Hello to all the people who listen to Belle and Sebastian. Yipee, I've finally been given a voice, so I guess I should point out that I've arrived. I think you can also see me under the not-so-clever pseudonym of 'GavatSublime' in the Photo page of the parent site. This was taken at an outdoor party near Perth in June and was a damn fine way to spend an amazingly sunny weekend in Scotland!! I'm Gav, 31 in a few weeks time and got into Belle and Sebastian when I picked up a copy of the-then-just-released 'If You're Feeling Sinister' in the local library a few years ago. Quite what I was doing picking up a CD of a band I had never heard of I don't know nor even why the local library had it in stock, but that was the start of my love affair. Heh heh, in the last 7/8 years I've been more into dance music (specifically psychedelic trance) but, well, essentially B and S send shivers down my spine and I've been in love with the music ever since that first listen from the library. I used to be into loads of indie bands when I was younger and used to literally go to dozens of gigs in and around Glasgow, but I just generally go out trancing around the world whenever I can. Don't let that put you off though, as I don't really compare 'Indie' music with the dance music I listen to, I just like B and S as much as my psychedelic trance - only in a different way. I work for a (yawn) financial institution in Glasgow, read, go to the movies, restaurants and pop over to Paris quite a bit to see my g/f who is based there. Highlights this year, in all things, include 'Jesus' Son' (the movie), 'Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant' (the album), Em (the person) and the birds and bees and all of we! Anyway, I hope that something here has made sense and remember, those who love repetitive beats aren't all bad!!! If I wasn't listening to 140 bpm I would probably make up a compilation with Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers, Helen Love, Delgados. JAMC, Janis Joplin et al on it. Bom to everyone. Luv Gav......... +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+