“Hope” (Bels Lontano song) – Queen City Sounds and Art

BelsLontano1_crop — Bels Lontano, photo courtesy the artist

The Bels Lontano track “Hope” takes some time getting off the ground but like a plane or a baby bird when it does take flight its potential is obvious. Buzzy yet melodic pulses drive the song while ethereal tones flutter and hold alongside the almost clop clop horse hoof percussion as the song comes into full focus and volume and its sonic features engulfing. Textures, claps, a contemplative second melody breezes through the middle of the song. The effect is a bit like what it would be like to see a great, bird or insect approaching and as it float near you benevolent and curious, you can marvel at its grace and parts moving together with a dazzling efficiency before it flies off to parts unknown. And by its very existence it fills you with hope for a present and future in which there are still things to discover and plenty of unknown that the technocratic oligarchy hasn’t fully exploited. Listen to “Hope” on YouTube and follow Bels Lontano at the links below.