{"title":"Smoke Bellow","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"open-for-business","title":"Open For Business","description":"\u003cp\u003eExperimental duo Smoke Bellow have been at it since 2012, released the \u003ci\u003eBlooming\/Middling\u003c\/i\u003e LP in 2014, followed by \u003ci\u003eIsolation 3000\u003c\/i\u003e in 2018 (both on Baltimore label Ehse Records) After a line-up shuffle, they eventually recruited one of their favourite drummers and dear friend, Emmanuel Nicolaidis (Thank You, Oh Hang), which found the duo refining of their sound into a dizzyingly attractive mixture of kosmiche serenity, minimalist composition, test-card psychedelia, and highlife guitar. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eOpen for Business\u003c\/i\u003e the three members set out to create a set of songs more immediate and bare than previous outings. The album title itself is a cheeky reference to Maryland governor Larry Hogan's less than inspired motto \"we're open for business\". Half of the songs were written in a room together and the second half via email (for obvious reasons). At the time they were listening to a lot of post punk and were struck with the partnership of drums and bass as propulsive instruments. The trio started writing songs around that idea - with the rhythm as a brace to hang their decorations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonically, Smoke Bellow are inspired by disparate sources. The heyday of Compass Point studios' famed rhythm section of Sly and Robbie sustained them for months. Others included good old VU, ESG, guitar hero Zani Diabate, The Raincoats (especially their under-appreciated second album, Odyshape), the frenetic sound collisions of the Flying Lizards, the ever warm blanket of Yo La Tengo, the evolving repetition of Stereolab, the understated genius of Asa Osborne, as well as Philip Glass and Steve Reich. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRIYL: Cate Le Bon, Tom Tom Club, Exploded View, Shopping, Pram, The Fates, Broadcast, Ali Farke Touré, Electrelane, Solid Space, Nightshift. Transcontinental \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trouble In Mind","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50504659730763,"sku":"1129584","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold | LP","offer_id":50504659992907,"sku":"1129583","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50504659337547,"sku":"1129585","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/299b621f-c15b-40eb-9ae3-83cc40667476_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727808677"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/smoke-bellow.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}