Latest Tiles News
October 12, 2020
Thankfully, music and other artforms do not have expiration dates. Decades and centuries old creations rest peacefully awaiting discovery. A nice sentiment to be sure, but let's face it: new music releases these days have a short shelf life before being overwhelmed and forgotten in the wake of countless new releases. In this environment having a new review of Pretending 2 Run - released an eternity of four years ago - is a pleasant surprise!
In today's lingo, Mr. Steve Conrad takes a "deep dive" into myriad aspects of P2R. His time and effort spent on our behalf is very much appreciated!
Visit Steve's WordPress site to enjoy the 'full graphics with videos' version of his review, and/or hop over to Prog Archives for a text-only version...
...Or visit our website's reviews section.
And don't miss Steve’s Facebook page Progressive Rock Fanatics.
April 20, 2020
Hello Everyone! Before we finally break our lengthy website silence..., we hope you and your families are healthy, safe, and holding up well in light of the COVID-19 situation.
Patience is a virtue – indeed!
Well now, would you look at that? No website update since June 14, 2019! That has to be a record even by our rather unfortunate and minimalist marketing standards. Of course, there
has been activity on Facebook - most notably a 20th anniversary retrospective of our 1999 European tour with Dream Theater on the first leg of their "Scenes From A Memory" tour.
Although maybe some of you noticed we've yet to publish anything for the final show in Paris. Soon, hopefully... Sort through our Facebook page to check out the stories, never-before-seen photos, and video. And let's not forget the original tour diary and travelogue elsewhere on the site.
Another year has got behind us since the April 15, 2016 release of Pretending 2 Run. A total of four to be exact. Thankfully, we continue to receive
compliments as progressive rock fans continue to discover the album. To celebrate an another anniversary – and maybe inspire more of the curious to take the plunge – we're offering
"Pretending 2 Run” CDs at a special low price of $15.99 each for a limited time (it is a double album you know, we can't give it away). All signed by the band too!
But don't take our word for it: this guy knows a thing or two about Prog and even makes a guest appearance on P2R...
We've also heard from our accountant (it is that time of year) and it appears we've got too much inventory. Mostly t-shirts. So if you feel inclined to help our bottom line we've priced all our shirts at the breakeven point to muster up a little extra cash flow for future activities. Profits? Not us... :-).
And while we're panhandling, please scroll down to the previous news entry for information on a few individual songs we dusted off and released from the archives – which you can still
purchase for a (very) modest price...
Now back to P2R and its related videos:
1. Shelter in Place
2. Weightless
3. Disappearing Floor
We are quite relieved the album is standing the test of time and thanks to everyone for so many years of support!
- Chris, Jeff, Mark, and Paul
June 14, 2019
We've finally delivered on our threat to release a few archive tunes! You'll find the link to our new Singles section in the Discography drop down menu. There
you'll find Tightrope, (Hyper) Static, and a demo version of Pretending to Run – with links to the
corresponding liner notes & backstory of each tune, and where you can purchase the songs from our friends at CD Baby.
Also in the works, as we speak (well..., type rather) are three more single releases: "Hide & Seek (Extended Mix)," "Back & Forth (Single Edit)," and "Sacred & Mundane (Single Edit)".
Stay tuned...
April 6, 2019
All of a sudden we're coming up on the 3-year Anniversary of Pretending 2 Run (!). Thankfully..., music doesn't have an expiration date and we're
allowed to discover it regardless of when it was first "released." So..., let's celebrate P2R with a special offer for those of you who:
- are catching wind of it for the first time
- never got around to buying it even though you wanted to
- want to buy a copy for a friend
- want a 2nd copy for the car, camper, summer home, etc.
If you're poking around our store feel free to check out our back catalog and t-shirts. We have to say..., getting the P2R artwork onto a shirt was quite an
achievement by our screeners because there is so much white. The only chance we had was to go with a retro 1970's style t-shirt and simply replicate the square album cover for the front.
Nothing fancy but it turned out nice...
Coming soon..., a couple new/old Tiles tunes to be released digitally...
- are catching wind of it for the first time
- never got around to buying it even though you wanted to
- want to buy a copy for a friend
- want a 2nd copy for the car, camper, summer home, etc.