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25/02/2012 - 26/02/2012 21:00 -01:00 |
Winterruption w/ Aidan Knight! Performance Works (Granville Island), Vancouver BC | http://www.coastaljazz.ca/concert/aidan_knight_belle_game |
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23/03/2012 - 24/03/2012 21:00 -03:00 |
Canadian Music Week (CMW) MusicBC Showcase! The Rivoli, Toronto ON | |
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The Belle Game stand below Vancouver’s glittering buildings and tall, swaying trees, down at the beach. All six, or seven or sometimes eight of us face the ocean and play for you in the sun.. Our trumpet blows and flutters over you, acoustic guitars send shimmering notes into you. Our voices tempt you with lilting, whimsical melodies. A violin’s bow draws you back in time. You smile and begin to move with the people around you, closing your eyes as rainclouds begin to gather. You get lost in hints of orchestral pop, touches of alt-country and indie rock. We pound frenetic rhythms for you; boys and girls all drumming together–gleaming, spirited and handsome. You sing and clap along as the rain falls heavily and the air turns cool. We make you move faster, everybody moving, staying warm together. A fierce storm now blows overhead as our guitars begin to growl. Our bass rumbles, voices howl, keyboards strike long, dark notes. Things get wilder, sharper, more focused. You feel your world about to break apart. You move and can’t stop moving. We pull you to safety in our boat. We feed you, pass you a flask of whiskey, wrap you in a warm robe. We regale you with stories of how we came together: high school bands, African jungles, Vancouver saloons, love affairs. |
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Adam: And called it, Inventing Letters… Alex: And the song Tiny Fires was played on Vancouver radio. Andrea: We performed in Vancouver, Montreal, New York, Toronto and Los Angeles… Kat: And it was there in LA where friends came together and shot a beautifully macabre video for Tiny Fires… Adam: After which we agreed it was time to record a full-length album… Rob: And having done years of touring and recording with Tegan and Sara and Ben Lee, it was decided that I was a good addition to the band, despite being a little long in the tooth. Ian: So Rob brought me along to bridge the generation gap… Alex: And we went into the studio with JCDC (New Pornographers, Tegan and Sara, Destroyer)… Kat: And John Raham (Frazey Ford). We’ll find dry land, with more people, we tell you. We’ll set up our instruments, make music and watch you all move to it.We’ll imagine some of you naked and loving it. Then we’ll pile back into our boat and do it all over again. Over and over… Because we love you. |
Produced in Co-operation with MuchFACT/PromoFACT
Art Created by Lionel Williams
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