Montreal's Bell Orchestre's sophomore full-length, As Seen Through Windows is filled with stunning, lush instrumentation, and builds off where their acclaimed, Juno nominated, 2005 debut left off. Recorded with John McEntire (Tortoise/Sea & Cake), As Seen Through Windows continues the sextet's exploration of various classical styles and non-traditional musical forms to create a panoramic soundtrack, expansive and enveloping, both challenging and pleasurable to the listener.

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'Canadian instrumentalists the Bell Orchestre formed in 2005 around the talents of bassist/percussionist/keyboardist Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), violinist Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire), drummer Stefan Schneider (the Luyas), French horn player Pietro Amato (Torngat, the Luyas), trumpet player Kaveh Nabatian, and lap steel guitar player Mike Feuerstack (Snailhouse). With influences that range from Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Talk Talk to Arvo Pärt and the Penguin Café Orchestra, the Montreal-based outfit cr...   [ read more ]

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Bell Orchestre was born in an old dance studio in Montreal; their music growing out of collective improvisations played alongside contemporary dancers. With strings, bells, horns, drums, stethoscopes, samples and quiet noise, Bell Orchestre makes non-traditional music that pushes boundaries and shifts within intuition. Their live performances soothe, excite and soar. As Seen Through Windows, their anticipated follow-up to Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light, will be released in March 2009.

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