Vells - Flight From Echo Falls

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Notes:

• out of print! limited 2 3000 copies on CD

Overview:

A collaborative production effort of Jeremiah Green (modest mouse) and Darrin Wiener (plastiq phantom), Vells have created an album that could be mistaken for a dusted-off artifact from a timeless place and time. Tristan Marcum's other worldly deliverance of emotive vocal detail along with the formidable drumming of Jeremiah Green is exalting. This psychedelic pop gem is a divergence from the mundane and confronts the listener with the inherent divinity of music. An impressive leap from the previous EP produced by Phil Ek, Vells have managed to fuse light and dark into a visceral musical experience that's good for the spirit. Flight From Echo Falls brings you songs that combine the transcendental elements of Sigur Ros with Elvis-ian fervor while others merge soul with psychedelic pop. Vells music has been compared to bands including the Kinks, Beatles, and Shins for their melodic and hooky song writing and energetic delivery. These elements combined with their eclectic inspirations and radical visions characterize the Vells' sound.

Reviews:

Source	Article	Date	Scan
Sixeyes	Flight From Echo Falls Review	2005-06-20
Filter Magazine	Weekly Picks	2005-02-14
Pop Matters	THE VELLS Flight From Echo Falls	2005-01-18
Seattle Weekly	Two CDs' worth of the year's best local tracks.	2005-01-04
Synthesis	Flight From Echo Falls Review	2005-01-01
Broken Spindle	Ant's Top 50 Albums of 2004	2004-12-28
KZSU 90.1FM (Stanford University)	Flight From Echo Falls Review	2004-10-25
Aversion.com	Flight From Echo Falls Review	2004-10-20
12 orphans	Vells -- Flight from Echo Falls	2004-09-29
Bandoppler	FLIGHT FROM ECHO FALLS	2004-09-20
KEXP radio Seattle	Vells - Flight from Echo Falls (imputor?)	2004-08-31
The Stranger (Seattle)	POP GROWS UP - Vells Take History and Run with It	2004-05-13