What Keeps Us Awake, by Bontempi

What Keeps Us Awake

by Bontempi

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1.	I Can Hear You 04:31	buy track
2.	Rainy Weather 05:33	buy track
3.	Diabolica 02:59	buy track
4.	Dark City 04:34	buy track
5.	Before There Was You 03:34	buy track
6.	The Sting 03:45	buy track
7.	Falling 05:14	buy track
8.	My Amp Plays the Radio 05:32	buy track

about

The first and only album by Bontempi, Carla and Lynette's moody, slower, atmospheric band with Geoff Miller. Shortly after their live debut at the 2001 Halifax Pop Explosion, the band went on hiatus until late 2003 when the members reunited in Vancouver and made a go of things there from 2003-2006ish. A second album was written but not recorded or released.

credits

released August 1, 2004

Carla Gillis – guitar, vocals
Lynette Gillis – drums, backup vocals
Geoff Miller – keyboards, bass, backup vocals

Guest musicians: Dave Chisholm – guitar solo on track 4; Charles Austin – some guitar and keys on track 4 & 7; Jay Arner – some keys on track 6

Recorded by Charles Austin at Electromagnetic Recordings in Halifax, summer of 2003.
Track 6 recorded by Jay Arner at Cat and Dog and Bear Studio in Langley, summer of 2004.
Songs produced by Bontempi and Charles Austin.
Mastered by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel.
Band photo taken by Simon McNally.

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The Gillis Music Archive Nova Scotia

Hello from Carla and Lynette. This archive compiles the entirety of our recorded musical output from 1993 to the present, aside from some long-lost cassettes and 7-inches. New music will also be available here. Enjoy!

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