Less Bells Explained

Less Bells is the stage name of Julie Carpenter, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist from Joshua Tree, 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.^{[1] [2] [3]} Carpenter signed with Kranky in 2018 and released Solifuge, an album of electroacoustic music evoking the landscape of the Joshua Tree area.^{[4] [5]} In an interview with RTE, Carpenter described her music as "Electro Orchestral soundtracks for alternate universe Jodorowsky films about heroic but doomed women".^[6] A sophomore follow-up for Kranky, Mourning Jewelry, arrived in August 2020.^[7]

Discography

• Solifuge (Kranky, 2018)
• Mourning Jewelry (Kranky, 2020)
• The Drowned Ground (Meadows Heavy Recorders, 2023)

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/release/8515415-Kenneth-James-Gibson-The-Evening-Falls
2. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/less_bells-solifuge Solifuge review
3. https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/less-bells-ambient-orchestrator-julie-carpenter-signs-kranky-announces-new-album-solifuge Less Bells (ambient orchestrator Julie Carpenter) signs with Kranky, announces new album Solifuge
4. https://www.popmatters.com/less-bells-solifuge-review-2599209378.html Solifuge review
5. https://echoesanddust.com/2018/09/less-bells-solifuge/ Solifuge review
6. https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0827/1161600-behind-the-music-julie-carpenter-less-bells/ Behind the Music: Julie Carpenter, Less Bells
7. https://www.popmatters.com/less-bells-mourning-jewelry-review-2646953246.html Mourning Jewelry review