Friends in Bellwoods II
Out of this Spark is proud to announce the release of Friends in Belwoods II, a 40-song, double-album set of rare, new and unreleased selections from some of Canada's most innovative independent musicians, available August 25, 2009.
In 2006, Ohbijou's Casey Mecija and her bandmate, James Bunton, knew it was time to document and showcase some of the music being created in her home on Bellwoods Avenue in Toronto. In an attempt to render a "digital diary of the house", the pair curated the first Friends in Bellwoods compilation later that year. Their keen sense of changes taking place in the neighborhood, and their relation to the gentrifying forces at work, led them to consider the geographic connection between the house and a heavily trafficked food bank. As a result, all proceeds from the original and the second compilation go to The Daily Bread Food Bank. The first edition of the compilation has raised over $11,000 since its release two years ago.
Friends in Bellwoods II operates as an archival document that beautifully arrests and captures the sound of a moment in the city's history. It features rare and unreleased tracks from acclaimed artists such as Final Fantasy, Forest City Lovers, The D'Urbervilles, Great Lake Swimmers, The Acorn, Sandro Perri, Basia Bulat, Timber Timber, Katie Stelmanis and Ohbijou. Many of the songs were recorded in the house; listen carefully and you might hear the detailing of the house's life recorded-a window creaking, a kettle boiling, the resident dog shuffling, the constant rotation of friends and musicians that continue to animate a small bungalow on Bellwoods Avenue.
Disc One
Artist : Track
1. Forest City Lovers - Minneapolis
2. Le Pigeon - Freezing Rain
3. Basia Bulat - My Heart Is A Warning
4. The Acorn - Slippery When Wet
5. Canadian Wildlife - Winter's Moon
6. Double Suicide - Touch The Sun
7. Great Bloomers - Find My Way
8. Lisa Bozikovic - The Letting Go
9. Bellewoods - Kneel On The Apron
10. Kate Rogers - The Same Party
11. Timber Timbre - Water
12. No Kids - All That Heaven Allows
13. Snailhouse - Don't Go Anywhere
14. Final Fantasy - Red Sun (Demo Version)
15. Sylvie Smith - On Our Own
16. Bruce Peninsula - In Parallel
17. Gentleman Reg - For Trust
18. Evening Hymns - Cedars
19. Kite Hill - Tom Thumbtack
20. The Bellwoods Crew - Staten Island Waltz
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Disc Two
Artist : Track
1. The Dinghies - The Right Honourable Stephen Harper
2. Bocce - Inspiration Bellwoods
3. Kids On TV - Poison
4. Katie Stelmanis - Believe Me
5. The D'Urbervilles - Magic Arrow
6. Sebastien Grainger - Home Is The Light
7. Violence - Living Off The Land
8. Ohbijou - An Ode To An End
9. Great Lake Swimmers - Send Me A Letter
10. The Low Notes - Glory Glory
11. Snowblink - When Pushed From A High Branch
12. lice - yggdrasil
13. Emma McKenna - Happiness
14. Richard Laviolette - Media Song
15. The Adam Brown - Joy Rider
16. The Phonemes - April, Let's Send His Colleagues An Email
17. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Rough And Tumble
18. Tusks - New To Old Money
19. Hooded Fang - Highway Steam
20. The Wooden Sky - My Old Ghosts
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Friends in Bellwoods
Out of this Spark is proud to release Friends In Bellwoods, a 36 song two-cd set of rare, new and unreleased selections from some of Canada’s most innovative independent musicians. This compilation captures the music and camaraderie that has come from Bellwoods, a small house on the fringes of Queen St. West in the heart of downtown Toronto.The limited edition album features beautiful letter-pressed packaging and includes tracks from Bry Webb (Constantines), Kids on TV, Gentleman Reg, ohbijou, Sebastian Grainger (ex-Death from Above 1979), The Meligrove Band, snailhouse, Jeremy Gara (Arcade Fire), Barzin, Germans, The D'Urbervilles and we’re marching on...
Mastered by Gavin Gardiner.
Letterpress printed in Toronto by Trip Print Press.
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Disc One
Artist : Track
1 The Bellwoods Crew : Carry On
2 snailhouse : Salvation Army (In Four)
3 Friday Morning's Regret : Wooden Sky
4 Bry Webb & Casey Mecija : Sweet Nothin'
5 we're marching on… : shitheadkids
6 The D'Urbervilles : We Are The Hunters
7 Forest City Lovers : Don't Go, Please
8 Jonas Bonnetta : French Toast
9 Bahai Cassette : SNIT…yada
10 Germans : Nature's Mouth
11 Telefauna : turbulence!
12 The Nuts : vb for jb
13 Kids On TV : Breakdance Hunx (PSBEUYS PNP Mix)
14 Katie Stelmanis : You'll Fall
15 Jeremy Gara : Thieves
16 alight : cardinal + moon
17 Nina Nielsen : Cloudberry Mountain
18 Tim Ford : The Brantford Song
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Disc Two
Artist : Track
1 Sebastien Grainger : Young Mothers
2 Barzin : Queen Jane
3 The Rural Alberta Advantage : The Air
4 Tusks : Mothers Vs. Sons
5 water colour : hidden sound
6 Gentleman Reg : Over My Head (4 Track)
7 ohbijou : The Otherside (Remix)
8 The Acorn : Brokered Heart
9 Mantler : Searching For A Song
10 The Dinghies : Barkskin
11 Grand Mouse House : Archways, Tunnels, Dotted Lines
12 Allan Graham : Waking Up In The Trees
13 Oak Oak : Now and Then
14 Violence : Self Defense
15 The Meligrove Band : Feversleep
16 Nich Worby : All Blind Mice
17 Purple Hill : Death Rides This Winters Wind
18 Scott Remila : On Their Own
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