A Stillwater Satellite
A Stillwater Satellite
Genres: classic rock, rock, Alt-country, psychedelic, soul
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About A Stillwater Satellite
A Stillwater Satellite are a New York quartet who have been together for over ten years. Their desire to explore the limits of their abilities, both in songwriting and performance, combined with a cohesive workman-like approach, which has been developed over a long musical relationship, help form a sound which is unmistakably their own. The group was started when two sets of high-school mates came together through the blood/musical connection of cousins Tim Gannon (guitar, keyboard and harmony vocals) and Wil Medica (lead vocals, guitar and steel guitar). Tim O'Flaherty (bass and woodwinds) had been playing with Tim Gannon in various groups at the time, and Mark Macaluso (drums and harmony vocals) had known Wil from their own similar ventures in previous years. This core group, which remains to this day, was for a number of years augmented by various friends and family, making the group at times an eight-piece -- complete with back-up singers and horn section -- and allowing Tim Gannon and Tim O'Flaherty to explore their keyboard and woodwind abilities respectively. This experimental approach to rock music has continued to influence their style. Not necessarily being content with three-minute, perfectly-structured songs, at times they will stretch out, letting the moment guide them; but they also concern themselves with the direction they are taking, which allows them to focus their energy on the intricacies which might otherwise get lost in the fog of improvisation -- tight yet complex compositions being the outcome. The end result is simply that no two songs sound the same, and this is the band's strength; then layer over this ever-changing, progressive musical landscape their use of three-part harmonies, and you have the glue that holds the entire entity together. Part relentless jamming, part compact but complete pop songs, add a bit of a soul or a country backbeat, top it off with a deep focus on vocal harmonies and you have the core of A Stillwater Satellite's sound: a distinct balance of influences as well as abilities, not self-consciously cultivated but, like the group itself, genuinely cohesive from the experience of years together.
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