Bangor Records

Diebold formed in Montreal in 2002 as an exciting new experiment in controlled, technologically-enhanced, two-party democracy. Sophie Trudeau (godspeed you! black emperor, Silver Mt. Zion, etc,) and Ian Ilavsky (Sofa, Silver Mt. Zion, etc.) became roommates around this time, and decided to take politics off the kitchen table, agreeing instead to submit their disputes to arbitration in a designated soundproof area, using a mix of traditional and modern tools calibrated to maximise output and allowing the participants to explore policy, express vision, and reach consensus in a largely non-verbal though highly aural manner. The results, officially documented and made public here for the first time, provide a vital new roadmap for international peace and reconciliation, and can be instantly verified using any standard CD or phonograph record playback device.

Diebold combines a simple, time-tested, user-friendly interface (drums, bass) with years of research into the potentialities of various signal-processing devices to create a stable, accessible system that anyone can understand. Using the popular and well-known concepts of "riff", "feedback" and "distortion", Diebold translates these through it's patented bi-amplification routing architecture, allowing for a powerful and resilient stereophonic interpretation of basic gestures. Diebold also deploys portable, real-time "loop" technology to outsource various routine procedures in an immediate and responsive manner, permitting certain "multiplier effects" that virtualise participation and human agency when necessary.

This official debut recording follows a strictly localised text CD-R from 2005, which contained some of the results now being made available here to a wider audience for the very first time. Listen to My Heartbeast was recorded live at the Opera, Diebold's rehearsal laboratory in Montreal, with no editing or overdubbing (except for some necessary reinforcement to vocalisation routines on Track 1). Diebold was aided in this effort by a team of dedicated experts and secondary facilities: Harris Newman (Greymarket Mastering) and Radwan Moumneh (Hotel2Tango Studio) provided on-site signal capture and monitoring; Harris, Radwan and Jace Lasek (Breakglass Studio) helped to create a balanced and objective assessment of these signals; and Harris locked everything into place using a technique he calls "mastering".

This album is available on CD and LP. Both formats come packaged in silk-screened jackets.