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Pilotdrift are a cinematic rock band from the Piney Woods of East Texas. Like it sounds, the state line of Texas and Arkansas runs directly through the middle of their city, Texarkana. Now, any preconception as to what a band from there might sound like should be thrown out the window. Pilotdrift is an exploratory unit moving through atmospheres, stories, melodies, electronics, and orchestrations with surprising sonic precision. Pilotdrift truly exists in its own atmosphere and would be just at home on Saturn as it would be in Texarkana. “Home” is, however, very important to Pilotdrift.

The members of Pilotdrift began as a group of friends; most of them have known each other since adolescence. A musical bond originated out of their friendship with one another, and soon something special happened as they began to find ways to express a developing musical vision of Pilotdrift’s songwriter, Kelly Carr. Songs intermingle styles, expressions, instruments, and lyrical scripts in an extraordinary way.

Pilotdrift moved closer to its destiny after consigning a self-released CD at Good Records in Dallas, Texas. The self-produced CD caught the attention of Tim DeLaughter and Julie Doyle of The Polyphonic Spree, who own Good Records. Capturing the eyes and ears of the Good Records crowd became a catalyst for Tim and Julie to pursue Pilotdrift as the first band to be signed to Good Records Recordings that was not a product of DeLaughter’s own musical pursuits.

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1	Caught in My Trap	11
2	Late Night in a Wax Museum	10
2	Rings of Symbols	10
2	Passenger Seat	10
2	Bubblecraft	10
6	So Long	7
6	Elephant Island	7
8	Comets	6
9	Jekyll and Hyde Suite	5
10	Sails	4
11	Winter	3
12	A Traitor's Brain	2
12	Doom and Despair	2
12	Dancing Bear	2
12	The Undiscovered Epic of Walter Champion	2

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Iechium wrote:
November 2008

I can tell you why they're not "more" famous...because they haven't released anything in 4 years. Inter Facere got a lot of underground buzz, and pretty much won over whoever heard it. Water Sphere, their chance to shine, was fantastic, well recieved, and well talked about. Then...nothing. So everything they've built up over the years and all the buzz they had has dissipated. And I'm saying this as someone who loves them and would love to hear more.

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Claan22 wrote:
September 2008

These guys are great, I wish I found them earlier.

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ElfyOne wrote:
August 2008

I think they aren't more famous because they're not signed to SubPop records or something similar... they self-produced everything and only had the help of GoodRecords in getting it out there, owned by members of the PolySpree. I don't think they've done any *extensive* touring, either. It is unfortunate more people don't know about their music... it's like coming across a diamond and thinking "Are you serious? No one had picked this up before I did?" You're right, though. After hearing Water Sphere, you can't help but wonder why you didn't hear about the band years ago, from everyone. All hail Pilotdrift!

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Estrangement wrote:
May 2008

I honestly can't figure out why these guys aren't more famous. Awesome music.

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darthbatman wrote:
May 2008

hey i'm from texarkana. it was pretty cool seeing these guys perform at the crappy spring festivals here. i'm glad they're making it

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blacksteve0 wrote:
February 2008

LISTEN TO PILOTDRIFT !

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elliotb2 wrote:
March 2007

Pilotdrift's live show kicks ass! Hey DALLASites: Pilotdrift has contributed a song to an album advocating ZAC CRAIN as the Dallas mayor! Let's revive Deep Ellum! http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/41028/Apples_in_Stereo_Polyphonic_Spree_Support_Critic spread the word

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ninethousand wrote:
December 2006

beeeeeeeeeautiful!!!

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fakehand wrote:
August 2006

Finally a band you can hear Danny Elfman's influence on.

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Earlmo wrote:
May 2006

If anyone has Iter Facere, could you plz message me??

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qairths3 wrote:
May 2006

this is insane

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titanssiren wrote:
March 2006

Listen to Passenger Seat.

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