John Lakveet

In this album, composed from 1992 to 2007, John Lakveet offers us a gathering of fresh pieces, whose style ranges between Space Sequencer Music and Ambient. Some Techno traits are also perceived, as well as some Contemporary Instrumental Music touches. Most noteworthy are the romantic melodies, the ethereal, dreamy atmospheres, and the powerful rhythms. The magnetism of the music can be appreciated above all in "In Sublimi". In this composition, Lakveet has the strength of a painter from the Renaissance.

"Building Sequential Stones, Ecclesias Cathedrales Aedificans Vol. 1" is the great title of the second album (after "Epikus") on the Groove-label by the Spanish specialist of the sequencer John Lakveet. On this album he further manages to master his style, which is an own view on retro/Berlin School.
Big percussion opens the first track on the album, "Apellatio (Call)" which soon continues with John’s by now familiar sequencer work. What sets him apart from a lot of other retro/Berlin School-artists is that he creates rather short pieces. With 9:25 minutes, "Linsolent Promenade Nocturne Des Gargouilles (The Insulent Walk Nocturne Of Gargoyles") - by the way, again a fine title, is the longest track. Sometimes the sequences are absolutely great like in "Petra Super Petram (Stone On Stone)…

Epikus is a direct and overtly sequenced CD by John Lakveet. The graphic artwork parallels his musical sojourn as he wends his way on a path to examine "epic" events - past, present and future. The sci-fi accoutrements and metallic textures compliment each other as Lakveet surrounds them with deep atmospheric timbres. He uses heavy sequences and languid rhythms to complete the soundscapes and spacescapes. This is an essential space music CD. It will appeal to fans of Hemisphere, Rudy Adrian, Tangerine Dream and Ron Boots.