Airplay It Received

Suess and Addie over at The Unharshed Mellow have been playing songs from “The Way of Silence” with some regularity. I Can’t thank them enough for the exposure, and the positive opinions, and the stimulating music. Radio is good, but podcasts are a great source for listening to new music; especially because when you find a host who has a vein you share an appreciation for, you can latch on and find a plethora of artists to check out. I urge you to look around and find some.

• Dark Winter Trees | Show #65: It’ll Ride Up With Wear
• One Day, One Year | Show #61: Juicy Toe
• Sketch | Show #57: Brand Name Babies
• Sick Day | Show #55: Kilroy does the pig pose

Reviews By Some Nice Folks

The Way of Silence may seem contradictory as a title by a band called Illinoise, but here it iss apropos. The album’s “music” glides along in almost subliminal fashion. It’s the perfect album to listen to at 4 am, gazing at stars or city lights, coming down from whatever one needs to come down from.The tracks, at times, have a new-age soundscape quality about them. And taken as a whole also suggest thematic tones, like those customary to film soundtracks. Those interested in alternative and experimental music that tinkers with their serotonin levels are apt to enjoy Illinoise. Favorite Track: Track 9, “Invocation” – by Roland Goity, (OnlineRock.com)

…It has a soundtrack-ish quality. The first track made me think of Robin Guthrie’s album ‘imperial’… there’s even a slight John Zorn ‘filmworks’ feel too. -Gregory Paul, Rochester NY

The album sounds great! I like “Sick Day” and “Dark Winter Trees”. I can tell you put a lot of work into this album. The intervals used in many of the tracks create a subtle uneasiness. The tones are very clean and tasteful. I can certainly relate to the feel of the tracks. I love what you’ve created… I really think it’s a quality recording. Please send me a CD when you get a chance. -Chuck Levy, Charlotte NC

Production Details

The album was recorded and mixed on a G4 imac, using cubasis on OS 9.2, with some early stuff being done on an old fostex 8 track. The two final songs on the cd were recorded live with a Line6 DL4 loop sampler. Softsynths used include Crystal, FreeAlpha, and Sampletank, and were controlled with a Midiman Oxygen 8 keystation. TC Spark le was used for the mastering, and M-Audio’s Audiosport Quattro was used as an I/O. Guitars played were an Ibazez artstar and a Fender jazz bass, with Digitech GS30 and RP2000 for effects. A Behringer mixer was used for pre-disk mixing, mic preamps, and field recordings. Production of the cd’s was done by Disk Faktory, and the artwork was created with Photoshop.