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Barky
Experimental / Indie / Jazz

Did I ever tell you why I had to leave the CIA?



New York, New York
United States

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Last Login:  11/21/2009
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   Barky: General Info
Member Since9/8/2004
Band Websitehttp://www.barkytheband.com
Band MembersScott Barkan/Guitar

Brook Martinez/Drums

Noah Jarrett/Bass

InfluencesShudder to Think, Bill Frisell, Wayne Krantz, Nels Cline, Wilco, Gillian Welch, Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Kelly Joe Phelps, The Eels, Jim Black, Ben Monder
Sounds LikeThe Onion's Decider.com summed us up pretty well:

New York trio Barky understands that mixing rock exuberance and the chin-scratching experimentalism of avant-garde jazz is a lukewarm proposition for the average listener. The group’s debut album, after all, is titled A Study In Rocking. Barky certainly doesn’t hide the fact that its music is tricky to play—Scott Barkan’s guitar skitters across fractured scales, and drummer Brook Martinez and bassist Noah Jarrett are damnably hard to count along with. But it’s completely fun and agreeable in its weirdness, a little like Deerhoof at its most happy-go-crazy but with an ear for fluid melodies instead of just abrasively scrunched-up chords.

Or check out this review from Below Standard Magazine:

A STUDY IN ROCKING, the self-released debut from the New York instrumental rock oufit, Barky, is the kind of record that occupies challenging aesthetic territory. Not challenging for the listener, but for the artist. For all of its metric modulation, this record is supremely rocking, perhaps because each of the odd time signatures on the record is felt as a corruption or mutation of 4/4, a fact owing as much to drummer Brook Martinez and bassist Mike Lavalle’s understanding of movement and groove as to guitarist Scott Barkan’s compositional preoccupations. They don’t play when they don’t need to. Every note from the rhythm section is for the sake of groove and intensity, a kind of avant-conservatism. The melodies are extremely vocal (a breath of fresh air in the creative music scene). That vocality is the real genius of the record: what Felix Mendelssohn called “songs without words.” And as out as the improvisations get, they never do violence to the sweet simplicity of the tunes themselves, a fact which seems to define the band’s aesthetic, specifically regarding the relationship between form and content. The sometimes complex and brainy compositions all grow from melodic and rhythmic material that is exceedingly intuitive and catchy. The first truly shining moment on the album occurs during the discordant improv section of “Ladies and Gentlemen.” At moments like these Barky can play with all the tension and expressive dissonance of Neil Young and Crazy Horse with the advantage of being a more sensitive group of improvisers. The strongest track on the album is “Sweet, Sweet Maggie O’Flannigan.” The song is groovy and tuneful, and a strong showcase of Barky’s compositional and technical prowess. Maureen Hart

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   About Barky
----Instrumental indie rock and avant jazz from NYC----

After 5 years, we're excited to announce the release our second album, "Top Flight"!

We have a limited amount of hard copies to sell at shows, but we are primarily releasing the new album as a digital download, which you can get RIGHT HERE through the convenient PayPal widget below!

The new record will eventually be available through iTunes and other more mainstream digital distribution centers, but using our PayPal StoreFront is the cheapest way to get your hands on it.

Simply follow the instructions on the widget, and we will email you a zip file containing MP3 and WAV files for every track, as well as the art work and liner notes for your viewing/reading pleasure. Can it get any easier? No. The answer is no.

Our debut album,"A Study in Rocking", is available through the PayPal StoreFront as well.

We're offering both records for the low, low price of $5 EACH! All you need is a PayPal account, five dollars, and the internet!


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nowlikephotographs

nowlikephotographs



Aug 27 2009 3:38 PM

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ISPIKUS

ISPIKUS



Jul 10 2009 10:26 PM

Kudos my dear friends. You all know how fucking great this is. Keep in touch. -Dann (from up north)
Blipvert

Blipvert



Jul 8 2009 6:30 PM

Big Bad Barkan!

Congrats on the new record and tour! Love the cover, and the new tunes are SMOKIN! You's a monster....when'r we gonna get our duet shred project going again? I've been practicing Maggie!

How's things?

Back in LA Aug 13-15. Hope to see you...Cheers!
GOLIATHON

GOLIATHON



Jul 7 2009 5:35 PM

Thanks for adding us!  Rock forth!
GOLIATHON

GOLIATHON



Jul 7 2009 5:38 PM

Hey, fellas, thanks for adding us! We will be in the studio for the next couple weeks, but we will try to make it to The Vollrath. We've played there several times, as well as Reggies Music Joint. Both are cool places.
Lexicon

Lexicon



Jul 7 2009 6:20 PM

looking forward to the show on the 14th!
Ghostly Nooz

Ghostly Nooz



Jul 7 2009 3:29 PM

hell yeah! ill make it out forsure.

show you a great time in indy!.
Solar Howard

Solar Howard



Jul 6 2009 3:42 PM

Hope to check you out !!!
Guzzlemug

Guzzlemug



Jun 17 2009 9:54 PM


boy howdy!
Jayen Varma

Jayen Varma



May 10 2009 4:19 PM

Thanks for the friendship. Wishing you a Great week ahead my friend. Regards from India
Austin Gibbs

Austin Gibbs



Apr 30 2009 6:14 PM

hey! how are you?
Co-Existence

Co-Existence



Apr 25 2009 3:27 PM

thanks fore the add, check out our jams and tell us what you think!
Blipvert

Blipvert



Mar 22 2009 6:44 PM

Scott!!!
Colourful Approach

Colourful Approach



Apr 24 2009 8:36 PM

thanks for the add. i really dig your tunes.
check out my tracks!
KyleStyle

Kyle Levine



Jan 30 2009 4:59 PM

you guys fucking rock!!!
T-Mobile

T-Mobile



Jan 21 2009 7:00 PM

Old news... BOOOOOOO!
Ian Carroll

Ian Carroll



Jan 20 2009 5:35 AM

top flight is SICK
Hit Me With It

Hit Me With It



Jan 19 2009 1:46 PM

Hahaha
common talks

common talks



Nov 30 2008 6:39 AM

it's been a while since i've told you how good you are...
oh, you're good.
Blipvert

Blipvert



Apr 22 2008 7:08 PM

Scott-

"Hi"

-Will
Scott Elfenbein / DJ Dribble

Scott Elfenbein / DJ Dribble



Apr 21 2008 1:56 PM

hey guys just wanted to say that I love your music. When I get my computer back from the shop I am definitly going to get some tracks off of one of your sites. Rock on.

-Scott
Misa Micevski

Misa Micevski



Feb 19 2008 8:25 AM

THANKS FOR THE FRIENDSHIP, I ENJOYED A MUSIC HERE!!!
T-Mobile

T-Mobile



Jan 17 2008 2:58 AM

you should try for a gig in Providence or Boston for 2/8 or 2/9!
Kevin Bowers

Kevin Bowers



Jan 7 2008 5:36 PM

nice work here! thanks for being my friend. best, kevin bowers
maxo

maxo



Dec 12 2007 10:02 PM

hallo barky thanks for add! good music!

maxò
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