Black Acid Arkestra - Sketches (December 6, 2018)

Jake Cleveland - guitars

Alex Arnold - trumpet, synths, fx

Rileaux Marx - alto saxophone

Eric Arnold - rhodes keyboards

Quinn Sternberg - electric bass

Charles Roldan - drumset/percussion

All songs composed by Jake Cleveland/Alex Arnold except "Eric's Groove" composed by Eric Arnold.

Recorded and mixed at Timeghost Studios by Alex Arnold.

Mastered by Aaron Marshall.

1. Sketches 05:46

2. Bat Country 06:08

3. Eric's Groove 05:04

4. Blue Mesa 04:35

5. Ethereum 05:45

6. Black Reef 05:36

Textures such as effected trumpet, blistering sax solos, virtuosic bass lines, prog-rock guitar licks, classic rhodes keys and digital sampling all come together to create the other-worldly sound of Black Acid Arkestra's debut album Sketches, which showcases a concise presentation of the weirder sides of jazz, simultaneously an homage to the past and a step into the future.

The idea for Black Acid Arkestra formed in the winter of 2016 when Alex Arnold and Jake Cleveland decided to create a fusion project encompassing the darker sides of jazz harmony and the more exciting sides of progressive rock. After a few shows and practice sessions, the tunes that became Sketches were written and recorded at Timeghost Studios, a cabin on the outskirts of the southern Indiana town of Bloomington.