the answering belles

: the answering belles :
the answering belles is the musical reflection of the louder effects laden side of philip henchie. he often invites musical opinion from friends.
the answering belles have always embraced a blend of 90's indie, shoegazed sounds entwined with special moments of subtle pedal steel.
in april 2008, allison browning decided to concentrate her vocals away from the answering belles to pursue her own projects. philip thanks her for contibution over the last 18 months.
philip remains as the founding member and core song writing source. he has just finished the production on the new 'belles EP.. louder, softer, harmonious and more answering belles than ever..
'dirty hearts dirty minds' is a sonic delight of jam packed indie jangle guitars, spaced out guitar licks, sublime vocal blends and a more groove driven backline. all in all it could be described as very tasty indeed. go on! have a listen.. we've put all of the new tunes from 'dirty hearts dirty minds'. the EP is due for release in the coming months thru asphalt and iTunes.
belles history:
the debut release for the answering belles was their promotional single 'she cuts you up' and was released to limited radio in australia in late 2005. having already gained airplay on indie stations in the U.S via the world of internet radio homegrown stations including RRR, RTR and ZZZ picked up the single and gave it a good spinning..
on the back of the mini hype of their single release attention came from promotional agency's in california vying for the right to push the single and future 'belles releases to the college scene and label interests in the us. after many early morning calls and numerous language barriers (american english being one) philip decided that he would not commit the 'belles to an american agency unless the agent had a PA called lloyd.
2007 saw the belles release their debut EP 'you have the feeling we've lost' to lots of happy camplers and gig attendees. it gave a good indication as to where the music was travelling and proved to be a crucial stepping stone to the answering belles new EP 'dirty hearts dirty minds' due for release in the coming months. as usual, philip has no ambition to take these tunes to the stage anytime soon.. which is a good thing! it means he can keep working in the studio and word is he is already working on a answering belles mini album for the end of the year.. the crazy cat...
"Sonic layered guitars (delay abounding), simple supportive bass frequencies, synths a-floating and vocals a-swooning... the Belles pull it off...sweet melodies and featuring some quite pretty, subtle guitaring." the dwarf 2007 review of 'you have the feeling..'