17 January 2008

Nostalgia=Distortion. This site is primarily for archival purposes at this point. Please visit Aarktica on MySpace for current news, photos, mp3s, daily & weekly updates and information on the new album Matchless Years.

13 November 2006

Gretta Cohen, the lovely lady who played cellist on the upcoming Aarktica album, speaks about her work with Cat Power and solo work to come....

2 November 2006

Nearly finished recording the fifth Aarktica full-length release, which is currently being called "V" for simplicity's sake.

The lineup thus far:

Jon DeRosa - vocals, guitar, bass, pump organ, harmonium, bells
Chris Carrico - guitar
Aaron Spectre (of Drumcorps/AdNoiseam) - beats
Seth Misterka (of Dynasty Electric) - tenor saxophone
James Duncan (LeSysteme Records) - trumpet
Mike Pride (of Dynamite Club) - drums / percussion
Gretta Cohn (of Bright Eyes/Faint/Cat Power) - cello
Ernest Adzentoivich - upright bass
Charles Newman (Magnetic Fields/Gothic Archies producer) - keyboard, organ, production
Kendall Meade (Mascott) - backing vocals

Tracklist to follow...
Best,
j

27 July 2006

Dave Heaton asks 100 musicians the same 10 questions: http://www.erasingclouds.com.
Other musicians posted thus far include Michael Gira, Mark Kozelek, Orange Cake Mix, Landing, Akron/Family...

Aarktica is currently in the studio recording a new full-length release, thus the lack of updates and performances.

19 May 2006

Available Now...Little Darla Has a Treat For You, v.24, 2 full-length CDs / 36 exclusive tracks only $6.99!!! Includes the unreleased Aarktica song "Summer Tunneling," as well as exclusive songs by Boyracer, Beatnik Filmstars, Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins), I Am Robot And Proud, Mahogany, Yellow6 and tons more. Available soon through Darla Records.

Aarktica live in Brooklyn at Rooftop Films this summer....

27 April 2006

We're back.

Aarktica is currently finishing the early stages of writing for a new full-length titled In Sea. It will be recorded and produced by Charles Newman at Mother West, whose credits include The Magnetic Fields/Stephin Merritt, Erykah Badu, Danielle Howle & Pale Horse and Rider, as well previous Aarktica albums Pure Tone Audiometry and Bliss Out v.18. Working within Aarktica on beats will be Aaron Spectre, who has current releases out on Bong Ra's imprint Kriss Records as well as Ad Noiseam just to name a few.

Jon DeRosa of Aarktica recently had the honor of performing one of the lead vocal roles on Stephin Merritt's (of Magnetic Fields) The Peach Blossom Fan, some of which is included on Merritt's Showtunes album available now on Nonesuch Records. Showtunes will compile songs from Merritt's three recent operas, the remainder of which will be available exclusively through i-Tunes. Visit Merritt's official site House of Tomorrow for more info.

18 January 2006

A new review of Bleeding Light from the beautifully designed Slightly Confusing To A Stranger can be found here.

13 January 2006

Aarktica is currently working on a new album with Aaron Spectre. Details of this collaboration will be posted as work continues.

7 October 2005

Tons of new site updates, including press, photos and live. Have a look around...Jon Aarktica performs as Pale Horse and Rider with Gerald Menke on Tuesday, October 11th at Ars Nova, a 99-seat theatre set in the urban landscape of Hell's Kitchen, New York City....Aarktica on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/aarktica, which includes some mp3s of out-of-print songs...New Aarktica tracks in process, aided by the always incredible Aaron Spectre.

22 June 2005

Thanks to all who came out to support Aarktica for our recent Southern California shows, it was a pretty great time. Didn't really want to leave... As for myself, Los Angeles is the only place I've been in the States in which I could see myself living other than New York City, so maybe a coastal swap someday. If I can edit it down enough, I'll be posting a tour diary soon...either here or on QRD...and pictures from the tour.

Special thanks to Sam and Jessalyn at Che Cafe, Marcos Fernandes, Wendy Wilson, James and Mike at KUCI, Adam from Pehr Records, Scott at Tangier, Matt Costa, Viking Moses, Brooke and all the folks at Timbrespace, Carrico's mom, Eric Blackwell, Zack Mathers (alls i know is, he's the most gracious host ever...), The Lights From Here, The Meeting Places, Timonium, Chris Suterko, Baby Red (the sweetest girl in LA), Bitten (for the Danzig stories and making me want to die), Flower & Mountain, Birds of Fire, Tecumseh, James and Chandra at Darla Records, all the friends who chatted and drank with us til all hours, and anyone else I may have mentally misplaced at the moment. Hopefully we'll see you all again sooner than later. - Jon / Aarktica

6 May 2005

Order Aarktica's newest album Bleeding Light direct from Darla Records. Very limited quantities of Aarktica vs Aaron Spectre's Ocean 12" still available as well, but not many!

Beautiful Aarktica spread and review in the great Spanish zine Notodo. Click here for the piece.

8 April 2005

New Aarktica interview in the great French webzine Autres Directions here.

6 April 2005

Just released on Moonbunny Records in Berlin is Aarktica vs Aaron Spectre's Ocean EP. On thick vinyl only and limited to just 500 copies, the album includes tracks from both Aarktica and Aaron, including Aaron's exclusive remix of "Ocean," originally on Pure Tone Audiometry. These are hard to find in the States and nearly sold out overall. I have a few copies for anyone interested. They're $10 each, plus shipping. Contact: j @ aarktica.net

Available now from Darla Records, the highly collectable Little Darla Has a Treat For You v.23, featuring an exclusive edited version of Aarktica's "Bleeding Light," as well as tracks by Momus, The Field Mice, Lullatone, Manual, Linda Draper, Dead Cowboys and many more. Order your copy at Darla Records.

New reviews up now in press.

14 March 2005

Thank you Hood for a great show the other night.

Echoplex blog's review of Aarktica's February 3rd performance with Low and Pedro the Lion here

7 February 2005

A big thank you to all of you who stood up close on Thursday night...And thank you to old friends Low and new friends Pedro the Lion, both of whom were incredible.

New reviews in Press, new images in Photo, as well as a few other updates. Take a look around.

8 December, 2004

View the video for "A wash a sea goodbye it's me" here.

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Older News

26 October 2004

John Peel 1939-2004
BBC News has a site where individuals can post tributes here.

20 October 2004
We're happy to finally meet you, Jandek.

15 October 2004

HEADLINE: Swedish kid with blog breaks the first news about Bleeding Light. Promises horns and something about the loss of self, read here.

OJ Gude, a new track from Bleeding Light available now in audio.

Jon of Aarktica recently participated in the recording of Glenn Branca's Symphony Number 13: Hallucination City, for 100 guitars. The release will be on Cantalope Music some time next year.

The above photo is a still from the video for "A wash a sea goodbye it's me." It was directed by Jake Hensberry, who has recently done videos for our friends Burnside Project.

AVAILABLE NOW: From our friends at Misplaced Music in the UK is the Misplaced Pets compilation. Exclusive tracks by Aarktica, Homeland, Portal, Hood, Empress, Remote Viewer, Sufjan Stevens, Vibracathedral Orchestra, Pedro, James Green (Big Eyes), Havergal, Martin Finke, Lucky Luke, Burd Early, Fairweather Friend, Alasdair Roberts, Seaworthy, Charlie Parr, Bill Riccini, and The Unpleasants. The CD will benefit two charities - Whitehall Dog Rescue and Leeds Animal Rescue. Limited to 1000 copies. Visit Misplaced Music to order.

21 May 2004

AVAILABLE NOW from our friends at Fuzzy Box: Fuzzy Boombox v.2 compilation which features the exclusive Aarktica vs Aaron Spectre track "Raga for the Pale Blue Lights." Also includes tracks by Orange Cake Mix, Flowchart, Stars As Eyes, Headphone Science, Velma, Fingernail, Amp, Ma Cherie For Painting, and many more. Available now through Fuzzy Box, available soon through Darla.



22 March 2004

Check out the Aarktica remix of "Cutter" on the Rivulets/Marc Gartman split CD available now on Tract Records.





29 January 2004

Teen depression may shrink part of the brain. I guess we're all fucked.