October 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: nyc ticket up for grabs
by farouche la femme 24 Oct '98

24 Oct '98

hello all, my concertgoing companion has chosen oslo over B&S, so i have an extra nyc ticket for the nov. 1 show. if anyone is interested in buying this off of me, please email me privately with "nyc ticket" in the header (so i don't delete your mail!) merci! k. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: New convertee - off to Toronto tomorrow, a few inquires and comments.
by Taboonmb7＠aol.com 24 Oct '98

24 Oct '98

Hello Sinisteries.. I'm a new convert to Belle & Sebastian. I say this because, to tell the truth, I didn't like them upon *initial* listening... I bought "If You're Feeling Sinister" and thought it sounded like average run-of-the-mill simon & garfunkle pop. keep in mind i was obviously very close minded, and only gave it one listening before forming this opinion.. but after hearing SO much about this band in the recent days I decided to give it another, fully attentative listen. well, nearly 30 spins on the good old Aiwa later, i am addicted. I couldn't believe i didn't see the sophistication and literacy that this band embraces before. The lyrics are intelligable and very well though out, with a style of their own. and the music is just subliminally quiet and beautiful, perfect for any time of the year or day. I have also bought The Boy With The Arab Strap, and i must say i didn't care for it at first, but gave it the same treatment as ...Sinister and now it's among my favorite albums. i love the evolution in the music, many more instruments and a more oceany ambience to it. Well, anyways, enough of my enthusiastic ramblings... enthusiastic because i am traveling a four-hour trek from Flint Michigan (no laughing) to Toronto to catch them at the Opera House! have a hotel booked and everything :) my first question reguards the setlists - how long are they usually on stage? it doesn't really matter, i'm just curious, because i've been to shows like Morrissey who plays for a dismal 45 minutes, and The Cure (my favorite :) ), who play a 3 hour set usually. and how accessable are the band? again, not that i want to hurdle myself backstage just to tell the band "you are the greatest!" or anything lame and predictable like that. i'd like to maybe shake hands, thank them, and perhaps get an autograph or two purely as a momento from a perfect night. this list seems very pleasant in just the few posts i have read - thank you. Belle & Sebastian are a REFRESHING spalsh of pop in this dreary decade. "Sit back and enjoy... The Real McCoy." - Siouxsie & The Banshees, "Monitor." ~james* (but that's entertainment..) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: PHILLY CANCELLED!!!!!!!!!
by Mike Gustat 24 Oct '98

24 Oct '98

11:08pm FRANCO: Mike! Mike pick up the damn phone! Michael if you are home pick up the damned phone! Mike, some guy came out on stage and said due to Isobelle taking ill, there will be no show at the Trocodero! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: spin review of twattybus
by azriel 24 Oct '98

24 Oct '98

i got the october Spin magazine and there's a decent review of twattybus (the email list is even mentioned!), and since i don't recall it being posted here, i'll do that now. note: stuff in [] are my comments. feel free to ignore them. rated: 8 out of 10 belle and sebastian are wimps and proud of it, so naturally their cardinal vertue is modesty. singer/guitarist stuart murdoch is the closest thing the octet has to a leader, but being singularly modest, he's turned over some of the songwriting and singing to his bandmates on this third album: stuart david's spaceboy dream is of a piece with his recent solo single as looper; isobel campbell sings the twee, breathy is it wicked not to care, and stevie jackson's two contributions reveal a potentially unhealthy fascination with the music biz (one's named after sire records founder seymour stein, the other after the pop zine chickfactor). being pathologically modest, melodist supreme murdoch has left some of his own most striking songs off the album -- the sizable e-mail ilst of belle cultists [!] is aggogle [!] at the omissions. or maybe murdoch's just pathological like a fox. belle ands ebastian have always played hard-to-get, limiting their first album tigermilk to 1,000 (vinyl!) copies and playing in public only a few times a year. murdoch knows full well that hearing one song more than others can get in the way of an album's flow, so even the songs that might naturally walk tall are convinced to slouch a little. the title track (an "arab strap" is a marital aid; Arab Strap is a fellow scottish band) has what could be a big-bump "jean genie"/"everybody wants to rule the world" groove -- but murdoch sings it like he's worried about starting an avalance, and he keeps on swallowing his words even after the band fades out. speak up, boy! arab strap is a more mature album than 1997's if you're feeling sinister, less concerned with just-postadosecent torment, which is to say it's concerned with more mature torment-frustrating erotic fantasies, the sense of too much time passing, the heroine of last year's triumphant "layz line painter jane" single reappearing as an overpaid art-world hack. the hormone-dazed momentum of the earlier records has turned to exquisite stasis, graced with subtle string and horn arrangements. dirty dream #2 disguises its motown beat in a swirl of strings and organ, and though sleep the clock around builds toward what might be a tremendous climax, it's kept in its place by 70s synth chintz and a drum-machine two-step. what comes out of all this self-restraint is a pastoral album whose minor accomplishments add up to a tremendous power when heard as a whole. murdoch and his disciples - as much a chamber music ensemble as a rock band at this point - refuse to do anything in broad strokes, which means nothing here wears out over repeated listenings, but also that you have to lean into the album to get much out of it. listen closely, though, and you'll relish the tiny filigreed details, the unexpected instrumental accents they can pull off only by haing half the group sit out half a song, murdoch's wry turns of phras and flip-flops between intertextual cleverness and heart-on-sleeve honesty. modesty is also a virtue for people who know exactly how good they are. -- douglas wolk there. -kerry "Death has come in the pantry door: stands watching them, iron and patient, with a look that says _try to tickle me_." --Thomas Pynchon, _Gravity's Rainbow_

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Sinister: Seasonal B&S, Depressed "Hipsters," etc.
by Mick McMick 24 Oct '98

24 Oct '98

FunkySeb pens: > All B&S songs are autumnal/wintery, 'cause the sun rarely shines on > the hipster... Hm, no I have to disagree. First of all, quite a number of the new album strikes me as springy, maybe even summery. Especially my favorite song, "Ease Your Feet into the Sea." Another thing I think is that your definition of hipster must be different from mine, because saddoes whose every song is a depressed winter or autumn bore don't strike me as hip in the slightest (um...loo barlough) whereas people who realize there is more to life than cynicism and depression strike me as a bit more hip. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I don't think mine is absolute. And not to say that the occasional sad song is misplaced, but life is not just a string of bad events. You have to be happy sometimes, you know? B&S strike me as the perfect balance. > I miss the snow. It makes everything look so romantic, it excuses you for > looking at the world through red eyes. Hm, I'm with you on that one. I certainly don't miss sticky summer nights. > Incidentally, I dunno how exciting this proper version of Slow > Graffffitti is. It's beautiful of course, but it sounds just like the evening > session version, no added bloopy noises or moogoid wibbles or disco beats or > anything. I haven't heard the liquid audio file, but I dearly love the song. I think if it were meant to be a bleepy bloopy sort of song, they'd have recorded it that way in the session, with keyboards and all the other bits. > I'm starting to worry about this band you know. Just recently they > seem to have bought a 'best of Phil Spector' record in woolies and just gone > 'great! we'll have that!' > prrrbb. It's all good stuff obviously, it's just that my boat's not floating > as high as it once did. All I ask is for a dash of Electronic Renaisance, some > tinny acoustics for once, some crappy beats...stuart? please? "Sleep the Clock Around" seems to me to be the closest we'll get to the sequel to "Electronic Renaissance." I do hope they write some more bloopy songs, Electronic Renaissance is one of my favorites, but if they don't, they don't, and I'll be happy with albums like the last one. Maybe it's a future direction for them to pursue, eh? After their ragtime album, mayhap. /"\_/"\_/"\ Mick McMick - bp224995(a)oak.cats.ohiou.edu - ICQ#5056758 \ / Sandcastle Records - (same e-mail for now) | | Sandcastle Homepage - | | http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/4972/ | | "Everyone has their own cup of tea. | | Some just happen to like a lot of sugar in it!" | | - Me! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: 'I once bit into a mouse's head and found a bar of chocolate.How odd is that?'
by Funkyseb＠aol.com 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Hello Bunnies, how are you all then? Really? Arab what? With a metal ring? Well if he's going to talk about such things you'll just have to ignore him. Now I want NO MORE talk of veiny vinces and captain mainwarings, OK? Honestly, you're just like your father. Now go and dig the garden, you smell of Oxo, and your jumpers scare the horse. So you were in london fluffy? You should have said so earlier.Instead of enduring some shite west end show, you could have gone with me to watch the bungee jumpers in battersea shit themselves. It's my new favourite thing. There's nothing more amusing than watching 'lads' dangling inverted over the thames, and watching their smug, pepsi max drinking faces as they realise that the women on the ground whom they were trying to impress are now kissing the crane operators instead. Ha! You sporty bastards! Ha! You're not laughing at my trousers anymore are you? Yes, I'm living in the 'glamorous' capital, which contrary to opinion, *is* in fact open 24 hours, unlike the country town I've escaped, which ceases to exist after 6pm each night, (and at lunchtime on market days.) I've got a lovely flatmate, and a lovely flat, and whenever I want, I can put on a suit, go down to the river bank, and pretend to be Nick Drake. Yay! And tomorrow, me and the others are doing our stars in their eyes thang, and 'jammin' and 'funkin' etc. I'll let you all know how we get on. Erm, Mick McMick: wintery songs....I'd say seeing other people- the ending with the piano going 'plink plinky plonk plonky, plonk plon plonk plon plonk' sounds like snow falling. The whole first half of sinister's a wintery sort of LP, I think. Even if it was recorded in the summer. Go on! admit it. I'm right. All B&S songs are autumnal/wintery, 'cause the sun rarely shines on the hipster... I miss the snow. It makes everything look so romantic, it excuses you for looking at the world through red eyes. Incidentally, I dunno how exciting this proper version of Slow Graffffitti is. It's beautiful of course, but it sounds just like the evening session version, no added bloopy noises or moogoid wibbles or disco beats or anything. I'm starting to worry about this band you know. Just recently they seem to have bought a 'best of Phil Spector' record in woolies and just gone 'great! we'll have that!' prrrbb. It's all good stuff obviously, it's just that my boat's not floating as high as it once did. All I ask is for a dash of Electronic Renaisance, some tinny acoustics for once, some crappy beats...stuart? please? right, see you all soon. Maybe I'll have something to say then... :-) byebye seb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- ''...and I came upstairs, and you were still up, and l said 'the man next door's got a horse in his flat!' And you said 'you're drunk', and I said I hope so, 'cause the man next door's got a horse in his flat, and I don't like it much'. And then I fell asleep, and I dreamt of palaces, with walls of green glass...'' 'Shipley', Animals that Swim- (Electronic Renaissance with horns) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: BELLE N SEB MOMUS!
by BOYBOUTOWN＠aol.com 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

MOMUS, on Record label LE GRANDE MAGISTERY. MOMUS, ACE! (luvly eyepatch also!) Matthew Jacobson, THE KINK OF POP! For those of you who know what i seem to be babbling on about, cheers!.Ave a fun time in chicago and toronto. Re@dy.Ste@dy.Edd!e. (apologises for lack of appropriate length). +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: B&S Chicago
by Jeffrey David Hyslop 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Hello all, Has anyone out there got an extra ticket for the Belle & Sebastian show in Chicago this coming Monday? I'm driving from Michigan and will do anything for a ticket!! Thanks...Jeff (reply in private) -- ************************************************************************** Jeff Hyslop 911 E. Grand River; Apt 203 Phone: 517-351-7155 East Lansing, MI 48823 E-Mail: hyslopje(a)pilot.msu.edu ************************************************************************** How would Bobby Peru handle this one? +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: chaud lapin
by mctag＠bigfoot.com 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Good evening Sinister, I'm watching Eurotrash. One last time before I leave the continent. There's a German talking about his sex piano. His name is Schroder, like the pianist on Peanuts. Did he have a sex piano? The new German chancellor is called Schroder, and my friend Anna. Perverts, the lot of them. Pumpkinny-wumpkinny wrote: >I have a much better penance idea. You would have to hibernate for the >winter wearing only brushed cotton pyjamas, and with only marzipan and >Tunnock's bars to eat. Any takers? Oh go on then, you've twisted my arm. >No one could out-shag Serge, but I could think of a few people who might >take up half of an LP. Coming second after Serge is nothing to sneeze at. Err, what do you mean, a few people? Anyway that doesn't make sense. If you can't outshag Serge, how can you come second? I wrote: >Must go, Christina Ricci is calling. And she was. Myself, the Dandy, Jackson Jeffrey Jackson had the first outing of the sinister sinema club, and we invited Emma and Julian too. It was "Buffalo 66", and we all liked it very much. It was original and it was romantic, although at least two of our party seemed quite upset when they cut one scene just as Christina was getting out of the bath. Later, we went to the toilet. Well, a bar that used to be a toilet. The DJ thought he was very soulful indeed. We just thought he was funny. He was singing along and doing the actions to Melba Moore and Betty Everett. It was like they were in the room. John wrote: >Go on, it in your mouth ...which was more than a little uncalled for. He also talked about Smile. You really should go. I won't be there, I'm afraid, but don't let that put you off. Because it's not a "real" indie club, they don't play Peter and the Test Tube Babies like Doctor Stride, despite the fact that John is "Punk as Fuck". John also said of Elisabeth: >Such a nice, kind girl. Very clean. I hope not or I've wasted my air fare. Finally, Michael called me: >Alex McFerguson How incredibly wide of the mark can one person be? Very, very foolish words. I'm seething in my Blue Moon boxer musical shorts. Finally, Megan's right. Whoever has been dissing Genevieve really does have all of us to answer to. Right, I'm off to Canada. See you in a week, unless I decide to stay there. Love, Tag xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: September is quite far away
by Koen 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Hello Sinisterees, no B&S content whatsoever. I participate in a weekly internet music quiz (it's in Dutch, but I'm willing to translate the questions for anyone interested), and this week an intro has me stumped. It's question #11 on this page: http://users.skynet.be/volders/kwis0508.htm While you're at it, if you know who the person is in question 10/ photo 2, let me now. I have an idea who it might be, but confirmation would be appreciated. Oh, email me privately, I feel ashamed enough already by misusing this beautiful list. Koen +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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