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Listed in genres:
· Neo Folk, Ritual
· Drones, Dark Ambient
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ARC formed spontaneously in 2000 at a performance at The Ambient Ping, Toronto´s long-running live ambient/experimental music series. ARC is a trio of Aidan Baker (guitars, flutes, tapeloops), Richard Baker (drumkit, percussion) and Christopher Kukiel (percussion). Their music is a mixture of Popul Vuh acoustic compositions, Pink Floyd´s Ummagumma era, Voice of Eye or Subarachnoid Space..., with dense and organic drones and hypnotic ethnic rhythms. ARC´s sound is centred on the melodic loops, textures and samples provided by heavily-effected guitar and other melodic instruments. This is overlaid with tribal-esque rhythms provided by various percussive instruments; drum kit, djembe, tabla, wood blocks, etc. With this combination, they create a roiling tapestry of both rhythmic and ambient sound, a sound simulataneously prim(ev)al and avant-garde. ARC, regular performers in Toronto and Montreal, have released a number of cdr releases on such labels as Piehead Records, Worthy Records, and their own label Arcolepsy Records. Their release "The Circle is Not Round" with Italy´s label A SILENT PLACE (SmallVoices sister label) is their debut CD release. The disc is packaged in a special cardboard digisleeve with varnished images.
Tracklist:
1. The Endless Sequence Of Life And Death (16:25)
2. The Circle Is Not Round (12:31)
3. Desire Is Suffering (12:00)
4. Prajna (17:00)
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