ARTIST: Pointillist
TITLE: Pointillist
LABEL: Self Released
GENRE: Instrumental Rock
BITRATE: 212kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 27m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-01-01
RIP DATE: 2006-09-20
Track List
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1. Won't Stand For It 3:26
2. Past Tense Of Future Plans 4:23
3. Duermo 3:02
4. Formulas Acting On Formulas 3:01
5. I Can Hear Your Distress Signal 4:19
6. Not The Only Prime You Like 2:15
7. Buoy Meets Rocks 6:48
Release Notes:
http://www.pointillistmusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/pointillist
Pointillist is a collaboration between Andy White and Guy D'Annolfo. True to
their namesake, the songs attempt to employ specific refrains and phrases to be
pointed out for their unique tone and color, while revealing the portrait of a
comprehensive vision, via the song structure.
Andy and Guy met while playing for the Boston band Garrison. Both left to pursue
their graduate degrees (Andy in Clinical Psychology, Guy in English Literature).
This first official self-titled release was recorded at home by Andy on his
analog 8-track machine, with each person adding their parts at separate times.
Working in this manner, they continue to write and produce music while also
balancing jobs and graduate studies. It's no wonder that equilibrium is a
central concept when writing songs, whether that balance is between space and
density, harmony and dissonance, or whispering and shouting. Minimalism is also
maintained in the songs by allowing the instruments to naturally project and
fade, as if in suspiration. Andy maintains this starkness during the recording
process by sticking to essential ideas, not cluttering the songs with too many
tracks.
The music on the first release has been compared to "post-rock" bands such as
Tortoise, A Minor Forest, the Sonora Pine, and Seam. Artwork on the first 500
CDs and packages was created by Dawn Salgado and Andy White, with each package
being two-color hand silkscreened..
Pointillist is current working on new songs, as well as collaborating with
visual artists and planning a series of live shows.
This was technically released on new years eve of this year, so it's 2006. 1231,
0101, same deal. This is awesome so listen to it.