Last July, we were treated to an introduction to the absolutely masterful work of pianist and composer Danaë Xanthe Vlasse with her album Poème, a gorgeous collection of classical music that we found to be a "stunningly complex and soaringly [Click here to open...]
Toby Tune – Floatation
You last heard from our favorite ex-pat/compositional master Toby Tune on his captivating and immersive spoken word album as part of The Client Brothers on Costa Rica Stories - and like all the material we hear from Toby, it blew us away. Now he's [Click here to open...]
Danaë Vlasse – Poème
Composer Danaë Vlasse has a storied career that is teeming with accomplishments that many of the most prolific musicians could only dream of. Not only has she been teaching for over 15 years, but her music has been featured in film and on [Click here to open...]
Galliano Sommavilla – One Song 5
"A beautiful dance of sound. Stunning and emotive contrasts." "...dreamy and delicate..." "...patient and careful..." Part 1 was emotionally stunning. Part 2 cemented our respect and awe. Part 3 reshaped what we thought was improvisationally & [Click here to open...]
Galliano Sommavilla – One Song 4
Falling in line with previous installments of his One Song saga, we recently described One Song 3 as, "Essential and timely. Vibrational respite. Musical medicine." "...the elixer." "A bearer of peaceful rest. A heart-centric moment during an [Click here to open...]
Galliano Sommavilla – One Song 3
We called part one a "...timeless and supernatural experience." We described part two as, "Divinely inspired. Expansive. Other worldly." After some thousands upon thousands of hours of effort and work, eventually one comes to speak the language of [Click here to open...]
Galliano Sommavilla – One Song 2
"They—words—act only to delay or distract from the bliss of the listening. You see, we at The Ark of Music know a secret. And this music reveals said secret. But you’ll have to listen for yourself to learn of it, to get the knowledge. For, that [Click here to open...]
Galliano Sommavilla – One Song
Melbourne, Australia's Galliano Sommavilla is a renaissance man by any measure. A student of both cuisine and music, though he's published two bestselling cook books ("Playing with Food", and, "Music to Dine For", both of which include original [Click here to open...]