For those unaware, from the coastal cliffs of Northern California’s Emerald Triangle, guitarist/singer/songwriter PIET DALMOLEN proudly unveils TIME STANDS STILL, his long-awaited debut solo LP.

Boasting eight eclectic compositions, this talisman resonates through an ambitious amalgam of sublime psychedelic rock, soulful jazzy blues, and indie-Americana.

Ably assisted by Matt Engel on keyboards, Tommy Fitzmaurice on drums, and Ian Taylor on bass, TIME STANDS STILL was tracked across several session in 2023 at Odyssey Studios, a rustic barn situated on a prairie overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Here Piet Dalmolen was able to keep his focus solely on creativity and bandleading, and once the basic tracks were laid down, he overdubbed additional guitar and vocals at his own Universal Balance Studios in Arcata, CA, throughout 2024.

TIME STANDS STILL was written, produced, mixed, and mastered all by PIET DALMOLEN.

1. Floating
2. Entropy
3. Cosmic Joke
4. Dropping In
5. Being
6. Falling Together
7. Lahaina
8. Shark Pit

A veteran studio engineer and session guitarist for two decades, Piet opens up this expertly-sculpted new recording on the free flowingly translucent Floating and then we get brought forth the low slung prog-AOR of Entropy, the soul-infused, grooved delight of Cosmic Joke, with the gentle fervent, smoothly indulgent instrumental Dropping In seamlessly following.

Along next is the laid back R&B-pop, rhythmic bounce of the delightful Being which is itself backed by the more astutely-sculptured Falling Together, this heartfelt and impassioned new album rounding out on the quietly empowered instrumental Lahaina, coming to an all too soon close on the flourishing instrumental Shark Pit.

This intentional collection reveals a reluctant poet reawakened, mining inspiration from life’s trials and tribulations, discovering knowledge of self amid the glorious environs of sacred Hawaiian islands.

On this solo opening salvo, Piet Dalmolen monologues abstract musings, illustrated with ruminations on love, loss, fatherhood, mortality, and new beginnings.

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