Aarktica - Morning One EP
(Ochre)
Jon DeRosa runs the one man show that is Aarktica. His sonic explorations
were triggered by a sudden loss of hearing in one
of his ears and was originally a project to create sounds for the listener
that approximated his experience with muffled, mono hearing.
This short 3 song EP follows Aarktica's debut, "No Solace in Sleep," an
ambient album of georgeous drone. Morning One is
relatively straightforward, particularly the first track, "These Days Fail
to Bring Me Near" which is a pop song of the
shoegaze-ish breed. Aarktica's first foray into vocals make this song the
most straight-ahead song he's done
yet. "[Less Than or Equal To] 23" is driven by a simple piano line, which
feels very similar to some of Mogwai's even tempo,
docile songs. Lastly, "Morning One" finishes up the EP. It's washed
out ambience directed by repetitive ebowed guitar
drones wanders, allowing the song to lull the listener completely and end
the EP on a beautifully melancholy note.
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