Celer (group)

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Celer
Origin Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2005 - present
Members Will Long
Past members Danielle Baquet-Long
Website http://www.celer.jp

Celer is an American drone music project formed in 2005 by composer and musician Will Long and Danielle Baquet-Long.

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History

Founded in 2005, at the beginning of their relationship in Huntington Beach, California, U.S.A., Celer was created as a musical and artistic collaboration between Danielle Baquet-Long and Will Long.

Between 2005 and 2007, the couple created 22 releases, which they self-released, packaged in handmade, hand-painted packages, with designs, and individual stencils. The handmade packaging designs have been described as "deliciously mysterious", [1] where "Muted and bleach colours stretch as far as the eye can see in these panoramic paintings for the mind", [2] and the music as "deeply personal, or unwittingly obscure", [3] and "gentle, haunting and evocative", [4] created "primarily from personal memories and thought experiments". [5]

After producing music for record labels, installations, and exhibits worldwide from 2005 to 2009, Danielle Baquet-Long died on July 8, 2009, of heart failure. [6] From 2009 to the present, Celer has been the solo ambient project of Will Long. [7]

Discography

Albums

Collaborations

Compilations

EPs, Singles

References

  1. "Celer". Hardformat. www.hardformat.org. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  2. "Celer: Neon". www.textura.org. August 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  3. "Celer – NEON – CDR – Self Release, hand made packaging". White Line. June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  4. "Celer – Close Proximity And The Unhindered Care-all". The Line Of Best Fit. March 18, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  5. "Celer's musical diary offers an escape into his personal experiences". Japan Times. July 16, 2020.
  6. "Celer: Love and Quietude". www.tokafi.com. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  7. "Celer". www.thesingularwe.org. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.