A former semi-pro skateboarder and current organic farmer / ceramacist / guitarist / singer / composer / historian / poet, Lawrence McDonald formed Bells Of in 1985. The band started off as a punk slanted outfit with members of Dischord bands Faith and Rites of Spring, but Lawrence has always remained the one constant member. It has evolved into something not at all hardcore, but something like song-based free jazz indie-pop. Lightning-quick guitar work, unusual melodies and spoken/sung scratchy vocal delivery comes together as experimental-improv pop music.