Tristeza <1997~2002>
based in san diego, california, usa




jimmy lavalle guitars
christopher sprague guitars
stephen swesey keyboards
luis hermosillo bass
jimmy lehner drums


styles*
ambient guitar // radical fusion // experimental rock //

discography*

'foreshadow' 7" (caffeine&nicotine) 98
'spine and sensory cd&lp (makoto) 99
'zachariah whiskey' split with remote viewer 7" (jonathon whiskey) 99
'macrame' 7" (rocket racer) 99
'inound tour support series vol.1' cd (insound) 99
'dream signals in full circles' cd&lp (tigerstyle) 00
'are we people' 7" (tigerstyle) 01
'mixed signals cd&2lp (tigerstyle/rocket racer) 02
'tristeza' cd&mlp (gravity) 02

essential disc*


>>dream signals in full circles





essential tracks*

shakabraka (from 'zachariah whiskey'&'erik estrada whiskey')
beige finger (from 'spine and sensory')
menphis emphasis (from 'spine and sensory')
building peaks (from 'dream sgnals in full circles')
auroura borealis (from 'dream sgnals in full circles')
auroura borealis (from 'dream sgnals in full circles')
are we people auroura borealis (from 'dream sgnals in full circles')&'are we people')
casio remix by styrofoam (from 'mixed signals')
are we people remix by simon raymonde (from 'mixed signals')
a little distance remix by dntel (satellite transmissions)
japan mountain (from 'tristeza')

comment*

ハードコアやスラッシュ・コアを　出自としながら
なぜに　これほどまで　優美で繊細なインストゥルメンタルを　奏でられるのだろう
スタジオワークよりも　ダイナミックで　パワフルな演奏を　颯爽と披露した　3度の来日ライブ
ジャケットの如く　濁りのない透明な水面を　
波紋が　広がってゆくよな　サウンドスケープは　正しく桃源郷のよう (03.09.03)

r.i.y.l*
mercury program // six parts seven // album leaf // japancakes //

related links*
official
tigerstyle