Formed in 1995, Reflectiostack remains a product of transition - growing out of those moments that mark our lives, that demand a moment of reflection... The core of the Reflectiostack sound can be found in the rhythmic strums of Kirsty Andrews' guitar and the dirgy tones of Fiona Stewart's violin. In recent years, their explorations with simple melodies and unconventional structures have led them away from the raw Velvet Underground-inspired quality of the band's inception. This original energy and immediacy was captured on the band's first album, "Bull Ring Boys", recorded at the Gas Station, and released independently in 1998...

Reflectiostack developed as a live act, with their line-up often expanding beyond the duo to include bass, drums, percussion, piano, and even trumpet. They have been very active in the Toronto music community, appearing on bills with the Rheostatics ("Green Sprouts Music Week", 1998), Scud Mountain Boys, Apostle of Hustle, Rex, By Divine Right, Hayden, Mary Lou Lord, Dinner is Ruined, Thrush Hermit, The Scribbled Out Man, and the Dylan Group (in NYC)...

A short break in the Reflectiostack story fostered the continued search for new directions and the discovery of new sonic possibilities. With music in hand, some old and some new, they headed for the ferry, and to the Gas Station once more. The eight years between records reveals itself on "Music for Torching". Reflectiostack's musical and personal experiences are fused into each layer and each breath, and a more polished, more dynamic sound emerges...

Their music can be tentatively located in an on-going dialogue between minimalism, folk, jazz, and post-rock. Their influences are often obscured, but include PJ Harvey, Tom Waits, the Dirty Three, Radiohead, and Slint...