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Bells of Heaven

by Otherworld

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1.
Bells of Heaven 04:46
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2.
Weak and Helpless 04:52
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3.
Avarice 04:51
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4.
Narcissus of Decor 05:06
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5.
The Great Divide 05:48
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6.
Otherworld 04:20
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7.
Nostalgia 03:14
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8.
Neurosis 05:21
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9.
Twenty Turbines 04:15
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10.
Mathilda 03:45
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11.
Threnody 02:37
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12.
Thanatos 05:14
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13.
Epiphany 01:53
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about

Andrew Keeling is a multi-faceted composer, whose works have
been performed and broadcast throughout the world by
musicians such as Dame Evelyn Glennie, the BBC Philharmonic
Orchestra, Fretwork, Craig Ogden, Jacob Heringman and many
others. His music has been released by DGM, Burning Shed,
Metier, Riverrun, UHR and Spaceward. He is also a songwriter and
improviser and has written, collaborated and released albums
with musicians such as David Cross (King Crimson), Stephen
Fellows (Comsat Angels) and Tim Bowness (No-Man). Andrew also
has a particular interest in the music of King Crimson and has
written three Musical Guides on the band's music as well as
orchestrating the music of Robert Fripp. An album of these
performed by the Metropole Orchestra of Amsterdam, is
projected for release in 2012. He has also been a lecturer at the
University of Liverpool and the Royal Northern College of Music.

Bells of Heaven is the 'shadow' side of Andrew Keeling's activities as a composer. Although known for his contemporary classical music - his
album Unquiet Earth (Spaceward Records) is released in June, 2012 - Keeling is also a composer of a quite different kind of music.
The title track of this collection, Weak and Helpless and the multi-sectional In the Pages of Mathilda, display a hard edge while Avarice, Otherworld, Neurosis and Twenty Turbines display Keeling's interest in electric folk. The melodic beauty of Narcissus of Decor, The Great Divides and Nostalgia balance the harder-edged tracks. While some may connect Bells of Heaven to the progressive rock genre, particularly as Keeling has arranged the music and, as musicologist, written widely about Robert Fripp and King Crimson, he refuses to acknowledge any connection to that field. And whilst the '& Otherworld' name might suggest a band, Keeling likes to think of the album more as a collaborative effort. Guest appearances from Stephen Fellows (Comsat Angels), Tim Bowness (No-Man), violist Susanna Pell (Fretwork) and lutenist Jacob Heringman, violinist Charlotte Dowding, vocalist Jane Wilkinson and featuring words from poet/author Alison Prince, makes Bells of Heaven something of a diverse musical offering.

credits

released February 15, 2022

Andrew Keeling – acoustic, electric, classical and bass guitars, loops, flute, keyboards, percussion and drums, found objects and occasional vocals;
Stephen Fellows – electric guitar on Bells of Heaven (chimes and end solo) and Thanatos (top guitar) and vocals on Avarice;
Ed Hindmoor – electric guitar on Bells of Heaven;
Dave Cottrell – drums on Bells of Heaven, Weak and Helpless, Mathilda and Thanatos and keyboards on Neurosis;
Charlotte Dowding – violin on Avarice, Threnody and violin quartet on Twenty Turbines;
Jane Wilkinson – vocals on Bells of Heaven, Weak and Helpless, Narcissus of Décor, Otherworld, Neurosis and Mathilda;
Tim Bowness – vocals on The Great Divides and Twenty Turbines;
Jacob Heringman – lute on Epiphany;
Susanna Pell – tenor viol on Narcissus of Décor and viol consort on Nostalgia;
Sarah Martin – narration on Weak and Helpless and Epiphany;
Iain Cameron – ambient textures.

Recorded and edited by Dave Cottrell at Studio 410, Ormskirk, during 2011.
Mixed by Stephen Fellows and Andrew Keeling, at Studio 410, Ormskirk, August, 2011.
Produced by Andrew Keeling.
Mastered by Simon Heyworth, assisted by Andy Hill, at Super Audio Mastering, Chagford, Devon, October 2012.
Sleeve-design by Mark Graham/Spaceward.
Photography/images by Jim Marsden.

Thanks to: Otherworld (without you this album wouldn’t have been); Stephen Fellows for giving time and energy to the project; Steve Pennington (Steeple Films) for video documentaries; Dave Cottrell for commitment; Mark Graham at Spaceward.
andrewkeelingcomposer@gmail.com

This album is dedicated to the memory of Sheila Keeling (1927-2011).

All material/arrangements p Think Ahead Music and c Spaceward, 2012.

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Andrew Keeling County Kildare, Ireland

Andrew Keeling is a composer, musician, improviser, arranger, teacher and writer who lives in the Republic of Ireland. His music has been performed and broadcast by many leading musicians and released on several record labels.Andrew plays flute in an improvisation duo with former King Crimson violinist, David Cross. He is also a keen fell walker. Please see: www.andrewkeeling.co.uk ... more

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