Artist:Armik
Song:Midnight Bolero
Album:Desires: The Romantic Collection
Armik Dashchi is a classical guitarist who has created a cottage industry for himself playing music known as New Flamenco. So my experience is that Flamenco performed by guys like Astor Piazzolla is very energetic. New Flamenco turns it into New Age music. And that market is where Dashchi has been successful. I guess he's comparable to a guy like Jesse Cook. Oh, you never heard of him either. Dashchi was born in Iran and at age seven he traded his watch for a guitar and hid it in his basement. Then he took guitar lessons and was performing as a teen. At first he played jazz. But then he got interested in Flamenco and moved to Spain in the 70s. In the 80s he played on Iranian recordings. Then he moved to California and signed with TSR Records. His debut album Rain Dancer was released in 1994. On his early albums he worked with keyboardist Jeff Sudakin who composes music for TV. But eventually Dashchi started producing his own albums. Then he started his own label Bolero in 2002. Midnight Bolero is from his 2003 album Amor De Guitarra. Dashchi mostly records solo and he writes and produces solo. He rarely brings other musicians in. Because he has softened the traditional Flamenco style, it's perfect for the New Age market. Jesse Cook is more versatile but Dashchi's music is in that ballpark. So it's a nice cottage industry he has set up. Dashchi has recently released several EPs. This comp is a good intro to his music. Here's the video for Midnight Bolero by Armik.
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