Christopher Tignor | musical direction, violin, softwareStephen Griesgraber | guitarBen Lively | violinRob Collins | fender rhodes, piano
Put this collective in the "rock" bin only because rock fans are so likely to like them. For while many Brooklyn bands bandy about the term "experimental," Slow Six makes it meaningful with piercing string snippets, haunted motifs, and glassy--or is it Glass-y?--synths.
Call them post rock, call them chamber music, call them experimental neo-classical. No matter what you choose, understand that broad genre descriptors do little to describe the striking compositions of Brooklyn collective Slow Six.
Since 1998, Christopher Tignor and company have crafted minimal beauties and mesmerizing suites out of amplified strings, electric guitars, keyboards, homegrown software instruments, and video projections mixed live throughout space. In fact, they've done such a marvelous job that powerhouse neo-classical label, New Albion, snapped the collective up and is releasing their forthcoming full length album Nor'easter.
Of course, we'll let a few professionals try their hand at describing the sound:
"Uncommon serenity and lushness...a space of majestic respite from Lower East Side antics" - Flavorpill
"Chris Tignor's gently evocative postminimalist reveries prove one of the year's most pleasant surprises." - Time Out New York
"?endeavors to achieve organic unity out of multiplicity." - Stylus Magazine
"Arvo Part meets King Crimson." - John Dilberto, Echoes Radio Program
But if that still doesn't do the trick, have a listen to the swelling ambience and twirling guitars of "The Pulse of This Skyline With Lightning Like Nerves," taken from the band's forthcoming full length Nor'easter.
Also, hipster.