Less Bells
Less Bells is the stage name of Julie Carpenter, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. She is from Joshua Tree, California. Prior to starting the Less Bells project, Carpenter worked with (performed, recorded, and/or composed) with The Autumns, Eels, Kenneth James Gibson, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Carpenter signed with Kranky in 2018 and released Solifuge, an album of electroacoustic music evoking the landscape of the Joshua Tree area. In an interview with RTÉ, Carpenter described her music as "Electro Orchestral soundtracks for alternate universe Jodorowsky films about heroic but doomed women". A sophomore follow-up for Kranky, Mourning Jewelry, arrived in August 2020.
Less Bells is the stage name of Julie Carpenter, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. She is from Joshua Tree, California.
Prior to starting the Less Bells project, Carpenter worked with (performed, recorded, and/or composed) with The Autumns, Eels, Kenneth James Gibson, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.[1][2][3] Carpenter signed with Kranky in 2018 and released Solifuge, an album of electroacoustic music evoking the landscape of the Joshua Tree area.[4][5] In an interview with RTÉ, Carpenter described her music as "Electro Orchestral soundtracks for alternate universe Jodorowsky films about heroic but doomed women".[6] A sophomore follow-up for Kranky, Mourning Jewelry, arrived in August 2020.[7]
Discography
[edit]- Solifuge (Kranky, 2018)
- Mourning Jewelry (Kranky, 2020)
- The Drowned Ground (Meadows Heavy Recorders, 2023)
References
[edit]- ^ [1]. Discogs, Nov 17, 2021.
- ^ Solifuge review, Exclaim!
- ^ Less Bells (ambient orchestrator Julie Carpenter) signs with Kranky, announces new album Solifuge. Tiny Mix Tapes, July 18, 2018.
- ^ Solifuge review, Pop Matters
- ^ Solifuge review, Echoes and Dust
- ^ Behind the Music: Julie Carpenter, Less Bells. RTÉ, August 27, 2020.
- ^ Mourning Jewelry review, Pop Matters