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“I think the majority of what influences me ends up amalgamated by the processes of living and thinking and dreaming.”
There is a brand new candid and insightful interview of Mark Trecka on behalf of Pillars and Tongues at Yer Sweet Chimneys. Add it to your spring-tIme recommended reading list.
In other related news, Pillars and Tongues have been working on a new album, and rumor has it they will be touring the West Coast this fall!
On the heels of a European tour with Pillars and Tongues, Mark Trecka took to the road as the drummer for Dark Dark Dark‘s SxSW tour, and on the heels of that tour… Mark and Beth Remis of Pillars and Tongues are departing on an East Coast tour with one of our favorites, Elephant Micah! Indian Summer, of Endless Nest, hosted Elephant Micah in San Francisco last month at a truly bomb show, and this tour promises to be just as bomb… if not bomberer?
Mark and Beth will be performing Mark’s solo material and a few stripped down versions of Pillar’s tunes. It will rule even though they are totally neglecting us on the west coast.
“With just three members, Pillars and Tongues manages to craft powerful folk abstractions and interwoven, trance-inducing vocal dynamics. Both composed and improvisational, these shifting forms evoke spiritual vibes in their soulful essence, heavenly harmonies, and repeated patterns.”
– Alarm Magazine, “This Weeks Best Albums”
“Recording much of their material live, their antecedents are as modern as drone and as old as early American folk, though with the latter they’re often stretching the definition of the genre. . . . it’s hard to believe Lay of Pilgrim Park is the work of just three people in the same room, and their roles are so fluid it’s hard to pick out where one member’s contributions start and another ends. The album’s abrupt changes, deliberate silences, and movements rather than verses and choruses feel almost more classical than folk (or jazz, or indie, or anything else they might be considered). . . . a tightly focused album-length piece”
– Jason Crock, Pitchfork
“The energy that emanates from this album, is enormous. Not massive, huge, but magnificent and powerful, brilliant and wise.”
– Das Klienicum
“Is it too early to name an album the best of the year? Ok, I’ll slow down, but the new album from Pillars and Tongues is something special.”
– The Deli Magazine (Chicago)
“Filled with lush strings, improvised vocals, and a chamber-folk core, the latest album from Chicago’s Pillars and Tongues, Lay of Pilgrim Park is impressively beautiful.”
– This Zine Will Change Your Life
“This is definitely for Dead Can Dance fans. Very interesting listen all together. While listening to this you can actually picture the singing moment on Brendan Perry from DCD. “The Center of” and “Park Saint and Folly” really lift up this whole title. Give it go…”
– The Sirens Sound
“With the magic that I thought their Daytrotter session was, as well as the album Protection . . . , I had pretty high expectations for the new release, and I most certainly wasn’t disappointed. Pillars and Tongues have their craft finely tuned, and Lay of Pilgrim Park is the perfect evidence for it.”
– Satellite for Entropy
“Lay of Pilgrim Park is one kickass album. Beautiful packaging”
– BabySue
Purchase at the Endless Nest Store
Joan of Arc Presents: Don’t Mind Control features new songs by 18 rad artists who have played in Joan of Arc at one time or another including Empty Cellar’s very own Pillars and Tongues and The Cairo Gang!
Track Listing:
1. Litesalive: Uwar
2. Disappears: Guider
3. Birdshow: Privacy
4. A Tundra: The Doug McComb Over
5. Owen: No More No Where
6. White/Light: Kickstart
7. Euphone w/Tim Kinsella: Friend in Common
8. Slick Conditions: Spit in Layers
9. Cale Parks: Long Looks
10. Joshua Abrams: Blanes Echo Blirds, Bless Echo Blouds
11. The Cairo Gang: Oh Solo
12. Tim Kinsella: Roots Dug into Dunes = Landslide
13. Jeremy Boyle: Second Door From the Left
14. The Zoo Wheel: Flicker
15. Vacations: Friday the 13th Part 2
16. Pillars and Tongues: Oakey
17. Ghosts and Vodka: Gameshow Buzzer
18. Birthmark: Drivin’ Me Crazy