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What is your response to love? How does hope take shape? How are victories celebrated and pain catalysed?
For The Ember Days the answer is worship. From the early days spent crafting the voice of their unique sound, the band's evolution has always been compelled by their mission to connect listeners to their maker.
Formed in 2006 and spearheaded by Jason and Janell Belcher, The Ember Days began as an attempt to explore worship music in its fullest sense - passion and devotion, spoken through their widespread musical influences to a new generation of worshipers. Their debut album "Your Eyes Light Up" was captivating in it's emotional movements, seamlessly weaving the heavy with the ambient, the driving and the melodic, their eyes and hearts directed upwards throughout.
For The Ember Days, the mission is simple; "We are five people that passionately love God, we love people, we want to speak the truth and see the body of Christ united. We play songs that reflect that and we try to bring the presence of God to anyone who listens" - a sentiment that has echoed with many, garnering them a large following of like-minded worshipers and seeing the band play at festivals such as NZ's Parachute Festival, Cornerstone Festival (U.S) and Spirit West Coast ‘08 (U.S). In New Zealand, the band has toured extensively with fellow patriots Mumsdollar, Arms Reach and All Left Out.
Last year the band toured the U.S extensively with Tooth & Nail's Showbread and The Glorious Unseen. On the back of their rigorous touring "Your Eyes Light Up" earned a New Zealand Music Award nomination for best Christian album.
The proverb says; make your plans, and God will direct your steps. For a band who's vision has been so firmly fixed, the direction has been well steered. As a result of their first U.S tour, the Ember Days have joined forces with Come&Live ( http://www.comeandlive.com/), a pioneering collective of musicians who have chosen to treat their art like their mission, giving their music away and donating profits to the needy. For a band like the Ember Days, the decision to go with the U.S-based ‘anti-label'
was a simple move to keep God, people and ultimately faith at the core of their vocation.
With a new line-up, the Ember Days self-titled E.P was released this year; a stunning collective channelling the emotive dynamics of Sigur Ros with the heartfelt drive of Thrice - an atmosphere in which worship can explore it's true meaning; the connection with God, the heart's ache, the soaring of hope. All this delivered by 5 worshippers, ardently disappearing in the music in order to let the maker speak what He will.
The Ember Days are currently living in Nashville and have just finished recording their next full length to be released sometime in 2010.
Jason Belcher - Vocals/Guitar | Janell Belcher - Vocals/Keyboard | Jordan MacKenzie - Drums/Percussion | Logan MacKenzie - Guitar | Hunter Harris - Bass Guitar
More than a band, more than songs craftily arranged by musicians, more than a group of dudes running after their dreams. Ascend The Hill exists for a purpose far greater than their own selfish endeavors...we exist to make much of the name of Jesus. Without Him in our midst we're just another social gathering, and we're wasting our time.
As a result of the life, death, resurrection and in turn, relationship that Christ has offered each and every one of us, our lives have been changed for the better, and wrecked for any selfish gains that this world has to offer. Nothing satisfies the deepest longings of hearts but Jesus.
A.W. Tozer said, "thirsty hearts are those whose longings have been wakened by the touch of God within them." Our desire is that every person who comes in contact with our music will have the opportunity to be "wakened by the touch of God," and will never be the same for it.
What is purpose? What is unconditional love? How can we keep hope alive? Delve with us a little deeper, Ascend The Hill of the Lord with us and we'll discover together.
Joel Davis | Jonathan Thomas | Gabe Davis | Seth Davis