This is a release of ARC, a project consisting of a trio of musicians that at The Ambient Ping, a live ambient event in Toronto, decided to go make music together. ARC is a trio consisting of Aidan Baker (guitars, flutes and tapeloops), Richard Baker (drums and percussion) and Christopher Kukiel (percussion). Together they make organic space ambient, with very strong references to Pink Floyd during Ummagumma, Popul Vuh, 23 Skidoo and Can. Sometimes you’ll imagine yourself listening to a very early Current 93 release. What you will hear on this album are multiple-layered, hypnotising organic drones and ethnic rhythms, which here combine perfectly with mainly acoustic compositions. This really is music to tune in to, give yourself to and to space out to. Many drumsounds and percussive electronics produce a warm sound. Underneath you find layers created by melodic loops, samples and sounds from guitar and flutes. This release sounds like a perfect symbiosis between ethnic music and ambient avantgarde. Superb!