dark_1, by DARK

dark_1

by DARK

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eventuate an extraordinary inspiration for the sounds of extended-range guitars that can be found outside of traditional musical stylings Favorite track: kaleido_.

The Serial Chiller My friend sent me this and I was sceptical after reading the description. Innovative dark ambient, really? And it is. It was a pleasant surprise indeed, I swallowed the whole release in a single seating.

Scarf face DARK manages to avoid trivial tropes while utilising the difficult path of using massive and absolute categories, which is exceptional.

Kochan Wow this combines everything I love in one thing. From the name itself - DARK - to sound design, combining two opposite forms. Something extremely cold, absolutely lifeless and still something humane and developing. Definitely stays among the pantheon of best darktronica acts i have heard so far
Favorite track: perfect dark_.

Alberto Gustaffson dark_1 starts deceivingly straightforward and cheerful (?), but breaks up the rhythm before the first track is over. The choice of sounds, mixing and concept is perfectly in line with visual representation. Pure love.
Favorite track: perfect dark_.

Jeff Meute THAT SOUND in refractions - holy shit, like the best times of AFX, Biosphere and Autechre.
Favorite track: refractions_.

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1.	perfect dark_ 04:28	buy track
2.	refractions_ 03:24	buy track
3.	revelations_ 03:06	buy track
4.	solaria_ 02:45	buy track
5.	ava_ 03:06	buy track
6.	arcadia_ 03:34	buy track
7.	kaleido_ 03:56	buy track
8.	terminal_ 04:43	buy track
9.	lux_ 03:15	buy track

about

DARK is an ambient-experimental composer and guitar player who has carved his own territory and innovation in dark ambient music.
Drawing inspiration from numerous strains of human inquiry— architecture, geometry, nature, philosophy, and meditation— DARK’s approach to music reflects the restless and ceaselessly pursuing nature of consciousness.

DARK can be described as the coming together of two opposing worlds—the world of real, organic, and tactile signals of the guitar, and the world of abstract, supple ambient soundscapes.

The merging of these two worlds presents music that can best be described through a cloud of sensations and aesthetics:

ambient. abstract. drone. experimental. existential. minimal. noise. textures. avante-garde. industrial. surreal. lo-fi. spaces. atmospheres. pulses. organic. fluid. electronic. tape. stillness. meditation. anxiety. sleep. dissonant. introspective. progressive.

The music of DARK is less about harmonic content and more about experience. It serves as a lens through which to look at the world—to change one’s relationship with the internal and external.

dark_1 is an album consisting of dark tracks explored over the past few years. Featuring haunting sound design, ambient textures, and experimental approaches, dark_1 explores the hidden depths of existence.

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released January 27, 2022

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serjan burlak
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taylor deupree
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DARK Boston, Massachusetts

"When we examine our experience, though, we see that there is not some core being to whom experience refers; rather it is simply “empty phenomena rolling on.” It is “empty” in the sense that there is no one behind the arising and changing phenomena to whom they happen." --Joseph Goldstein. ... more

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