Bell Orchestre
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Bell Orchestre | |
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 Bell Orchestre perform in Montreal in July 2006. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Avant-garde |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Erased Tapes |
| Associated acts | Arcade Fire, The Luyas |
| Website | bellorchestre |
| Members | Richard Parry Sarah Neufeld Pietro Amato Kaveh Nabatian Stefan Schneider Mike Feuerstack |
Conductor André de Ridder far left.
Bell Orchestre is a six-piece instrumental band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In late 2003, they recorded their first album, at the same time and in the same studio that Arcade Fire recorded Funeral. However, Arcade Fire's popularity was just beginning to break when they asked Bell Orchestre to tour with them in the fall of 2005, delaying the release of their album. Regarding finishing the album, Bell Orchestre said: "We regrouped and we did this residency at an arts center in Canada in the mountains. We actually finished [the record] there, we did a few overdubs and went home and sequenced it and mastered it."[1]
Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light was finally released in 2005. In March 2006, Bell Orchestre launched a tour of Europe and the US to promote the album.
The band released a follow up to Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light, entitled As Seen Through Windows with Arts & Crafts Records on March 10, 2009.[2] It was recorded in Soma Electric Studios in Chicago, Illinois. The album since won a Juno Award for best instrumental album.
On October 20 2020 the band released a new single "IX: Nature That's It That's All." along with its music video. On the same day they announced on their website that they had signed to the British indie record label Erased Tapes.[3][4]
Band relations[]
- Pietro Amato is a member of the Luyas and the three-piece instrumental band Torngat and part-time member of Arcade Fire.
- Stefan Schneider is also a member of the Luyas.
- Sarah Neufeld and Richard Parry are full-time members of Arcade Fire.
- Mike Feuerstack used to make music under the pseudonym Snailhouse and currently releases music as Michael Feuerstack.
- Kaveh Nabatian is a member of Little Scream, as well as a film director whose films have included Vapor, The Seven Last Words and Without Havana.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light (2005)
- As Seen Through Windows (2009)
- House Music (2021)
EPs[]
- Who Designs Nature's How (2009)
Demos[]
- Bell Orchestre (2002)
References[]
- ^ "Bell Orchestre Interview". The Red Alert. 2005-06-26. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "Arts & Crafts - Bell Orchestre - As Seen Through Windows". Arts-crafts.ca. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "WATCH: A new video heralds the return of Montreal's Bell Orchestre". Cult MTL. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ bellorch. "Big news | Bell Orchestre". Retrieved 2020-11-03.
External links[]
- Bell Orchestre (official site)
- Erased Tapes
- Photos
Media related to Bell Orchestre at Wikimedia Commons
- Concert photos by Laurent Orseau
- Articles
- Interview with Sarah Neufeld in Canadian Geographic
- "Bell de Jour - Montreal's Bell Ochestre Catching Fire" by Sarah Liss in Now Magazine
- Interview with Richard Parry at Torontoist.com
- Bell Orchestre article March 2009
- Collected Sounds article on Bell Orchestre
- Pitchfork article
- CTV article
- Videos
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- Canadian post-rock groups
- Rough Trade Records artists
- Musical groups from Montreal
- Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year winners
- Arts & Crafts Productions artists
- Musical groups established in 2002
- 2002 establishments in Quebec