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The Belle Alliance

About Me


* the belle alliance *I love music that gives you a feeling of longing, having something you need so badly so close but being unable to grasp it, still knowing it is there in all its beauty, enchanting, haunting...Thats what breaks down every boundary for me. I forget food, sleep and my surroundings fade into nothingness.That is why I usually write my songs within 2-4 hours. I do some mixing later on and I sometimes do some new overdubs but its all about capturing the moment so that the initial originality doesn't get lost. I like things to sound epic.
I am currently writing a doublesided record called THE SOFT RETREAT | THE TIDAL WAVE . The SOFT RETREAT being more accoustic gentle songs and THE TIDAL WAVE being the loud and big electronic/rock influenced side. I feel blessed to be able to say that about 35 very talented musicians are contributing to my songs and that I am really looking forward to showing you all!
Music is to share so thats why I'm doing it. Enjoy Love Nick
By the way, check out this band that I produced. Yeehaw!

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Member Since: 29/10/2005
Band Website: www.ashton-web.de
Band Members: Nick
Influences: Usually only songs are an influence to me and not artists, but these are the bands that I love :) Influence yourself! Radiohead, Jimmy Eat World, My Vitriol, Sigur Ros, Deftones, Travis, Björk, Glassjaw, Thom Yorke, Thrice, Nirvana, Underoath, 36 Crazy Fists, Jeff Buckley, The Cure, Starsailor, David Gray, Damien Rice, Armor For Sleep, Funeral For A Friend, Tori Amos, Ash, Sparta, Bullet For My Valentine, My Chemical Romance, The Used, Jack Johnson, Amy Winehouse, Nada Surf
Sounds Like: The Belle Alliance
Record Label: sign me ;)

My Blog

gute nacht!

just a little song that I wrote&sketched this evening also a little sign that I'm still writing ;) catch you soon!
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:24:00 GMT

progress

hello ladies..n..lads,!payed tim a visit in his practiseroom and recorded some nice drums on a track that's currently called denver :) Also Jarek is going to rock most of the loud tracks! If it's to s...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:25:00 GMT

i love heart work

hello hello,just had martin and dennis (www.myspace.com/martinglaser) here for a stirfry and martin put some really nice basslines down for a soft retreat song. it is such a nice feeling to have peopl...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:11:00 GMT

Just to let you know how things are progressing

Yeehaw! The Tidal Wave:Jarek(MadDoggin) has laid down the first two drumsketches for the tidal wave and believe me it kicks ass! Tim from Chairwalk is gonna hook me up with some nice smooth drumming o...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:48:00 GMT

Namechange

"Changed my heart, changed my mind!" :) I wasn't happy with the name all things backfire as it has a too negative implication and that just isn't me. As there are so many people contributing to my lat...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:25:00 GMT

Happy New Year!

Hello there and a happy new year!just thought I'd let you all know that I'm up to 27 tracks now and I'm starting to sort out.Got a lineup of approx. 20 great musicians from germany that will perform t...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:38:00 GMT

Still alive& writing :)

Haven't update for quite a while but I'm still writing and have most probably got 5 days set up in a nice comfie studio to record the drums and some extras. hopefully I'll be at it in January. I know ...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:02:00 GMT

Soft Retreat " Tidal Wave

So far I'm up to nine rough sketches for the songs. Things are progressing really well. Hopefully I'll be able to put a new rough track up soon for you too listen to.
Posted by on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:29:00 GMT

Yes! I've gone ahead and done it :D

Yes! I've gone ahead and done it :DHave started to record my first album!It'S gonna be called "The Soft Retreat, The Tidal Wave"It's going to be a split album, "The Soft Retreat" beingthe soft and nat...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:27:00 GMT

New Song

I know, I know.... I have been a lazy fucker with my own stuff  lately. Sorry for that guys'n'girls! Been having a rough time. I know I promised to upload that "Rush Into Heartfelt Embrace" and I...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:18:00 GMT