Alka
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Alka was formed by Bryan Michael as an outlet for his electronic compositions after playing assorted roles in bands around Philadelphia. Composing with synths since childhood it was a welcome return and in 2005, alka saw an official release with The Cure keyboardist Roger O’Donnell’s label 99x/10 Records. A solo EP, A Theory of Naught followed on Skeptical Productions in 2006. A comprehensive IDM sound was developed after signing with EE Recordings and 2 full length albums followed, Principles of Suffocation in 2007 & A Dog Lost in the Woods in 2009. Textura magazine described the material as "meticulously assembled, multi-layered tracks that are lush, strongly melodic, and equally melancholic & uplifting.” Using rare EMS synths as part of the Synthi Group project showed a desire for alka to expand its sound Alka combines diffuse elements – faltering stop-start rhythms, glitches, drifting ambience, near-pop & crisp beats inflected with the boldness of early electro.
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