Off the Floor 02 (Limited Edition)

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In celebration of their 20th anniversary, Tiles devised the "Off the Floor" project as both a career retrospective and their first official live recordings. Opting for the controlled environment of a soundstage, the band delivers "live in the studio" performances that offer new perspectives of standout tracks from each of Tiles' five studio recordings. Noted producer Terry Brown (Rush, Fates Warning) renders the final mixes with a refreshingly natural and powerful sound that harkens back to classic '70s live albums.

Picking up where 2012's "Off the Floor 01" left off, "Off the Floor 02" gives the listener more than a carbon copy of the studio versions and includes a healthy dose of improvisation, a bit of re-imagining and even a little new music in the form of a bass & drums interlude. For the initial "OtF02" 2-disc Limited Edition version, Tiles dug into the archives and dusted off a few tunes unique to their appearance at the 2005 Rites of Spring Festival – featuring the last of only two full performance of the epic "Window Dressing." Also included are two bonus videos from the "Off the Floor" sessions.

Admittedly this is not your typical live CD since the band opted instead for the controlled environment of a 'soundstage.' But have no fear..., "Off the Floor 02" is truly live..., just live in the studio. And even though you could count the audience on two hands there's no shortage of energy as Tiles delivers no-frills renditions; even leaving in the few "jazz" notes and other imperfections to retain a stamp of authenticity. It's clear the band has fun taking risks and wisely rejected the temptation to turn either "OtF" into a polished studio production.

The set list represents a portion of what the band played in support of 2008's "Fly Paper." What's interesting is hearing the band's lifetime Detroit residency seeping out of their complicated prog rock constructions: a bit of garage rock looseness, Nugent abandon, Motown pulse, and a healthy dose of Elvin Jones' controlled chaos courtesy of Mark Evans' jazzy underpinnings. Lofty (and seemingly unrelated) references to be sure, but meant only in humble recognition of the inspiration and influence they provide...

In today's world of predictable and homogenous sounding recordings wholly lacking in character, the magic ears of mixing engineer Terry Brown render a refreshingly organic sound. Harnessing the performances captured by Tiles' confidant Bob Phillips, Mr. Brown pulls it all together and puts everything is in its proper place. Serving up the audio equivalent of a Van Gogh where everything interacts, blends and magically comes together to create the big picture.

"Off the Floor 02" and the previously released "Off the Floor 01" provide a fresh look at some old songs, add a few new things and give Tiles fans something to tide them over until the next studio release (finally) appears.

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Download includes Disc 1: "Off the Floor 02" (10-tracks, 62-minutes) and Disc 2: Live at the 2005 Rites of Spring Festival (4-tracks, 36-minutes). Multimedia content is not included in the download, but is available free at: http://www.tiles-music.com/offthefloor/video.php.

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1.	Patterns 04:38	lyrics	buy track
"Patterns" Take the chance to break away This doesn't happen every day The future's too unsure Take the time to check the tab Reality is not that bad Truth need to be exposed Sometimes it's easier To copy history It's tough adapting when there is no cure Patterns are the maps you draw Patterns don't take very long Patterns weather ups and downs Keep your feet flat on the ground Know when it's time to cut It doesn't mean you're giving up Don't ever leave unless you're thinking It's always easier To cling to history Sometimes your instincts know which way to go Patterns are the maps you draw Patterns don't take very long Patterns weather ups and downs Keep your feet flat on the ground Patterns are the maps you draw Patterns don't take very long Patterns weather ups and downs Keep your feet flat on the ground Don't get too upset No one wants all they get Are we really comfortable? Patterns are the maps you draw Patterns don't take very long Patterns weather up sand downs Keep your feet flat on the ground Patterns are the maps you draw Patterns don't take very long Patterns weather ups and downs Keep your feet flat on the ground
2.	Hide and Seek 08:09	lyrics	buy track
"Hide and Seek" Something else to occupy Something else to drain your energy Something more weighs on your mind Something more that’s keeping you from me All these things to make me bleed Tangled up in the weeds Playing hide and seek As you fade from my view Where are you? You’re not here when you should care Reaching out for your hand But it’s not there Hide and seek You’re not here Somewhere else is beckoning Somewhere else is hidden in plain sight Somewhere else is my retreat Somewhere else is shelter deep inside Floating on the sea Random currents moving me If I don’t care I will go somewhere Rain in the morning light Dreamt a lifetime in a single night Weathered and worn Creased and torn Creased and torn Understanding comes too late
3.	Taking Control 05:13	lyrics	buy track
"Taking Control" I can't find an open door Recall what I was looking for Waste from haste we fail to see Stop to think reluctantly Now? When? Here? Then? Demoralized, compromised Check integrity at the door Cutting throats, dashing hopes Face down upon the floor Our goal, to be the best To find a way to belong Help the ones who need To mold their destiny But good intentions don't always Work the way they should Some end up harming more Than doing any good We can't take all the blame For everything gone wrong When will others have the right To find a way with their own insight? What? When? If? Then? Bottom lines with token fines Slim chance to get caught Example set by hedging bets Means to and end are bought Our goal, to be the best To find a way to belong To help the ones who need To mold their destiny But good intentions don't always Work the way they should Some end up harming more Than doing any good Our goal, to be the best To find a way to belong To help the ones who need To mold their destiny But good intentions don't always Work the way they should Some end up harming more Than doing any good
4.	Remember To Forget 05:00	lyrics	buy track
"Remember To Forget" Dignity in hand Trapped inside a vacuum Hostage in wonderland I try to run slipping and sliding Stumbling blindly off the cliff What if - adrift - I can't get back? Numb I can't understand what's been done By the other hand This is now it's not the same The anguish calls to stake its claim Sharp in relief time creeps on by I try to make my peace With what is and what might be Home in another time Memories persist without rhyme Sounds trigger thoughts trigger pain Whispers of doubt still remain Clinging to regret I struggle to resist Scars that won't forgive Can't I remember to forget? Paranoia building a wall Naïve misconceptions Feeding a future I cannot recall Chaos as I think and feel Groping blind for the truths that I conceal All alone upon my throne Intentions fail to lift the stone Wear the badge of resentment proud I try to make my peace With what is and what might be Home in another time Safe and secure of some things I could be assured Walk the slippery slope of the past I choose to dress up my burden Call it salvation as it drags me down I try to make my peace With what is and what might be Home in another time Memories persist without rhyme Sounds trigger thoughts trigger pain Whispers of doubt still remain Shackles rust as I release the past Free from bitterness Without looking back I can remember to forget
5.	Analysis Paralysis 05:17	lyrics	buy track
"Analysis Paralysis" I can't make up my mind Or put this off forever Always counting on luck Keeps my mind in a rut I can't keep ignoring signals Bombarding me from every side I can run - but I can't hide All the facts after the fact To live this tragedy It happens time and time again Analyze until we're paralyzed We can't comprehend Here's the info that I need Now I'll play the devil's advocate This excess we feed Is wisdom we don't need Now I'm afraid to place my bet Information overload My head is ready to explode All the facts after the fact To live this tragedy It happens time and time again Analyze until we're paralyzed We can't comprehend Ulterior motives - secret pacts No one knows all the facts Hidden message - double talk Fallen prophets, no safe place to walk Information up to here It's no wonder we all live in fear Analysis Paralysis All we get are opinions Analysis Paralysis Overkill - now we can't comprehend Analysis Paralysis Analysis Paralysis Analysis Paralysis Paranoia is winning
6.	Cactus Valley 07:01	lyrics	buy track
"Cactus Valley" A line of clouds forms in the sky A hazy heat builds slowly The sun appears beyond the point A barren stretch awakens Cracked but seamless to the horizon Idle landscape, no distractions Dust and 'weeds drift in the distance An image flickers by I see the colors unfolding before me There's a presence in this unrelenting force Wind and water work in tandem Claim the living - unforgiving 'til the end Can't stop this natural course The moon will light the changing scenes A silent contrast to the efforts never seen Burrows fill as life retreats A constant battle to defeat the path serene Cactus valley The ground hardens worn but sharp Stifling heatwave focused Idle creatures scan dominions Balance failures lost I see the colors unfolding before me There's a presence in this unrelenting force Wind and water work in tandem Claim the living - unforgiving 'til the end Can't stop this natural course The moon will light the changing scenes A silent contrast to the efforts never seen Burrows fill as life retreats A constant battle to defeat the path serene Cactus valley Cactus valley
7.	Sacred and Mundane 06:29	lyrics	buy track
"Sacred and Mundane" Evaporate Drop by drop Sinking inch by inch Feel the ebb and flow As momentum slows Accumulate One by one Changing bit by bit Ivory tower test Entertains the guest Hidden in the space between the words Another dialect to learn An ounce prevents a pound of cure Sacred and mundane Articulate Word by word Standing face to face Bridges burning still In a test of wills Manipulate Step by step Twisting day by day Addicted to the fight Words as sharp as knives I see blue washing into orange and red Fanning sparks to flame Details multiply Never twice the same Assimilate Choice by choice Shrinking lie by lie False identity Keeping you from me
8.	Dancing Dogs 05:45	lyrics	buy track
"Dancing Dogs" Stand back and watch - order falls in place Left by the wasteside - misled in our haste Following leaders - but they should follow behind us Bearing the clout - casting more doubt Drowning in water too shadow Nip at your heels - they gnaw at the rope Hung by a thread - left without hope Look up and focus - gamble and risk your routine ways Turning the gear - time drawing near Embrace the plain we face our fear Time consumes time Quick to grasp - too tough to find Time consumes me Like dancing dogs too quick to see Racing full speed - cliffs looming ahead Pushing and pulling - backwards we tread Calling the names - Beads of sweat forming on my face Blurring our sight - jaws storking tight Memories fade to brave the fight Time consumes time Quick to grasp - too tough to find Time consumes me Like dancing dogs too quick to see Time consumes time As thoughts race through my mind Time consumes the doubts we believe Like dancing dogs too quick to see There's no harvest where nothing is planted There's no reason this road of success You must argue what's taken for granted To the last Time consumes time Quick to grasp - too tough to find Time consumes me Like dancing dogs too quick to see Time consumes time As thoughts race through my mind Time consumes the doubts we believe Like dancing dogs too quick to see
9.	Safe Procedures 07:30	lyrics	buy track
"Safe Procedures" At the end of the day Nerves are worn, a little frayed Move to wash up after toil Look to see the sweat and soil Passion for existence Can't be bought, can't be sold Altering conditions to pave the way Caution on hold Caught in a rut of safe procedures Realize that change is always a feature So you've done what you're told Following the rule of gold Rescued from obscurity By a sense of destiny When the cast peels away Clearing fog reveals the day Thoughts and plans and dreams take shape As new fears wait to awake Caught in a rut of safe procedures Realize that change is always a feature
10.	Another's Hand 06:26	lyrics	buy track
"Another's Hand" Bullets split the air Sounds of destruction and despair Break the silence - sense the fear No place to run, no shouts to hear Creep through the silence Crouched on his knees Lurk in the corners Fault what he sees Lost in the timeless Age of vengeance past Force justice blindly Another's hand is cast Signs of life are gone No trace of fate to linger on Lost perspective - hopeless rage Live for the thrill of a war engaged Creep through the silence Crouched on his knees Lurk in the corners Fault what he sees Lost in the timeless Age of vengeance past Force justice blindly Another's hand is cast Creep through the silence Crouched on his knees Lurk in the corners Fault what he sees Lost in the timeless Age of vengeance past Force justice blindly Another's hand is cast
11.	Facing Failure (ROSFest 2005) 06:48	lyrics	buy track
"Facing Failure" Thread the eye Led by an ill frame of mind Judge to justify End results sometimes lie friends and peers Motives unclear - disappear Facing fear and doubt Hear the whisper explode into a shout Too late to get out Words stinging twisting turning Echo in my head I can't afford the cost of wasted time No failure Trapped in a spiral without an end Around another corner Turning blind Tensions crest Dunce cap crowns the litmus test Smoking guns report Can't leave the line to start as scars return Nothing learned, hopeless and burned Raging on and on War of words fought yet again are seldom won Too late to belong Words stinging twisting turning Echo in my head I can't afford the cost of wasted time No failure Trapped in a spiral without an end Around another corner Turning blind Asking, answering, looking, seeing Take refuge from the storm Seeking, finding, directions clearer Truth takes many forms Words stinging twisting turning Echo in my head I can't afford the cost of wasted time No failure Trapped in a spiral without an end Around another corner Turning blind
12.	Ballad of the Sacred Cows (ROSFest 2005) 07:23	lyrics	buy track
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13.	Paintings (ROSFest 2005) 05:04	lyrics	buy track
"Paintings" Trapped inside this dark and narrow mind Far from the outside If I could stand beside myself And see what you see Left alone high upon a shelf Dust collects on things discarded I retreat while the world passes by Scars to justify Am I a fixture in time and place? As our old promises fade Like the paintings we see everyday That hang in decay So the familiar feeds neglect Too plain to perceive My finger points to my demise But three point back at me to my surprise All the same I'm a fixture in time and place As our old promises fade Like the paintings we see everyday That hang in decay So the familiar feeds neglect Red and blue pale to black and white Images live and speak a thousand words In solitude clouds grace the tranquil sky Sense the calm sighing in pain I'm a fixture in time and place As our old promises fade Like the paintings we see everyday That hang in decay So the familiar feeds neglect Simply too plain to perceive Color drains from the scenery When routine courts apathy
14.	Window Dressing (ROSFest 2005) 17:02	lyrics	buy track
"Window Dressing" PART ONE Tell me what I want to hear And what keeps you safe Talk tempts fate The game is engaged She plays with fire Vanity sidesteps around common senses Shrugging off conscience embracing pride Twisted scenes bring comfort in delusion Hide reality from the line of sight The harvest to intrude Fight proof Hollow her words ringing absurd Lies to save face compounds disgrace Light filters through the veil exposing guilt Clutch the straws of logic lost Hanging on the cross Ignorance lives in bliss with blinders on While it shows denial is en vogue Age-old wisdom's whisper dies from neglect Our egos to protect Now that I know How little we know About each other Tracing an image of a portrait That we wish was true But the colors run Faces I see Tell little about What to believe Layers of window dressing Barely hint at what's beneath Covered up like paint on rust Who to trust? Dress the window Draw the shade Light and darkness trade... PART TWO If I can still recall Simplicity seemed like nothing at all Summertime days to spend without end Hazy warm faint scent of pine gracing the air We let our whims take us away Not to return as Eden drew to a close Careless deeds strip my faith Heart on ice I retreat I wish true were false and fiction real Bit by bit the mirage fades from view Never taught finally learned The corner turned Wish I may wish I might Forget illusion's charm Now that I know How little we know About each other Tracing an image of a portrait That we wish was true Fashion covers all we hope to hide Faces I see Tell little about What to believe Layers of window dressing Barely hint at what's beneath Now that I know How nothing we show Really matters Optimistic - pessimistic Expectation to blame PART THREE So much happens that we can't perceive Safe in a cloak of ignorance With passing time childish notions finally die When the pain we endure Compounds with consciousness Delusions to protect and survive Reflecting on what I know I will never know Curtains drawn concealing the light of truth

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Tiles: Off the Floor 02 (Limited Edition).

"The second installment of Tiles' 20th Anniversary celebration, "Off the Floor 02" continues with more live-in-the-studio performances of staples from the band's live sets. Taken from the same sessions as "Off the Floor (01)," the track list draws from each of the band's five studio albums and gives the listener more than carbon copies of the studio versions with a healthy dose of improvisation, a bit of re-imagining and even a little new music in the form of a bass & drums interlude.

For this 2-disc Limited Edition version, Tiles dug into their archives and dusted off a few tunes from their appearance at the 2005 Rites of Spring Festival. These songs are not reprised on either "Off the Floor" disc - and feature the only recorded full performance of the epic "Window Dressing." Also included are two bonus videos from the "Off the Floor" sessions.

"Off the Floor 02" provides a fresh look at some old songs, adds a few new things, and gives Tiles fans something to tide them over until the next studio release appears in 2015...

All music is mixed by Terry Brown (Rush) and the CD features artwork by Hugh Syme."

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released June 3, 2014

Disc 1: Off the Floor 02

Chris Herin - Electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Jeff Whittle - Bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Mark Evans - Drums & percussion
Paul Rarick - Lead vocals

Produced by Tiles & Bob Phillips

Recorded live 'Off the Floor' at Sound Escape, Shelby Twp., MI
Engineered by Bob Phillips

Mixed by Terry Brown, Toronto, Canada
Mastered by Peter J. Moore at the “E” Room, Toronto, Canada

Disc 2: Live at the 2005 Rites of Spring Festival

Chris Herin - Electric & acoustic guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
Jeff Whittle - Bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Pat DeLeon - Drums & electronic percussion
Paul Rarick - Lead vocals

Recorded April 30, 2005 at the Colonial Theater, Phoenixville, PA
Event Producer - George Roldan
Engineered by Paradox Sound

2013 File Preparation by Bob Phillips
Mixed by Terry Brown, Toronto, Canada
Mastered by Peter J. Moore at the “E” Room, Toronto, Canada

Cover by Hugh Syme

Tiles Proudly Uses:
Mesa/Boogie Amplification, Elixir Strings, Ken Smith Basses & Strings,
Eden Amplifiers, Aquarian Drum Heads

Communication:
Standing Pavement Entertainment, P.O. Box 75, Trenton, MI 48183-0075 USA
info@tiles-music.com | www.tiles-music.com

All music published by Standing Pavement Publishing (BMI).
© 2014 Standing Pavement Recordings. All Rights Reserved.
Cover Artwork © 2014 Hugh Syme.
Tiles ® is a registered trademark ™

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Tiles Detroit, Michigan

TILES is a rock band from Detroit who has released 6 studio and 2 live albums world wide. The latest is “Pretending 2 Run.” Over the years the band developed a style that blends the adventure of progressive rock with an aggressive hard rock edge. Notable musicians such as Alex Lifeson (Rush), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) have lent their talents & support to TILES. ... more

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