Less Bells - Mourning Jewelry - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2018 . The full-length debut by Julie Carpenter's Joshua Tree, California, ambient orchestral project Less Bells emerged from the drama and desolation of it's high desert origins. She cites certain compositions as being Inchspecifically inspired by August monsoons rolling in over the mountains, others by clear, starry nights.Inch Utilizing an array of electronic and acoustic instruments, including cello, Optigan, violin, voice, and modular synth, Solifuge conflates not only the solitude and refuge of it's title but also intimacy and grandeur, fragility and force, Inchbuilding from austerity to wild overgrowth.Inch She speaks of a creative process involving cut-ups and rearranging, mapping a melody for strings only to transpose it to synth, or refashioning a rigid classical piece as stream of consciousness soundscape. Carpenter's versatility and embrace of flux fills these songs with a living, breathing quality, restrained but responsive, adapting to shifting conditions and emotions beneath the surface. Album Tracks 1. Bird in Hand 2. Forest Ghosts 3. Desert 4. Valentine 5. Bombardment 6. Golden Storm 7. Milwaukee Protocol 8. The Gills

Adopting a collaborative approach for the recording of their third album, Death Bells have returned Between Here & Everywhere, an effort that captures the cross-section of Southern California's shadowy hidden interzones, outside of the lights and luxury.The record features nine new songs that represent Will Canning and Remy Veselis' continual growth, as well as accompaniment by an experienced cast of contributors on keys, strings, piano, and operatic backup vocals. Recorded with Colin Knight at Paradise Studios, and mixed by Mike Kriebel at Golden Beat, Between Here & Everywhere bristles with immediacy and emotion, with every element tactile, balanced, and elevated.Between Here & Everywhere sets out to map the potent mess of Los Angeles. Canning cites the InchvastnessInch of the band's adopted home as a constant muse, and much like the city itself, the album ebbs gradually from harrowing to hopeful over it's 35-minute runtime. The lyrics are categorized as Inchnarrative, but not autobiographical,Inch born of intrigue, intimacy, and a sense of Inchlooking outward.Inch From the highly-strung blast of InchHysteriaInch, to the hypnotic rhythms of InchLifespringInch, and the staunchly resonant hope displayed in InchLast DaysInch, InchSpace Without A NameInch and InchEternity StreetInch, Between Here & Everywhere encompasses Death Bells' most captivating work to date. Album Tracks 1. Passerby 2. Hysteria 3. Lifespring 4. Intruder 5. A Better Resolution 6. Last Days 7. Space Without a Name 8. Eternity Street 9. Here & Everywhere

Divino Niño are no strangers to bold reinvention. When Camilo Medina and Javier Forero-friends whose bond dates back to their childhoods in Bogotá, Colombia-moved to Chicago and recruited guitarist Guillermo Rodriguez to form a band, they were psych-pop outsiders playing live shows with a drum machine. With the addition of drummer Pierce Codina, their 2019 breakthrough and debut LP for Winspear, Foam, solidified their place as local indie rock mainstays. Soon after, multi-instrumentalist Justin Vittori joined to round out their lineup. Once again, with their masterful, unpredictable, and eminently danceable new album, the band has done something radical They totally upended the way they write songs, eschewing practice room jams for unrelentingly collaborative beats, implied grooves for immersive dance floor heaters, and mellow vibes for frenetic doses of reggaeton, electropop, and trap on their most adventurous and ambitious work to date. Welcome to the Last Spa on Earth. Written and recorded over the past two years, Last Spa on Earth deals in and catharsis confronting your darkest moments and coming out better for it. InchFor most of my life, I was just perfectly happy listening to really chill music and drawing flowers,Inch says Medina. InchHaving no choice but to sit with ourselves during the pandemic was dark but it was also therapeutic dealing with what we weren't dealing with before.Inch By staying present, the band decided to make music that matched what they were going through something heavy, fast, direct, and resonant that ultimately felt good no matter how challenging. Like a necessary massage, the Last Spa on Earth of the album's title is Divino Niño working through their own knots and kinks. Following the of Foam, which elevated them from Chicago underground heroes to the national stage, Divino Niño went on an exhaustive North American tour with Cr