This Toronto trios 4th recording sounds like a doormat to one of my most delicate and intense dreams. existing in a wild untamed state having returned suggestive of a wild animal savage Aidan Baker (guitars, bass, flute, violins, percussion), Richard Baker (percussion, emboura, acoustic guitar), & Christopher Kukiel (percussion, tabla) meld together a mosaic of restless wandering music that pours from your stereo speakers. domesticated cultivated or having been Tracks like “space to run� and “emergence� are rolling sound collages that stretch out in length and percolate with percussions. Rolling tabla patter and entrancing tribal percussions form the back bone of this recording. escaped from domestication and an untamed state from domestication Electronics are also buried into the dense feral mix. The rhythms and beats that Arc conjure up fit together like a mystical puzzle. Their music is primal. The guitars chatter, creak and crack like a restrained sonic youth. The guitars also swell-up, linger and meander. suggestive of a wild beast I highly recommend this CD for late night rituals (of all sorts) and for scratching the surface of deep sleep hallucinations. Find out more about Arc and other like minded music at Arcolepsy Records (Toronto) - www.turn.to/arcolepsy - and Worthy Records (Hamilton) - www.worthyrecords.com

By L Pounds
Nov 30, 2003