just heard JONATHON DAVID on the sesh! it starts off ok-ish and i thought oh, well, not as good as legal man, but then the chorus hit and stuart started singing and i just went wow and it got bigger and better untill there was a bit with stevie, stuart and either isobel and/or sarah singing as well ad it was triumphantly FAB!!! i'm impressed but why's the 7 inch version got only 2 songs on it, i'll have to buy the 12" aswell 'coz 45s are just the coolest things on earth. steve lamacq has a good story about this: two scientists were trying to find if certain shapes had deep rooted meaning in the human brain. to test this they had a monkey to whom they gave random objects and recorded it's reaction. they gave the monkey a CD, it chewed it a bit and then threw it on the floor. the scientists then handed it a 7 inch record. the monkey got a hard on. i don't think this story's true but it illustrates a point (but hopefully does'nt Sillistrate it, that would be most disturbing) i was cleaning out my cupboards and found amongst my stack of NMEs and select magazines (stretching back to '95 mind you, i hate to throw out magazines coz things like this happen) anyway, i found in the jan '97 select a review of 'IYFS'(4/5) alongside arab strap's 'the week never starts round here' (also 4/5) and an interview with stuart murdoch! so here it is --------------------------------------- "I do sing in a church choir" belle and sebastian frontman stuart murdockh on christian rock, long-distance running and breast-feeding album sleeves your previous LP, 'tigermilk', has a sleeve depicting a woman breast-feeding a cuddly tiger toy. did it cause controversy and outrage? "no, i was a bit dissapointed by the lack of reaction. i work as a caretaker at a church, and i thought the people there would see it and it might cause a little bit of fuss. but no, sadly, there hasn't been any. the model on the sleeve is a friend of mine - and tigger of course. the new album sleeve has another friend - with more clothes on this time" what inspires you regarding belle and sebastian? "well my ispiration for writing wouldn't be bands. it's more just boredom, depression and the weather. ans the films of Hal Hartley*. musically, the one person who has it for me at the moment is [tindersticks frontman] stuart staples. songs like 'city sickness' made it clear he had his vision set out from the start - you have to bow to the superior power of the 'sticks. my favourite books are probably by CS Lewis - the screwtape letter and surprised by joy" do these works of christian exposition from the man from narnia indicate any particular religious belief? "i'm not a particular follower of any religious denomination, but i do sing in a church choir. yeah, we'd be quite happy to be called christian rock - why not? the band does tend to play quite a few shows in church halls. at the start we made a habit of playing church halls and cafes, because of the acoustics." does your song 'the stars of track and field' stem from an athletic inclination? "well, i was a runner in my youth. i ran marathons and ran for glasgow uni. it's a bit of nostalgia really, because i did used to go at the running quite madly. i found it quite hedonistic in a way..." did you take your name straight from the belle and sebastian TV programme? "kind of - i have a very vague memory of the TV show. the name arose when i was writing a short story and the main character was called sebastian. then i wanted to have a female character, so i called her belle. yeah, i do still write a bit - it's nice to put a wee bit of writing on the back of the record. the first one had a story and this one has a kind of introduction to the band." RW --------------------------------------- * isn't hal hartley who B&S have recorded the soundtrack for? wow, two bits of content in one post, i think that makes up for all the ones i have sent with sod all. see you in scarboria pez* P.S. Karren, if you are reading this, sorry you haven't got the tape yet, that's coz i haven't sent it. i have made it though, honest; just my compooter died and i could'nt get your address from it. but i have it now and it'll be on it's way :) www.pez.com - the wonderful world of pez ;) ivorytowers.8m.com - ivory towers records www.drpez.com - Dr Pez, Spain's premier fish doctor (i think) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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