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Reviews from some of Aten’s previous work:*Ars Poetica Art by Justin Orvold*
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"OK, This is not Industrial Music, but it’s just so good! Smooth Music for the soul. Reminds me of the early years at 4AD. Don’t make a mistake, sign this band! - Peter Madril, Industrieality
Harvest, ranked 14 on Azreal’s Top 20 Gothic & Industrial Noyse List @ KCMU 90.3 FM"A passionate, dreamy album that has become fully integrated into my heart. It is now one of my top 5 albums *ever*."The 8 tracks and 45 minutes of Ars Poetica go by in a flash, concluding with two ambient sound collages. It’s almost as if the passion of the earlier tracks was finally overwhelmed by the hurricane against which it struggled. With the vocals swept out to sea, Ars Poetica closes with a sound evocative of twinkling stars, scuttling crabs and seaweed strewn across the beach."The album is gorgeous. Woody at C’est La Mort recommended it and acquired it for me. He described it as Area with a bigger production budget. *I* describe it as Love Spirals Downwards vectored in the direction of Rose Chronicles. And I think Stephanie Wicker, the lead singer, has a better voice than either chanteuse of the aforementioned bands."The album closes with two ambient sound collages of which I didn’t think much at first, but now I accept and enjoy them as a fitting conclusion. I was worried that the CD would wear thin on me, but it still gives me chills when I hear Stephanie Wicker’s voice calling on the first track, appropriately entitled, "Trap". - Ectophiles’ Guide
Review Source from Ectoguide.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/09/2006
Band Website: http://www.ARQMUSIC.com
Influences: We are all sponges lacking an original thought in our head(s).
Sounds Like: The tranquility of knowing absolutely nothing.
Record Label: Fisher
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

God loves Atheists too?

I was told that God Loves me.I have nothing against "God" nor do I have anything against Unicorns.  And if you tell me that Unicorns love me, hey that's cool too.   My point is, God, Unicorns and form...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:42:00 GMT

My Grandmother R.I.P.

She broke her neck Thursday Evening. She survived until tonight, Saturday.  The circumstances and events surrounding her death were premature and I will never forgive those involve...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:24:00 GMT

Some of my favorite toys ..

These are some of the instruments I use in my studio:As a composer and performer on synthesizers I'm "Old-Skool"  .. which means I like a lot of knobs and faders to play with when making music.  Howev...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:59:00 GMT

George Carlin, Goodbye, We love you!

I have very few heroes, and now ALL of them are dead.
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:02:00 GMT

What do you value? (The Warm Blanket of Bullshit)

Intelligence and Artistic Voice and the two qualities I am most drawn to.  They are difficult but actually obtainable without mandating our inhalation.  Honesty, on the other hand, has ...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:45:00 GMT

In Response to Rhythm and Structure

This is a personal letter I wrote in response to a friend's remarks concerning his own personal tastes in music.  I'm posting it here to remind myself and document current feelings.  It...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:12:00 GMT

If I had but One Wish?

World Peace?   Nope, the more of those Religious Freaks blowing each other up the better, plus it keeps life interesting to watch the monobrows butt scratching and chest beating *KHBOOM...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:22:00 GMT

Gary Gygax RIP

Dungeons & Dragons co-creator dies at 69 By EMILY FREDRIX, Associated Press Writer MILWAUKEE - Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-pl...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:04:00 GMT

Negative Self Talk

I can get pretty deep in the Negative Self Talk  ... self loathing.  It's not healthy and it is one of the only two things I would change about myself  (The other is a secret, and ...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:26:00 GMT

"Your Music is Hokey" - a critic

What ARQ isn't: ARQ is not seeking acceptance with the same ingredients so common in today's electronic music.  ARQ is not seeking the same formulas which are rumored to "guarantee" success. ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:07:00 GMT