Former members, and other stuff:
TILES is a hard rock act from the Detroit area featuring Pat Deleon (drums), Jeff Whittle (bass), Paul Rarick (vocals) and Chris Herin (guitar). Formed in February 1993 with original drummer Mark Evans, the band spent their first year together writing and recording, and released their debut CD in June 1994. Simply entitled "Tiles," the disc features songs which blend progressive rock overtones with an aggressive hard rock edge. Mixed with lyrics of an "observational" nature, "Tiles" continues to cultivate a sound which demands more than just passive listening. Gene Simmons of KISS calls their music "...refreshing...a unique style..." In 1993, TILES was privileged to be selected from over one hundred and twenty bands to contribute their song "Dancing Dogs" to the "Z-Rock Best of Detroit Stuff, Volume I" compilation CD. "Tiles" was chosen as "Best Local CD" of 1994 at Z-Rock's annual local awards show. TILES reached the international music scene in the summer of 1995 when Polydor released "Tiles" throughout Europe on their Dream Circle Records label. Sales were strong with the help of excellent reviews from Aardschok in the Netherlands (19/100), SCREAM in Norway (6/6), Rock Hard in Germany (8/10), and others. On the opposite side of the world Teichiku Records developed new artwork designs and released the disc throughout Japan. Burrn! magazine gave "Tiles" an 88/100 saying "...(Tiles is) a wonderful album with a very high level of technique and a great melodic sense..." The CD entered the Burnn! charts at #47 in December 1995. TILES released their second CD, "Fence the Clear" April 15, 1997 throughout the metro-Detroit area with European and Japanese releases to follow this summer. "Fence the Clear" was recorded at Stages Recording in Novi, MI and produced by Chris Andrews and Kevin Chown. The CD was mixed by noted producer/engineer Terry Brown at Town Music Studios in Toronto, Canada. Brown is recognized for his work on the first eleven Rush albums and has releases by Fates Warning, Blue Rodeo, IQ, Cutting Crew, Max Webster, Voivod and Moist to his credit. He recently finished producing and engineering the new album by Fates Warning. Look for a busy schedule of live appearances in 1997 around the Detroit and Toledo areas as new member Pat Deleon adds his technical and aggressive drumming style to the TILES sound.
