Flare Acoustic Arts League
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Flare Acoustic Arts League | |
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Bushwick, Brooklyn | |
Genres | Orchpop Chamber punk Experimental pop Psychedelic |
Years active | 1996–2012 |
Labels | Tamper Evident, Mother West, Le Grand Magistery, Affairs of the Heart |
Members | LD Beghtol + a cast of thousands... |
Flare Acoustic Arts League — A.K.A. Flare (band) — were an experimental pop band[1] formed by guitarist Damian Costilla and singer LD Beghtol in New York in 1996 who made intense, darkly romantic, atmospheric songs deeply influenced by their love of The Smiths, The Magnetic Fields (with whom beghtol sometimes collaborated), Love, various 4AD bands and The Velvet Underground. Flare soon became a small chamber ensemble, augmenting Costilla's guitar work with other instrumentalists for recording/live shows. Costilla left Flare shortly after the release of their debut CD, Bottom (Tamper Evident, 1997). Beghtol continued to record and perform under the Flare moniker until 2001, when he renamed the band Flare Acoustic Arts League.
Beghtol
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LD & Damian, circa 1997
Selected discography
CDs
- Cut, (Affairs of the Heart, 2009)
- Hung, (Le Grand Magistery, 2003)
- Bottom, (Tamper Evident, 1997)
EPs
- Big Top/Encore, double EP/CD/vinyl (Affairs of the Heart, 2011)
- Definitive, (Mother West, 2001)
- Circa, (Subliminal Violence, 2000)
Singles
- "Hands of Fire”/"Last Train to Clarksville"/“Infamous Last Words," digital single (Affairs of the Heart, 2009)
- "Back When You Wanted Me"/"Wish It Away," 7-inch vinyl (Unpopular Records, 2005)
- "Celebrate the Misery”/“Another Bridge,” 7-inch vinyl (Mother West, 2000)
References
- ^ "The Advocate". Here. 2003-05-27.
- ^ "Erasing clouds interview: Ld beghtol".
- ^ "Fluxionesque: New Flare!". 10 May 2009.