Sinister: The Sounds Of Industry.
Sinister. The weekend. Work is good. its much better, not working with people. Horses are easier to understand and I am not concerned in the slightest by their attitudes or the standard of their personal hygiene. On Sunday, Ken Chu informed me of his presence in Scotland. After establishing that this was not an April Fools I joined him for a pint. Or two. Or three. Or so. Then, Glasgow bore witness to Sinister vs Bowlie Table Football. Any comments? "..." Monday. A hangover prevented me seeing any of the morning. The afternoon brought nothing. The evening brought bowling and pool. 1-1 for bowling (although....my '1' was a higher score than her '1') And I won at pool. Today. Its nice and sunny outside, I can see this from my position at this desk. Sunny, with a bit of a breeze. In the background I can hear the radio, the sound of printing, the sound of the boys in the factory singing and joking. There is dust on the window sills and wooden panelling on the walls. Personalised comic strips, photographs, calanders, sponsorships, data control, drawings and a clock, that tells the wrong date. Facing these windows is a whitish rough cast wall, with one fire exit (that I can see) and no windows. The upper half of the wall is corrugated brown metal. In front of the wall bushes grow half heartedly, yet remain well groomed. The sky is clear and blue with but a slight whisp of a cloud that will disappear with the breeze. A parking ticket from Prestwick airport, below a software cd and a bluetooth headset user manual to my right, tells me that someone has been flying. Then I remember that someone is in Dublin. The business cards have changed, from when their appearance was imprinted in my memory. They've kept with the times, unlike the date on the clock. Time could be standing still, if it wasn't for the steady, continuous pulse of industry in the background. Sometimes, you just know when its time for a cup of tea. And that time is now. G +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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. 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Hello! Just a quick reminder that Butcher Boy, Cats On Fire and Shimura Curves are playing at the Luminaire in London this Friday. It's going to be an amazing night: Butcher Boy are on top form, and this will be Cats On Fire's first major UK show. I can't wait to see them. Plus there'll be dancing afterwards, until 2am. Tickets are onsale here - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/15551 There's a great interview with John from Butcher Boy here - http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/content/content_detail.php?id=1567&type=In terviews Hope to see you on Friday! Ian x ----------------- HDIF Presents XVII Friday April 13th Butcher Boy/Cats On Fire/Shimura Curves The Luminaire 311 High Road Kilburn NW6 7JR 8pm-2am, £6 Butcher Boy Having been at the heart of the UK¹s indiepop scene for the last four years as the man behind Glasgow¹s legendary National Pop League club night, John Hunt is now stepping out with a group of his own. Imagine Tindersticks, Felt, Lloyd Cole, Morrissey, and songs to die for. http://www.myspace.com/butcherboymusic Cats On Fire A brilliant new band from Finland, Cats On Fire marry the lyrical flair and melodic swagger of The Smiths with a sweet garage pop influence to form a cool new take on indiepop. Their debut album, "The Province Complains", is out soon on German indie Marsh Marigold. This will be their debut London show. http://www.myspace.com/catsonfiremusic Shimura Curves An all-female four piece from London, Shimura Curves play pristine electro pop in the vein of Stereolab and St Etienne. "Shimura Curves wear lovely carefully chosen dresses, they live on pink wine and best of all create silkily strokeable tunes full of luxuriant harmonies and flickering gorgeousness." - Kitten Painting http://www.myspace.com/shimuracurves Plus after the bands, myself and John from Butcher Boy/National Pop League will be playing some records, so we hope you stick around to dance in London's most beautiful small venue. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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. 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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Gayle E. Anderson -
Ian Watson