Bell Orchestre News: Bell Orchestre: As Seen Through Windows

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Like its predecessor, the Bell Orchestre debut album Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light, this album bristles with vibrant electricity. It’s tempting to describe their sound as a distilled essence of the instrumental and compositional volatility that underpins Arcade Fire records. After all two members of Bell Orchestre share their time between the two bands. Yet even a brief listen to As Seen Through Windows marks Bell Orchestre out as an individual voice in music.

The nine instrumentals that comprise the album are vivid, emotionally resonant and intriguing pieces of music. Recording a Tape is an album that I...