Tiles
"Window Dressing"
(Inside Out)
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull calls Tiles "...undoubtedly one of the brighter hopes for the musical millenium."
Tiles recently completed their fourth CD, "Window Dressing." Produced, engineered and mixed by Terry Brown (Rush, Cutting Crew, Fates Warning), "Window Dressing" revolves around the 17 minute title track and the concept that there is always "more (or less) than meets the eye" in any encounter. The CD features the design and artwork of award winning artist Hugh Syme (Aerosmith, Rush, Megadeth) and features several special guests: Kim Mitchell, guitar; Matthew Parmenter, violin; and Hugh Syme, keyboards. "Window Dressing" is scheduled for a late Spring 2004 release.
Tiles released their third album, "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 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 1995when 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 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 CD's have been remastered with bonus tracks, expanding packagingand reissued as part of Inside Out's Special Edition series in March 2004.
