Everyday life. Everything that we encounter in our lives influences us in one way or the other positive and negative. And the continuously growing number of musical and artistic influences inspire us.
Formed at the beginning of 2000 by brothers Todd and Shaun Riekena, Taciturn has been together as an instrumental band for nine years. Through that time they have created a unique style of dynamic, instrumental, atmospheric rock that draws the listener into a dark, aural world of surging sound waves and haunting melodies and intense rhythms full of odd time signatures and textured with electronic sampling. In those past years the duo have created their first demo, released a single on Dustin Latimer's skate video, "Quality", have played many well-received live performances and have released their first full-length album.
In the middle of 2007, while Todd and Shaun wrapped up the work on their first full-length album, they welcomed bassist Nick Borror into the mix, to add a new dimension to their unique and vibrant, live sound and performances. The duo's first full-length album, "Secret Messages in Impermanence," which the Riekena brothers produced entirely by themselves, with Todd at the recording helm, was released in November 2007. The album was mastered at Sound Farm Studio by Matt Sepanic.
"Secret Messages in Impermanence" is a dark, emotionally charged album, with tension-escalating dynamics and soaring waves of haunting guitar melodies, cycles of arppegiated patterns, intricate drum rhythms blended with natural, acoustic drums and textured, electronic samples.
Thank you for listening.
Contact us at myspace.com/taciturn or taciturn@taciturnmusic.com
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Hey, fellas. Been meaning to stop by and say hello, but have been incredibly busy. I listen to your disc waaaaay too much at work, and have to tell you I want to have your baby. Hope that does not scare you away...
..by the way brothers, it would be badass if you played my song whilst in az, you know the one from back in the day that you would have to change everything and relearn how to play. hahaha. kidding....but seriously, play it. haha. the show is ready and waiting. we can't wait to have you all out here. we are pulling the stage off the roof next week to put it back together and make sure it is worthy..
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