NorCal Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Piet Dalmolen Unveils Debut Solo LP Time Stands Still

Dari bukit pantai Triangle Emerald Northern California, guitarist / singer / songwriter PIET DALMOLEN bangga nyedhiyakake TIME STANDS STILL, album solo debut sing ditunggu-tunggu ana ing Januari 17, 2025. Ngluwihi delapan komposisi eklektik, talisman iki resonate liwat amalgam ambisius saka rock psychedelic sublime, soulful jazz blues, lan indie-Americana. Bobbing lan weaving antarane kimia dasar saka bass, drum, lan berbagai keyboards, gitar superb Piet lan vocals understated coalesce kanggo nggawe kapal cepet, kuat saka kegembiraan lan kerentanan.

A veteran studio engineer and session guitarist for two decades, Dalmolen toured nationally in the mid-aughts with jam upstarts Nucleus, and subsequently gigged with numerous Northern California bands. These days he’s in DIY-mode across multiple roles for this intensely personal passion project. Ably assisted by Matt Engel on keyboards, Tommy Fitzmaurice on drums, and Ian Taylor on bass, TIME STANDS STILL was tracked across several sessions in 2023 at Odyssey Studios, a rustic barn situated on a prairie overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Here Piet Dalmolen was able to keep his focus solely on creativity and bandleading, and once the basic tracks were laid down, he overdubbed additional guitar and vocals at his own Universal Balance Studios in Arcata, CA, throughout 2024.

PIET DALMOLEN njaluk liburan sing dibutuhake kanggo Maui ing musim panas 2023. Itulah perjalanan berpengaruh kanggo Piet sing nyebabake paling saka musik sing ndeleng ing TIME STANDS STILL. Koleksi intensif iki nyedhiyakake penyair ruwet, nggunakake inspirasi saka percobaan lan kesengsaraan urip, lan njaluk pengetahuan dhewe antarane lingkungan suci Kepulauan Hawaiian suci. Piet wis ndhuwur ing Lahaina nalika angin badai kering ngluwihi kebakaran sadurunge terkenal saka gunung ing kutha, lan dheweke kabur karo gitar ing punggung, sisih ndhuwur mbukak menyang bandara.</fspeg>

PIET DALMOLEN had spent the previous 15 years gigging with other bands and playing covers, and while grateful to be playing regularly, it was a long dry spell from creating his own music. Feeling inspired to dive back in and with a wealth of new material, he picked his local dream team of musicians and watched it all fall into place.

“I love my band for their talent, aesthetic, and easy-going personalities,” says Piet. “The older I get the more I appreciate having the right people that I can rely on and have fun with, and thankfully they believe in my musical vision.”

TIME STANDS STILL ditulis, diprodhuksi, dicampur, lan diwenehi kabeh dening PIET DALMOLEN. Ing salvo buka solo iki, PIET DALMOLEN monologes musings abstrak, diilustrasi karo ruminasi babagan cinta, kerugian, paternity, mortality, lan awal anyar. Songcraft gedhe cocog ing analogi-bones analogi estetika, grooves gritty dadi drizzled karo tekstur bumi lan nada gitar lezat, whispering melodi manis sing nindakake mata dhuwur lan dada bebarengan. Musik manifested ing ngarep saka perubahan seismik, gelombang kesedihan lan evolusi pribadi, TIME STANDS STRAVERStravers a wigati jinis topografi emosi lan sonic: Floydian dreamscapes, prog-scented improvement,

The track “Being” serves as a lyrical centerpiece. Piet wrote the first chorus on his hotel balcony anticipating the arrival of the Maui storm, and the second chorus on the plane ride home. “The pretty guitar coda is something that just came out of me the morning of the fires,” says Piet, “before we had any idea what was to come. And the wave sounds are my own field recording from the trip, not stock. It feels poetic to have them timelessly etched into a record that means so much to me.”