Super Secret Record Store Show

Good evening all,

This post was given life to mention that we will be playing a show this coming Tuesday, April 12th, at Crooked Beat Records in Adams Morgan.  We will be playing a short set along with another great band Tereu Tereu.  Its a small space so please come and hold our keyboards for us so we dont damage any vinyl.

The show will begin at 7 o clock on the dot.  Retail merchants do not fuck around will schedules.  I think we may be leaving it up to a coin toss as to who goes on when.  So get the early for the coin toss ceremony and take a picture to show your children you were there.  Kids can spot photoshop.  Please.

Have a good night,

bellflur

Tuesday, April 12th
Free Show! All Ages!

BELLFLUR

TEREU TEREU

7pm @ Crooked Beat Records
2116 18th St. NW DC
http://www.crookedbeat.com/

http://www.bellflur.com/

http://tereutereu.com/ 

"by tricks, by plans, by clever ideas"

hello all

i am checking in to share two facts.

fact#1 - is that i had forgotten how great a movie bladerunner is.  i watched it twice this past weekend after many years of thinking i had seen it enough times to never need to sit through it again.  that, coupled with my less than enthusiastic feelings of it vs the source material blah blah blah.......

fact#2 - we have some shows coming up. 

this saturday we are taking part in a benefit show for Haiti @ St. Stephens Church in DC.  Below is a description of the event taken from the 42bus ............

One year after a catastrophic earthquake near Port au Prince, Haiti, the task off rebuilding and redeveloping a nation continues at a painfully slow pace. Many there are still displaced, homeless, need continuing medical care and generally in dire straits. Groups in the U.S. and around the world continue to try to help.


100 Shows for Haiti is one of those organizations trying to bring the focus back onto Haiti. It is an idea more than an organization. They're helping organize and publicize events all over the U.S. on and around the January 12 anniversary of the Haitian earthquake. These are shows of the musical, theatrical or puppet variety, bake sales, potlucks, film screenings and more. Venues, materials and labor are donated and any money raised will be distributed to aid organizations; two in particular: Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees and One Hundred for Haiti.


In DC, the show will be put on by Positive Force. It happens this weekend January 15 at 7pm. The location is right across the street from Mount Pleasant; St. Stephen's Church, 1525 Newton St NW, at 16th St. Playing are Belfur, Möbius Strip, Archivist and Southern Problems. The show is $8. Proceeds go to the two organizations mentioned above. Good show, great cause. Consider going out.

We are playing with Mobius Strip, Archivists and Southern Problems and hope if you, the reader, can make it out you will stop by and say hi.

Fact#2 addendum -

On Feb 11th we are again taking part in a benfit show.  This time the beneficiaries will be the the Washington Animal Rescue League.  the concert will be held at the Strathmore mansion and is part of their Friday Night Eclectic series.  This is a fantastic place to see(and play) a show.  and furthermore is only a few miles from our warehouse, so itll be an easy commute for us.  happy dance balki. now..  we are going to be playing with Daddy Lion and Screen Vinyl Image.

we will be playing with a few extra musicians who we are working with on a new (soon to be named/announced) project and we will be playing a few new songs.

time to get back to work

-carlos

working on some new projects

been working with tom on some new songs and....... if my patience can make it happen a couple of videos.

we have a new project in the works / working with some friends from other bands on these songs, sort of like on a few of our tracks from asleep.asleep.

i will have some new images, possibly some links soon for our new website as well.  getting some help from the youngest gonzalez brother on setting it up, which means tearing him away from team fortress or fallout new vegas or some such deal

so parting words today are ------- roomba cats, look em up if you havent already.

Interesting interview w/ Roger Waters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KYrAqAZfjs

i watched this interview with Roger Waters today at work and was impressed with his thoughts behind aspects of the wall. I have always enjoyed the album to a great extent, but through the years it has drifted down my list of favorite pink floyd albums to listen to. I started to feel that the album, coupled with the movie, became too dark/dreary/sad, even for, to listen to too often. in another interview i had read with roger about the movie, he had alleged that he also thought it was too dark and didn't relate the humor, interesting, that he felt was present in the music/writing.

anyhow, i hope to have the money to purchase a ticket for his show this fall. it looks like it will be incredible from what i have read.

floyd listening chart (current) top 10

1. meddle

2. dark side of the moon

3. atom heart mother

4. the final cut

5. obscured by clouds

6. animals

7. wish you were here

8. the wall

9. saucerful of secrets

10. ummagumma

asleep.asleep.

Happy Birthday ----Asleep.Asleep.

Today Asleep.Asleep. opens it's newborn kitten eyes and takes in the world for the first time. We have spent the better part of two years tracking this album and then waiting, and then tracking and then waiting, and then mixing, and then waiting, and then mastering, and then waiting, and then paying to make the actual albums, and then......waiting. And just when all the work was done and we thought it was time to let go of this baby, we had to wait again..........until today, June 8th. It was truly feeling like some absurd VH1 storytellers being directed by Franz Kafka (with no producers to reel him in). However, unlike the Castle, this story did not finish mid-sentence. NO no no. This story punctuated all of its groups of words and wrapped them in plastic and sent them out to the world.

Many of our friends helped us in the tracking of this album and we would like to thank them here, since we left no room on the little booklet that comes with the album to do so.

Eamonn Aiken has been the biggest help for many years now and he did a fantastic job recording and engineering Asleep.Asleep.. We spent several weeks tracking @ the Mansion, in Potomac, both in the ping-pong room by the pool and in the apartment over the garage. Many of you familiar with the mansion know of what I speak. Even with all the cables and cords that had to constantly be run to-and-fro, Eamonn still had time to play on several of the songs AND drink the very absurdly long pitchers/mugs(with the triple x's even) of beer that kept being refilled. We finished at the Bastille, set in Inner Ear Studios in Arlington....or Shirlington, I am not entirely sure of the difference where Eamonn brough in Nick Anderson to help with the mastering. They both had many great ideas brought up during the mixing process that hadn't been thought of before that time.

Susan and Emily Hsu once again helped us out tremendously adding vocals and violins all over this album. They have been contributing to our recordings for.....ever, and always have to re-track their parts like, seven times. They ask for payment by the hour, I believe this is a scam. If this were craigslist I would boot their ad. They also did the world a service by singing the entirety of one of our new tracks, Last Quarter of the 20th Century Blues, and letting a ragged singer take a much needed break. This track, and their performance are one of the finer points of the album, if you were to ask me. That is to say, if you were to ask me, that is what I would tell you. The Hsu's have a new project that they are working on, and it's my pleasure to give a double Happy Birthday wish to their release, also born today==========>Sounds of Domestic Living. This is a side project of the girls and I would suggest taking a listen. The child is named Gold To Refine, and I believe it is what is labeled a RE-MIX. Not sure how that speaks to the father, but.....perhaps we can get them to the Warehouse for a show and all will be explained.

Joining Susan and Emily in our make shift string section was Elizabeth Olson. Elizabeth plays with Meredith Bragg and the Terminals and was able to just sit in with the girls and learn the songs, for the most part, on the spot. She also added a great cello melody in Seven-Eight, which was, again, made up on the spot. Now she is busy answering mail for a famous political entity in DC. but I can't mention which. But it isn't Nancy Pelosi. And not Aaron Burr, if he is still running around the hill.

Next on the thank you list are former tour mates, Dan Scheuerman and Fatty Dowling from Deleted Scenes. Even after what happened to me and Tom and Dan in Brooklyn, or allllllllmost happened, Dan agreed to sing a song on our album. He sings on We Can Build You and I think everyone can tell by how the singing stays in tune and is prominent. Again, these are talented musicians. Dan learned the lyrics and the song while eating pizza with me before the recording session. Fatty was enough of a sport to also come into the studio and play some horn parts with another guy we will mention soon. I expect most people who may read this blog to have been to, or at least heard Deleted Scenes music. If not, I again have a recommendation I think you will not regret. They are easily one of the best groups playing in DC and I don't know why they aren't opening up for whoever won American Idol this past season.

Brad Johnson has also been helping us out for some time now. He has played many live shows with us despite his time being required in another great DC band, Cobra Collective. Brad has fit on tiny stages with us and we were very happy that he was able to make it on our album. I wish I had a funny story to add here, but Brad doesn't make many mistakes so it was kind of luck...Fuck You Brad. With your smug looks and perfect pitch. You belong in NOVA!!!!!!

May Tabol was the least tenured sometime-member of the Floyd.......um, the Flur. And this is not to take anything away from Dan, but May was learning the lyrics and melodies just a syllable ahead of the beat. Again, a no mistaker. But she has had lots of practice in her current band, Pree, and former band, Le Loup.(and I'm fairly certain you pronounce the "p", this isn't France). I would also curse May's talent, but I don't know her well enough to feel like i could really let loose. damn you May. I almost forgot, May sings the song Activate Your Cancelled Check, and let me also add that my dad has a little cameo on this song as well. I think the difference between their voices is somewhat apparent, but just so you know...

Andy Wass. Andy Wass. Andy Wass. I don't even know what to write here. I have known this girl forever and ever, back to Freshman year of the very first class ever held at the University of Maryland. I believe it was an English Class dedicated to the then-current Proust. Andy told me that years from now(then) she wanted to sing on an album with Bellflur. And Bellflur wasn't ready quite yet. So she relegated herself to sending out telegrams informing local townships of upcoming concerts, carving woodblocks to make posters for fashion shows and whatever young ladies of the time did to busy their hands so as not to fall prey to the mischief in men's eyes. But as of today, her wish has come true. On both counts. You can hear this songstress more clearly in her own band, Honeyboat. Besides being another up and coming band from DC/Baltimore, Honeyboat holds the distinction of being the very first band ever of all time to play the Warehouse. Huzzah!

Everyone in Bellflur would again like to thank all of these individuals for helping to create this album and we hope that somehow it makes us all rich and we can all retire to our own separate islands and meet up once a year for Christmas, on a rotating-island schedule (giving everyone an equal opportunity to show everyone else what they have done with their places). If this takes longer than I imagine, then I hope that everyone involved at least had fun doing it and we can somehow repay their kindness in the future.

Thank you all.

-Carlos/Bellflur

FREE DOWNLOAD OVER ON THE MYSPACE PAGE!!!

Hey there! Rejoice! Bellflur is giving you a free download of "Insect Politics" from our forth-coming new record, "asleep.asleep." Its posted on our MySpace page (just scroll down abit when the page loads and look to the left). Just sign up on the email list and its yours!!! Don't worry... we don't bite... we love...

The new record is available June 8, 2010!!!

Hope you likes the track!! Just click on the MySpace picture below.

little longobardi...

...had a birthday wish come true today... even though its not his birthday.


yes, that's wayne coyne from the flaming lips.

yes, tom's wearing a bellflur shirt.

yes, tom is a big bellflur whore!! but that's why we love him ;)

Bellflur in Space.

In the grand tradition of David Bowie and Flight of the Conchords, Bellflur will be going to space on Saturday. We will be stepping through the door, floating in a most peculiar way, and sitting on our tin can far above the world. All of this will be occurring at 8 pm at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. It is likely there will be trekkies, R2-D2's, astronauts and us. And you! There's even a rumor that the male portion of Bellflur will be dusting off their suits. Too bad I'm already planning on wearing this:

-Dana

We are Spring Flinging

There are cherry blossom petals in the air, tourists are causing traffic jams, and the 'Flur Warehouse is reaching a comfortable temperature again. It's spring! And Bellflur is more than ready to fling music at you. We are excited about the following things:

1.) The release of Asleep. Asleep. (LP)! Our beloved (by us) new album! More to come.
2.) The possibility of meeting astronauts at the NASA show on April 10.
3.) Dana's new pog pedal (pretty please).
4.) More Warehouse shows. And Vinyl.
5.) Waffle House. For some reason, Bellflur is always excited about Waffle House.
6.) Tomorrow Night!

We will be playing at the Velvet Lounge as part of the District of Sound Showcase. And we would probably love to see you there. Joke! We would DEFINITELY love to see you there.

Press, Music, CMJ

hello there. many things abound as of late... most important of which is our new EP.

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FINALLY!!!! after years of writing, working and recording, we have a new album set and done for you guys. It will appear in 3 separate releases.

1) Last Quarter of the 20th Century Blues (EP): 5 songs to give you a taste of the full-length album (3 of which will not appear on the full-length). RELEASE DATE: November 17, 2009.

2) asleep.asleep. (LP): long-awaited (by us more than anyone else possibly) new full-length album. 12 songs of quite possibly some of the most daring and craziest stuff we've done. we likes. RELEASE DATE: March 2010

3) Vinyl/Download/DVD: to keep things interesting, we'll be releasing a new record of an as yet undetermined number of songs... completely new ones!! this release, which will be made available on vinyl and for download only, will be paired with a DVD of live performance footage, studio outtakes, and a couple videos to go along with songs from the full-length "asleep.asleep." record. RELEASE DATE: approx. June 2010.

The first release, Last Quarter of the 20th Century Blues (EP), is already available for download on CDBaby. It will be up on Amazon mp3, iTunes and Rhapsody in the coming days. Snag it from CD Baby here: CDBaby.

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we'll be heading off this evening for our showcase at CMJ 2009 tomorrow in the good 'ol NYC. we'll be up there all week, so feel free to come to the showcase or catch up with us else where around the festival. our showcase will be held:

Thursday, October 22, 2009
@ Local 269 (269 E Houston Street, Manhattan)
7pm

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we've had several write-ups/interviews done in the past weeks. if you haven't noticed them and are at all interested, they are below.

1) District of Sound wrote a review of the band vis-a-vis our recent show at the Black Cat in DC. 'twas a big-band occassion (nine-pieces... full of strings, horns, projections, etc.). Read it by clicking here: District of Sound.

2) The fine folk at the Vinyl District reached 1,000 posts! As their 1,000th post, they featured 6 of the DC bands playing at CMJ this year... including us. True to the tone and focus of TVD, Patrick gave a synopsis of where Bellflur picks up their vinyl and why. Read it by clicking here: the Vinyl District.

3) Carlos just did an interview with UK-based website, Strangeglue, regarding all facets of bellflur... origins, influence, our CMJ stint, past, present, future... Read it by clicking here: Strangeglue.

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All for now. We'll get back to you with more after CMJ. If you're in New York, we hope to see you there.

- flur

Thanks and Upcoming Shows!

hello der!!!

thanks to all who came out to the show at RNR Hotel on Saturday. Things went off well and it was good to see and talk to many of you new faces!! Many thanks to Gaslight Society, Sweet Interference, and Five Four as well for joining us that evening!

there were some photos taken by an as yet unidentified individual, and we came across them by chance on flickr. here's a couple:









we'll be outbound this week for a show in Brooklyn at the Trash Bar (YAY!! tatter tots) on Saturday, August 15th, and then at the Khyber in Philadelphia (YAY! cheese steaks) on Wednesday, August 19th!

come on in New York and Philly... the water is splendid...

- patrick

the goings ons...

hello there.

bellflur has been mighty busy. mighty busy indeed!!

you'll be happy to know that the new album has completed mixing... done at the bastille with eamonn aiken and nick anderson at the helm! truly, truly great moments and sounds coming out of the mixing room. its nice to know there are folks out there who think and obssess about sound and gear as much as we do!

the EP and LP will be mastered by roger siebel at SAE Mastering (death cab, tortoise, cat power, pavement, pinback). incredibly excited and privileged to have his efforts and experience be the final piece to this marathon of a record!

so keep your eyes peeled and ear to the floor on all release dates and release shows!

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a week or two ago, i had myself a birthday! blissful moments abound! we had a show on thursday the 9th at IOTA and the 10th (my b-day) at piano's in NYC. both shows were fantastic and much fun and random shots were had. thanks to everyone for the b-day shout outs and for attending the shows. glad to see we didn't let you down.

specifically, the IOTA show was a big-band-bellflur event: suits, ties, animal masks, strings, trumpets, the big piano, etc. many thanks are due to susan, barry and nick for sitting in with us and playing their asses off! many thanks also to jess and patrick of vox pop for opening the evening and getting on stage with us for some singing!! and to our boys, the moderate... kings amongst men you are!!

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at the moment, we're working furiously to finish off some ideas for our new "BELLFLURITO" sets. essentially, if you've seen us live, you know we have alot of gear and tons of sounds smacking you in the pelvis-area from all directions. 'flurito is a smaller, simpler bellflur. less stuff... stripped back... same songs... revised ever so slightly. the first performance of Bellflurito will be this Friday, July 24th at Solly's on U Street. you should come by and check it out... we'll be in close quarters, so all the better to stare you in the eyes and touch eyelashes as we try to croon you into a melodious, love frenzy... not that we're advocating orgies on the premises or anything like that... no...

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otherwise, we have a handful of shows in august as we're getting ready for... well... i can't give it away yet. ;) i'll tell you when you're older (to steal a line)...

July 24: Solly's, Washington, DC (Bellflurito Set)
August 8: Rock N' Roll Hotel, Washington, DC (w/ Five Four, Sweet Interference and Gaslight Society)
August 12: Asylum, Washington, DC (Bellflurito Set)
August 15: The Trash Bar, Brooklyn, NYC
August 19: The Kyhber, Philadelphia, PA (w/ Glass Empires)

Hi,

So Bellflur played Artomatic this past Saturday it went pretty well, the best part was the unveiling of my new EFX board "EL Desperado" and a new untitled song.

Here are some pics.

                                                    

                               

                                                
                                                                    

                                                              

That's it for now! Bellflur is in the process of getting the EP mixed/mastered and Full length album should be mixed/mastered soon(ish), Full Length album is set to drop for Fall.

We have two shows this month   

Richmond, VA June 17th @ The Camel

New York, NY June 19th @ Lit Lounge

More shows coming!

-FLUR

                                                                         

Hello,

So Bellflur is done tracking the upcoming album, now it's time for mixing and mastering! WOO HOO!!!! Here are some pics of the wrap up overdubs.

This is what all overdub sessions need! Snoop Dogg and Dr.Dre stopped by for a little bit, look out for that Bellflur/Snoop mash up....no not really....No but really.....No not really, it was pretty sweet.

Nothing like a creepy mannequin head watching you while your trying to use the bathroom....."Do I need any help? No thanks mannequin head, I think I got it from here.

The new Inner Ear mascot! This kick ass jack-a-lope was caught by  Tom"Bad ass Bassplayer/Synthplayer" Longobardi. Thanks Tom!

Sweet Dinosaur!!!!!! This is a portrait of EA's pet. He is a super cool Rock N Roll Dinosaur YA HEARD.

Best place EVER to drink beer while watching Sonic Youth's "The Year Punk Broke" in between recording sessions...And a little bit of MarioKart is nice too!

Carlos putting some of the final synths on the record. ROCK!!!!!

Thanks to all the additional musicians who helped make this an awesome album!

Emily and Susan from Exit Clov

Dan and Fatty from Deleted Scenes

Brad from Cobra Collective

May from Pree

Damn it I know I'm forgetting someone.....oh well I'll remember on the next blog

PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST!

-Hunter

Tracking of the New Bellflur Record

ahhh.... completion!!

never have i felt so over (or first) to the moon about finishing anything in my life as i do this new record. just last week, we went into eamonn's new studio, the bastille, (housed over there at inner ear studios) to do the last bit of vocals, and one or two choice synth overdubs. we were joined by some close friends, em and susan (exit clov) and dan (deleted scenes), all of whom lent their vocals to a song or two and by the end of our three half-day sessions, this beast of an album, and tracking thereof, was laid to rest .

we started this shindig with eamonn (not knowing what he was getting himself into at the time) back in October 2007. we tracked three songs: brief physics, shooting an elephant, and insect politics (then called insect politician). insect got scrapped and thrown away for about a year. elephant made it through as did brief physics. flash forward to april 2009! the tracking of this thing is complete, what with 15 songs in total ready and available at our disposal. and we likes it. we feel as though all the revisions, reworkings, debates, collapses and restructurings of the songs has paid off. in total, we've had 13 people (including ourselves) perform and track on thsis record! strings. choral ensembles. horns. stylophones. marching drums. mellotrons. lord knows how many guitars and pedals. at the moment, i think we're basking more in the fact that we've finished it, rather than the fact that we likes it. but we hopes you will likes it too!

we have obvious next stages... mixing, mastering, production. we've got all of this tentatively lined-up, so hopefully, we'll get this thing done and out there without letting another year and a half go by. ;) and there are plans, plans, plans. in the meantime, we've got a lot of shows lined-up (and many more getting scheduled) for the rest of the spring and into the summer and fall... so keep a look-out... you'll find a short listing to your right!

sleep well.

p-

Thanks To Everyone Who Came Out Last Night

Hello,

Thx to all who came out last night and supported all the bands it was really appreciated! Thx to Seamonsters, Bottles/Cans and Cobra Collective! We had a great time. We are playing in the DC area again next month so stay tuned!

-Flur

BlackCat...BlackCat...April 24th Be There!

Come on out tomorrow night. it'll be fun I promise. The bellflur zoo will be making an appearance.

-Flur

show show

above is the info.  friday night.  april 24th.

bellflur.  cobra collective.

what more does one need?  a seamonster, you say?  well...

seamonsters may be added here shortly.  they're not confirmed yet, but once they are, i'll have to redo that fucking flyer!

aren't you coming?

-flur

well hello dar

its seems an update is in order. so many things afoot. so many foot athings.

first, we had the grand opportunity to open for efterklang at DC9 last night. efterklang is from denmark. efterklang is amazing. efterklang is comprised of incredibly hospitable, sincere (tall) people. you should listen to them if you haven't: www.myspace.com/efterklang. if you were at the show, then you know! and if you were at the show, then thank you very much for coming. hopefully we'll have some pictures from the splendid occasion up soon.

but the show was great and we were very lucky and pleased to have emily and susan (exit clov), elizabeth (meredith bragg), and brad (cobra collective) to come on stage and play almost the entire set with us. i'm not gonna be so audacious to say that bellflur is good... but the point is that these fine folks add something mighty fine and special to our sets, so many thanks again.

bellflur has officially moved its location from a mansion to a warehouse. its a great spot and will be stellar once its done (meaning that carlos and tom and working feverishly to finish constructing some rooms and a bathroom). there will be more than just mere rehearsals going on at the warehouse (i.e., intimate shows with many a DC band) once its complete, so keep your ears open for word of that once it gets swingin'.

you may have noticed the myspace page has undergone several updates and changes. as well as managed Last.fm page, and a reverbnation page. we're gonna be a bit more proactive on that end.

shows are being booked may - july at the moment (some are getting posted as we speak... or as i type rather).

the album. ahhhhh... the album. while the actual recording of the album is complete, our dear friend and compatriate, eamonn aiken (who engineered the album), has officially moved his studio, the bastille, into the confines of innear ear studios in arlington, va. anybody and everybody in dc who is interested in acheiving some amazing sounding recordings should look him up pronto. but anyways, he's been busy wiring his studio together over there, so once he's done, we're on to mixing... then mastering... then distribution... then touring... then retiring...
haha! never! bellflur will never retire... i envision us as 82 year olds on a front porch somewhere trying to wire some crazy shit into our acoustic guitars and banjos because we've lost the strength to carry all of our equipment!

lots of more things to come from the bellflur front, including new videos and snipets of the forthcoming album. grab a chair and plant yourself in front of this page, sporadically hitting the refresh button for more updates later.

or in the meantime... go see deleted scenes at the black cat this weekend. dear friends. colleagues. incredible performers.

take care.

patri-flur

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