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The Balustrade Ensemble
Ambient / Other / Visual

"Better living through drowning"

San Francisco, California
United States

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Last Login:  10/7/2008
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  http://www.myspace.com/drowningcalm  

   The Balustrade Ensemble: General Info
Member Since1/4/2007
Band Membersthe guitarist composer
the accompanist engineer
the voice
the vintage keyboard collector
the cello player
the pianist
the pedal steel player
Influencescurio shops, faces in wood paneling, musical boxes, dark things in the trees, chance operation, the notion of a heaven
Sounds Likean underwater haunted bird sanctuary kaleidoscope
Record LabelOminous (Sweden)
Dynamophone (US)
Type of LabelIndie



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The Balustrade Ensemble's Friends Comments
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XCITMI~11





Oct 5 2008 1:52 PM

Hello bandmates of Balustrade Ensemble, stopping by to say thankyou for uniting Mi’ in your network ... Outstanding!!Great sounds I hear over here...
Have a wonderful day!! Hope to be back by here soon...KisXXXs..X.


labelf®ill





Oct 4 2008 6:33 PM

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Martha





Oct 3 2008 4:13 AM

Abolutely breathtaking . . . and a lovely evening as well.
xo M
Studio Salta Vindarnas Hus





Sep 30 2008 11:29 AM

Hello……!!

Wish you an exiting and beautiful new week.
Your creations give inspiration and vibration!

………….

My fantasy is not a product of the reality
The reality is a product of my fantasy

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Hugs and best wishes
Göran
SKYPE solva49
Tinivy





Sep 30 2008 11:16 AM

Thank you for the kind comment! Kisses ;D
Liz~





Sep 29 2008 8:19 AM


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Did my heart love till now?
Forswear it sight,
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
~ Romeo and Juliet
Leo & Pipo





Sep 28 2008 9:21 PM

Tinivy





Sep 28 2008 1:38 PM

Thank you very much for the addition! I really like your universe and your musical atmosphere! Good continuation! Kisses
°Silent Reverie





Sep 27 2008 9:27 AM

Thank you so much for the add!
Greetings!
Alterra





Sep 25 2008 5:48 PM

Thanks for adding us. Very kind of you.
Best wishes and regards from Alterra
Rita Galetti





Sep 20 2008 10:53 PM

Here's real magic.
PaNda GiRL pHotOgraPhy





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kisses.
panda.
Valentine Martha-Jean





Sep 16 2008 7:54 PM


Hello
Thank you kindly for the request of friendship!
Your songs are hauntingly beautiful
Do have a wonderful day!
Valentine
x
Black Mountain Transmitter





Sep 16 2008 1:34 PM

Greetings!

Hourglass Drops





Sep 14 2008 11:00 PM

hey your music is beautifull!
looking forward to capsules, i want a copy! And thanks for the friend request, glad you like my sounds!
RPM Orchestra





Sep 14 2008 9:57 PM

RPM Orchestra - "fields of gavotte"
yanomichiru





Sep 13 2008 4:03 AM

Hello!!
Federica R. photo





Sep 12 2008 12:54 PM

labelf®ill





Sep 12 2008 11:03 AM

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CHURCHILL





Sep 9 2008 2:26 AM

GRACIAS QUERIDOS AMIGOS!!!
GRACIAS POR LA MUSICA
THANKS FOR TUE MUSIC...
CHURT
marION





Sep 9 2008 12:30 AM

I really love listenning to your music in the night... So hypnotic!

I often come, on the sly, when the moon is shining and I can make beautiful dreams, with eyes wide opened.

Bonne nuit, from Paris.
marION
INQB8R





Sep 1 2008 4:25 PM

Yet another astonishing sound from San Francisco... really calm, natural and peaceful like a drowning! It only proves the number of instruments used in music doesn't matter a lot... but musicians giving out their soul matter. Tracks from the "Capsules" release are great, congratulations on the impressive debut! Great project which would be a honor to release for us. Cheers.
ichinosuke





Aug 31 2008 5:55 AM

thanks for the add and comment.

greetings from japan.
Red Utopia





Aug 30 2008 11:21 PM

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I N A N N A





Aug 30 2008 4:09 PM

Thanks for the add, great sound...
Liz~





Aug 29 2008 10:11 AM


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Wishing you a beautiful weekend :)
The Samizdat





Aug 29 2008 5:37 AM

Thank you much for the addition, we shall commence nuzzling after turning round atleast 3 times. Comfort music to heal the soul.
Sherri





Aug 29 2008 12:51 AM

thank you for adding me. I love your beautiful, dreamy songs. Blessings to you for close friends and a warm hearth

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Arjopa





Aug 28 2008 4:31 PM

Thanx a lot for your space friendship!!
Your music is absolutly great!!

Hope you like our Khoomei Throatsinging Country Punk,too!!

Best regards from Berlin!!

Arjopa & The Master U-like
sweetsilence





Aug 26 2008 5:06 PM

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The poetry of the earth is never dead. ~John Keats




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The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.
~Author Unknown
Plastik Joy





Aug 26 2008 7:20 AM

Thx for the friend request ! Like your sounds, very soothing!

Take care,
Fannar // Plastik Joy
cloudchair





Aug 26 2008 1:51 AM

Hi there.
Thank you for the add and your kind words.
Beautiful soundscape here!! I love your music so much.
It made me calm and feeling nice. Keep up the great work.
I'm really glad to meet you here!!
Best wishes from Japan. Peace.

Jake
Sinine


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Aug 24 2008 1:00 AM

The Telling





Aug 20 2008 5:25 PM

Dear Balustrade,

It is an honor to be your friend. The music is exquisite.
Every track is a gem!

Sheri