The Silk Demise appears on Whoopie Goldberg's movie, STREAM

Watch each episode of Whoopi Goldberg's Stream below. The Silk Demise contributed 4 tracks:

Episode 1

Episode 2: features the tracks 'Pincushion' and 'Bound'

Episode 3

Episode 4: features the track 'Bound'

Episode 5: features the track 'Pincushion'

Episode 6: features the track 'Bound'

Stream premiered on January 15, 2009 on FEARnet in a series of six webisodes as Video On Demand, and was produced by Jun Group Productions and Whoopi Goldberg. Fearnet.com is a joint venture of Comcast (CMCSA), Sony (SNE), and Lionsgate Entertainment. Read all about it HERE.

The Silk Demise contributed 4 tracks to the movie: Bound (theme music, end credits), Pincushion, Stargazer, and Morealis.

The Silk Demise made its television debut with Stargazer playing in a clip shown on The View.

TripHop.Hu Review

The Silk Demise released 'Music For A Film' very fast after their latest 'Midnight Eyes'. And it's nowhere near a B-sides or a collection of remixes: it's a 18-track strong, completely new work. Its title tells it all, expect diverse moody background tracks which could very well emerge from a film production. TSD seems to have found its true voice with great soundscapes ('Sightless', '...And No One Else', 'Pincushion') and _the_ catching theme ('Terra Cotta'). If I would be a film producer, The Silk Demise would be the one to go for my soundtrack.

http://web.axelero.hu/raven99/triphophu/

Mashable's Music Monday Review

[TRIP HOP] The Silk Demise: “Element of Red” — Lush trip-hop vibes out of Toronto characterizes The Silk Demise, combining the production talents of multi-instrumentalist Bill Litshauer and the vocal stylings of Olivia Zielinski. Atmospheric and prolific, the group offers a full download of the albums Music for a Film and Unlocked from their MP3s page; check out “Element of Red” on the latter work and more. Discover more about the group on their website. "

http://mashable.com/2010/06/28/free-music-monday-10-free-tracks-are-all-yours/

Glasswerk Review

It has been almost 4 years since the music of The Silk Demise has graced my desk. Back then the 8 track self-titled album was a welcome diversion from the British music scene.

Here it is almost like De-Ja-Vu as not a heck of a lot changed on our shores, so another diversion is always welcome. Bill Litshauer has found new female lead in the form of Edie Marshall to take on the vocal work. He’s also almost double his output as this new album as it boasts 14 tracks of dreamy ambience.

This album has more than its fair share of moments. “Heroin Chic” and “Smoke and Mirrors” bring a lot of vibe to the early part of the album; Litshauer demonstrating his potential range from the ambient and pop sensibilities he lives in. The album remains within the electronic realms for its duration, and for the most of it is primarily a ‘chilled’ album. If you prefer something a bit more dance then you’ll have to skip forward to track “Renegade” to see how well Litshauer tackles that world.

There are moments when the music threatens to really let loose and become something that is a lot less refined than the finished product. Litshauer understands his music and his audience perfectly well, but that audience is ever growing, but also evolving, so odd distorted tweak and harder edged sound wouldn’t go amiss. Although it is fair to point out that he ramps up the volume on closing track “Trails” to send listeners off with more of a bang.

Marshall is a more than competent vocalist, but so much so that perhaps it is a bit much sometimes to double up her efforts on certain songs when one vocal layer is more than enough. Perhaps “Mystic” would have been more of a brooding haunted track if one was stripped back.

These minor quibbles aside; Midnight Eyes is a huge step onwards for The Silk Demise, and one that has been due for a while. For something more relaxing and easy to get along with, they are an ideal choice.

http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/reviews/national/8367/The+Silk+Demise

CBC Radio Review

..."This atmosphere of ambient and down-tempo soothe the heavy bass rhythms as a divine voice floats along the red ribbons of your heart..."

www.newmusiccanada.com (CBC Radio)

The Silk Demise appears on the online show, The Scene

Check out the silk demise on the online show "The Scene". the silk demise contributed 4 tracks to the sountrack:

- Afterthought

- Corridor Fog

- The Garden

- Bound

The show aired December 20th, 2004 and was produced by Jun Group

The Scene is also on Wikipedia (with the silk demise mentioned as a contributing artist).

Glasswerk Review

..."Bill Litshauer and Olivia Zielinski's debut album is an impressive foray into the ambient world. 8 Tracks may not be much by today's standards – but each is rich with flavour. Tracks 2-5 are especially noteworthy drifting from the isolated sounding ‘The Garden', the moody ‘Lamia' through to an almost instantly recognisable ‘Corridor Fog'. If the band knows anyone in television advertising then ‘Corridor Fog' would be well suited to one of those car ads with chilled music in the background.

There is certainly a constant imprint placed across most tracks, but don't confuse this for repetition; The Silk Demise just know how to produce a body of work that is constant and strong. Fans of the once great Sneaker Pimps are advised to check this out – they even give Leftfield a run for the money. It's going to be interesting to see where they go from here." [Steven Hurst @ www.glasswerk.co.uk]

Church of girl review

..."The Silk Demise began four years ago as a solo experiment by Bill Litshauer. At first, the project was music only, but as the tracks developed, Bill decided he wanted to incorporate vocals. He worked with Edie Marshall (formerly of Beauty’s Confusion) and Anna Ivanova on some tracks. Then he met Olivia Zeilinski, who would become the lead vocalist for The Silk Demise’s self-titled debut and full-length release.

Olivia’s voice, and her inspired creative lyrics, compliment Bill's moody melodies perfectly; making their songs simply intoxicating. This debut brings The Silk Demise to the next level. We look forward to hearing what will come next as the duo refine their styles." [Church of Girl]

Fishcomcollective Review

..."Formalizing with a delicously bouncey down-tempo attidude, The Silk Demise also incorporates a erogenously trip-hop flavor. The amatory tune of the vocals leads you to a demention of surreal emotion. Using the slick catchy vibes, they immobilze you to be drawn into the song.

This is a recommended band for listeners of Portishead and Massive Attack, and taking elements of Solar Twins."

Dawn Morris www.fishcomcollective.net [dark digital grl]

Minnie Musique Interview and Review

"Few artists have been able to recreate the nineties trip hop greats like Massive Attack and Portishead, but out of Toronto comes a brilliantly heady mix of dark downtempo electronica. Bill Litshauer entered into an interesting cooperative with two vocalists, Edie Marshall and Olivia Zielinski. Music and vocals were conceived independentl. and even though these artists have never met in real life - a strong and talented working bond was established between Bill, Edie and Olivia. Admittedly, even though co-creating on something so personal with complete strangers sounded difficult to me, what drew them together were their musical affinities and influences, creating a perfect mix of brooding and sensuous melodies. What had started off as instrumental project was too richly exotic to leave alone, and vocals were born.

Inspired by The Nine Inch Nails, Mogwai, Hooverphonic and Massive Attack, crystal clean harmonies evolved over their nine year working period. Perhaps this had been a saving grace, allowing them to work together over longer periods of time, with no real time constraints, a sweetly indulgent and successful artistic endeavour.

Bill started playing on the keys when he was in University, and is self-taught. He started producing his first instrumental release in 2003. ‘The Silk Demise’ is a chthonic sounding debut, intelligently composed with a hypnotic ambience. The bass is palpable and deep, the rhythm tasty, and the piano beautifully organic with occasional carefully treated synths.

Their second album ‘Unlocked’ becomes more organic and elegantly continues working within the vocal realm with Edie Marshall’s voice beautifully delivering the foreboding taste that filters throughout their music . Having collaborated, Edie wrote the lyrics herself to the titles that Bill supplied. ‘Midnight Eyes’ seemed to be a prelude to their recent album ‘Music for A Film’ which turns into a beautiful late night listen, with shadows and echoes of sound effects, tribal sounding rhythms, a seamless flow from song to song, and outstanding production...to me these releases are timeless."

The Silk Demise Television Debut on Bite TV

The "Bound" music video made its television debut in August 2006 on BiteTV!