Stirring The Christmas Spirit by belleswillring
We are proud to present to you a special Christmas gift. We wrote a song called Stirring The Christmas Spirit and it’s available as a free download for anyone that wants it. Consider it our answer to all the box sets, best ofs and Boublees that get release this time of year. Hope you like it!
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Dear supporters of the Crystal Theatre vinyl project,
From the bottom of our hearts we say: thank you. It’s due to your generous support of Belles Will Ring throughout this project that we are now able to get that amazing vinyl re-issue on the shelf. No matter how large or small, your pledges have all combined to make this an official go-ahead, and a fantastic group effort. We are very proud and grateful that we have so many dedicated fans and friends who are willing to get on board with us. So to each and every one of you supporters, we tip our hats in salute to you!
As we’re sure you are anticipating this vinyl release as eagerly as us, we are now busily preparing all sorts of things to send out to you guys including personal thanks, drawings from Aidan, specially recorded acoustic numbers, signing our whole back catalogue, and getting the gears speedily in motion to have the artwork designed, assembled and the album masters sent off to the magical record factory.
And now, onwards to try and get everything in motion before Christmas!
Watch this space, and thank you again everybody.
Love, Belles Will Ring
Read MoreWHAT WE’RE DOING
Crystal Theatre is meant to be played on an old record player in a dark room where the picture painted is of a journey through small towns and deserted roadways. We want to present Crystal Theatre in a deluxe double gatefold sleeve on 180gsm vinyl and you can be a part of the creation.
WHY WE’RE DOING IT
We are a band that gets caught in the mystery and nostalgia of places. When we wrote Crystal Theatre we were thinking of driving great distances through places unfamiliar yet recognisable, of isolation and desolation, of feeling trapped in a lonely town and escaping along vast highways. We were thinking about American films like Easy Rider, Badlands and Vanishing Point while dreaming about dwindling small-town Australia with its proud and deserted main streets, broken-down cars and creek beds lined with Ghost Gums. We imagined these towns and all the different characters that give those towns life. We hoped people would listen to Crystal Theatre on old record players or in junky car stereos. However we don’t make music in a time that generally respects those mediums as much as we used to. To put music on vinyl is expensive and, frankly, not sustainable on smaller scales and so our intentions had to change slightly and while we agree the music would still be able to tell the same stories, the mechanisms for delivery would have to be compromised. And so we released Crystal Theatre on CD and also digitally through places like iTunes and eMusic.
We’ve spent most of 2011 touring and the one request we’ve had consistently is for Crystal Theatre to be made available on vinyl. It seems that you, our audience, would prefer wax just like we would. And so we are planning one large Christmas present for you, for us and for anyone else who finds their way to Crystal Theatre. We are going to print a limited number of records and finally present Crystal Theatre as it was intended to be.
We can’t do this alone. We need your help and if contribute you shall be rewarded. We have lots of incredible incentives including hand drawn images, all of our back catalogue, private performances, original songs and of course, Crystal Theatre printed on 180 GSM vinyl, presented in a beautiful gatefold sleeve with artwork by Sonny and Biddy at We Buy Your Kids.
Anyone in Queensland on Wednesday 7th September? Come to the Woodland Bar at 10.30pm!
More info on the Facebook event or from the BigSound website
Aidan: ‘Bald Mountain’, begins the third act of Crystal Theatre. Where ‘Come to the Village’ enticed the listener to a satellite town, ‘Bald Mountain’ is a warning to get out, and get back on the road. A steady soul beat urges the vocals and guitars onward as our protagonist gets ready to drive.
Bald Mountain by belleswillring
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“The sign outside Goodgod Small Club said ‘SOLD OUT’ and it was so packed inside you could barely squeeze into the venue. The intimate setting was perfect for Belles Will Ring’s psychedelic rock. There wasn’t room for a light show or any other props. There was no moshing here, either, just people getting lost in the wonderful melodies and trippy sounds of the indie band from the Blue Mountains.” (Sydney Morning Herald)
“Beautifully dreamy…instrumentally diverse… and chillingly perfect” (EverGuide)
Thanks to everyone who came out to all the shows and making the tour a success! We’re playing with Jarvis Cocker and PULP in Sydney and Melbourne, and then hitting the road for the Leedah Cheetah Tour in a couple of months! See you there
Read MoreWe are supporting Pulp!
Wednesday 27th July at The Hordern Pavillion in Sydney. Tickets here.
Thursday 29th July at Festival Hall in Melbourne. Tickets here.
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