i was so excited to talk you you fine sinister folk that i sent this to the wrong address. sorry, honey, didn't mean to do that. i hope i didn't cause problems. ok, anyway, lots to say... 1. Kid A is excellent. i put it in my discman, put on my headphones, and by the time it was done, i was crying. it made me all emotional. it's very intense, very menacing, but i don't think the album is for everyone. if you listen to stuff like aphex twin, boards of canada, and other warp records stuff, which the band supposedly took influence from, then you will most likely enjoy it. it's not easily accessible, but that is the point. for a band to go out on a limb and risk their reputation, fanbase, etc, and to come out stronger than ever...that is an amazing feat. lucky, but amazing nonetheless. but that's just my opoinion, no more correct than anyone else's. no one is bad because they don't like it, and no one is better because they do. everyone is GREAT. 2. someone used their crush vote on me. who is it?!?! i know it's not Richard, the wonderfully lovely Neosleeze, because he didn't use his yet. (YET.) who is it? i don't want to go out on a limb and use mine yet... and somehow i feel like it's a lurker. speak to me! the rest of the list doesn't have to know! 3. someone said that belle and sebastian aren't pulling radioheads and making drastically different albums. i think fishyclap was a very experimental record...they took some big chances and tried some new stuff out (and i'm not just talking about beyond the sunrise here). i think, like radiohead, both bands took a chance, indulged a bit, and became more sure of themselves in the process of making both of these records. experimental doesn't necessarily mean "free jazz" or "blips drips and strips", or even "krautrock" (ha!). serge gainsbourg was experimental by writing songs in many different styles, yet his songs are all distinctly Gainsbourg. i've been telling my girlfreind how ridiculous i think all of the ass kissing that the press is doing to radiohead is stupid, but here i am, sounding like smooches on tushes. as i've been saying, these people are just in bands, they're not gods. we all have the potential to be radioheads, or belle and sebastians, or half japaneses, or even serge gainsbourgs, the only thing that makes us different from them is whether or not we want to take chances and make ourselves heard. (steps off of soapbox) ok, now... im going to stop before i hurt someone. everyone enjoy autumn... manifest creativity in any way possible. n**__espioum<<opwecw-0i,.oim;p0>LI<?><<<>>___>ciao*&%+___>>> mike j +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+