polvo, 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
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
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"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
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
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.
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
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.
