7.2
Contact: [email protected]
Web: linktr.ee/thearvik
Seeking: Label, Booking
Style: Electronic, Dark-Wave, Synth-Wave
According to Bandcamp, The Arvik is a project that was born in Piacenza, Italy, in 2021, and the “name of the band is a reference to Inuit culture, specifically ‘arvik’ is the name of the bowhead whale.” So Italian, Inuit and, err, whale cultures are colliding here, and it shows. There are definitely European dance music elements on display on a dark yet chill tune like “Bored Soul.” “Bounce Me,” meanwhile, soaks up some industrial influence—the likes of Nine Inch Nails and Filter spill out of the shadows here. The songs don’t stick, but the atmosphere they create is gleefully uncomfortable.
