Jazz Articles about Ark Noir

Ark Noir: Tunnel Visions

by Roger Farbey
July 28, 2019

The minute-long opening track, “Intro To A Dystopian Society," whilst too brief to make a proper impact, does, nevertheless, clearly signpost the tenor of the ensuing forty four minutes, which might be construed, rather cynically, as a mash-up of Aphex Twin meets Magma. This glib summation is, of course, inaccurate since Ark Noir possesses its own very unique and laudable set of characteristics. The debut album from this Munich-based group comes replete with electronic soundscapes, but crucially, although ...