RECORDING A TAPE THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT

Bell Orchestre is one of the many Canadian post-rock bands whose activities centre on the mighty Hotel2Tango, headquarters of Godspeed You Black Emperor. The project, featuring talents from the amazing Arcade Fire, takes an intriguingly different approach to post-rock - in particular, there is a much greater emphasis on stringed and brass instruments in their music compared to other post-rock bands, which results in a melancholy and classically-tinged sound which sets them apart from the rest of the pack. This debut album shows a fascinating level of originality at a time when too many post-rock bands were just lazily imitating Godspeed or Mogwai.