Miracle Fortress - Five Roses
(Rough Trade, 2007)
Miracle
Fortress is the brainchild of Graham Van Pelt, a Montreal-based
multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who in this incarnation builds wall
of sound pop songs in the tradition of Brian Wilson and Brian Eno.
Originally from Stratford, Ontario, Graham is also a member of
Montreal's Think About Life (Alien8 Recordings). He began to record as
Miracle Fortress after co-founding the multi-functional art
space/venue/studio space Friendship Cove with local artist Jack Dylan
in Montreal's Griffintown in late 2005. A 5 song EP, Watery Grave, led
to a collaboration with Secret City Records in 2006 to record a full
length LP. Graham spent a larger part of the year building into the
Friendship Cove studio and recording the Miracle Fortress debut, taking
time out to perform as a solo act opening for bands like Love is All,
Vic Chestnut, and locals Sunset Rubdown and Islands. Five Roses was
completed in January 2007 and is an ambitious and engaging record of
pop songs that echo My Bloody Valentine and the Beach Boys alike. It
will be released in May 2007. Sunset Rubdown's Jordan Robson-Cramer
(who also plays on the B-side to the first single), Telefauna's Adam
Waito, and SS Cardiacs' Jessie Stein have recently joined Graham in the
live lineup of Miracle Fortress.
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