Human Bell
- Human Bell
- Band Name: Human Bell
- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Release Date: Jan 29, 2008
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82The final product does its players incredible justice, as each pluck and stoke resonates to a chilling effect. [Winter 2008, p.100]
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It’s post-rock burning its beret, Americana for the post-apocalypse.
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This is a wonderful album, easily as good, though perhaps less immediately accessible, than last year’s "Rites of Uncovering."
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60The air of gentle rustic drama is enhanced by discreet flourishes of trumpet, vibraphone, bowed banjo, amplified kalimba and quartz singing bowl. [Mar 2008, p.113]
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It sounds counterintuitive, but the unconventional nature of Human Bell is the very thing that holds it back.
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55It feels neither like redemption nor realization; rather, it's just a reminder that--for the past 45 minutes--you've been sitting alone in a room with stable gases. Nothing has changed.
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40it's full of lovely moments, but it nees more edge to keep you from snoozing. [Apr 2008, p.91]
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Unfortunately, what starts off like clockwork ends up as predictable as the inevitable passage of time.
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40Although the guitar sounds are very pretty and sublime it’s tough to listen to an album where the songs follow the same exact boring formula.