Project of the Neurosis frontman in a folk style reminiscent of Neil Young
Stephen Francis Von Till Jr. is an American musician, poet, and educator, best known as the guitarist of the band Neurosis, in which he also shares lead vocals with Scott Kelly. He also records solo work under both his given name and the moniker Harvestman.
Neurosis guitarist/vocalist Steve Von Till is preparing an instrumental version of his “No Wilderness Deep Enough” album. Titled “A Deep Voiceless Wilderness“, that vocal-free edition of the album will be out on April 30th through Neurot Recordings. Von Till commented:
“This is how I originally heard this piece of music. Without the voice as an anchor or earthbound narrative, these pieces have a broader wingspan. They become something else entirely and unfold in a more expansive way. The depth of the synths, juxtaposed with the strings and French horn, have space to develop and allow the listener to imagine their own story.”
“Being a constant sound-seeker, I thought it would be more interesting to have some textures and treatments to break up the intimate voice recordings. The background sounds used on some of the tracks were pieces related to ‘No Wilderness Deep Enough‘ that were either not used or repurposed to interweave further connections between my artistic output at this time of my life.”