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Debut album of Jon DeRosa’s ambient guitar drone project Aarktica. A continuation of the sounds started by LIGETTI & followed through by BRANCA, FRIPP, ENO, SONIC YOUTH, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, LYCIA, LOVESLIESCRUSHING, FLYING SAUCER ATTACK, & MOGWAI.1.
Mar 1, 2000 · No Solace In Sleep CD. Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album. Aarktica's 2000 debut in beautiful metallic blue art packaging. Includes unlimited streaming of No Solace In Sleep via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ships out within 3 days.
Apr 20, 2002 · Although the sound palette that DeRosa employs throughout No Solace In Sleep is pretty sparse (and make no mistake, a great deal of it is composed of heavily treated guitar tones), there’s a surprising warmth and attention to detail there as well.
Considered to be the “missing link” in the catalog, Morning One was released shortly after Aarktica’s debut No Solace in Sleep (2000) and marks a transition from pure guitar ambient to the atmospheric drone pop hybrid sound that has since become the project’s trademark.
Aarktica returns to Silber for the ten year in the making sequel to No Solace in Sleep! Check out what will soon be Silber's best selling release ever & an indie ambient classic! Includes slow-drone cover of Danzig's "Am I Demon?"
Excellent and gently lulling ambient/drone frequencies from Jon DeRosa, who combines guitars and electronics into a distinctly unified sound ala SEEFEEL but minus the beats and vocals. The icy, melodic aural terrain has a soft, introspective feel that conjures images of slowly enveloping fields of snow and trees swaying in a cold wintry wind.
Feb 11, 2002 · Aarktica has previous releases: ‘Morning One’ Ochre (UK) and ‘No Solace In Sleep’ Silber (US) and appeared on last year’s Rocket Girl (UK) compilation. Jon DeRosa has also worked with Flare and records melancholy, country music as Pale Horse And Rider.
