We described our recent review of his EP, ITD (In The Dark) as, "Hypnotic. Simultaneously a project tethered in dense emotion—yet remains an utter maverick of free, creative spirit." At The Ark of Music we have the luxury of only reviewing music we [Click here to open...]
Archives for October 2019
Andy Michaels – Incendiary Heart
Surviving a catastrophic car accident in his teens seemed to usher, the Perth, Western Australia-based poet and singer-songwriter, Andy Michaels, toward his musical vocation. Fast forward a few years, Michaels' resume includes performances around [Click here to open...]
Andy Michaels – Interview
Below, you can read our interview with Andy Michaels and listen to his album, Incendiary Heart. Check out our full music review of Incendiary Heart, HERE. Q: Your roots are from Perth, a western city in the budding musical world of the great [Click here to open...]
Jokatech – Native Son
We've previously called him a “…legit and welcome voice in an otherwise culture of poppy hooks and empty verse.” In turn calling his music, "Inherently positive. Creative. Spiritually wholesome and inclusive." So, what it boils down to is that when [Click here to open...]
Forest Robots – Times When I Know You’ll Watch The Sky
We recently reviewed---and enjoyed---his single, Inevitable, a lovely Depeche Mode meets Leonard Cohen piece, dedicated to his young daughter. Now, Los Angeles, California-based electronic music producer, Fran Dominguez, has rebooted his musical [Click here to open...]
Spectre – ITD (In The Dark)
In our previous reviews of the musical astronaut known as Spectre, we've described his work in such ways: "...creates his music on the shoreline, where the beautiful chaos of errosion and creation occur simultaneously." "Imagination-stirring. [Click here to open...]
GEM – Rich Girl Remix (single)
With a self-professed obsession with the mystical properties of astro-travel --- to no surprise then, Aussie DJ, producer and artist, GEM (a.k.a., Gem McCormack), makes music with a sonic expression that seems to reflect that etheric nature of deep [Click here to open...]
Brandon Saxon – Star Star Child (single)
New Jersey-based acoustic-indie singer-songwriter, Brandon Saxon, embodies the neo-indie-musician completely, recording all of his own music onto his laptop in his bedroom. This simple little fact has profound implications: Gatekeepers are becoming [Click here to open...]