Last of the free Bell Hollow remixes
Peter Du Charme works his charm on “The Bottle Tree”
A belated holiday gift from Bell Hollow: Please enjoy the final remix in our Foxgloves Extras series on RCRD LBL. Acclaimed composer/producer/DJ Peter Du Charme delivers a delightful electro-new wave alchemization of “The Bottle Tree.”
Download “The Bottle Tree (Peter Du Charme Remix)" and see how many classic dancefloor nods you can spot with your ears!
Peter Du Charme has an extensive resume since achieving fame a decade ago (under alter ego Master Cylinder) as the creator of “Jung at Heart” (the soundtrack to VW Jetta’s classic 1999 “Synchronicity” TV commercial). He has composed further ad music for the likes of Red Bull and Converse, has been a member of the bands Junior Communist Club and New Prime Numbers, and has produced, engineered, and/or remixed a variety of artists, including We Are Scientists, John Wesley Harding’s Dynablob 4: Swings and Roundabouts, Star Ghost Dog’s albums Happylove and The Great Outdoors, Paula Kelley’s “Some Sucker’s Life, Pt. 1,” Clem Snide, Los Straitjackets, Eugene Mirman, Special Pillow, and Megalynk3.
Bell Hollow cover The Prids
Bell Hollow’s version of The Prids’ “Contact” will be released early in the new year, as part of the benefit tribute album Dots to Connect: The Music of The Prids.
Foxgloves hits #5 on BigTakeover.com
Steve Holtje over at The Big Takeover was kind enough to place Bell Hollow at #5 in his “Best New Rock Albums of 2008” list.
He quotes from his earlier review for Interborough Rock Tribune:
”There is a dark, brooding strain of British ‘80s rock running from the Cure and the Smiths through Chameleons to Kitchens of Distinction that…doesn’t get as much critical respect as post-punk or shoegaze…. Much of [Bell Hollow’s] allure is due to the fantastic guitar sounds Greg Fasolino gets: chiming, shimmering, billowing chords and serrating solos (check out the closing “Lowlights”) that fill the soundscape over throbbing bass (Christopher Bollman) and the steady pulses of new drummer Todd Karasik (ex-My Favorite). Equally attractive are the high, keening vocals of Nick Niles; he inevitably gets compared to Morrissey, and while there’s certainly grounds for that, Niles’s style is without affectation. The match between the contour of the melodies and the timbre of his delivery of them is perfect…”
Steve also picked BH at #7 on the CultureCatch site. Check out more of his picks in his columns for BigTakeover.com and CultureCatch.com and download a free pdf of IRT mag here.
BH en Francais
For those who can read French, there is an interesting Foxgloves review on the MuzzArt site. Bell Hollow also received a nice nod from NotesUnearthed.com.
A belated holiday gift from Bell Hollow: Please enjoy the final remix in our Foxgloves Extras series on RCRD LBL. Acclaimed composer/producer/DJ Peter Du Charme delivers a delightful electro-new wave alchemization of “The Bottle Tree.”
Download “The Bottle Tree (Peter Du Charme Remix)" and see how many classic dancefloor nods you can spot with your ears!
Peter Du Charme has an extensive resume since achieving fame a decade ago (under alter ego Master Cylinder) as the creator of “Jung at Heart” (the soundtrack to VW Jetta’s classic 1999 “Synchronicity” TV commercial). He has composed further ad music for the likes of Red Bull and Converse, has been a member of the bands Junior Communist Club and New Prime Numbers, and has produced, engineered, and/or remixed a variety of artists, including We Are Scientists, John Wesley Harding’s Dynablob 4: Swings and Roundabouts, Star Ghost Dog’s albums Happylove and The Great Outdoors, Paula Kelley’s “Some Sucker’s Life, Pt. 1,” Clem Snide, Los Straitjackets, Eugene Mirman, Special Pillow, and Megalynk3.
Bell Hollow cover The Prids
Bell Hollow’s version of The Prids’ “Contact” will be released early in the new year, as part of the benefit tribute album Dots to Connect: The Music of The Prids.
Foxgloves hits #5 on BigTakeover.com
Steve Holtje over at The Big Takeover was kind enough to place Bell Hollow at #5 in his “Best New Rock Albums of 2008” list.
He quotes from his earlier review for Interborough Rock Tribune:
”There is a dark, brooding strain of British ‘80s rock running from the Cure and the Smiths through Chameleons to Kitchens of Distinction that…doesn’t get as much critical respect as post-punk or shoegaze…. Much of [Bell Hollow’s] allure is due to the fantastic guitar sounds Greg Fasolino gets: chiming, shimmering, billowing chords and serrating solos (check out the closing “Lowlights”) that fill the soundscape over throbbing bass (Christopher Bollman) and the steady pulses of new drummer Todd Karasik (ex-My Favorite). Equally attractive are the high, keening vocals of Nick Niles; he inevitably gets compared to Morrissey, and while there’s certainly grounds for that, Niles’s style is without affectation. The match between the contour of the melodies and the timbre of his delivery of them is perfect…”
Steve also picked BH at #7 on the CultureCatch site. Check out more of his picks in his columns for BigTakeover.com and CultureCatch.com and download a free pdf of IRT mag here.
BH en Francais
For those who can read French, there is an interesting Foxgloves review on the MuzzArt site. Bell Hollow also received a nice nod from NotesUnearthed.com.