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pilesar - 4-track

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» genre: Alternative > Experimental

» location: Pilesar

Takoma Park MD USA
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» label: Chameleon Dish Archives

» for fans of: Ween, Boredoms, Residents, OOIOO, etc etc

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Pilesar

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Pilesar (pronounced Pie LEE zur) specializes in lo-fi 4-track molestation but has recently begun dabbling in the digital realm. Instrumentation may include microphone, voice, percussion, toys, broken effects pedals, borrowed instruments, thrift store finds, tapes, random computer programs and various environmental factors.

Come to my new official Chameleon Dish Archives site for even more MP3's or you can visit me on myspace.

Why this name?

It was given to my by an elf.

Do you play live?

At this point in time, not really. I do perform occasionally in an improv group called Aleasthete and I also perform on drums for Sean K Preston. Honestly, I've been more focused on getting my new website up and running and discovering new ways to generate interest in my music. I am looking to start performing solo soon and am looking forward to the challenges of that.

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

Iit allows people like me to get music to people like you. Thanks Al Gore!

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

I'd prefer a smaller one if one at all.

Band History:

In 1998, I saw Ellery Eskelin's trio perform at Gambrell Hall on the USC campus. Later that year, I took what little money I had and bought myself a 4-track recorder and a few microphones. I became obsessed and eventually dropped out of college because I found myself writing love letters to my Tascam 414 instead of studying to be a...... whatever I was going to be. Essentially, those two events changed my life and I decided to never turn back.

Your influences?

boredoms, ween, renaldo and the loaf, residents, zappa, etc.

Favorite spot?

my wife:)

Equipment used:

I use a crappy 4-track, my computer and whatever instruments I can find at thrift shops or borrow from my friends/enemies. Basically, I just make music with whatever I have access to at the time (e.g., sandpaper, handheld tape recorder, my dog, pots and pans, etc.). I have a vast array of drum machines, effects pedals, ethnic percussion instruments and homemade doohickeys. I love delay and phase shifters!

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