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Timbre [new record now in stock to order!]

its not an oven mitt. its a harp.

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The new record, "Winter Comes To Wake You" is now available to buy!!! Click here to order through CD Baby!:



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Recently brought into wider public recognition through her original contributions to mewithoutYou's new album, "Brother, Sister", Timbre has been making her mark on today's musical world. First introduced through her work on Cool Hand Luke's "The Fires of Life", Timbre has continued to bring her unique sound to the music of many bands, including Anathallo, The Winston Jazz Routine, Foxhole, Aireline, Hundred Year Storm, and most recently Bradley Hathaway.

The music of Timbre immediately strikes the listener as something quite unique, combining the uncommon sound of the harp with an almost classical or Celtic voice. This union of gently flowing music and warm melodies has been described as haunting, peaceful, and even enchanting. Drawing from a wealth of classical education and modern influences such as Sigur Rós and Radiohead, Timbre has brought together genres in an ambient and innovational fusion.

Timbre's first full length record, "Winter Comes to Wake You", boasts a lush instrumentation, including a full choir, drums, a handbell choir, oboe, french horn, toy piano,and vibraphone, in addition to the consistent ensemble of harp, cello, piano, and orchestra bells. Each of Timbre's siblings contributes both instrumentally and vocally on this wonderfully ambitious album.

Timbre, a classically trained harpist and vocalist, often performs solo, though she has recently been joined more frequently by her equally talented siblings, Tenor Cierpke (on piano,) Treble Cierpke (..o), and Tetra Cierpke (on everything else.) This musical family has an unmistakable connection, evident in the fluid balance between instruments in both composition and performance.

Timbre’s first album, a self-titled solo EP, was released independently in the fall of 2004 and has been met with much enthusiasm. She is currently working on a greatly anticipated full length album, "Winter Comes to Wake You", which is slated to be released this summer.

The ethereal mix of the rich sounds of the harp with Timbre’s uniquely delicate voice brings a sense of hope, reminding the listener that music can bring peace to the soul as few words can.

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oh, and please specify the color and size in the comment box when you're ordering. I'm not totally convinced the scroll down options are working... I'm not good at html... I just copy and paste what i'm told. ::smile::


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Member Since: 1/11/2005
Band Website: timbremusic.net
Band Members: Timbre Cierpke -harp and vocal

additional awesomeness/siblings:

Tenor Cierpke - piano

Tetra Cierpke - bells, vocals

Treble Cierpke - cello


siblings of the heart:

Rachel Westphall - awesomeness and the Jaymar toy piano!

Ashley Tuthill - oboe and radiant beauty

Josh Hood - drums and massive muscles and wit

Nathan Phillips - boyish vocals and manly charm

Onyx Doom the cat- inspiration and flesh wounds

The Trevecca Madrigalians - epic vocals


Influences: Sigur Ros, Radiohead, choral composers such as Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, John Adams, classical composers such as Faure and Debussy
Sounds Like: If Radiohead and Sigur Ros had a baby and it played a harp, it might sound a little like this when it grew up. Ethereal mix of romantic classical and modern minimalism...

Live Video of Timbre playing with mewithoutYou!

Cornerstone 2007 happiness video (warning: we are so dumb)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

new cd now on itunes!

Just wanted to let you know, my sweets, that you can get "winter comes to wake you on itunes now! you can also download it from amazon. com for I think a dollar cheeper, and also for download at cdbab...
Posted by Timbre [new record now in stock to order!] on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:47:00 PST

Help me play Lollapalooza!

i've entered the lollapalooza last band standing contest, and I've entered a little late, as I was out of the country and out of the loop, apparently. Please help by bombarding them with votes!http://...
Posted by Timbre [new record now in stock to order!] on Thu, 29 May 2008 11:52:00 PST

review, interveiw, cds back in stock

hello dears! the first review is up! http://www.indievisionmusic.com/wordpress/2008/05/21/timbre- winter-comes-to-wake-you/and also, if you missed it, the latest interview on absolute punk:http://www.a...
Posted by Timbre [new record now in stock to order!] on Sun, 25 May 2008 06:55:00 PST

new cd is ready to ship to you!!

Oh what an exciting day! My records are available to all of you, my dears. I'm sorry it took so long, but the day is finally here! I'm more excited than all of you combined! haha. If our excitements c...
Posted by Timbre [new record now in stock to order!] on Tue, 13 May 2008 04:31:00 PST

Help Needed- Cd Release show - Video/photos/manual labor. ha

okay loves,I'm sooo stressed and need to pass off a few responsibilites for sunday night. If you would like to help in one of these areas, let me know, and you'll get in for free.here's what I need:2 ...
Posted by Timbre [new record now in stock to order!] on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:25:00 PST

CD RELEASE SHOW! APRIL 27th! with sleeptalker (and maybe Aaron Weiss of mewithoutYou)

okay my little kittens, here’s the cd release show scoop!Sunday, April 27thRocketown (mainstage)8:00 doors, 8:30 showSleeptalker(possibly Aaron Weiss of mewithoutYou, God willing)Trevecca Madrig...
Posted by Timbre [new record now in stock to order!] on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:37:00 PST

my record is ACTUALLY coming out!

so... after years of inadvertant misleadings, haha, my record is ACTUALLY coming out!! I just approved the last batch of mixes!! We send them off monday to get mastered!! Guys, GUYS I’M SO EXCIT...
Posted by Timbre [new record now in stock to order!] on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:09:00 PST

Onyx Doom Tour- the end

sooooo I've taken FOREVER to post all this... but finally here it is! I had bronchitis! leave me alone!!sooo... from Jackson Michigan we went to Dekalb IL. we stopped at cracker barrel, my haven. east...
Posted by Timbre [new record now in stock to order!] on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:04:00 PST

Toursies!

Well, after taking hours trying to upload videos, I gave up. ha. so pictures and words will have to suffice for now. I'll put up videos later!I'm in Kansas City now! Wow, its been such an amazing tour...
Posted by Timbre [new record now in stock to order!] on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:53:00 PST

from my familyband to yours ::grin::

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1796536975I know, we're nerds. or more specifically, I'm a nerd.
Posted by Timbre [new record now in stock to order!] on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST