Биография

Bora York is Minneapolis-based husband-and-wife duo Chris Bartels and Rebekah Bartels. A slow but steady process, and in the midst of raising three boys under the age of six, Chris and Rebekah compiled nearly 70 demos in the past four years, a handful of which make up their third album, Emotion Vertigo. While certainly borrowing personalities from their first two albums, such as the washy dream-pop sound of the debut Dreaming Free, the danceability of Secret Youth, and catchy choruses of both albums, this effort delves into deeper, more experimental and unique sounds. The album was recorded at their Minneapolis home studio, and is set to be released independently through his own Anthem Falls Music. The four and half years of writing the album were far from a smooth process, especially for Chris, Bora York’s most involved songwriter and producer. In a seemingly endless creative funk, he considered the idea of calling it quits on the project entirely. There was a turning point when he stepped back and realized he had let his worries and insecurities of what Bora York “should or shouldn’t look like.” This process of ups and downs led to the creation of a collection of songs spanning an entire spectrum of emotion, thus giving the album title, Emotion Vertigo, its place. It was a passionate step back to what it’s all about - the music. Chris also releases music as Elskavon and Blurstem.