Back in 2014 we met a fireball of energy, a master multitasker called ArkiteQt from the US. He’s now come in strong with ‘Fallacy’ on the free DL, below, and has an update on the forthcoming album…
Hi again ArkiteQt. Last time we spoke you mentioned the new album, ‘Almost Human’, what’s new?
I’m working on the album, really just taking my time to create something that is meaningful and has a lot of soul. I am doing a lot of field recordings and creating samples and sounds from found sounds. When I first started creating music I made a lot of samples and sounds from my daily life.
Eskmo, Amon Tobin and Tipper are well known for the same kind of work and are some of my favorite artists.
What sort of effect overall do you wish to achieve?
I want to create sounds that move people and connect with their emotions in a deep way: the new album will be full of things from my daily life and a very personal piece of art.
I’m also going to be focusing on my label ArkiteQt Records a lot more this year. I launched it last spring and things have been going really well. This year it is time to hit it hard. I am going to focus on bringing some obscure and inventive electronic music to the label. I’m still creating tutorial videos for several online blogs and also will be releasing a full production series of videos this year. My label is focusing on tutorials, videos, production for clients and of course releasing our own new music.
Check the link at end.
What’s to accompany the release?
I will include sample packs and some found sounds that I used for the album as well. I’m going to develop this album into a live show with my old band I used to tour with. Herb Jones is my drummer and a lifelong friend and he’ll be playing drums with me… he’s got an amazing skillset.
I hope you enjoy ‘Fallacy’!