NOTES:
All sounds made and/or manipulated by Pilesar.
Recorded by Pilesar at Gamelan Studios 2005. Mastered by
Brian McCoubrey of Green Room Productions.
Originally released in 2007 as a limited edition 3" CDR.
Track three features guest appearance by Michael Coleman on guitar and
percussion
Artwork by Pilesar
REVIEWS:
Pure heaven on the ears this one...and a sweet nectar
for the mind ...what a joy to review
Spirit Kind...is a very imaginative piece indeed, worthy
of the mighty Aphex Twin himself, I reckon.
I could, and have, savoured this important piece over
and over on loop and, I kid you not, it sounds better with each play.
Yes,
Spirit Kind is a soundscape which I rate very highly because, this is
the sort of sound that I personally find to be quite inspiring in a
strange sort of way.
Using reversed sounds and other
engineering tweaks...(and maybe the odd happy accident who
knows)...altogether you have produced a quite hypnotic and heady soup
here, that begins with a Trumpton-esque melody; simple, yet very
effective (I think that Noise Poet Nobody would appreciate the subtle
nuances on this one).
A gossamer-like statement in sound, delicate as a the
elusive will-o-the wisp
No
BS, I can see Spirit Kind surviving long after many others have fallen
by the wayside Yes, this is a dark horse of a number alright...and
don't just take my word for it...the amount of downloads you have
received for this track says it all.
You must be proud of your achievement...I wish that I
had come up with this one
A MixPix Playlist and Radio MUST
Sorry it took so long to get back...keep up the good
work...all the best and Merry Christmas
–Reviewed by Kenneth John Parsons on 12/15/2006,
Mixposure.com
This
is the work of a mad genius I would call this song a sound painting.
All the sounds are put together in a very creative way. And I'm here
with my eyes closed and trying to picture what would go with this music.
And once I did that, I became insane and have not been
the same since.
Thank you, I was tired of being normal :-)
–Reviewed by Radio Dystopia on 7/27/2005,
Mixposure.com
Love
the backward recording slowly fading in. . . very trippy and you are
probably feeding us subliminal messages to buy some product that I will
later realize I have to have Great expression of sound
–Reviewed by bhess6539 on 5/19/2005, Mixposure.com
I
think you were right to put a ??? next to your genre declaration. This
might be “ambient” for a demon on Dramamine, but not for us reg'lar
humans, methinks.
I stuck with the tune because I play
(some) pieces like this myself on occasion. STRANGE, no particular
direction, just where the “spirit” moves you (Jim Beam spirits, maybe?).
For experimental listeners, this one gets a HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
–Reviewed by rotcod on 4/25/2005, Mixposure.com
It's been almost two years since my ears where assailed by a vigenette about
roadkill of some kind. Most pleasant it was too, although I was soon to
find out it wasn't always the norm. Pilesar - in all his various guises
- has become a permanent fixture on Soundclick's Weird: wonderful genre
of experimental (yes, it could be said as awkward) artists. Fact is, in
my very personal opinion, Pilesar is one of the leading lights of that
scene because there certainly isn't anyone around like him and the
endless list of class tracks he has delivered (in lots of genres) is
nothing less than inspiring. At least that's what I say to his face,
but behind his back it's obviously a different story.
Disturbed. Lunatic. On. The. Loose. Yep, them's the words...
The Spirit Kind is a track from Pilesar's new EP Abrasion Therapy
Volume Two and believe me when I say the key word here is abrasion. Of
a special kind right enough, and that is usually enough for me but even
in this Pilesar is not content. Here he delivers two tracks for the
price of one, a piece running forward and a piece running backwards.
All using the same paltry five minutes it takes to tell the tale.
Naaaahhh, stop shaking your head with wonder, I'll have you know that
is a fairly accurate description, taste this and see....
Aaah, not such a smug git any more are we??
Listening to Pilesar isn't so much a experience as a world altering
reality. Because he works in some extremely dodgy areas (experimental
not being the least of them), I sometimes feel it hides the real
musician he is. Anyone who can take a bunch of tones, some extremely
earthquake inducing sub basses, and a million extraneous effects and
make it interesting is fine by me. Certainly Pilesar is going to be way
out there for most people, but I admire his ability to skate on the
thinnest of ice and yet make it somehow an enjoyable experience.
Believe me - fans of the man - you may have to work to extract this
tracks full measure but it is so, so worth it. Weirdness raised to the
power of ten.
Highly Recommended for the wild at heart.
--Reviewed by Steve Gilmore, soundclick 7-25-06
Before I even listen to this - on your main page
it says Quote:
pilesar specializes in lo-fi 4-track molestation. instrumentation may
include microphone, voice, percussion, toys, broken effects pedals,
borrowed instruments, thrift store finds, tapes, and various
environmental factors.
I love it already. That, and the Zappa influence.
The simple line that begins this song is deceptively simple. It's very
catchy, and leads the way as the basis for the 'vocals' of sorts. The
layers used here are really good, you pull a great ambience. It could
easily be a song from part of a movie soundtrack, the song seems to
want to be attached to some sort of story - that's a really good thing,
it's made me want to know how the sotry (and the song) ends. The sounds
at about 3 minutes in - I can't place what they are, but they work
really well as yet another layer of action. The later parts of the song
remind me of Mogwai, very quiet but when you listen ther eis som much
going on. I can't believe you get all this on a 4-track, it sounds
really good. Good enough to make me want to listen to you more! I don't
think I can criticise this song.
Top result this one, I really like it.
--Reviewed by Midge McKay, soundclick 3-21-05 |
