Bill Litshauer
composer, producer
Based in Toronto, Bill has over 10 years of experience in the interactive space and with online media. Bill has always found the time to work on his passions: music and writing.
Edie Marshall
vocalist and lyricist on Midnight Eyes
Edie was the former vocalist for the band Beauty’s Confusion. Working with Bill for over 10 years, the two have combined to produce Midnight Eyes, a collection of 14 tracks. Having never met Bill (located in Toronto, while she is sharing time in Florida and California), the collaboration is an online iterative process, sending files across the continent, reviewing, editing, and reviewing some more. To read more, visit her website at www.thesleepersopera.com.
Olivia Zielinski
vocalist and lyricist on The Silk Demise (self-titled)
Olivia now works out of Montreal, though the self-titled debut was produced in Toronto. She works in the arts, constantly creating new and exciting projects.
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Sensual, stripped down trip-hop
… The Silk Demise offer up sensual, stripped-down trip-hop on their self-titled debut. Combining the talents of songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Bill Litshauer and lyricist/vocalist Olivia Zielinski, the band’s sound falls somewhere between…say…Massive Attack and the moody trip-hop found on Akira Yamaoka’s soundtracks to the later Silent Hill games.
Blending sultry female vocals, occasional half-whispered male vocals a la Tricky, and music that emphasizes atmospheric sound with sometimes sparser melodic work, the album is an extremely competent and immaculately produced blend of dark, electronic-yet-organic trip-hop with a slightly experimental slant …
Grave Concerns webzine review
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Influences and Sound
Olivia Zielinski
vocalist and lyricist on The Silk Demise (self-titled)
Olivia now works out of Montreal, though the self-titled debut was produced in Toronto. She works in the arts, constantly creating new and exciting projects.
… The Silk Demise offer up sensual, stripped-down trip-hop on their self-titled debut. Combining the talents of songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Bill Litshauer and lyricist/vocalist Olivia Zielinski, the band’s sound falls somewhere between…say…Massive Attack and the moody trip-hop found on Akira Yamaoka’s soundtracks to the later Silent Hill games.
Blending sultry female vocals, occasional half-whispered male vocals a la Tricky, and music that emphasizes atmospheric sound with sometimes sparser melodic work, the album is an extremely competent and immaculately produced blend of dark, electronic-yet-organic trip-hop with a slightly experimental slant …
Grave Concerns webzine review
Where to begin?
Listeners will hear pieces of Massive Attack, Portishead, Sneaker Pimps, Nine Inch Nails, Mogwai, Oceansize, Hooverphonic, Moby, Deftones, IAMX, DJ Shadow, UNKLE, Stars, V.A.S.T, Puscifer, Ladytron, Goldfrapp, Akira Yamaoka… among others.
Though the influence is diverse, the sound encompasses, driving beats, throbbing basslines, and ambient darkscapes to produce a sound that is both smooth and sinister.
