The Ivory Box

Compiled between 2007 and 2009 and remastered several times before its release on March 13, 2013 by Broke Whore Records, The Ivory Box is aptly described as follows:  

“The disaffectedly in-touch “Ivory Box” release by Pittsburgh-based industrial synth scientist m. bellaire features a selection of deliciously desolate, post-human sonic environments. Engaging and relatable in (the terrifying reality of) modern nature, bellaire packages in “The Ivory Box” precision-crafted dark electronic chill-out gems - a highlight track in the form of the sweet, cool “Splinter,” caressed by the lilting timbre of a female voice. “Marble Blocks” features bellaire’s own vocals - a consistent heady, pitchy drone not dissimilar from Ian Curtis - against a Eurythmics’ bastard-child backdrop. Rounding out the catalog is the 8-minute soundtrack “In Shadows of the Trees,” smartly displacing sandpaper beats, while woodwind-esque bit-synths draw you deeper in curiosity into the dark.”

The title is a derisive reference to the whitewashed walls of American rental suites.  The Ivory Box can be downloaded via the link on the player.