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 releasing January 17, 2025. Boasting eight eclectic compositions, this talisman resonates through an ambitious amalgam of sublime psychedelic rock, soulful jazzy blues, plus whiffs of other multi-hued mystic brews. Music manifested in the wake of seismic change, waves of grief and personal evolution, Time Stands Still traverses a wide swath of emotional and sonic topography: Floydian dreamscapes, prog-scented improv, sizzling surf-rock, while touching a plethora of points between. Bobbing and weaving amidst the foundational chemistry of bass, drums, and various keyboards, Piet’s superb guitar and understated vocals coalesce to create a dense, potent vessel of joy and vulnerability. 

A veteran studio engineer and session guitarist for two decades, Dalmolen toured nationally in the mid-aughts with jam upstarts Nucleus, and subsequently gigged with numerous NorCal bands. These days he’s in DIY-mode across multiple roles for this intensely-personal passion project. Ably assisted by a select few longtime collaborators, Time Stands Still was tracked in a rustic barn studio across several sessions in 2023. Sturdy songcraft couched in a bare-bones analog aesthetic, the gritty grooves get drizzled with earthy textures and tasty guitar tones, whispering sweet melodies that make the eyes well up and chest weigh heavy.  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.