Sinister: Do you realise that you have the most beautiful face?
It's strange how life works. How one mention of one band can rip me away from reclusive pensive thought and can plunge me into a new, entirely active intellectual world. I've known of Belle and Sebastian since 1998,however I never really explored the band in depth. I live in Australia,where B+S, if mentioned, is usually greeted with a quizzical frown. The band is truly underground, spread by word of mouth. At least, where I live. What inspired me to rediscover the band was a quick flash. At work, while we were deciding what CD's to play, I saw a red flash. A girl was flipping quickly through her CD case, deciding what to put on. I was shocked that she was shocked that we were both amazed about knowing Belle and Sebastian. That red flash was Sinister. Now here I am on the Sinister mailing list 3 months on. She apparently found out about B+S from an American guy she dated about a year ago, and I found out about B+S from some British guy I knew. I think that is what makes B+S so unique for me as a band, is that they are not in the public. I've never seen a video clip, I've never heard them played on the radio. I've been to the official websites and found scant information. No real in-depth interviews, no indication of who they really are*. Anyway, that is my experience of B+S, that is my image of them. I'm sure there are a lot of you who would immediately disagree, and I'd be interested to know how you all see them. Even how they see themselves. The posting by Dimitra Daisy (V4 #966) really struck a chord. Her experience of the world is fascinating. Until reading it, I never truly knew that there are people that think in the same way as I do in the world. It was comforting somehow, and altogether "an illusion caused by the world spinning 'round" (F.L. ref.). I liked the way she views change. However what she leaves behind as old is what I begin as new. So hello to all of you, and thanks for at least skimming through my very first entry!
From Ivone (or Ivonski amongst friends).
ivone_rebelo@hotmail.com.au *the exception being Stuart's diary from the band website. Quote of the day: "Freedom is often just a choice of cages" _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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Ivone Rebelo