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    • Musical style
    • Pop
    • Rock Electronique
    • Beginnings
    • 2018
    • Nationality
    • Belgium
    • Mobility
    • International
    • Label
    • STARMAN RECORDS
      BELGIQUE
    • Agent
    • Adrien Kremer
      France / Benelux
    • Type
    • Band

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    Slow Pilot takes flight once again with the upcoming launch of their new album

    ‘Falling Off The Earth’. A huge two-year effort that was accomplished with the help

    of, amongst others, Fleet Foxes’ frontman Robin Pecknold, British songwriter C

    Duncan and the band members of Slow Pilot, a set of unique and authentic musicians

    who made their mark in several main-acts (Hooverphonic, Marc Ribot, Portland,

    Delv!s, Admiral Freebee).

    Together with Luuk Cox, known for his production work for the likes of Stromae, Loïc

    Nottet, Arsenal, Racoon, Girls in Hawaii and many others, the band dug deep into

    the process of designing the perfect sound for each of the songs. Balancing between

    attenuated electronica, tape recorded guitars, and monumental harmonies, they found

    the sweet spot to make the music flourish, while still leaving enough space for Pieter

    Peirsman’s vocals that draw the listener into his melancholic yet uplifting universe.

    Most of the songs were written during a period when Pieter was assisting as a night

    watchman in a local hospital. The alienating silence of the night and the feeling of

    being alone in the world, proved to be the perfect breeding ground for inspiration. He

    patiently let the songs wander the empty corridors, as he watched and observed that

    world from behind a glass window.

    Some other songs were born during a revealing writing session with Fleet Foxes’

    brilliant songwriter Robin Pecknold, who recently outed himself as a fan of Slow Pilot

    too.

    A special shout-out to multiple Mercury Prize nominated Scottish singer-songwriter C

    Duncan, who lent his silky smooth voice to the song ‘No Man Is An Island’.

    Other remarkable appearances by François Gustin (Girls in Hawaii) playing

    additional synths on ‘Lost’ and ‘This Might Take A Little While’, the voice of Valkø in

    ‘Darkest of Days’ and ‘Molecules’, and award winning British songwriter Joe Hammill

    (Cattle & Cane) who worked as a co-lyricist on some of the songs.

    With ‘Falling Off The Earth’, Slow Pilot is soaring new heights, taking the listener on a

    journey where introspection meets exuberance, where atmospheric arrangements and

    a meticulous attention to detail sets them apart in the indie rock scene.

    More:

    Since 2016, Pieter Peirsman has been touring with one of Belgium’s most

    internationally acclaimed bands, Hooverphonic, making him that band’s first male

    vocalist.

    In 2018 Slow Pilot’s debut album ‘Gentle Intruder’ was released, produced by Jasper

    Maekelberg (Warhaus, Balthazar, …). It resulted in a successful tour in Belgium and

    the Netherlands, and a series of appearances on (inter-)national radio and television.

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