Members:

Pat DeLeon - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Chris Herin - Guitar, Keyboard, Banjo, Mandolin
Paul Rarick - Vocals, Backing Vocals
Jeff Whittle - Bass
Marc Evans - Drums

Country: USA

Biography:

TILES is a progressive hard rock band from Detroit, MI featuring Mark Evans (drums), Chris Herin (guitar), Paul Rarick (vocals), and Jeff Whittle (bass). Signed to Inside Out Music in North America and Europe, TILES was formed in February 1993. The past twelve years have seen the band develop and refine a sound that blends experimental progressive rock overtones with an aggressive hard rock edge. Mixed with lyrics of an "observational" or "human experience" quality, TILES continues to cultivate a sound that rewards more than just passive listening. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull calls TILES "…undoubtedly one of the brighter hopes for the musical millennium!"

TILES released their fourth CD Window Dressing in the summer of 2004. Produced, engineered, and mixed by Terry Brown (Rush, Cutting Crew, Fates Warning), “Window Dressing” received excellent reviews worldwide and was nominated for a 2005 Detroit Music Award. The CD features the design and artwork of award winning artist Hugh Syme (Aerosmith, Rush, Megadeth), and features several special guests: Kim Mitchell (Max Webster), guitar; Matthew Parmenter (Discipline), violin; and Hugh Syme, keyboards. “WindowDressing” was issued with a bonus “live bootleg” CD from the band’s 1999 European tour with Dream Theater.

TILES released their third CD Presents of Mind worldwide in the summer of 1999. Bolstered by positive reviews, airplay, and strong word-of-mouth, "Presents of Mind" became the band’s best-selling CD to date and generated an invitation from Dream Theater to open their November 1999 European tour. Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy offered his endorsement: ‘I love this CD! The entire disc is full of great musicianship and great songwriting with catchy hooks.’

TILES first reached the international music scene in the summer of 1995 when Polydor released tiles throughout Europe on the Dream Circle Records label. Sales were strong with the help of excellent reviews from Aardschok in the Netherlands (91/100), SCREAM in Norway (6/6), Rock Hard in Germany (8/10), and others. On the opposite side of the world, Teichiku Records revised the artwork and released the disc in Japan. Burrn! Magazine rated "tiles" an 88/100 saying "...(tiles is) a wonderful album with a very high level of technique and a great melodic sense." The CD entered the Burrn! chart at #47.

TILES released their second CD, Fence the Clear, in the spring of 1997 and overseas in Europe and Japan in the fall of 1997. The disc was again well received by fans and reviews were positive with "Fence the Clear" scoring 94/100 in Aardschok, 5/6 in SCREAM, earning HM Magazine's "Pick of the Litter" award, and the Detroit Free Press naming TILES "Detroit's leading progressive rock band." The band’s first three CDs have been re-mastered with bonus tracks, expanded packaging, and reissued as part of InsideOut’s Special Edition series in March 2004.

Discography:

Window Dressing (2004)

1. Window Dressing 17:11 
2. Remember To Forget 04:58 
3. All She Knows 04:35 
4. Capture The Flag 08:54 
5. Tear-Water Tea 04:13 
6. Stop Gap 02:53 
7. Unicornicopia 05:10 
8. Paintings 04:39 
9. A.02 01:14 
10. Slippers In The Snow 04:05 
11. Spindrift 09:25 

Total playing time 01:07:17

Presents of Mind (1999)

1. Static 05:43
2. Modification 03:44
3. Crossing Swords 01:07 
4. Facing Failure 05:43
5. Learning Curve 04:43
6. Ballad Of The Sacred Cows 06:58 
7. Sandtrap Jig 00:48 
8. Taking Control 05:14
9. Safe Procedures 07:05
10. Reasonable Doubt 11:41
11. Patterns (Live) 04:05 
12. Token Pledge (Live 06:50 

Total playing time 01:03:41

Presence in Europe (1999)

1. Introduction 00:47 
2. Patterns 04:37 
3. Token Pledge 07:17 
4. Static 05:51 
5. Modification 03:36 
6. Ballad Of The Sacred Cows 07:03 
7. Facing Failure 05:44 
8. Another's Hand 07:03 

Total playing time 41:58

Fence the Clear (1997)

1. Patterns 04:35 
2. Beneath The Surface 05:01 
3. Cactus Valley 06:59 
4. Another's Hand 06:34 
5. The Wading Pool 06:25 
6. Gameshow 03:41 
7. Fallen Pieces 01:26 
8. Changing The Guard 07:19 
9. Gabby's Happy Song 00:51 
10. Checkerboards 14:45 

Total playing time 57:36

Tiles (1994)

1. Analysis Paralysis 05:12 
2. Token Pledge 06:41 
3. Retrospect 02:14 
4. Trading Places 04:29 
5. Bridges Of Grace 04:47 
6. Dancing Dogs 05:47 
7. Scattergram 05:39 
8. Dress Rehearsal 04:52 
9. Supply And Demand 07:33 

Total playing time 47:14

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Official Website: http://www.tiles-music.com

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