Less Bells is the stage name of Julie Carpenter, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. She moved to Joshua Tree, California from Los Angeles, California.
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.. 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. Carpenter signed with Kranky in 2018 and released Solifuge, an album of electroacoustic music evoking the landscape of the Joshua Tree area.Solifuge review, Pop MattersSolifuge review, Echoes and Dust In an interview with RTÉ, Carpenter described her music as "Electro Orchestral soundtracks for alternate universe Jodorowsky films about heroic but doomed women".Behind the Music: Julie Carpenter, Less Bells. RTÉ, August 27, 2020. A sophomore follow-up for Kranky, Mourning Jewelry, arrived in August 2020.Mourning Jewelry review, Pop Matters
Discography Solifuge (Kranky, 2018) Mourning Jewelry (Kranky, 2020) The Drowned Ground (Meadows Heavy Recorders, 2023)
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