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 to access audio and video on collective you need real player.Arcade Fire’s darker side. Clearly worried that the words-fail-you loveliness of Funeral has made them commercially hot property, Bell Orchestre is a chance for various members of Arcade Fire to explore their more esoteric musical leanings. Duetting typewriters and underwater horns accordingly feature, but rather than disappearing up their own artistic vision, these nocturnal minidramas hold back with admirable self-restraint. Les Lumieres Pt 1 is an austere marionette polka dance, while elsewhere starlit xylophones dance over plucked strings. A record that could happily soundtrack any protracted analysis of the night sky.  comments
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comment by nalknalk
Aug 28, 2005
It strongy reminds me the "Five or Six" work and the "Eyeless in Gaza " experimental side...a real new freshness for my ears...
comment by willoman
Aug 28, 2005
So refreshing to see people with musical talent that they aren't afraid to unleash. This won't be everyone's cup of tea but as a huge Arcade Fire fan i can't help but be impressed. Anyone know of any work being done by the band on a follow up to Funeral?
comment by twentypence
Aug 27, 2005
"is" = "are" obviously, with respect to the website songs. http://www.bellorchestre.com... by the way, to state the obvious just in case 
comment by twentypence
Aug 27, 2005
Austere? Only "Les Lumieres Pt. 1". "Throw it on a Fire" is a shockingly frenetic dance-till-you're-in-rags tarantella I can't stop listening to. "Rajasthan" and "Tower of Bowl", available on Bell Orchestre's website, is similarly alive. Those are all I'll hear till I go and raid record shops for their release, which I really, really hope lives up to "Throw it on a Fire" in particular.The Arcade Fire connection's almost incidental. I realise my only contribution to this site so far is a bit of an impassioned rave about their live show, but Bell Orchestre I'd be just as instantly-crushed-upon if they were wandering gypsies or unknown arts students. The members they do share are violinist Sarah Neufeld and bassist Richard Reed Parry. I can rather see this album turning into popular TV-soundtrack material, actually. But I'm going to avoid being insufferably indie and complaining about it, yes.
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