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Bell Gardens
12+ albums
chamber popindiedream popindie popamericana
about
Bell Gardens was the musical collaboration between Canadian-born Kenneth James Gibson and American Brian McBride (died 2023). Exploring chamber pop, folk rock, psychedelic pop, and Americana, their first EP, "Hangups Need Company", was released on their own imprint Failed Better in 2010. Southern Records released their first LP, "Full Sundown Assembly", in late 2012. Rocket Girl released the band's second LP, "Slow Dawns For Lost Conclusions", in October, 2014. Based in Los Angeles, Bell Gardens began with just Kenneth James Gibson and Brian McBride (of Stars of the Lid). When McBride traveled to Europe in the Fall of 2007 to tour for Stars of the Lid’s And The Refinement of the Decline, Gibson had sent him some demos of some tracks he had been working on. Upon returning from tour, recording for the duo began. Initial recordings found the duo trying to stay faithful to a time period in which songs had been recorded. Wanting to experiment in what they believed to be a classic type of sound, the two used mainly live instrumentation, thinking about what was available in studios from the 50s to the mid 70s. Pre-set software sounds were rejected for their own recording of pianos, strings and horns. Even the sounds of the strings were often recorded flat in an attempt to preserve both room sounds and the natural sound of the instrument. If you were to ask Kenneth and Brian about the process of recording, they would probably say that the music they’re making in Bell Gardens i
top songs
albums
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Slow Dawns For Lost Conclusions
Full Sundown Assembly
SXSW 2011 Showcasing Artists
Hangups Need Company
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BIRP! September 2014
Take Us Away
Hangups Need Company Remixes
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Hangups Need Company EP
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dublab.com International Connection Collection
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ObscureSound.com - Best of November 2012
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The Kitty Comp
End Of The World