Ahhh!!!
Reader, dear reader, I've got to be really frank here. I hate thunderstorms. With either an immense fear or an obscene naïvety, I simply can not stand the wild and wicked tempests that often frequent the North Texas area. It's not the rain, I swear; it can rain all the live long day, and I'll be in a great mood; a good shower is wonderful. The lightning... the thunder... for me, in any case, that would be the "different story." Blasts of electricity and loud clapping explosion sounds are not intriguing to me. Sorry.
But there is beauty in that which is terrifying, that's for sure. Lightning can be incredibly gorgeous; Bell Orchestre knows this. The Montréal collective recently put out their latest album, As Seen Through Windows, and the electrifying, invigoratingly eclectic album springs melodies so imaginative, they'll have you spinning in circles. But I digress - on the aforementioned album, the introductory song is humbly titled "Stripes." This introductory song is the imaginative single for Bell Orchestre's new album, as they introduce their latest video.
In the video, Bell Orchestre offers us the beauty of thunderstorms. As the songs goes straight into the rhythms of strings, a fusillade of vibrant lightning photography is broadcasted faster than you can imagine. And it turns the almost completely random, violent bolts of electricity, into less of a science, and more of an interpretive dance. This is the point of the discussion where it becomes difficult to describe the beauty of instrumental music paired with eye-shockingly beautiful imagery. It's something you don't want to miss. Visit Bell Orchestre on Myspace. They even have a Facebook! But most intriguing is this video. Watch "Stripes" on Voilà! right now; maybe your imagination can dance like lightning.
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