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Silian Rail
Other / Freestyle / Healing & EasyListening

"Pre-Rock"

SAN FRANCISCO, California
United States

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Last Login:  7/5/2008
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   Silian Rail: General Info
Member Since1/24/2006
Band Membersrobin l. plays guitar. eric k. plays drums and glockenspiel.

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Influencespolvo, from monument to masses, faraquet, elliott smith, mogwai, pinback, broken social scene, do make say think, ganger, blonde redhead, tom petty, jay-z, aphex twin, secret chiefs 3, prince... Out Here: tartufi, two sheds, birds & batteries, low red land, tera melos, cloud archive, giraffes? giraffes!, the aimless never miss, settler, snowblink, rademacher, built for the sea, michael musika, bridges, swims, winterbirds... In North Carolina: Hammer No More the Fingers, Invisible, Tiger Bear Wolf, I Was Totally Destroying It, Transit Union, The Pulsating Rosewater Secession, The Never, Sterling
Sounds Like"...arpeggios produce melodies and bass lines underlain with drones, while the intricate drumming acts as far more then just a way to keep time. This guitar style evokes indie rock without being overly simplistic, this creating a distinct sound amongst the increasingly generic bunch of instrumental bands around today. Silian Rail makes use of repetition as a tool to build tension and progress the song, but manages to also demonstrate melodic phrases as well. The song structures are atypical, but progress, and do not drag on too long as to become aimless or uninteresting." - The Silent Ballet
Record Labelno label.
Type of LabelMajor





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 28 2008 8:00P
671 24th St B, w/Cloud Archive and Ship and Coast Oakland, California
Jul 11 2008 8:00P
Gingerbread House! it’s back! w/Bridges San Jose, California
Jul 12 2008 8:30P
Fernwood Resort w/Settler Big Sur, California
Jul 18 2008 8:00P
Cafe Pergolesi w/ Judgement Day Santa Cruz, California
Jul 19 2008 8:30P
El Rio w/Cloud Archive and Form and Fate San Francisco, California
Aug 24 2008 1:00P
Treat Street Fair! San Francisco, California
Sep 24 2008 8:00P
MadCat Women’s Film Festival @ El Rio San Francisco, California

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   About Silian Rail
Silian Rail is Robin (guitar) and Eric (drums, glockenspiel). They play instrumental music which combines richly complex, open-tuning, finger picked guitar playing with aggressive, intricate drumming. Their songs are constantly shifting mazes of rich melodies and intense rhythms, equally epic, fragile and explosively dynamic. Eric and Robin are long lost friends who grew up together in Durham, North Carolina and parted ways at 13, only to re-meet accidentally years later in California. Drawn together by the shared history of their musically rich hometown and the sheer oddball luck of the situation, they began playing music together.......They found it quite delightful, and they have kept on keeping on since then, playing everywhere from the Bottom of the Hill to Churches in Modesto, and with numerous incredible bands, including From Monument to Masses, Maserati, Judgement Day, and Giraffes? Giraffes! They have also been pleased to participate in the Madcat Women's International Film Festival two years in a row, performing original live scores. They are proud members of Thread Productions, alongside Tartufi, Low Red Land, Birds & Batteries and Sky Pilots. Thread was voted Best Music Collective by the East Bay Express in 2007......They are excited, busy, humble, grateful and loud.......THANKS ________________________________________________________________

   Silian Rail's Friend Space (Top 12)
Silian Rail has 1374 friends.
 TARTUFI 


 Built for the Sea 


 From Monument To Masses 


 The Aimless Never Miss 


 Low Red Land 


 Birds & Batteries 


 judgement day 


 GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES! 


 Snowblink 


 bridges (new song up) 


 CLOUD ARCHIVE 


 Thread Productions 





Silian Rail's Friends Comments
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Ted the Block LIVES!!!





Jul 3 2008 1:10 PM

oh, you, stop it.
hope to see you soon, you bring the rock, i'll bring the block!
schande





Jul 2 2008 9:16 PM

so great to see you too!!! i just emailed the eagle about a show on august 28th, so fingers crossed it'll come together!
CLOUD ARCHIVE





Jul 1 2008 10:31 PM

yo.
Nova Res DIY





Jun 25 2008 4:23 PM

Nova Res <3 Silian Rail
shlapes





Jun 25 2008 2:00 PM

aug first my house w/ modern garage movement!!!
YESSSSSSSS.
kable





Jun 24 2008 8:47 AM

i like your tunes! kay
Ship and Coast





Jun 16 2008 1:02 PM

The Toy Soldiers





Jun 13 2008 11:22 AM

Ya..we be moving to seattle. Come check our farewell show. Bottom of the Hill june 20th.
Venus Verse





Jun 11 2008 11:10 PM

"An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he - for some reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them." Andy Warhol

so on that note , here is a reminder to all U U's out there
in myspaceland ..........incase you didnt know

or receive the cordial invitation ............. our new little debut EP "Phazes" is out and available to U

for a limited time
free dowload ! ! !

it is 4 your listening
Pleasuah

:>
VV

PS if you already have downloaded or have a copy, then
thanks a gazillion, and thanks for being a power animal
KNOWVELLA





Jun 9 2008 10:43 PM

Thanx for your Friendship.
You win Ice Cream,,,RocK!!!
Dear Serotonin





Jun 3 2008 2:54 AM

thanx for the add
the friendly skies





May 29 2008 5:06 PM

Thanks for all your help with booking our tour!
Photobucket
Gradisca





May 28 2008 9:35 PM

Pretty cool stuff!
the lonely sound





May 28 2008 4:17 AM

check out a band called self-evident. they are from mineapollis on double plus good records. i think you'd like them...
dylan
La Fin du Monde





May 27 2008 9:51 AM

Thank you! and thanks again for coming. We should definitely do a show together next time.
the lonely sound





May 26 2008 7:46 PM

so now that the formal introductions are done, can we play a show? how about settler silian rail and the lonely sound! haha. wait, i can't time warp and i have to be to work tomarrow.
dylan
Crewz is Legend





May 23 2008 5:59 PM

yeaahhhhh durhamites wooooooooot ;^)
Mark





May 22 2008 8:07 PM

I finally uploaded the pics from GAMH.
I hope you like them =)
Ex-Cowboy





May 20 2008 12:13 AM

you guys were really amazing to see/hear play, it was really nice meeting you Eric, thanks for letting me take a picture with you. Im curious though, have you two listen to japandi or hella, cause you guys sound like a really cool mix of the two, and then throw in some do make say think lol, but anyways not to say your stuff isnt unique because thats just not the case. I really enjoyed your music and i hope to see another show, cause its always amazing to see two really talented musicans working together to make some kickass music.
mike





May 19 2008 7:21 PM

Awesome set at GAMH! Enjoyed you and all the bands!
Parks and Records





May 19 2008 11:07 AM

Shuteye Unison (featuring members of The Rum Diary, Mijuanito, The Action Design, Built for the Sea, and The Aimless Never Miss) is available for order!

Stop into the shop at www. parksandrecords. com and get your copy now. $8 bucks

xo
vibe rationale





May 18 2008 1:03 PM

y'all set that big room on fire last night.
La Fin du Monde





May 17 2008 7:47 PM

Photobucket
CLOUD ARCHIVE





May 14 2008 3:15 PM

Hey guys. See you in my neighborhood the 17th.
better than aliens





May 13 2008 11:55 AM

We're looking forward to this Saturday!
Gordon Mayer





May 12 2008 4:36 PM

I pulled a hamstring dancing to your new youtube video. Keep it up.

Regards,
Gordon Mayer
TARTUFI





May 12 2008 2:30 PM

The new live video!! It's that "rockin" song I like!!!! And then I watched an impostor Silian Rail play the soundtrack to my nightmares. Yikes...Liar Nailis indeedy.
The Toy Soldiers





May 6 2008 10:09 AM

We are stoked for your GAM show. We just posted a new Vid. Check it. Peace, Love, and Lizards...TS
Noise Clinic





May 6 2008 8:55 AM

Arigatou! Hellos from Tokyo. Thank you for adding us! Yoroshiku -

Earthdom Dragon

rock and roll!!

Noise Clinic
good city lie still





Apr 29 2008 11:40 AM

If Burritos = Amazing, and Silian Rail = Burritos..... well... you do the math!!!
Boo Boo





Apr 28 2008 9:37 AM

wow, you really rocked me like a hurricane.
settler





Apr 27 2008 5:00 PM

lets go to the bronco.
symmetry/symmetry





Apr 26 2008 11:14 AM

we would love that...thank you. maybe maybe sometime...?
minipop





Apr 20 2008 9:13 AM

you guys are so pre.
BFF
megadeath
AristeiA





Apr 16 2008 4:00 PM

I have been listening to your tour ep. It is really kick ass.

-Ben
the friendly skies





Apr 14 2008 9:11 PM

I just got one...thanks for the inspiration!
Photobucket
bridges (new song up)





Apr 13 2008 10:54 PM

It was our pleasure! Hope to, uh, "gig" with you again soon.
symmetry/symmetry





Apr 13 2008 2:09 AM

thank you so much for tonight...you guys were great and nice. hope to hear that you return home safely.
-andrew
You.May.Die.In.The.Desert





Apr 11 2008 1:42 PM

You were wonderful last night. Lets do it again soon!

xoxo
YMDITD
The Toy Soldiers





Apr 11 2008 11:25 AM

much love on the tour....yarrrr
where is my spaceship