School of Seven Bells

School of Seven Bells - "My Cabal"

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15 жыл бұрын

The David Mullett-directed video for "My Cabal" matches the song's woozy lilt with a new take on the usual band-performance video. In the clip, School of Seven Bells play in an equipment-stuffed soundstage as a single camera captures the action through a fisheye lens. The video's gorgeously saturated colors and disorienting, constantly-shifting camera angle create the sense of watching the band while sitting in a tiny, smoothly calibrated rollercoaster.
Director: David Mullett
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@andyprice 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the music, Benjamin.

@t0k438 2 жыл бұрын

Still in love with this record after all these years

@lookintothesky123 Жыл бұрын

same

@Remindme69 Жыл бұрын

OMG same guys !

@agentorangechicago 10 жыл бұрын

Ben I saw many times play. He was 360-degrees of beautiful. Inside and out.

@ojib62 Жыл бұрын

Saw them at The Warfield in SF, just amazing.

@MichaelStrick9 3 жыл бұрын

I mixed these guys at a show in Portland once. One of the few times I ended up really liking a band I had never heard of prior to the show. Considering what would go on to happen to this band, I guess I was pretty lucky to have seen and mixed them. And as jaded as I ended up getting in the music industry, that's saying something.

@Ravelle17 12 жыл бұрын

The production on this album is godlike.

@Merkava777 7 жыл бұрын

My heart is with you Alejandra.

@waterbagel 14 жыл бұрын

oh god. as beautiful as their luscious voices are, they are.. intimidatingly gorgeous. the entire situation of just watching one of these videos is phenomenal.

@kalamarbreath 10 жыл бұрын

Rip Ben...

@bobobob1230 4 жыл бұрын

A talent lost too soon : /

@timjmoran 13 жыл бұрын

GOODness gracious.. that Lead singer is just TOO TOO cute-- and on top of it, she sings like an angel. Wonderful tune, also.

@GoddessLadyRei Жыл бұрын

Miss you so much girl. Hope you are well.

@narb78 Жыл бұрын

I still think about Benjamin Curtis from time to time and come back to this video

@plewis995 14 жыл бұрын

Great marriage of images and sound.

@XENAXON 15 жыл бұрын

absolutely amazing.

@femioki3861 8 жыл бұрын

Glad I found this!

@butterflyfam2522 8 жыл бұрын

+Femi Oki Welcome to the beautiful world of shoegaze. :)

@billowandbethany 15 жыл бұрын

I have been addicted to this song for over a month now. I love those over-processed mbv-style backing coos on the chorus.

@kasuskasus 14 жыл бұрын

This is pure shoegazing love, if you ask me.

@garneroutlaw1 3 жыл бұрын

Years later after expanding my music experience I must say in hindsight these guys sounded best just embracing shoegaze. For whatever reason (and it's a shame) they tried distancing themselves from the shoegaze label and comparisons with those artists in the early 90s. They dropped some really solid tracks, but between him and his brother there was oh so much potential that really didn't go anywhere. It's also a shame he passed right as shoegaze was making a revival. Their appeal would have went through the roof by 2017ish.

@peterbrown8880 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@KeithRowley 15 жыл бұрын

Majestically huge and gut- spinning!

@liztruette 10 жыл бұрын

Aww Ben what a shame :( but thank you for beautiful music.

@cammarosano 15 жыл бұрын

adorei...fazia tempo que não ouvia uma banda assim,,,desde dos anos 80...muito boa a sincronia!!!

@Sigma341 14 жыл бұрын

Excellent music!!!

@bedmac2 14 жыл бұрын

Love the tune and the band; the vid makes me woozy indeed!

@DannyD81 13 жыл бұрын

@protobuster Yes, saw them open up for both Blonde Redhead and M83 and they don't disappoint.....the guitarist for the Cocteau Twins helped them produce this album....i think his name is Robin Guthrie

@joelerazo1654 7 жыл бұрын

i like this song, Is My favorite

@JuanLorenZerimar 15 жыл бұрын

I always have a soft spot for ethereal rock played well! *****

@rockenrohl 15 жыл бұрын

great vid. saw this band in brighton - fan since then.

@jefflathrop7925 10 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tune, great video and camera work.

@pancake1979 15 жыл бұрын

love this song, cool video

@epicglitchtv7092 2 жыл бұрын

awesome!

@spockadee 12 жыл бұрын

awesome video! sweet song 2!!!

@lasquid 13 жыл бұрын

Wow! What an awesome video!

@tehrbehr5430 7 жыл бұрын

Never heard this band before thank 2 my amazing local radio station 90.9 fm

@cammarosano 15 жыл бұрын

very good

@nelson2k 4 жыл бұрын

WOW!

@avedic 11 жыл бұрын

i hear a siouxie and the banshees sort of vibe. especially the slightly middle eastern tinged vocal melodies and the electro shoegaze sound. so so good...

@NAIVADA 14 жыл бұрын

neat band, really good sound, quite beautiful visually too :)

@jefflathrop7925 7 жыл бұрын

Still great! Half these views are mine.

@cuttlefisch 8 жыл бұрын

Remind me a LOT of the Cocteau Twins...

@NickHarman 8 жыл бұрын

+Basil II Macedonia yes, but only us of a certain age will notice

@cuttlefisch 8 жыл бұрын

Nick Harman LOL!! I'm thinking of the "Heaven or Las Vegas" era..

@NickHarman 8 жыл бұрын

+Basil II Macedonia that was probably their most accessible period

@HuggablePorcupine 14 жыл бұрын

School of Seven Bells is like, Tegan and Sara on crack, was the first thing that went through my mind. I love them both though -

@ROBOTSandPIXIES 12 жыл бұрын

Happy PEOPLE!

@ardelectrip 15 жыл бұрын

makes me feel as if i'm floating in a dream

@alxncorp 15 жыл бұрын

good work with camera

@Horrorrshoww 15 жыл бұрын

Vibes

@derekstaroba 3 жыл бұрын

Hit the air

@homonovus6 10 жыл бұрын

like it

@HYPBEAST92 13 жыл бұрын

She perrformed at UCSB. I was working on event staff. She walked past me during her rehearsal and I said she sounded amazing and she said "Thanks. Awesome :)" ^_^

@HighArchingCrests 10 жыл бұрын

WOW

@marquotellurico9574 9 жыл бұрын

Small frame girl.. look how big the Hagstrom F200P looks on her

@Cdubzhappy 13 жыл бұрын

every time i see her. ale i love you, and my being is only for you. all that it encompasses is all for you.

@ayoncarmelle4106 8 жыл бұрын

joliiiiiii👍

@poppiesinoctober 13 жыл бұрын

@EMCowdrey ... yeah, they were SO boring live!!!! snoooooze. saw them in orlando!

@EMCowdrey 13 жыл бұрын

@poppiesinoctober I was there too! lol

@Chimi911 13 жыл бұрын

@RancidMilkDealer i know dude they opened for interpol on feb 5 2011 at the marquee and their show was sick

@Habeel13 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P

@14bebop14 14 жыл бұрын

Depends on the music and what stage of the high they're in. Also, I may argue the position you're sitting in.

@Mikegrungejazz 9 жыл бұрын

I'm fucking dizzy!

@StrikitRich 15 жыл бұрын

Allie & Claudia are from Miami. I thought of Lush when I first heard the song.

@EmilyEvanopsi 13 жыл бұрын

@motodude1 I think the prenounciation depends on where you're from, because it sounds absolutely fine to me

@avedic 11 жыл бұрын

It amuses me to imagine that being literally true. Imagining them on stage, unable to stop throwing up, coughing, and sneezing....but still playing all the while. I'm strange. :/

@WWEFalcon 13 жыл бұрын

@imaginationunreal Lush is who I thought of too...

@clebercoxaroots 14 жыл бұрын

The music is "water with sugar", but the girls is so lovely...

@brucevbracken 14 жыл бұрын

I love them! It's too bad that "Disconnect From Desire" debuts at #200 on Billboard's album chart, as that will likely be the peak position. If KEXP isn't playing "My Cabal", I'm requesting the hell out of it!

@clebercoxaroots 14 жыл бұрын

@sodypopspace haheahehae.. in Brazil "water with sugar" or translating: "água com açúcar" means that something is kinda boring.

@SuuzieQ 14 жыл бұрын

@chazzarre shut it..they make good quality music

@MrLevigoven 11 жыл бұрын

I also want to know why paper is so different.

@tropenator 13 жыл бұрын

I've seen them three times. the last time, the second twin wasn't with them and there was no explaination. It was still a good show, but I'm still wondering if the band is in tact.

@sodypopspace 14 жыл бұрын

@clebercoxaroots water with sugar?

@yourtubesteak 13 жыл бұрын

My cable costs too much.

@gemzoed 14 жыл бұрын

Aw, love what Allie's wearing. I'm obssessed with her collar....anyone know where it's from!?

@teofeo333 Жыл бұрын

like being hypnotized at zero G

@WolfRyuji 13 жыл бұрын

15 people don't understand the artistic talent of SSB.

@milepopovski4499 10 жыл бұрын

RIP

@kmacmuzikmafia27 14 жыл бұрын

Woah...I almost got sick watching that video with all the camera movement, lol. Rollercoaster is right. Or maybe I just had my eyes too close to the screen. Anyways, great song, I love this band. The lyrics are amazing too. You can dance to the music but at the same time can really sit down and think about what they're saying.

@ConkreteMusic 12 жыл бұрын

Put your claim to the test last night. They delivered in spades!

@lewisbarrah8804 8 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what guitar she is using? I think it's a Gibson but I'm not sure on the model.

@koto1213 8 жыл бұрын

hagstrom f200p

@Cdubzhappy 11 жыл бұрын

i've fallen so deeply into aimless infatuation with alejandra.

@julosx 15 жыл бұрын

Cool for someone fond of the Cocteau Twins like me.

@shoegazero 14 жыл бұрын

@kasuskasus yeah, i know what are you talking about :)

@SiriusTexra 11 жыл бұрын

why does she pronounce "cabal" wrong? she says "cable" instead of "Kuhbahl" how it's normally pronounced.

@sgx2000 15 жыл бұрын

Brooklyn i believe

@shmuli9 12 жыл бұрын

Wow - I thought they have a similar sound to The Cocteau Twins. Also "Book of Love".

@usedfuzzbox 13 жыл бұрын

Just ordered Alpinisms, I urge you to do the same :D

@HVYMETL 12 жыл бұрын

Very similar though. Listen to "Frou Frou Foxes" then, "The Wait" back to back. Yeah, few bands could touch the Cocteau Twins but, SVIIB is close.

@BerryBorat 13 жыл бұрын

Twins :)

@JODIDO84 15 жыл бұрын

The Cocteau Twins sisters and it was produced by Robin Guthrie !!!

@tubechango 13 жыл бұрын

does anyone knows where these girls are from? I mean they look like spanish or latin kind of stylo !

@kikofromparis 13 жыл бұрын

IT SOUNDS LIKE "THE CURVE"

@motodude1 13 жыл бұрын

@EmilyEvanopsi ca·bal (kə bäl′, -bal′) noun 1. a small group of persons joined in a secret, often political, intrigue; junta 2. the intrigues of such a group; plot

@vennesahrollins 14 жыл бұрын

Trtppy! :)

@musicjunkie2891 13 жыл бұрын

love this song and love the band, but this video gave me the spins. X(

@yereverluvinuncleber 8 жыл бұрын

School of Seven Bells - searching their tracks for one as good as ILU. So far all the same, lilting lift music. Needs something more, more punch. I was listening to a few but I fell asleep... ILU was good track, a solid tune, a riff and a catch onto the soul. Have they done anything as good? Please say if so.

@amfanmagician 8 жыл бұрын

+yereverluvinuncleber check out Camarilla and Low Times. Some serious synth jams.

@yereverluvinuncleber 8 жыл бұрын

I shall, thank you.

@JohnPreston888 8 жыл бұрын

+yereverluvinuncleber "More punch". I know what you mean. "Ablaze" has it, but it might not be to your liking.

@yereverluvinuncleber 8 жыл бұрын

I shall listen.

@GrahamNificent 8 жыл бұрын

"This is Our Time," "On My Heart," and "Open Your Eyes" are my favs right now