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Phoenician Terrane

by BEVEL

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Phoenician Terrane, BEVEL's first release for Contraphonic, is a record of densely orchestrated American wonder. This is the Great American Songbook as discovered by the descendants of Harry Partch and Charles Ives upon a rock in the sand. As a whole, Phoenician Terrane evolves over a cinematic arc, leading the listener across pages of a sonic story, a historical journey parlayed through a personal lens. Languidly plucked guitar lines pave trails amongst violin and flute embellishments, transient Gypsy-laden tones swash about warm synthesizers, with everything cast in a soft, psychedelic haze. Further buttressed by Nuon's haunted vocal delivery, the songs create a tapestry of tales related in the realm of the surreal. Assembled with a cast of contributors featuring members of Califone, Boxhead Ensemble, and Manishevitz, among others, Phoenician Terrane is BEVEL's finest work to date. It is a tome of delicate artistry and intricate instrumentation, a piece of work that transcends mere medium, and into lasting effect.

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released October 9, 2007

The Mono No Aware Assemblage for Acts I-IV

Via Nuon - Guitars, Piano, Electronic Devices, Synths & Vocals
Michael Krassner - Guitar on (4) & Electronic Processing
Karl Runge - Violins on (2, 3, 5 & 7)
Larainne Kaiser - Violins on (2, 3, 13 & 14)
Ryan Kennedy - Electric & Upright Bass
Nate Lepine - Flute, Clarinet & Saxophone
Jason Adasciewicz - Vibraphone
Gerald Dowd - Drums & Percussion
Tim Rutili - Additional Guitars on (2 & 7) Loops on (1)

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BEVEL Chicago, Illinois

For over two decades, BEVEL has been the solo project of Via Nuon, a Chicago-based artist who employs a uniquely literary and painterly approach to the music he creates. Nuon executes his dreamlike psych-folk with the care and fragility of a cartographer. It informs the beauty in BEVEL's music, which bleeds out like details emerging from a map of a forgotten city. ... more

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