| Less Bells / Solifuge |
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| Album: | Solifuge | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Less Bells | Added: | 09/2018 | |
| Label: | Kranky | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-09-23 | Pull Date: | 2018-11-25 |
| Week Ending: | 25 Nov | 18 Nov | 28 Oct | 21 Oct | 14 Oct | 30 Sep |
| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 04, 2018: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Bombardment | 4. | Nov 20, 2018: | Bloop and Quack Milwaukee Protocol | |
| 2. | Nov 24, 2018: | the Acupuncture Hour Bombardment | 5. | Nov 17, 2018: | Music Casserole Milwaukee Protocol | |
| 3. | Nov 24, 2018: | Music Casserole Milwaukee Protocol | 6. | Oct 23, 2018: | Bloop and Quack Bird In Hand |
| Album Review |
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| DJ Away Reviewed 2018-09-13 | ||
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The first solo album by Joshua Tree violinist + composer Julie Carpenter is electronics-heavy contemporary classical music inspired by the fluctuating weather of her desert habitat. It’s sumptuous in texture, melodic and yet open to unexpected shifts, and could work wonders as a film score. RIYL Christina Vantzou, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Tim Hecker, Olafur Arnalds. Favorites: 3, 5, 7. No words, no FCCs. 1. (4:32)—Burbling synth arpeggios, deep dulcet tones. Opens outward with a multitracked chorus, guitar, subtle violin. 2. (4:14)—Glitch-like looping, watery kosmiche synths, pizzicato violin, soft glockenspiel (I think). 3. *(5:22)—High lonesome violins weaving in and out of dissonance, minimal bass guitar. Dramatic. I get reminders of Dead Can Dance and Winged Victory. 4. (6:03)—Slow string plucking, wavering violin drone. High, hesitant voice. Eerie. 5. *(3:11)—Swelling strings, glitching. Unfolds to reveal a gorgeous string melody that makes me think of certain Stars of the Lid pieces. 6. (4:21)—Sweet, straightforward see-saw violin melody. Settles into a peaceful, warm C major drone. 7. *(13:12)—Begins with a soft, melancholy string drone and crystalline keys. Turns dissonant and noisy at four minutes. Settles into overcast calm before reaching low-level dread. 8. (7:56)—Soft strings and high voice crescendo gradually and become a formidable polyphonic drone. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Bird In Hand | 5. | Bombardment | |||
| 2. | Forest Ghosts | 6. | Golden Storm | |||
| 3. | Desert | 7. | Milwaukee Protocol | |||
| 4. | Valentine | 8. | The Gills |