Music:

Member Since: 10/12/2006
Band Website: sadnessuponsea.com
Band Members: Aron Kirk:Solo Artist.
Influences: Vangelis has been a major influence to me.Also,American Musicians Tim Story and Dwight Ashley are simply too important an influence to omit. Their ethereal but sometimes disturbing compositions are among my favourite instrumental pieces.Other influences include John Foxx, Ludovico Einaudi, Craig Armstrong,Gary Numan,Christopher Young,Jean Michel Jarre,Moby,Mike Oldfield,and many more.
Sounds Like: Reviews of Aron Kirk's music: "Fantastic mix of beautifully haunting and atmospherically moving. It was mesmorising. It left me feeling thoughtful, reflective and helped me get a bit of perspective on life. Thank you" -Tony Watkinson."Just listened with a glass of wine and it did the trick for me.It put me in the mood to try and find some instrumental music I wrote" -Richie Wermerling. (former Let Loose lead singer & music producer)."Of the many compositions our organization has the opportunity to review from around the globe on a daily basis, once in awhile you come across an extreme great talent, that stands out above all the rest. Each composition takes you on a journey that anyone who listens can relate to some point and time in their life. This material is certainly written by an extremely talented individual" -Randy Scott (A & R Executive)."An excellent piece of musical escapism. This album captures the very essence of free thought & emotion and takes you on a journey to it's outer most realms.Thoght provoking and emotive genius. A must have for anyone's collection" -Steve Emmerson."A fantastic album by a fantastic artist, who has the ability to create his own style of music and make it sound excellent"-Mark Turner."Aron has made an excellent beginning with Brick Circus, and with all beginnings, it is a start of something that shows promise. Brick Circus is an example of things to come from Aron. I very much enjoyed the release as a whole. To say it is dark or full of dark nostalgia would be a matter of personal taste; opinion. This listener thinks Brick Circus is not about the contrast of beauty and horror as some have said. Nor is it flavored with disturbing ambient content. Rather it is full of unresolved constructs or emotions if you will. For me there were several treats/surprises... for example Aron lends his voice to a track. I don't want to give a clue where this shows up. it would be best for it to be surprised like it was for me. Dedloc without a doubt is my favorite track. And it is because of Dedloc, that without reservation I recommend buying this disc. Brick Circus; a new show in town"-Dwight Ashley (Composer/Musician)"A nice combination of soothing,relaxing and yet strangely eerie"-Stuart Hellen."Being a great fan of ambient music since it was invented by Mr. Eno, I listen to this type of music quite intense and know to tell wrong from right. In this context "Brick Circus" really is outstanding - you can hear the influences (like Eno, Nyman etc.), but they are reflected und expressed in a very individual, consequent way. An album that grows more and more each time you listen to it"-Ecki Stieg (Producer/Musician)
"Aron Kirk has an extreme talent that is refreshing....songs are just songs, but, when Kirk creates a composition, it is like watching a very talented painter. With each small and large brush stroke, He places so much emotion into his art. It really paints pictures on this end"-USA Review."Aron Kirk writes music designed to reflect the ups and downs of real life, and to instil a sense of uneasiness in the listener. Not surprisingly then Brick Circus is a little out of the ordinary - as the cover art suggests. Instrumentation is a good blend of synths, piano, woodwinds, percussion, and a variety of samples and voice effects.Something about the structure and tones on several tracks is reminiscent of Dwight Ashley & Tim Story. Indeed, Aron lists them as one of his major influences. I think it's the partly off-kilter aspect of the sound progressions - often they're neither discordant or melodic.The opening track is “Brick Circus”. Sounds of a Calliope and distant people quickly give way to an uneasy repeating two note refrain and an occasional eerie cry of anguish. These basic elements are developed further in, along with a percussive and drum based rhythm, plus a simple melody of dully gleaming notes.Upsetting the slow and modest tempo of the album so far is the piece “The Pleasure of Arson”. A funky rhythm and discordant guitar and fuzzy refrains begin alongside see-sawing tones like that of a fire engine's partly disguised siren in the distance. Briefly piquant notes play an upbeat melody, as though someone is thrilled by the bright and hypnotic dancing colour of a blazing fire. This piece has the urban energy, and also gunfire effects, encountered on Paul Lawler's The Bronx Age.Possibly a nod to John Foxx's Catherdral Oceans is “I Prayed for the Damage” where an airy monastic voice wafts across the soundfield to a backdrop of slowly changing drones and a forlorn refrain.Aron's aim to leave a feeling of unease has worked because even after several listening sessions I'm still ambivalent about Brick Circus. The music is careful,constructed and the tones can be sonorous or intriguing, yet there's something oddly disquieting about it"-Dene Bebbington (Melliflua)."Possibly one of Derbyshire's finest contemporary ambient composers.Brick Circus was an amazing first solo release,and I believe future albums will just get better and better" -Stefan Guspatrick.
Record Label: Sadness-Upon-Sea Music.
Type of Label: Indie