Human Bell

Human Bell
Thrill Jockey Records
General | Feb 2008

Reviews

Alma Mahler
Reviewed 2008-05-16
Instrumental rock/soundscape stuff from David Heumann (Arbouretum) and Nathan Bell (Lungfish). These lovely songs are primarily guitar duets, but also use drums, xylophone, bowed banjo, amplified kalimba, glockenspiel and others. Overall uneventful but pretty stuff. No FCCs.

1. * Cyclical progression, amplified guitars with xylophone & gentle drums
2. Beautiful, almost blues-y guitar work layered over acoustic ambient melody
3. Heavy guitar duet, more linear song structure that builds. Ends abruptly.
4. Guitar over dark atmospheric sounds. Open, spacious.
5. * Slow beginning, amplified guitar & drums enter and build through ~8:00, and then takes a lovely almost prog turn as it comes to an end.
6. ** Hypnotic and gorgeous. Beautiful instrumentation on this one.
7. Psychadelic rock lite - big guitar washes, background drums, lots of feedback noise. Watch out: song ends at 6:46....starts up again at 7:05

Recent airplay

A Change In Fortunes
Signal to NoiseAug 12, 2009
Hanging From The Rafters
OatmealJul 11, 2008
Ephaphatha (Be Opened)
Brownian MotionJul 09, 2008
Ephaphatha (Be Opened)
A2ZJul 09, 2008
Ephaphatha (Be Opened)
Hanging From The Rafters
Brownian MotionJul 02, 2008

Charting

2008-05-26 — 2008-07-28
Week EndingAirplays
Jul 13 4
Jul 6 1
Jun 29 1
Jun 22 1
Jun 15 2
Jun 8 3
Jun 1 3

Track listing

1. A Change In Fortunes
2. Splendor And Concealment
3. Hymn Amerika
4. Outposts Of Oblivion
5. Hanging From The Rafters
6. Ephaphatha (Be Opened)
7. The Singing Trees