TILES

                                                                        TILES
Heavy Prog

United States

The American quartet TILES hails from Detroit. TILES has a Rush meets Extreme kind of a hard rock sound. Their debut disc was a bit on the simplistic side, but their latest music is a realm dominated by SHADOW GALLERY and ENCHANT. The music is atmospheric on a vast level and well orchestrated with lots of layers. There is a greater use of acoustic instruments (mandolin, acoustic guitar and violin) and ballad structures. They bring us further refinement in their magical blend of prog sensibility and hard-rock energy. For fans of a technical brand of semi-prog hard rock!

ALBUMS:

1999 - PRESENTS OF MIND

Musicians

- Pat DeLeon / drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Chris Herin / electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, banjo, keyboards
- Paul Rarick / lead and backing vocals
- Jeff Whittle / bass guitar

Tracks Listing

1. Static (5:43)
2. Modification (3:42)
3. Crossing Swords (1:06)
4. Facing Failure (5:41)
5. The Learning Curve (4:40)
6. Ballad of the Sacred Cows (6:55)
7. The Sandtrap Jig (0:48)
8. Taking Control (5:12)
9. Safe Procedures (7:04)
10. Reasonable Doubt (11:22)
11. Patterns (live) (4:05)
12. Token Pledge (live) (6:49)

Total Time 63:41

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2008 - FLY PAPER



Musicians

- Mark Evans / drums
- Chris Herin / guitar, keyboards
- Paul Rarick / vocals
- Jeff Whittle / bass

Guest musicians:
- Sonya Mastick / percussion
- Matthew Parmenter / keyboards & vocals
- Nate Mills / vocals
- Alex Lifeson, Alannah Myles, Kim Mitchell, Hugh Syme, Sonya Mastick

Tracks Listing

1. Hide In My Shadow (5:43)
2. Sacred & Mundane (5:28)
3. Back & Forth (6:02)
4. Landscrape (4:33)
5. Markers (6:57)
6. Dragons, Dreams & Daring Deeds (8:08)
7. Crowded Emptiness (4:07)
8. Hide & Seek (8:31)

Total Time: 49:36

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