"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...]
Pablo Embon – Harmony Tales
"A sailing jazz-chill experience. Freedom, sonically-expressed. Fun, light, warm." Words we used in May of last year to describe composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist Pablo Embon's 18th studio album, Reminiscent Moods. Possessing an artistically [Click here to open...]
New Latitude – Wood, Steel, and Grace
Back in the summer of 2017 we described their second studio album, Vantage Point, as, "...wonderfully soothing..." "...bursts and sparkles with EXACTLY what was intended: The masterful acoustic guitar playing and creativity of Dave Erickson and Jim [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...]
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...]
Merrill Collins – Every Man, Woman and Child, Yoga Flow Suite
Born and raised in New Jersey, visionary-composer-musician, Merrill Collins dedicated her life to music at the tender age four. By young adulthood she'd achieved a Master's in music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. “Music is [Click here to open...]