Protection by Pillars and Tongues, released 14 October 2008 1. Hall of Bliss 2. Dead Sings 3. Protection (I) 4. Protection (II) Out of print. Released on CDR by Pillars and Tongues 06/20/2008. Re-released on CD by Contraphonic 10/14/2008.

Knifelike" by Pillars and Tongues from 'End-dances' on Empty Cellar Records. Video directed by David Sampson

After listening through Pillars And Tongues' Protection, the listener may be left with the feeling of having attended a new style, post-religion Mass with liturgical forms composed by Tom Waits, John Fahey and Arvo Part. Old rituals are transformed and making art replaces the act of prayer. In fact, Protection was performed at South Union Arts (Gethsemane Baptist)-an old church in Chicago converted into an art space. It's a beautiful recording and an original approach to collective improvisation. This unusual and quirky array of instruments may seem arbitrary at first glance; or worse, merely calculated as an oddity. But the album's rare hypnotic charms make it obvious that much care was taken in their choosing.

Pillars And Tongues ‎– Protection. Label: Contraphonic ‎– CON074. Protection I and Protection II appear on the album published by Not On Label in CDR. Recorded at South Union Arts (Gethsemane Baptist). Matrix, Runout: MD02ADX02. Other Versions (1 of 1) View All.

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End-dances is the new album by Pillars and Tongues on Empty Cellar Records. Although fromChicago, Beth Remis, Ben Babbitt, and Mark Trecka have spent much of the last few years traveling, performing music in a wide variety of contexts, exploring the severe and sublime landscapes of America, and returning to or refusing to return to variations on the theme of home. Pitchfork conceded in 2010 that it’s difficult to talk about influences or genres with Pillars and Tongues, and almost as hard to talk about their sound. And The Chicago Tribune has said that the group defies easy categorization, unless you're looking in that bin marked ‘essential.

The three see music as exploration and are inspired by the "spiritual jazz" of Pharaoh Sanders. They involve a "spontaneous composition" way of jamming. Instead of "free music," the trio (made up of Evan Hydzik, Elizabeth Remis, and Mark Trecka) collectively improvises and engages in musical discussion that "moves toward organization and resolution

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