Your tracks trick my brain on where the melody is going to go. I like that... Very good stuff.

Woodwork proudly presents Dark Arps - Operations! This latest offering from Vancouver's Jon Bierman, further reveals the extent of creativity, depth and versatility that he has become recognized for.  With previous releases on Tribal Pulse, East Van Digital, Nuevadark, Major League, and Steamtown, in addition to numerous past works and collaborations and other self-released projects, Dark Arps continues to progress as an adventurous producer and dynamic live performer.  

Operations! is collection of bold, progressive tracks that fully explore Bierman's exciting range of sounds and styles.  From the word go, Dark Arps demands attention with 'Cloak And Dagger', an onslaught of rhythmic cranks and glitchy percussion set against bizarre modulated electric piano synth chords and tense bass lines...a melodic monster that unravels in mysterious ways.

'Dope Haus Theme' takes a similar stance in its percussion sound and style, as the bass and synths express a little more aggression sure to stir some wild movement on the floor.  Short and sweet, we get straight to the point here and immediately feel Bierman"s knack for folding and  wrapping elements around each other.

"Difficult Thing" is a tech house collaboration with Decibel Point, who proudly reps Vancouver's SHAHdjs collective.  Though more typically  known for dark flavours of drum n bass, here he teams up with Dark Arps for a stunning and uplifting four on the floor number.  Somehow this piece manages a dark and brooding feel with a yearning sense of beauty.

Already having covered a lot of ground in three concise bits of music, Dark Arps - Operations! refuses to relent.  'What Do You Mean?' takes both the bounce and mood factor to 11.  The chord progressions that swirl, suck and spin their way around this fantastic triplet based beat are only one essential element.  Its voice in the low mids, a melodic bass jam that pokes through, driving with forward motion in reverse, that completes this unique groove.

The precipice of the EP has to be the gut-wrenching "Foolish Boy', built first on a classic, steady house bass line... lush sounds are on point, with sweet synth leads setting an intimate, nostalgic vibe... then without warning the whole thing sweeps over a sparkling waterfall of city lights into a space funk odyssey... best to just let this one take you away...

Dark Arps tightly wraps this collection with 'Reveries', an intense dose of his darker, more progressive and cinematic side. With everything else on offer here, this completes the full picture of a fearless, creative producer with no intentions of binding to limits of genre or anticipated forms.  The adventurous energy behind this release is in precise alignment with the spirit of Woodwork Recordings, further pushing our boundaries and defying all expectations...

For more info and other releases by Dark Arps, + live footage and production tutorials, visit his official page:

www.darkarps.com
https://darkarps.bandcamp.com/

Operations!

Bartek Industries breaks it down at The Deep Down in Reno featuring Moontribe Legends January 15, 2022.

https://soundcloud.com/djbartek

Tracklist:

Unknown - Babylon Be Still Dubwise
Ago (Numa_Crew) - Anticool
Maximono - Bleep TEK EDIT
Hybrid Theory & Nu Era - Four Riddim
Nikki Nair - cclluubb
Vsebe - Tam Gde
Merlyn & Jimi The Genius - Just Listen
Mark_Mackenzie - Terrafirma
Justin Martin vs Ardalan - Lezgo (VIP)
Mr Oizo - Flat Beat (Aaron Snapes Rework)
Tru Fonix ft Stu$h - In The Corner
Aaron Snapes - CTC (Call The_Cops) (Matty Scoll Bmore mix)
An Arvin - Pre Columbian Gold Museum (Sho Madjozi dub)
Hot Goods - 1944
Left/Right - Work
Tigs - Piffin It
Boy 8-Bit - Fogbank
Albzzy & KDYN - Houston
Jay Robinson - The Model
Jack Beats & Qlank - Higher
Hardrive - Deep Inside (Low Steppa Remix)
Taal Mala - White Label Renegade (Grenier Remix)
Mike Kerrigan- Body System
Sojourner - Yeet Elite
Kumiho - Whiskey Business (BruhBruhBruv Remix)
Kwake - Signal 84

Bartek Industries - Live @ The Deep Down - 1-15-22

My set from Basscoast 2022 

Tracks:
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Li Yilei - Wei
Batu - False reeds
Big Ever - Otto
Lurka - Holding
DJ Polo - Spiralling
Tribal Brothers & DJ Polo - The Problem
Scratch DVA - Sleeper
Gina Jeanz - Body Bend
KG - Afrique
Gina Jeanz - Amagroove
Bakongo - Disposition
DJ Polo - Red Sky
Funky Qla & DJ Lag - Lift Club 
Razzler man - Swahili
Bakongo - Get Off
Hagan - Right Here
Gafacci - The Office
Bryte - Good One Deh
Gaffacci - Wabisabi
Noire - Ballas
Piezo - Unto
Nora Zion - KAVGA
Big Ever - Whackers
Toma Kami - Negative Extasy 
Cop Envy & DJ Plead - Dash to Finish

Basscoast 2022 @ Slowtempo

Bartek Industries @ Burning Man 2022
Church Of The Open Mind Artcar
Saturday (Sunday) Post Burn 12am-2am
Track List:

01. Bruno Furlan - Perc
02. Robb G - 12 inch Therapy (Bass Kleph Remix) TEK EDIT
03. Lux Groove - Contact
04. Mark Starr - Bass Chant TEK EDIT
05. Proper Villains - I Get Down (E.R.N.E.S.T.O. Remix)
06. DJ Phat - Chonk Jam
07. Left/Right - Work
08. Tengu & Albzzy - Thief
09. JimiTheGenius & Merlyn - Just Listen
10. Guau - Babylon
11. Cesco & Bakey & Sam Binga - Lights In The Crowd
12. Interplanetary Criminal - Supreme Level
13. Arfa -  Ain’t Ready 
14. Left/Right & Lowco - Lift Me Up (Guau Remix)
15. Ollie Rant - Tonysbox (Takjacob Remix)
16. IsGwan - Sensible John
17. Flat - Premye San (Akul Remix)
18. Stones Taro - Clockwork Dub
19. Cesco - Move Too Slow
20. Archive - Keep Guard
21. Stones Taro - Magma Diver
22. Doctor Jeep & Fixate - Dorado
23. Kostas G - Nightshift
24. Krypsis - Deadgroove
25. Bailey Ibbs- S.M.W.Y.D. (Show Me What You Do)
26. Gella - Chi Kaa Chi Koo TEK EDIT
27. Nixon - The Finger
28. Pangaea - Hex
29. Interplanetary Criminal - Oh La La
30. Absenol - Melting Point
31. Walton - Rolla
32. Krypsis - Sweep The Floor (Guau Remix)
33. Dominus & DJ Sunroof - Sweet Enough
34. Roaming Data - Social Engineering
35. Interplanetary Criminal - Darkside
36. Rnbws - Till I Get Enough
37. Bakey - Jack Pot
38. Delian Sound - Flute Swerve

Bartek Industries @ Church Of The Open Mind ArtCar Burning Man 2022 Burn Night 12am - 2am

First time at a new venue, a little after dinner music.
Blue Planet was up on the tv's.

Live @ General Public Apr 8 2023

Tracklist:

A new Machine pt 1 - Pink Floyd
Black Acid- Death Hawks
Petrichor- Maelstrom
Club Level - 79.5
Jen Dai A Lip- ORM
Paris 20006 - Axel Bowman 
Devoue- Moscoman
Asiko (MCDE Remix) - Tony Allen
Ice Cream - Ziggy Funk
Incredible Adventures In Khazar Khaganate - Simple Symetry
Follow the path - Daniele Baldeli 
Istanbul 70 - Baris K
Gang of wolves - Stupid Human
Playa Bola - Sam Ruffilo
Waile- Witch
Mother Selecta - Karl Hector and The Malcouns
Serpent Strut (Larry Heards Finger Mix)- Jack Cutler
B MOvie- Gil Scot Heron (Give em hell edit)
I get Lifted (Todd Terje Edit)- George Mcrae
Botoque - In flangranti 
The Trip- Derya Yildrim & Grup Simsek

Sinefield Vol : 1

I loved crafting this groovy midtempo set for my beloved Caravan of global music lovers. 

Expect to hear a lot of Indian, tribal, and funky folk vocals and instruments rhythmically interspersed with driving organic beats and happy basslines.

Tracklist:

Konnakol Flow (Original Mix)	Balint Boldizsar
Pong Disco (Original Mix)	Ohxala
Kshama (Original Mix)	Yemanjo
Bengal Tiger (Original Mix)	Balint Boldizsar
Caparica	Populous
Vagabundo (Original Mix)	Nato (FR), Samarana
La Piragua (Original Mix)	Umoja
Basoa (Kermesse Remix)	okuma
La Veleta (Original Mix)	Oliver Koletzki
Alexandria (Original Mix)	Polocorp
Sun (Original Mix)	Takuya Nakamura
Lumiere (Original Mix)	The Swan and The Lake, Langkilde, Islandman
Yabaal to London (Extended Mix)	Bondax, Dur-Dur Band
Waulking Song (Original Mix)	Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Soulan (Laolu Remix)	Acid Arab

B.Fly - Global Grooves For Caravan Spring 2023

2Bearz Live @ Moondust Gathering

A moment in time where I got to explore some halftime, grime and drum and bass on beautiful saturday at a park party with some heavy things in my heart but it is all good because i think this came out quite exquisitely and poeticly if you pay attention to a few key junctures....
special thanks to my homie @bluespectralmonkey who helped me in a lot of ways in this set @joshd who is a true soldier to the cause and an og. Thank you to my ex for well you know art goes...

2023-09-02 Gnosis - Bass Ballads In The Key Of Fo#

Live, Saturday afternoon September 16th 2023 at Chillits, Black Oak Ranch, California

2023

Squelchy - Chillits 2023

Wood Stove is the most adorable festival in Cumberland, BC!!  14 venues, 3 days in November and stacked with mostly live music talent.  I had the pleasure of being a part of the festivities at the CUB stage which was super sweet, thanks to the hard work of Mark Gerrard!!  Enjoy <3

Woodstove Festival 2023

Cloak And Dagger (Original Mix)

Dope Haus Theme

What Do You Mean?

Difficult Thing (w/ Decibel Point)

Foolish Boy (Original Mix)

Dynamic, deep and progressive, with contrasting vibes of tension and optimism, Dark Arps’ sound is a blend of broken beat and techno underpinned with dark, razor-sharp melodies, progressive hooks and tough basslines... futuristic, emotional and always danceable. He has provided support to notable artists such as Stelios Vassiloudis, Ramon Tapia, Darren Emerson, Dave Seaman, John ‘00’ Fleming, Jay Tripwire, Matthew Dear, Justin Massei, Karsten Sollors, Tyler Stadius, and Max Ulis. Previous productions and releases include EP and singles on Woodwork Recordings, Submarine Vibes, Suprematic Sounds, Nuevadark, Major League Recordings, East Van Digital and Steamtown. Now self-releasing on his own imprint - [metadata_records]

Difficult Thing (w/ Decibel Point)

Dark Arps

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