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@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. 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