The Music Remains...
It really doesn't matter what the world throws at itself, it only makes the music that much better. Americana. Hip-Hop. Classical. Pop-fusion. Electro-Pop. Folk. More. All you have to do is click, listen, enjoy, repeat.
-The Ark of Music Team
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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...]
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"...abstract and ordered. Frayed and focused. Anxious and soothing." "...a trip across infinite thoughts and emotions..." These are just some of the words we used to describe the music of former punk-rocker and Rochester, New York-based electronic [Click here to open...]
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At a young age, Louisville-based (by way of Jackson, New Jersey) singer-songwriter, Freddie Bourne, found his love for the stage by accident during a summer camp event. Before long, that moment would cascade into fronting for two different bands [Click here to open...]
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"Flawless execution. Mellow gold. Utterly pleasing to the sonic palette. A unique and artistic twist..." "...a melodic plane of ambient sound." Praise we gave to the flutist duo of Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazzara for, Timeless, their instrumental [Click here to open...]
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Below, you can read our interview with Steve Markoff & Patricia Lazzara, and listen to their new singles, Liama & If I Could Reach Your Heart. Check out our full music review, HERE. Q: There's always an "ah-ha" moment when an artist finds [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: WRITTEN INTERVIEWS
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The eclectic, imaginative, and aggressive artistry of Bordeaux, France-based (by way of Scotland) singer-songwriter and MC, Will Dee, represents the beginning of what we at The Ark of Music see as a total overhaul of the music world. Scratch that, [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ELECTRONIC, HIP-HOP / RAP, R&B / SOUL
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"Lo-fi rock from a North Dallas garage." With the immediate needs of school and his family well behind him, in 2013 The Professor figured it was high time for his return to the Texas punk scene since his 80's heydays long ago. "...like [Click here to open...]
GENRE: 70'S, 90'S, GARAGE, PSYCHEDELIC, PUNK, ROCK
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Music was his first love. So, as time passed and the author, attorney, and transformational expert known as, Dr. H. (a.k.a., Dr. Herbert Harris) moved into quieter times in his life, he naturally heard the call to make music once again, particularly [Click here to open...]
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With over a thousand tracks released during their long history of respective collaborations, BC Canada-native wav-Dr. (a.k.a., Dave Ronald---musician, producer, video production), and California-native Bonnie Legion (a.k.a., Shavon Bonnie [Click here to open...]
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Just a few years after beginning her piano lessons at age two, Toronto, Ontario's singer-songwriter, hip-hop artist and producer, Specyal T (a.k.a., Trish Hylton) was attending The Royal Conservatory of Music by age 6. By age eight, she was already [Click here to open...]
GENRE: HIP-HOP / RAP, POP, R&B / SOUL
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Scotland-native singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Adam Naylor, found his way to Edinburgh by way of stints in Alva (his home town), and Glasgow. Writing and performing since sixteen, over the past thirteen years he's released several albums [Click here to open...]
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New Hampshire-based composer, arranger, musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, Eric McGrath, mostly prefers creating music in the context of the sacred studio space, with exception of the occasional live gig. A busy artist, in addition [Click here to open...]
GENRE: JAZZ, PROGRESSIVE ROCK
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"These two gypsies met on a balmy South Texas night at a retired brothel called The Last Concert Cafe. Elizabeth was a down on her luck opera-singer, drowning her broken heart and luminous talent in too much tequila. Chris was a mysterious [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ELECTRO-POP, ELECTRONIC, POP
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"The word tries to merge the idea of the fleeting, beautiful, haunting notion of an Echo, and the delicate yet strong juxtaposition of Glass." ---Indie Band Guru interview Haling from north west of England, DA McKenna and Fritz formed the [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE, POP, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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Though not a performer, the long-time New York City-based songwriter, Turfseer (a.k.a., Lewis Papier) first wrote a musical entitled, Nobody Loves Joe But The People---a satire about Joe McCarthy and the Red Scare---while attending Clark University, [Click here to open...]
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Fronted and led by, The Reverend John Wayne McSweeney (songwriting, vocals, guitar), Midleton, Cork, Ireland's soulful, folk-roots outfit known as, Street Corner Messiahs, also consists of Claire O'Conner (backing vocals), Elaine Mc (double bass, [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ACOUSTIC, AMERICANA, FOLK, ROCK, ROOTS
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"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...]
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Taking their stage moniker after a major route through Hong Kong Island where two members of the band grew up, the talented and unique pop-rock-soul-R&B trio known as, Magazine Gap, have invested their very lifeblood into the music. "The [Click here to open...]
GENRE: FUNK, POP, R&B / SOUL, ROCK, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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Based in the heart of England's Liverpool, singer-songwriter, guitarist, Sam George, as of late has been teaming-up with fellow Liverpool based producer Kova (Reece Cairns). Their obvious chemistry has resulted---thus far---in a trilogy of fresh [Click here to open...]
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Below are a few songs & artists that recently caught our attention. Enjoy! This list includes: 1) Annemarie Picerno & Bob McGilpin, 2) Todd Barrow, 3) Isaias Malafaia, 4) 17 Letters, and 5) Doe The Paperboy (Explore all of our [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: INSTANT MUSIC LISTS
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Cleveland born, Columbus raised, and now based in the Philippines as a teacher of English as a second language, songwriter & MC, Hopudoshi (a.k.a., Derek Hopkins), drew his stage moniker from his love of anime. "I started making music [Click here to open...]
GENRE: HIP-HOP / RAP, R&B / SOUL
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Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Meridian, Hattiesburg, and Greenville, the attorney by day and singer-songwriter-musician by night known as, Afton Wolfe (a.k.a., Steven Wolfe) grew up completely saturated by the rich southern influences of [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ACOUSTIC, AMERICANA, BLUES, ROCK, ROOTS, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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In 2019, Geneva-based songwriter, producer and bassist, Manelik Sfez, formed the alternative rock band known as, Manelik, in order to draw the best from his musical community. You see, Manelik uses an open, variable lineup of top session musicians to [Click here to open...]
GENRE: 80'S, ALTERNATIVE, POP, ROCK
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He was born in Birmingham, UK. Raised abroad in Los Angeles (USA) and Leeds (UK). Attended university at Nottingham (UK). Currently based in Abu Dhabi (the capital of the United Arab Emirates). "My official hometown is Abu Dhabi but [Click here to open...]
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Below, you can read our interview with Dozenz, and listen to The Album. Check out our full music review of The Album, HERE. Q: Saleh Hamed, you were Born in Birmingham, UK, but consider your official hometown to be Abu Dhabi, the capital of the [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: WRITTEN INTERVIEWS
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