John Bellows
We here at Mutable are psyched to share a song from John Bellows’ amazing new album, long EP, out now from Planted Tapes. We’ve been into John Bellows’ work for a long time, but this album really seems like a culmination of his on-going aesthetic. These songs are lushly produced, beautifully written and rendered. Enjoy the track below, and for more awesomeness, watch the video of River’s Deceit here!
Straightest Lines by John Bellows, released 15 January 2016 My foot is in it's not the door it's piss and pouring Flight's decent pressed to the floor its spinal cord tail Drags us down our lips are sealed our gauze is frayed Afraid to stake mistake in maze it's all
We here at Mutable are a little bit in love with this track and the accompanying album. It’s a bit of off-kilter improvised synth-y and drum-driven beauty from the duo Ruben + Monte Cristo. If you’re into what you hear, you can check out the whole album here. But for now, check out the bit of awesomeness below!
Avocado Forcefield by Ruben and Monte Cristo, released 13 February 2007
The Hungry Brain is supposedly the best bar in America and it is getting further and further away with every step I take. Later, my brother will tell his friends how he had been psychically dragging me the whole way, whatever that means. Then we’ve been walking for I don’t know how long and we’re standing in another bar called the Burlington. It’s got just enough lighting to allow a person to maneuver from one end of the bar to the other without hurting themselves, but not enough lighting for anyone’s acne to be noticeable, and Jules and I are discussing walking BACK to the Hungry Brain, and the show is about to begin. Which, in the end, we just slipped in the back and I ordered a beer in a stupid little plastic cup, and there was this awkward-seeming guy with an acoustic guitar on stage. I thought, “Oh God.” The man with the acoustic guitar began to play.
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