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Artist: Like Bells
Album: Like Bells
Label: Exit Stencil Records
Playtime: 48:58 min
Genre: Indie
URL:
Rip date: 2009-04-29
Street date: 2009-04-00
Size: 68.04 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 184 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Like Bells is what happens when you mix a violinist, a jazz drummer, a
laptop, and a guitarist with an aptitude for unique tunings.
Formed in 2006 while all three members were students at Oberlin
College/Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Like Bells have taken advantage of
their ivory tower fortifications to develop a personal and honest musical
style. Like Bells draws on a wide swath of musical influences, from
instrumental acts like Do Make Say Think, Sigur Ros, and Mogwai, to
electronic wizards Aphex Twin and Matmos, to widely regarded pop artists like
Bjork, Frank Zappa, and Radiohead.
Like Bells have built up a strong following in the Cleveland area, and have
brought their act on the road, playing in clubs from Knoxville, TN to
Columbia, SC. They will be on tour during the spring and summer in 2009. This
tour will coincide with the release of their self-titled LP, which was
engineered, mixed, and produced by the band. It will be released by
Cleveland-based indie label Exit Stencil Records.
Like Bells writes songs that challenge listeners without alienating them.
Their live shows are characterized by their attention to detail--a result of
countless hours spent writing and rehearsing material--and by the boundless
energy and excitement that can only come from a band of wide-eyed
20-somethings touring around the country, happy for the chance.
"The latest signing to Cleveland's Exit Stencil Records, Like Bells, aren't
your typical band of instrumental rockers. They do more than pair a simple
melody with effects pedals and stacks of amps to create dynamic moments of
tension and release. On a number like "Yeti," this Oberlin trio is just as
likely to follow a tense moment with a serene string movement as they are to
flood eardrums with a flurry of loud. So when the big banging, clanging
moment does come, it doesn't feel like predictable post-rock, but the just
culmination of patient, piercing introspection."
--I Rock Cleveland
"Ohio's Like Bells have found the formula to break the boredom and expand the
genre...they have created an indie gem full of life, Americana, thought, and
movement."
--Orange Alert
"[Like Bells'] music is shape-shifting, experimental and atmospheric. Melodic
guitars form the foundation for each track, constantly exploring new sounds
from shimmering meandering pieces to pure rock...Like most progressive-rock
bands Like Bells' songwriting relies heavily on the quiet/loud formula, but
the feeling of dΘjα vu never rears its ugly head as each shift in structure
is executed well and the instrumentals are tight and compelling."
--The Silent Ballet
"It only seems appropriate that the second I go on a tirade about post-rock,
along comes yet another band that fits into that category that's actually
quite good. Introducing, Like Bells. Predominantly instrumental, this trio of
Oberlin College / Conservatory students don't shy away from a catchy melody
and songs of pop-song length...utilizing their instruments to their fullest
(violin /viola, guitar, drums, cpu) to create songs and arrangements that are
both beautifully complex and accessible."
--The Pop Stereo
"It is going to be big." --Comfort Comes
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Atlas ( 4:17)
02. Yeti ( 6:51)
03. Can I Say Something To You? ( 2:57)
04. The Streets Themselves ( 5:16)
05. Nothing Collapses ( 4:20)
06. Where Is The White? ( 6:31)
07. Fragments ( 4:28)
08. Searching Now ( 5:28)
09. Boiling Springs ( 5:03)
10. Certain Types Of Conversation ( 3:47)
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