Lestat Vermon is the solo project of Philipp Makolies with whom he has released two albums in just one and a half years . In addition, the guitarist of the Arctic Circle are 18 and trained stonemason / sculptor as a theater musician with his band " Woods of Birnam " at the Dresden State Theatre musical substructure of a "Hamlet " production . Lestat Vermon is his playground and his vision of the perfect song , in which he can freely pursue his musical instincts. As a foundation is an old nylon string guitar , although on the second latest album " Hillside " (release on 25/04/2014 ) strikes certainly more atmospheric , hovering more ways than on the
reduces held predecessor "Clouds" in 2012.

On the self-produced album " Hillside " which has arisen in several studios (including the radio Buellebrueck Studio by Tobias Siebert and in-house Hotel Albert Studio) , form carefully ausarrangierte instrumental parts a natural balance to Makolies ' reclined singing, forms to complete instrumental verses or bumble as guitar solos and incisive vibraphone melodies in the 11 songs on the album . For vibraphone , keys and brass Makolies ' long-time companion Ludwig Bauer is again responsible , who also wrote some string arrangements for " Hillside " that put the album even closer to the heyday of classic singer / songwriter albums of the late 60s and early 70s.