"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...]
Juan Sánchez – Rebirth
Beginning with piano lessons at the conservatoire at only 14 years old, by the end of the 80’s the Barcelona-based composer, Juan Sánchez was honing his sound by playing the keyboard with different bands for a decade. A five-year stint in [Click here to open...]
Matt Rogers – Up From the Ashes (single)
Citing an excitingly duplicitous list of influences which include Bach-to-Hendrix, Beethoven-to-Van Halen, Vivaldi-to-Vai, the Burlington, VT-based composer, performer and recording artist, Matt Rogers, traded in his guitar for the Chapman Stick® in [Click here to open...]
Echonest – Death With Benefits (single)
SPOILER ALERT: We've got a 2019 Top 10 Single candidate here... Not long ago in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mike Lamardo (drums) and Warren Sharp (guitar) started jamming. Soon after, Keith Lewis (bass) was invited to jam too. And just like that, [Click here to open...]