| School Of Seven Bells / Alpinisms |
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| Album: | Alpinisms | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | School Of Seven Bells | Added: | Nov 2008 | |
| Label: | Ghostly International | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-02-01 | Pull Date: | 2009-04-05 |
| Week Ending: | Apr 5 | Mar 29 | Mar 22 | Mar 15 | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 22 | Feb 15 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 04, 2013: | Heyyy Moon Buddy Iamundernodisguise | 4. | Jan 24, 2011: | dream shows Iamundernodisguise | |
| 2. | Feb 28, 2013: | The Show with T-Lex & Lolo White Elephant Coat | 5. | Jan 19, 2011: | Hipster Garbage Iamundernodisguise | |
| 3. | Jun 08, 2011: | brain drip Wired For Light | 6. | Oct 23, 2009: | Mittens & Scarves White Elephant Coat |
| Album Review |
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| Walter E. Gogh Reviewed 2009-01-26 | ||
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Haunting and ethereal, School of Seven Bells’ debut album Alpinisms combines the harmonizing voices of two sisters with layered electronic sounds. Lush and textured sounds mix with fuzzy guitars to provide the base for the often chant-like singing. There is an otherworldly feeling to the songs that is dreamy and hypnotic. Fun Facts: The bands name refers to a mythical South American school for pickpockets. The Dehenza sisters were previously together in On! Air! Library! and Benjamin Curtis left his brother Brandon behind in the Secret Machines. All Tracks FCC Clean 1. (3:48) Words blend together over in a spell-like manner in this dreamy opener. 2. (4:41) Sequenced hooks and beats wrap around harmonized vocals. 3. (4:21) Bleeps and squeaks go back and forth with pulsating beats. 4. (4:57) Heavy techno and wailing guitars with dulcet harmonies. 5. (4:18) Piano-infused ballad builds slowly. 6. (4:18) Pulsing drumbeats and sweet, echoing vocals. 7. (4:40) Morse-code beeps and churning guitars build along with the beat. 8. (11:26) Steady drum machine, horn samples, and fuzz loops grow more abstract as the vocals remain sweet and clear. 9. (4:22) Poppy, up-tempo with auto-tuned vocals. 10. (3:06) Deep, bassy track with chanting chorus. 11. (5:09) Lead vocals are joined by vocal samples and bass rich beats. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Iamundernodisguise | 6. | White Elephant Coat | |||
| 2. | Face To Face On High Places | 7. | Connjur | |||
| 3. | Half Asleep | 8. | Sempiternal/Amaranth | |||
| 4. | Wired For Light | 9. | Chain | |||
| 5. | For Kalaja Mari | 10. | Prince Of Peace | |||
| 11. | My Cabal | |||||