Bell Barrow drops debut LP ‘CoreCore Pulp’ – Out now
Bell Barrow
Bell Barrow is a new project from Washington D.C. (USA), combining noise, power electronics, free jazz psychedelia, and avantgarde blackmetal. The 12-track debut album “CoreCore Pulp” is out now on Bandcamp via the DIY label imprint / artist collective The Saccharine Underground.
Sole member and label curator Jeremy Moore is also known for bands and projects including the progressive post-punk act Zabus, the psychedelic free improvisational band Zero Swann, the dark ambient and occult rock act Gorazde and others. And you might remember we reported last year on Zabus’ “The Future of Death” album.
On this new release, it’s again Moore playing guitars, 4 string fretless bass, drums, and creating the necessary noise.
Whereas many of Moore’s previous projects feature prominent rock, post-punk and proto-goth influences, with voice as the centerpiece and anchor for the songs, Bell Barrow relies on freely improvised, fully instrumental textured soundscapes and guitar and rhythm passages.
Moore explains: “The idea for CoreCore Pulp began with a thematic twist on the social media trend “Corecore”, a form of visual poetry and social commentary utilizing collages of images and videos paired with ambient music to elicit a specific emotional impact. What if we received messages from the future that showed us the result of society’s lawless worship of primal desire and widespread unbridled fetishism? Mutual consent is what separates (ethically and legally) the tenets of BDSM from criminality.
The inequality in power dynamics is condoned and understood; but if perverted and normalized by society through lower order group think and collective desensitization, we become a deranged civilization that thrives on victim exploitation. CoreCore Pulp is a mirror of our future selves, where self-obsession, malice, apathy and detachment devolve into sentient deviance—all catalyzed by rapid advancements in technology.”
Below is the video for the track “Recidivism”.
CoreCore Pulp was engineered by Andy Baldwin (Metropolis Studios) and produced by Bell Barrow with artwork designed by Jeremy Moore.
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