Publication: Darmstadt Echo
Country Of Origin: Germany
Review Date: February 8, 2008
Reviewer: Unknown
Transcription: Al Grabenstein

The progressive rock genre proves yet again completely indestructible and resistant in the face of all contemporary trends. Again and again, this sea of science fiction, psychedelic, and technical capabilities gives rise to a band which adds a little something new to the genre. Tiles, led by Chris Herin, have been traveling through the scene since 1993, yet now, with "Fly Paper," they have succeeded in creating a kind of master piece, an opus magnum. Sure in their approach as never before, the quartet stirs up a mix of Pink Floyd, Rush and Queensryche, with excursions into one or the other direction evidently being part of the concept. Thus, in "Sacred and Mundane," they lift off into hovering prog rock spheres, and you can clearly hear that Alex Lifeson of Rush is in the mix. By contrast, in "Landscape," they push a modern metal sound, and in the epic "Markers," they nearly come to a stop before the song tentative-forcefully breaks free. In this sophisticated fashion, Tiles wind their way through an album rich in different musical styles that offers much that is worth discovering.