Recent Praise For Steve Von Till:
“Hauntingly gorgeous” Brooklyn Vegan
“a brooding piece kept in motion by long drags of strings, around which simmer eerie synth drones, industrial percussion, gothic piano” Rolling Stone
"Steve Von Till succeeds masterfully here in producing an ambitiously creative work that stands up to comparisons with the luminaries of the ambient and contemporary classical music worlds." 8/10 Ghost Cult
"The music is light and airy, simple yet deep and stirring with each rise and fall of the sweeping strings giving A Deep Voiceless Wilderness a feel like a soaring bird viewing a lofty mountain range...a beautiful experience to surrender yourself to."
The Sleeping Shaman
“This album soars and transcends genres... one of the heaviest and most thought-provoking records of the past decade” CVLT
“meditative...a swirling, hypnotic mélange of ambient, neo-classical and gothic Americana” Revolver
“explores ambient soundscapes, giving emphasis to the words and poeticism of his lyrics. The spiritual tug and introspection of his prior solo outings remains intact” Consequence of Sound
“powerful and thought provoking” Decibel
“for all the enormity of its spacious meditations, they also offer us a chance to stretch out, take a breath, and even tap into untouched sources of strength before we head into the next storm.” Chicago Reader
“Perfect to getting lost in... dark, spacious ambient arrangements anchored by solemn, soothing vocals” Exclaim!
Also a first for Von Till was Harvestman: 23 Untitled Poems and Collected Lyrics, his first book of poetry. Published by the University of South Dakota’s AstrophilPress, the book established Von Till as a formidable and thoughtful author of verse—a fact that Neurosis fans knew all along, but the wider world was only just becoming aware of.
“There is a depth of hope, acceptance and loss that permeates these poems,” Joseph Haeger said in his review for The Inlander. “Like any great piece of art, Harvestman contains multitudes, and that’s exactly what I was hoping for when I cracked it open. Von Till has already established himself as a great musician, and he’s about to put his stake into the ground proving himself to be a damn good writer.”
About this reimagining of Harvestman, Von Till says, “Being a constant sound-seeker, I thought it would be more interesting to have some textures and treatments to break up the intimate voice recordings,” Von Till says of his decision to add some atmosphere to the spoken-word version of Harvestman. “The background sounds used on some of the tracks were pieces related to No Wilderness Deep Enough that were either not used or repurposed to interweave further connections between my artistic output at this time of my life.”
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