<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by lily1:<BR><B>i'm stilling waiting to hear about arab strap. markie's answer really wasn't what i was looking for.
</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Two drunk, unloved Scots, one on vocals, the other on instruments. Aiden (the vocalist) talk-sings about bad sex and the meaning of life (without, in this boy's opinion, sounding like a pompous git, which is a phenomenal accomplishment) and Malcolm (the musician) creates creaky, unstable waves of plucked guitar and feedback. Somehow, they also manage to add drums and programming. You can't take a lot in one sitting, but I think they're brilliant. Listen to the live disc, Mad For Sadness.