At last …. the long awaited 2nd release from a2RK has emerged – after the summer’s tragic and untimely passing of our drummer and friend Adi Barrett – ‘prdctbl:’ (which has proved anything but) has landed squarely on the doormat.
prdctbl: is the Title track – from the pen of Andy (who features on acoustic guitar, bass, drums AND lead vocal) – an evocative tale of a restless spirit or is it?
Track 2 – ‘Tears’ – Roy’s pulsating ambient, heartfelt reflections on the emotional subject of Loss.
Final track, from Kelv – ‘China Dawn’ – sensual, poetic musings of a fragrant Oriental day-break.
So, there you have it - ‘prdctbl:’, the follow up to 'Papillon'....
The band is enormously proud of these 2 mini collections, as a definitive representation of where they have reached and where they are moving to – continually working and re-working a host of material - each member of a2RK contributing to the writing and arrangement of songs (including previous collaborations on co-written material from Adi – which have mercifully been saved ‘in the can’). Versatility rules, man – much more to come!
So stay ‘tuned in’ for now and through 2018 – download the songs, give 'em some ‘welly on yer woofers 'n' tweeters’, tell yer mates, come to the gigs (watch a2RKnews for the dates) as the band continue to polish, hone, refine and release more of their ‘stuff’ …..
“You owe it to yourself, you know” Adi B: 2001 or so...
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