Less Bells
Less Bells is the stage name of Julie Carpenter, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. She moved to Joshua Tree, California from Los Angeles, California.[1][2]
Prior to starting the Less Bells project, Carpenter worked with (performed, recorded, and/or composed) with The Autumns, Eels, Kenneth James Gibson, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.[3][4][5] Carpenter signed with Kranky in 2018 and released Solifuge, an album of electroacoustic music evoking the landscape of the Joshua Tree area.[6][7] In an interview with RTÉ, Carpenter described her music as "Electro Orchestral soundtracks for alternate universe Jodorowsky films about heroic but doomed women".[8] A sophomore follow-up for Kranky, Mourning Jewelry, arrived in August 2020.[9]
Discography
[edit]- Solifuge (Kranky, 2018)
- Mourning Jewelry (Kranky, 2020)
- The Drowned Ground (Meadows Heavy Recorders, 2023)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Less Bells". Less Bells. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ↑ Kirk, Simon (2023-06-13). "Less Bells Interview: "The desert makes suggestions"". Sun 13. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ↑ . Discogs, Nov 17, 2021.
- ↑ Solifuge review, Exclaim!
- ↑ Less Bells (ambient orchestrator Julie Carpenter) signs with Kranky, announces new album Solifuge. Tiny Mix Tapes, July 18, 2018.
- ↑ Solifuge review, Pop Matters
- ↑ Solifuge review, Echoes and Dust
- ↑ Behind the Music: Julie Carpenter, Less Bells. RTÉ, August 27, 2020.
- ↑ Mourning Jewelry review, Pop Matters
