Secret Messages in Impermanence
"The album’s eight original instrumental songs are models of musical unrest and experimentation of atmospheric sounds, noises, melodies and rhythm — the results of countless hours of jamming. They ebb and flow between the dark and the light and encompass a variety of emotions in between, challenging the listener to make their own conclusions at the end of a musical voyage that includes haunting guitar melodies, intricate drum patterns and electronic samples."—Michael Swanger, Cityview
Formed by brothers Todd and Shaun Riekena, Taciturn has been together as a two piece instrumental project for 10 years now. Through that time they have created a unique style of dynamic, instrumental, ambient rock that draws the listener into a dark aural world of surging sound waves and haunting melodies and rhythm. In those past years the duo have created their first demo, released a single on Dustin Latimer's skate video, "Quality", have played many well-received live performances and have released their first full-length album, "Secret Messages in Impermanence", in which the duo recorded and produced the album entirely by themselves.
In the middle of 2007, Taciturn welcomed bassist, Nick Borror, into the mix, adding a new dimension to their unique and vibrant sound and live performances.
"Secret Messages in Impermanence" is a dark, emotionally charged album, with tension-escalating dynamics and soaring waves of haunting guitar melodies, cycles of arppegiated patterns, intricate drum rhythms blended with natural, acoustic drums and textural, electronic samples.
Thank you for listening.
Contact us at taciturn@taciturnmusic.com