This Is a Process of a Still Life

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Origin = Missoula, Montana
Instrument = bass, guitar, wurlitzer, rhodes, samples
Genre = ambient music post-rock Spirituals Country blues Jazz
Occupation = Musical collective
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Label = Firefly Sessions
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URL = [http://www.still-life-music.com/ Official site]

This Is a Process of a Still Life is an instrumental collective from Missoula, Montana. The outfit performs ambient, post-rock music with a focus on layered melodies and shifting tones.

Origin

Formed in the Spring of 2003, the group currently includes Jason Ward (bass), David Totten (guitar, keyboards), Scott Kennedy (guitar, keyboards), Baine Craft (percussion), and Burke Jam (guitar, samples). Former members include Ben Rouner (guitar, keyboards), Grier Phillips (rhodes, organ), Gary Jimmerson (percussion, melodica), and Bob Martin (percussion). During the fall of 2003, the unit began recording their first album in Portland, Oregon. Their follow-up record, "Light", was recorded in 2005 in Missoula, Montana. They are currently based in the Seattle, Washington area.

The band has toured the West Coast of the United States extensively and has shared stages with several notable acts including Xiu Xiu, Maserati, Tara Jane O’Neil (Papa M, The Sonora Pine, Retsin, Rodan), Cex, The Drift, Early Day Miners, and Nice Nice.

Discography

Albums

#"This Is a Process of a Still Life" (Firefly Sessions, 2004)
#"Light (album)" (Firefly Sessions, 2005)

External links

* [http://www.still-life-music.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thisisaprocess Band on MySpace]
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