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Bella

by Dennis Young

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Clear vinyl LP with gorgeous matte-finish jackets and poly-lined inner sleeves. 12 tracks on the LP, mastered for vinyl by Alan Jones at Laminal Audio. Digital download includes 10-minute bonus track, "Battle of Tyre" (only on Bandcamp).

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Daybreak 04:50
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Submerged 02:35
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Die Glocke 04:05
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Weightless 03:19
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Park & Ride 04:59
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Paradox 02:52
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Coda 00:18

about

As a founding member of Liquid Liquid, the brilliantly influential and oft-sampled post-punk/funk pioneers of the early '80s, Dennis Young has been well-versed in audio experimentation for around 40 years now. From rhythmic no wave tastemaker to new age champion to experimental guitar explorer, Young's fearless pursuit of new methods and new sounds continues undiminished by trends. And so it goes with "Bella," Young's first solo album of entirely new material in more than 15 years. For "Bella" charts yet another new direction in Young's unpredictable career. This collection of instrumental pieces may surprise those familiar with Young's previous solo projects (issued by labels such as Bureau B, Athens of the North, and Staubgold, among others), but his willingness to explore timbres of all kinds should have prepared us all to expect the unexpected. If Liquid Liquid were roughly analogous to A Certain Ratio, "Bella" is closer to The Durutti Column in its guitar-based examination of textures and moods. But Young's voice, as composer and architect of sound environments, remains his own. From the occasionally harsh to the sublimely sensitive, “Bella” proves yet again that Dennis Young’s ear for intricacy and depth is as strong as ever.

"'Bella' is a recording that happened by accident. I purchased a new guitar pedal back in the fall of 2018 to see how it sounded with the rest of the chain of pedals I had in place. As I started recording, to my surprise, songs started to appear, and over the next 4-6 weeks, I had enough material to produce and mix the music that was to become 'Bella.' I was also lucky to find Colin Sheffield whose label was the perfect outlet for this work. Sometimes the stars line up! As always, thanks for listening!"
- Dennis / Fall 2019

credits

released June 26, 2020

All music produced by Dennis Young

Recorded and mixed at Home Studio, South Plainfield, New Jersey, USA in Fall 2018

Artwork by John Raux

Dedicated to the late James Dyer of DC Recordings

www.dennisyoungmusic.net

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