a r t i s t : School Of Seven Bells
        t i t l e : Alpinisms
          d a t e : 2008
        l a b e l : Ghostly International
        g e n r e : Indie
  r l s.  d a t e : Oct/2008
      t r a c k s : 11
    b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
          s i z e : 83,10 MB

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     School of Seven Bells’ full-length debut, Alpinisms, is best
     introduced with a little etymology: Mercurial French author
     Rene Daumal defined “alpinism” as “the art of climbing
     mountains.” Art, of course, means many things: the perfection
     of craft, the transcendence of spirit, the physical world and
     the truth found beyond it. Alpinists, then, are both athletes
     and mystics. They practice “pure” climbing, hands gripping the
     cragged incline sans rope or guide, forcing their bodies
     ever-upward in the name of earthly enlightenment. “Alpinisms,”
     says Daumal enthusiast and guitarist Alejandra Deheza, “are
     mountain-climbing songs.”

     Alpinism is an electronically enhanced pop record of dizzying
     highs and claustrophobic lows, whose painstaking conception
     shows in its detail-laden crevices. On the album’s best tracks
     – the polyrhythmic dream-pop of “Face to Face in High Places,”
     the nervous shimmer of “My Cabal,” the menacing lilt of
     “Iamundernodisguise” – Benjamin Curtis constructs layers of
     shoegazing, moire-patterned guitars, while sisters Alejandra
     and Claudia Deheza intertwine their near-identical voices like
     the fingers of praying hands. Throughout, the whole heavenly
     affair is tethered to the ground with a glitchy, tribal
     thwomp.

     In Alpinisms, technology collides with cryptic religious
     imagery and airtight songcraft; knowledge begets action; and
     School of Seven Bells master an alien climate with effortless
     artistry.

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      01-Iamundernodisguise                                     [03:48]
      02-Face To Face On High Places                            [04:41]
      03-Half Asleep                                            [04:21]
      04-Wired For Light                                        [04:57]
      05-For Kalaja Mari                                        [04:18]
      06-White Elephant Coat                                    [04:18]
      07-Connjur                                                [04:40]
      08-Sempiternal-Amaranth                                   [11:26]
      09-Chain                                                  [04:22]
      10-Prince Of Peace                                        [03:06]
      11-My Cabal                                               [05:09]
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                                                                 55:06 min