School of Seven Bells Tour
By Team JamBase Jan 23, 2009 • 3:45 pm PST
Release “Iamundernodisguise” Single and Alpinisms on Vinyl
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“A reverberating march of twinkling effects, glitchy Bjorkian rhythms, and insistently echoed drones of womanly harmonies.” – Pitchfork Media
“…the sum of hip contradictions: om-drone modernism coated with the Dehezas’ antique vocal blur…The effect is warm goth – New Order with more eros.” – David Fricke, Rolling Stone
If School of Seven Bells‘ (Benjamin Curtis from The Secret Machines and the twin Deheza sisters from On! Air! Library!) full-length debut, Alpinisms, is divided between two stylistic imprints – one consisting of heavenly drones and soaring melodies, the other built upon tribal beats and hypnotic, incantatory vocals – then “Iamundernodisguise,” the album’s second single, is most definitely the latter. Ghostly International will release School of Seven Bells’ “Iamundernodisguise” on 7″ vinyl and digital download on February 17.
A sinister electronic calypso marked by ping-ponging percussion and one of the Deheza sisters’ slinkier melodies, “Iamundernodisguise” teases out School of Seven Bells’ darker side within the parameters of a concise, catchy pop song. Repetition is the key here, as the Dehezas sing breathy, cryptic promises (“I am neither walker nor sleeper/ I am neither sister, brother, son, nor daughter”) over and over as the beat goes on. B-side “Trance Figure (Nobody Remix)” takes the Dehezas’ already-detached vocals into even more foreign territory with the help of West Coast producer Nobody.
In the wake of a recent cross-country tour with M83, School of Seven Bells will be joining Fujiya & Miyagi for a set of US dates in February before heading to Europe for the next few months. Alpinisms will also be available February 24th on 180-gram limited edition vinyl.
School of Seven Bells Tour Dates:
2/06 Wellesley, MA – Wellesely College
2/07 Princeton, NJ – Terrace F. Club
2/11 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry w/ Fujiya & Miyagi
2/12 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge w/ Fujiya & Miyagi
2/13 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick w/ Fujiya & Miyagi
2/14 Alfred, NY – Alfred University Knight Club w/ Fujiya & Miyagi
2/15 Boston, MA – The Paradise w/ Fujiya & Miyagi
2/18 Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero w/ Fujiya & Miyagi
2/19 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club w/ Fujiya & Miyagi
2/23 Dublin, Ireland – Whelans
2/24 Glasgow, Scotland – Captain’s Rest
2/25 Leeds, UK – Cockpit
2/26 London, UK – Cargo
2/27 Manchester, UK – Night & Day
2/28 Bristol, UK – Start the Bus
3/01 Brighton, UK – Audio
3/04 Brussels, Belgium – AB Club
3/05 Paris, Ile-de-France – Le Point Ephemere
3/07 Munster, Germany – Gleis 22
3/08 Berlin, Germany – Bang Bang Club
3/09 Hamburg, Germany – Molotow
3/10 Cologne, Germany – Studio 672
3/12 Vienna, Austria – Flex
3/13 Munich, Germany – Atomic Cafe
3/14 Milan, Italy – La Casa
