paul dmitri wilder aka chaos/trade union - acoustic & electric guitars; ambient drone, catchy noise, limiting samples, incoherent vocals, random vs. random, and other things in this life that are familiar...vegetarian, poet, liberal, friend.
astro-physics, dualism, eternal recurrence, existentialism, philosophy, political science, perception, modern art, music, life/death, the end of the world.
northern valentine & p. d. wilder (gos42)
12.97$. 6 tracks. loops of electric guitars, found sound objects and voices echo through this recording, which starts and ends with two new dronescapes from robert (from northern valentine) and two new dronescapes from p. d. wilder (from hotel hotel). in the center of the recording sit two improvised collaborations recorded at two shows in new york city (one manhattan, one brooklyn), from when robert and p. d. were on tour in january 2007.
p. d. wilder - “f/m” (gos40)
12.97$. 13 tracks, 69 minutes. guitarist p. d. wilder layers electric guitars into drone masterpieces; performed from the snowy backwater of fargo, north dakota: a gorgeous weave of icey drones and warm, melodic highs...songs of life & death, love & loss in rain, sleet, ice & snow.
zac keiller / p. d. wilder
zac keiller / p. d. wilder split cd is available at: dreamland recordings
hotel hotel - “the sad sea” (silber 064)
12$. 8 tracks, 44 minutes. the sad sea engulfs you like the ocean during a brutal storm. smell the salt water for it almost suffocates you. this distress you feel is real; a sinking ship in the middle of nowhere after being out to sea for days upon endless days mounting into such longing…through dusk laid to rest by the settling fog & drifting across the ocean; a motionless body of crystal & glass frozen. the compass is broken. the sea swallows any wanting. lay down in the sad sea and home is where you will be.
hotel hotel - “under sea, over storm” (silber)
6 tracks, 37 minutes. recorded live at j&j’s, denton, texas in early 2005, this is early hotel hotel: young impressive noise/drone epic improv featuring the original five member line-up!
this album is only available online, purchase on itunes or mtv3.fi (euros) emusic (usa $).
hotel hotel - “allheroesareforeverbold” (lo-b008)
8$. 7 tracks, 43 minutes. hotel hotel’s first album, recorded in one take in a haunted hotel in austin, texas during a bleak winter storm in 2006. an epic journey through seven stages of grief.
“the album is a moody conglomerate of emotions embodied by lurid drones and pensive stillness, swirls of sonic texture and eerie atmospherics, and entrancing, disorienting repetition interrupted by robust, vibrant crescendos.” - jacob price, delusions of adequacy.
also available: itunes or cdbaby.
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reviews for: "f/m"
“spread across thirteen tracks, f/m is like a trip through sub zero temperatures. with track titles such as: “glacia”, “snowdrift” and “foam ice” f/m is all about the ice. with a guitar and few effects, wilder traverses every possible mood one could associate with the cold and in doing so, provides a lot of mileage within the album. the atmosphere is one of a musical nomad roaming deserted roads, keeping an audio travel diary through the american midwest, with periodic stops to document on guitar, whatever weather he experienced at the time.” – zac keiller, foxy digitalis.
“a scattering of short, bleak drones surround the album’s core, “blizzard/undefined;” the title itself suggesting as much a physical setting as an emotion. for nearly 30 minutes, wilder churns out an evocative cloud of densely-layered drones and percussive sounds; the wavelike motion of a total whiteout pummeling a lone individual might be an an accurate description here.” – davex, startling moniker.
“the centerpiece of the album is undeniably “blizzard/undefined”, a slow downer of distorted guitar lines and male vocals lamenting his foregone fate, buried way under the 29-minute sonic blizzard. a hard sweep of snow pelts against a windowpane, ushering in a cold and spacey wash of sound as reverberating, mandolin-like guitar builds up a thick blanket of static, conveying the feeling of restlessness within a suspended, enclosed atmosphere.” – jen stratosphere fanzine, doa.
“chords are sustained and bent, then subjected to embellishment by atmospheric tendencies. The sound is vaporous and attenuated toward harmonic streams that slither through the air like gaseous serpents.” – matt howarth, sonic curiosity.
“some of the tracks contained on this LP are close to ambient perfection which i would recommend as essential playlist additions to fans of the genre. ‘tin snow (alektra)’, the tracks opener, was repeated several times as i first experienced it on the busy london underground, with the mid day congestion serving as the perfect subversive visual to compliment this beautiful work. the mixing overall is some of the best i have ever heard in the genre with wilder never scared to bury a sound and with no one track containing a ‘lead’, instead perfectly matched layers and every part having its own place within the song. ‘f/m’ is a fantastic concept ambient album and any fans of the genre will not be disappointed.” – chris edwards, experimusic.
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“drone guitarist p. d. wilder...a tad more conventional in a post-kranky sort of way, conjuring aural snapshots of ambient eno and windy & carl against the melting backdrop of swirling visuals.” – lee jackson, dead echoes roundup, foxy digitalis.
“if a broom swept the tile floor of a ghost town’s back porch, with infinity in its breadth, it might resemble the sound of this guitar...” – david caddell, the local.
“flowing sounds and sensitive dissonances seem no less fascinating than flying saucer attack...with an apocalyptic folk tendency, above all during the singing.” – salvo pinzone, losing today.
“p. d. wilder, one third of austin road warriors hotel, hotel, using his guitar as a gateway to serene places where beauty has a deep undertow” – michael chamy, dallas observer.
“expansive soundscapy guitarist with a patient mastery of timbre & texture, light & shadow” – womblife.
“he creates dense atmospheres, restrained but brimming with feedback and pulsing guitar drones.” – richard di santo, incursion.
“chaos’…otherworldly droning become the atmosphere, leaving the half-sleeping mind confused as to what’s real and what’s recorded.” – zak metz, distortion.
“consists of swirling and scratching string manipulations and percussive patterns, along with a lazy valium laced vocal style that makes for an interesting marriage of psychedelic and experimental free-improv elements.” – jerry kranitz, aural innovations.
“acoustic guitarist chaos...lay down droning black holes of psychedelic strum.” – dead angel.
“a dissident sounding album of stark, beautiful minimalism and drone through guitars and marginal erratic, processed scat vocals, the long await...” – jackal blaster.
“texas drone guitarist. minimal and ambient guitar washes create a spooky and ominous vibe. a few whispered vocals. fans of loren mazzacane connors will enjoy this. nice. recommended.” – cactus, kusf 90.3fm, lovemuzzle.
“ein torture-garden-feeling wie bei viscera oder ähnlichen knights & queens of darkness der 80er Jahre, aber eben völlig ohne Beat, nur die schwarzen Schwingungen der Saiten wie durch einen Spiegel in einem dunklen Wort (per speculum in aenigmate)” – rigo dittmann, bad alchemy.
“envision dense staticy drones accompanied by ambient drifts, grungy interference and occasional lyrics, buried deeply in reverb and further muffled by the swirling mix.” – david j. opdyke, ambientrance.
“stratospheric post-rock for sad, sensitive wanderers...powerfully resonant guitar drones evoke densely textured tracts of space.” – dave segal, alternative press.
Rad!! So quick Q....do you know how we got linked on last.fm as similar artists?? Im not complaining at all! Its rad! also wanna do me a favor since youre a walking encyclopedia of music??? Can you listen to my ish and gimme a short list of my "similar artists" that I can throw on last???
oh man!!! I'm crazy about this music you've made!! so wonderful! If you ever want to play in LA, I would be honored to play with you, and help set it up!! Have most wonderful week!!
Hi Paul, thank you for adding me. I'm glad to meet you here. I love your atmospheric sound, it's so beautiful. Keep up the great work. Best wishes from Japan. Peace.
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