The Hylozoists

"Magnificent... their widescreen cinematic sound was just stunning. A welcome punctuation of orchestrated calm and beauty in a sea of guitar rock." - Chromewaves

"On a superficial level, it's easy to compare The Hylozoists to Bell Orchestre. Both bands share members with other, much more well-known bands, and both bands specialize in quasi-classical instrumental pop that doesn't rely on distortion ... unlike Bell Orchestre, whose debut created post-rock soundscapes that conjured up vivid visions of Montreal without using any words, The Hylozoists create music that's not quite of this world. They make dreamy, ethereal pop that just happens to (usually) not have any vocals; in this respect, their music is much closer to acts like Air or, to a lesser extent, Stereolab." - I Heart Music

"A schizophrenic journey through mariachi-meets-Tortoise-style instrumentals that owe as much to Sergio Leone as they do to Air ... music made to accompany the little pleasures in life, be they headphones or dinner parties, elegant martinis or whiskey on the rocks" - Georgia Straight

"If you find it hard to believe that a vibraphone can rock, you haven't seen Paul Aucoin ... Then again, it's only part of the Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist and producer's arsenal ... whether the situation calls for adding an unorthodox instrument like Theremin, arranging a string part, contributing some engineering skills ... He has done some or all of these for artists like the Sadies, Cuff the Duke, the Heavy Blinkers, and the Deadly Snakes, to the point where he has become arguably the most diverse and enthusiastic multitasker in the Canadian music business. All on top of Aucoin's own band, the Hylozoists, a nine-piece instrumental outfit powered not only by his vibraphone, but two others." - Exclaim!