Heads Together by Gelsey Bell
Tracklist
| 1. | Heads Together | 3:08 |
| 2. | Yamamba as a Bear | 4:30 |
| 3. | Daydreams from a Winter without Snow | 5:40 |
| 4. | Cli | 2:23 |
| 5. | Ubasute | 6:15 |
| 6. | I-589 | 4:41 |
| 7. | What Resembles the Grave but Isn't | 3:34 |
| 8. | Corner Song | 4:38 |
| 9. | Back Window | 1:05 |
Credits
released March 1, 2024
All words and music by Gelsey Bell, except text in track 7 by Anne Boyer.
Gelsey Bell – voice, synth, daxophone, ceramics
Isabel Castellvi, Andrew Livingston, Paul Pinto, Dave Ruder, Anna Slate – voice (track 7)
Recorded by Gelsey Bell, except track 8 recorded by Jackson Kovalchik, at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, NY (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8); Mount Tremper Arts in Mount Tremper, NY (1); Kinosaki Arts Center in Kinosaki Onsen, Japan (4); and the Bell-White home in Brooklyn, NY (9).
Mixed by John Thayer
Mastered by Elliott Sharp
Album art is a detail of “In the Scale of Things #10” (2010-11) by Nene Humphrey
Almost all tracks were created and recorded during residencies at Pioneer Works, Mount Tremper Arts, and Kinosaki Arts Center. Many of the tracks on this album were created and developed for collaborative projects.
“Heads Together” was created for Modern Garage Movement’s Gods Knows Where, premiered at Mount Tremper Arts (2021) and then performed in Brooklyn and on tour in California. “Yamamba as a Bear” and “Ubasute” were created for shuffleyamamba: Yamamba as a Bear, choreographed by Yasuko Yokoshi, and premiered at the Yokohama Dance Collective in Yokohama, Japan (2021). “Cli” was created for shuffleyamamba, choreographed by Yasuko Yokoshi, and premiered at Izushi Eirakukan in Toyooka City, Japan (2019). “What Resembles the Grave but Isn’t” was created for a short film by Erik Ruin. “Corner Song” was created for Wealth from the Salt Seas, choreographed by Anna Sperber, and premiered at the Chocolate Factory in Long Island City, NY (2018). “Back Window” was created for thingNY’s SubtracTTTTTTTTT, which premiered online (2020).
Thanks to Pioneer Works, Christina Daniels, Justin Frye, Bob Bellerue, Yasuko Yokoshi, Erik Ruin, Anne Boyer, Aliza Simons, everyone in thingNY (especially Dave Ruder – what a prince!), Anna Sperber, Mount Tremper Arts, Biba Bell, Paige Martin, Jmy James Kidd, Kinosaki Art Center, Narumi Ueno, Haruna Shibuya, Juri Nisihoka, Sawami Fukuoka, Shiori Shinoda, Mina Nishimura, Hiromichi Tamoi, Daniel Fishkin, and, of course, the incomparable Joe White.
Gold Bolus Recordings // GBR071
www.goldbolus.com
All words and music by Gelsey Bell, except text in track 7 by Anne Boyer.
Gelsey Bell – voice, synth, daxophone, ceramics
Isabel Castellvi, Andrew Livingston, Paul Pinto, Dave Ruder, Anna Slate – voice (track 7)
Recorded by Gelsey Bell, except track 8 recorded by Jackson Kovalchik, at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, NY (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8); Mount Tremper Arts in Mount Tremper, NY (1); Kinosaki Arts Center in Kinosaki Onsen, Japan (4); and the Bell-White home in Brooklyn, NY (9).
Mixed by John Thayer
Mastered by Elliott Sharp
Album art is a detail of “In the Scale of Things #10” (2010-11) by Nene Humphrey
Almost all tracks were created and recorded during residencies at Pioneer Works, Mount Tremper Arts, and Kinosaki Arts Center. Many of the tracks on this album were created and developed for collaborative projects.
“Heads Together” was created for Modern Garage Movement’s Gods Knows Where, premiered at Mount Tremper Arts (2021) and then performed in Brooklyn and on tour in California. “Yamamba as a Bear” and “Ubasute” were created for shuffleyamamba: Yamamba as a Bear, choreographed by Yasuko Yokoshi, and premiered at the Yokohama Dance Collective in Yokohama, Japan (2021). “Cli” was created for shuffleyamamba, choreographed by Yasuko Yokoshi, and premiered at Izushi Eirakukan in Toyooka City, Japan (2019). “What Resembles the Grave but Isn’t” was created for a short film by Erik Ruin. “Corner Song” was created for Wealth from the Salt Seas, choreographed by Anna Sperber, and premiered at the Chocolate Factory in Long Island City, NY (2018). “Back Window” was created for thingNY’s SubtracTTTTTTTTT, which premiered online (2020).
Thanks to Pioneer Works, Christina Daniels, Justin Frye, Bob Bellerue, Yasuko Yokoshi, Erik Ruin, Anne Boyer, Aliza Simons, everyone in thingNY (especially Dave Ruder – what a prince!), Anna Sperber, Mount Tremper Arts, Biba Bell, Paige Martin, Jmy James Kidd, Kinosaki Art Center, Narumi Ueno, Haruna Shibuya, Juri Nisihoka, Sawami Fukuoka, Shiori Shinoda, Mina Nishimura, Hiromichi Tamoi, Daniel Fishkin, and, of course, the incomparable Joe White.
Gold Bolus Recordings // GBR071
www.goldbolus.com
