Archive 2004

Pÿlon News

Dec2004: Swear! Curse! Talk disapprovingly about the sales clerk's mother. The aim is clear: since it IS possible that a customer may have picked two defective appliances in a row he will have it exchanged. Well, the horrors of the past month are overcome and two of the new songs serve as rough materials for testing our studio set-up: "To My Brethren", sheer heavy blues-goth doom in every single fibre, and "Anaconda" (stoner's delight) are coming together, layer by layer, track by track. Tinu pounds away, Matt intonates his lowest notes and Jan doesn't. Even Baldi came around for one or three dirty, dirty r'n'r solos back-feeding through the amps! Coins are being tossed over who is to sing, and soon enough we'll be in the position to get into fist fights over the mixing! Ah, the benefits of democracy!

Nov2004: Oh, the cruel fate! Not only have numberless Francs deserted us, but even yon device of un-intelligible windings and a mind of its own weighs heavily upon our lithe spirits! Call it 'our brand new studio', call it 'a computer', call it 'a lump of Satan's very own stool' ... it's all the same. But why would the Lord of all Darkness add white noise to every single take recorded whilst all we do is play his music? Bully us into contemplations on the issue of diabolicy, our sorrows do.

Notwithstanding, more than a mere silver lining decorates our horizon! Two songs have emerged, apparently forged for our frolicking on skins and strings. Whilst one has Jan go down on his knees and thank all divinities for inducing Matt to compose such a tune of splendour and doom, Tinu had somehow managed to convince Matt and Jan that he had to take two weeks off and hang out on a sunny beach in order to write a menacing lyric for quite punchy a little ditty.

Oct2004: "Do they still breathe?" has turned into a recurring question in the pÿlonic surroundings. - It may be an age thing, but the guys are keeping it down somewhat, but that's only an outward thing: whilst Tinu sticks to good, honest (paid) work, Matt is all over the creation of CD covers and into buying handy studio equipment, Jan spends straight days on the internet (what does he need his new basses for, then, anyway?), and Lorenz wanders the earth. - Even animals do things such as seemingly uncoordinated movings-about for a stringent reason, but the medal of honour here goes out to him who de-codes the schemes of these guys!

Sep2004: Little seems to be happening in the good land Pÿlonia, but looks are deceiving: something is brewing and stirring under ground! About two thirds of the forthcoming album are written and being polished these days. Sounds are expanding in all directions and our little threesome is up to their necks in instruments and memo notes concerning running orders and cues .... And a singer has knocked on our door and lives to tell the tale!

Aug2004: We regret to announce that Baldi has left Pÿlon due to his feeling that he could no longer dedicate the necessary time to his musical pastime. For the last one-and-a-half years, his bluesy style of guitar playing had so pin-pointedly complemented Matt's guitar lines. There have been rumours, however, that his team of Mesa-Boogie and SG may be hitched up again for the next album ... keep your ears open!

Nonetheless, the rock rolls on and the forthcoming album is written about halfways - in between weddings, holiday travels, and military service duties of all sorts. Currently, we are equally looking for additional, permanent band members, be they singers, guitarists or keyboard players ... or all in one!

Jul2004: The page is finally up and Natural Songbirth has been released - what beauties they both are! Feel free to browse around our beautiful PiXelstructure pages and catch an earful of our hard rocking tunes on the MP3 page !

You can order the album by sending us a message via the Contact form or via e-mail , or you can pick it up at the following retailers: Roxy Records (Basel), Media Markt, Outsider (Olten).

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