Alpinisms

Description

School of Seven Bells full-length debut, Alpinisms, is best introduced with a little etymology: Mercurial French author Rene Daumal defined alpinism as the art of climbing mountains. Alpinists are both athletes and mystics. They practice pure climbing, hands gripping the cragged incline sans rope or guide, forcing their bodies ever-upward in the name of earthly enlightenment. Alpinisms, says Daumal enthusiast and guitarist Alejandra Deheza, are mountain-climbing songs. Alpinism is an electronically enhanced Pop record of dizzying highs and claustrophobic lows, whose painstaking conception shows in its detail-laden crevices. On the albums best tracks the polyrhythmic dream-pop of Face to Face in High Places.