Arks

Formed in 2002, in the back room of a Chicago Ukrainian Village apartment, fledgling three-piece Arks consisted of bassist Mat Biscan and drummer Bo Altes piecing together minimalist, reverb-laden, ethereal songs based on singer/guitarist Paul Hornschemeier’s four track recordings.

Over the course of the next three years the group buckled and stretched, recording their first EP Or Else It’s Not There in 2004, adding then engineer Lanny Oswalt on guitar, and infusing new energy into the percussion with drummer Glenn Rischke. This growth stripped away the reverb and fog, moving to the forefront the group’s penchant for driving rhythm made jagged and danceable by wrangled noise. Galvanized by the band’s evolution and cemented lineup, Arks entered the studio to graph their progress. The result is their first full-length album, The International. Recommended!

Arks - Stator/Asymptote
Arks @ MySpace

Bonus:
Hefner - Dead Media + We Love The City !!!
The Notwist - Neon Golden
Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ycrhyq
Simian - Chemistry Is What We Are !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/2mbzyz
The Rakes - Ten New Messages (2007) !!!
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007) !!!
Superbus - Wow (2006) !!!
Mypollux - Contraire (2007)
Avril Lavrigne - The Best Damn Thing (2007)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/2rao6d
Bjork - Volta
The Rakes - Capture Release
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/2t32vf
The Used - Lies For The Liars (2007)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/3x9mks
Architecture In Helsinki - We Died, They Remixed
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Ever Sank
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/2tow3o