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Ark
Seen as the pioneer of the new experimental/minimal house style in France over fifteen years ago with releases on Brif records, ARK has gone on to collaborate with and inspire a multitude of today’s established and rising stars across Europe... and the world !
From his origins as guitarist in a number of 80's funk bands, most notably Trankilou, where he hooked up with the legend that is Pepe Bradock and onto the great Matthew Herbert & LoSoul with their first collaboration, 'Belle Lurette' in '99. The 'Alleluyark' EP series from 2003 reaffirmed as his status as chief protagonist of experimental, groove led house and techno. His 2005 long player on Perlon, 'Caliente' won him critical acclaim, which is furthered by his more recent works together with Shalom (as Shalark), Krikor (as Krikark), Cabanne (as Copacabannark), Mikael Weill (as Les Cerveaux Lents) and Dolibox. His cannon of remixes is as long as the channel tunnel, reworking the likes of Stephen Beaupre, Mr. Oizo, Archive, Mossa, Salif Keita, Slabb, Krikor, Fym, Cabanne, Robag Wruhme... "Arkpocalypse Now" (PERLON79LP) came out on 2010, furthered by "Arkuarium" (THEMA021EP) recenttely.
Ark played his powerful live acts and dj sets in the most famous clubs on the planet, including Rex Club (Paris), Unit + Warehouse 702 (Tokyo), Panorama Bar + Maria + Tresor + Arena + Watergate + Week-End (Berlin), Usine (Geneva), Shanti (Moscow), Icke Micke + Flex (Wien), Razzmatazz (Barcelona), Zukunft + Dachkantine (Zurich), Paradiso + Sugar Factory (Amsterdam), Robert Johnson (Offenbach), Culture Box (Copenhagen), Fabric (London), Club Onzième (Osaka), The Ape (Manchester), and in festivals such as Montreux Jazz Festival, Mutek Mexico + Montreal, Nuits Sonores Lyon, Transmusicales Rennes, Chicobum Torino, Paysages Electroniques Lille, Popkomm + Transmediale Berlin, Fusion Festival, Elevate Graz, DEMF Detroit...
