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Bell Cord by The Quiet Statues: Pulled Once

Bell Cord by The Quiet Statues—a real church bell cord tied to a radiator, pulled once, the silence after is dense.

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“Bell Cord” features a ritual that outlasts its purpose. A bell cord tied to a radiator in a church basement, pulled once.

The string sound is real

No sample. The actual cord, pulled once, in Iona’s strings recorded in a separate room.

Silence after

“The church basement holds its breath / For what history won’t free.”

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