Friends in Bellwoods II
Encyclopedia
Friends in Bellwoods is a compilation album
, released in 2009 by Out of This Spark
as a benefit for Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank
. The album is a sequel to the 2007 compilation Friends in Bellwoods
.
Where the original album was, in part, a celebration of the scene and community that had emerged around the Trinity-Bellwoods home of Ohbijou
's Casey Mecija, Bellwoods II marked an ending, as its recording and release coincided with Mecija learning that she would have to move out of the house due to a toxic mold
infestation. Early coverage of the album's release also noted that where the original album had documented an emerging scene of artists who were largely unknown outside Toronto, by the time of the second album's release several of the involved artists — including Ohbijou, The Acorn
, The Rural Alberta Advantage
, Timber Timbre
, Basia Bulat
and Great Lake Swimmers
— had broken out to significant national or international success.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, released in 2009 by Out of This Spark
Out of this Spark
Out of this Spark is an independent record label founded in the fall of 2006 by Stuart Duncan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The label is an artist-focused label that works to release fun, exciting and innovative music, with a focus a facilitating the distribution of music to the masses for musicians...
as a benefit for Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank
Daily Bread Food Bank
The Daily Bread Food Bank is a non-denominational Canadian charity organisation that strives to end hunger in urban communities. The organisation is based in Toronto, Ontario, and feeds thousands of low income people a year. They also provide valuable resources to the same demographic in order to...
. The album is a sequel to the 2007 compilation Friends in Bellwoods
Friends in Bellwoods
Friends in Bellwoods is a compilation album, released in 2007. It was the first release on Out of This Spark, through a distribution deal with Sonic Unyon Records. The album is named for a house on Bellwoods Avenue in Toronto, shared by two members of the band Ohbijou, which NOW has written "might...
.
Where the original album was, in part, a celebration of the scene and community that had emerged around the Trinity-Bellwoods home of Ohbijou
Ohbijou
-Biography:Ohbijou began as the solo project of Brantford singer-songwriter Casey Mecija . Through the process of songwriting and composition, Casey discovered a need for the musical support of her sister Jennifer Mecija , whom Casey invited to assist with her early performances...
's Casey Mecija, Bellwoods II marked an ending, as its recording and release coincided with Mecija learning that she would have to move out of the house due to a toxic mold
Toxic mold
Mold health issues are potentially harmful effects of molds.Molds are ubiquitous in the biosphere, and mold spores are a common component of household and workplace dust...
infestation. Early coverage of the album's release also noted that where the original album had documented an emerging scene of artists who were largely unknown outside Toronto, by the time of the second album's release several of the involved artists — including Ohbijou, The Acorn
The Acorn
The Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge....
, The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Rural Alberta Advantage is a Canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of Nils Edenloff on lead vocals and guitar, Amy Cole on backing vocals and keyboard, and Paul Banwatt on drums....
, Timber Timbre
Timber Timbre
Timber Timbre is a Canadian folk music project, featuring Mika Posen, Simon Trottier and Taylor Kirk. The moniker refers to an early series of recordings made in a timber-framed cabin set in the wooded outskirts of Bobcaygeon, Ontario....
, Basia Bulat
Basia Bulat
- External links :*...
and Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Originally from Wainfleet, Ontario, the band is currently based in Toronto....
— had broken out to significant national or international success.
Disc One
- Forest City LoversForest City LoversForest City Lovers are a Canadian folk indie pop band. Based in Toronto, the band is centered around the songwriting of singer and guitarist Kat Burns...
, "Minneapolis" - Le Pigeon, "Freezing Rain"
- Basia BulatBasia Bulat- External links :*...
, "My Heart Is a Warning" - The AcornThe AcornThe Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge....
, "Slippery When Wet" - Canadian Wildlife, "Winter's Moon"
- Double Suicide, "Touch the Sun"
- Great Bloomers, "Find My Way"
- Lisa Bozikovic, "The Letting Go"
- Bellewoods, "Kneel on the Apron"
- Kate RogersKate RogersKate Rogers is the cousin of Grand Central Records head, Mark Rae. She was born just outside Toronto, Canada and as a child studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music....
, "The Same Party" - Timber TimbreTimber TimbreTimber Timbre is a Canadian folk music project, featuring Mika Posen, Simon Trottier and Taylor Kirk. The moniker refers to an early series of recordings made in a timber-framed cabin set in the wooded outskirts of Bobcaygeon, Ontario....
, "Water" - No KidsNo KidsNo Kids is a Canadian indie pop band. Based in Vancouver, the band was formed by Justin Kellam, Julia Chirka and Nick Krgovich following the departure of Larissa Loyva from their earlier band P:ano....
, "All That Heaven Allows" - SnailhouseSnailhouseSnailhouse is the pseudonym of the Canadian indie rock artist Mike Feuerstack. Feuerstack is also the guitarist of indie rock band Wooden Stars. Snailhouse is essentially a solo project with multiple contributing artists, including Julie Doiron of Eric's Trip, with production work by Jeremy Gara of...
, "Don't Go Anywhere" - Final FantasyOwen PallettMichael James Owen Pallett is a Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist from Toronto, Ontario. He won the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the album He Poos Clouds....
, "Red Sun (Demo Version)" - Sylvie Smith, "On Our Own"
- Bruce PeninsulaBruce Peninsula (band)Bruce Peninsula is a Canadian indie rock band, whose style has been described as "a near indescribable and rousing potpourri of prog, gospel, folk, rock, pop and country."...
, "In Parallel" - Gentleman RegGentleman RegReg Vermue is a Canadian indie rock singer from Guelph, Ontario. Born in Trenton, Ontario, he records as Gentleman Reg. His musical style has been compared to Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, The Smiths and Cat Power...
, "For Trust" - Evening HymnsEvening HymnsEvening Hymns is a Canadian indie folk rock band, whose core member is singer and songwriter Jonas Bonnetta. A native of Orono, Ontario, Bonnetta released a solo recording, Farewell to Harmony, under his own name in 2007 before choosing the name Evening Hymns, because he did not want his music to...
, "Cedars" - Kite HillKite HillKite Hill is a drum, wind, and string troupe formed in January 2008, and currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They combine elements of baroque pop, instrumental and world music....
, "Tom Thumbtack" - The Bellwoods Crew, "Staten Island Waltz"
Disc Two
- The Dinghies, "The Right Honourable Stephen HarperStephen HarperStephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
" - BocceBocce (band)-Biography:Mike Bond and Ben Ong formed the band in 2005, and later added Tony Salomone and Nik Must to round out the foursome. Bocce has toured throughout Canada and played several music festivals including Pop Montreal, Hillside Inside, LOLA and Canadian Music Week...
, "Inspiration Bellwoods" - Kids on TVKids on TVKids on TV are a punk-house queercore band based in Toronto.The group consists of John Caffery on bass and vocals, Minus Smile on drums, electronics and vocals, Wolf on guitar and vocals, and Roxy on keyboard and vocals. The band is known for performing outside of the usual venues, such as bars,...
, "Poison" - Katie StelmanisKatie StelmanisKatie Stelmanis is a Toronto-based Latvian-Canadian musician, who has performed and recorded both as a solo artist and with the band Austra.Stelmanis identifies herself as queer.-Solo career:...
, "Believe Me" - The D'UrbervillesThe D'UrbervillesMatters are a Canadian indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario. The band consists of Tim Bruton , Kyle Donnelly , John O'Regan and Greg Santilly...
, "Magic Arrow" - Sebastien GraingerSebastien GraingerSebastien Alexandre Grainger from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the dance-punk duo Death from Above 1979 and the singer and guitarist for his current band, Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains...
, "Home Is the Light" - Violence, "Living Off the Land"
- OhbijouOhbijou-Biography:Ohbijou began as the solo project of Brantford singer-songwriter Casey Mecija . Through the process of songwriting and composition, Casey discovered a need for the musical support of her sister Jennifer Mecija , whom Casey invited to assist with her early performances...
, "An Ode to an End" - Great Lake SwimmersGreat Lake SwimmersGreat Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Originally from Wainfleet, Ontario, the band is currently based in Toronto....
, "Send Me a Letter" - The Low Notes, "Glory Glory"
- Snowblink, "When Pushed from a High Branch"
- Lice, "yggdrasil"
- Emma McKennaEmma McKennaEmma McKenna is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter. Her first full length album, Run With It, was released on June 8, 2010...
, "Happiness" - Richard LavioletteRichard LavioletteRichard Andrew Laviolette is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Guelph, Ontario. Exclaim! has described Laviolette as an "old soul", with a voice that "can swing from a delicate whisper to a guttural bark in the same breath"...
, "Media Song" - The Adam Brown, "Joy Rider"
- The Phonemes, "April, Let's Send His Colleagues an Email"
- The Rural Alberta AdvantageThe Rural Alberta AdvantageThe Rural Alberta Advantage is a Canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of Nils Edenloff on lead vocals and guitar, Amy Cole on backing vocals and keyboard, and Paul Banwatt on drums....
, "Rough and Tumble" - Tusks, "New to Old Money"
- Hooded FangHooded Fang (band)Hooded Fang is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2007. The band is in rotation on CBC Radio. The band's debut recording EP was self-released 15 September 2008. Their first full length album Album was self-released 6 August 2010 and distributed by Outside Music...
, "Highway Steam" - The Wooden SkyThe Wooden SkyThe Wooden Sky are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto, Ontario. They formed in 2003 as Friday Morning's Regret, but changed their name in 2007. They are currently signed to Black Box Recordings who has released their last two records....
, "My Old Ghosts"