill soundtrack about a kid starting her cool caressing and undressing. and back again. it lasts for 6 minutes, but feels like 3. not that far away from Stay loose, probabaly, but the "AHH!!!"... gives the song a bit of a, ummm, Ah!-feel to it. And for once it feels like Richard is the most important musician... And the bass-line is cooool. It merely proves Struan's genious: he makes disco, michael jackson, "AH!!!"s, Tarantino, cool caressing, aberrations, bummers in the summer, potted plants and boxlike houses sound cool, catchy and totally natural. I mean; why do it differently? To sum up: Unusual, but great, Great, GREAT! 2) Wrapped up in books We all know this. Wonderful. Probably my favourite off DCW together with If she wants me, Cuckoo and Piazza. I think you all know what this sounds like. If you dont: er...? 3) Your Secrets The best track on this EP! An instant classic. I'd heard a radio version, and was surprised to find that it had more of an accoustic feel to it on record. It's just a perfect pop song. Accoustic guitars, hammond organ, and a melody line drenched in hooks. And Stuart does one of his best ever vocal performances. Wonderful. 4) Cover Mr. Geddes found some of the tapes used to record Your Cover's Blown and decided he'd fools around with them a bit, testing his DJ set; take the worst parts of Your Cover's Blown and make them even worse. It's a great remix. The video can be found on the internet; have a look yourself The videogame can be found on the internet; have a look yourself. (though i think it's boring.. but i don't have the patience to play computer games) RIOT ON AN EMPTY STREET Kings of Convenience's second album is great. When I came home and played Books and ROAES i thought maybe they'd given me Michaels Jackson and Simon and Garfunkel. Homesick, Misread, I'd rather dance with you are great tunes. Another great norwegian band is called The Loch Ness Mouse. I love their debut album called Flair for Darjeeling although I must admit i don't have an idea what darjeeling means.. BARCELONA Next week I'm going to Barcelona. Which is nice I suppose. But I would rather joined my friends to The Quart Festival and seen Shins, Jim Stark, Snow Patrol and Moz. Ah.... If you REALLY want to give me an advice on what I could do/see in Barcelona or Catalonia then; okay. You're allowed to tell me. It would even make me happy. SCANDINAVIA Ah, not much.. just a little football near the end; HEJA SVERIGE!! ASTERIX But I think now I'll retreat to my room and read my french Asterix and Obelix cartoons. It's hard to understand, but when you do; it's even more fun. Wish my sister a happy happy birthday! "Take her to dinner, use her boyfriend's money" why Stuart? Why? Anders Ps. Could someone please tell me the answers to these questions: 1) What is a "doozer"? 2) Why isn't the word "doozer" in my dictionary? 3) What's your favourite colour? Answer #1 anyway. PPs. Come on! It's boring not to get mails from you! Get yourself together! _________________________________________________________________ Last ned MSN Messenger gratis http://www.msn.no/computing/messenger - Den raskeste veien mellom deg og dine venner +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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. 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