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Athak | |
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| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Genres | Progressive rock, Zeuhl, Avant-garde music, Jazz fusion |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Members | Scarset Vincent |
| Website | athak.net |
ATHAK, is an avant-garde musical project founded in 2008 in Hong Kong. Its style blends progressive rock, Zeuhl, avant-garde music, and jazz fusion. The project has released more fifteen full-length recordings as well as five EPs and two singles. Some of their releases have been covered in progressive music outlets in Europe, Asia, and North America.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Background and concept
[edit]Athak was founded by Scarset Vincent in 2008 following earlier artistic experiments in a self-developed methodology called Décomposition, which begun in 1996. The approach involves deconstructing existing art and improvisations to produce layered, organic compositions. That visual art background influences heavily the writing and performing process of Athak's music in its raw, improvised and decomposed approach. [2]
The name ATHAK derives from Attahk (1978), an album by French Zeuhl pioneers Magma.[2] as well as the Hindi word athak or अथक meaning tireless. The project only has one sole permanent member, composing, performing, producing the music, as well as designing the artworks, while occasional collaborators contribute vocals, flute, or piano.[2]
Style and influences
[edit]Athak’s music incorporates elements of Zeuhl, progressive rock, and avant-garde improvisation. Influences include Magma, John Zorn, King Crimson, Soft Machine, Steve Reich, and Japanese noise and experimental acts such as Ruins and Keiji Haino.[3][2]
Lyrics are performed in a constructed language as well as in French, German, and Latin.[2]
Discography
[edit]ATHAK's discography includes EPS and LPs, grouped into cycles or trilogies:[2]
- Zero (2008) EP
- Athak I – Stabat (2010) EP
- Athak II – Solheïl (2010–2014) EP
- Athak III – Cosmik Perpetuel (2017) LP
- Athak IV – Donbhetsaii (2017) LP
- Athak V & VI – Fuhrmanori / Fuhrmanoripost (2017) LP
- Athak VII – Basz Ohmage Kaos (2018) EP
- Athak VIII – Doom Infini (2022) LP
- Athak IX – Slevin Rhunes ov Kaosz (2022) LP
- Athak X – Face à face (2022) LP
- Contempler (2022) SINGLE
- Athak XI – Dihmin Ïszhe (2022) LP
- Best off Era 17 - 22 (2022) LP
- A Note (2022) SINGLE
- Nuclear Sun (2022) LP
- Exorsisme (2022) LP
- Daturapyramides (2022) LP
- ÜPJIK (2023) LP
- Solitude (2023) EP
- Envy (2023) EP
- Tüz Führmanori Trïloghe (2023) LP
- Stabat Mater (2024) LP
- Renaissance (2024) LP
Singles and compilations include Contempler (2022), A Note (2022), and Best Off – Era 2017–2022.[2]
A music video for Rhune I – Lightbringer from Athak IX was released in July 2022.[2]
Reception
[edit]Athak has received international critical coverage:
- The Elite Extremophile reviewed Athak XI – Dihmin Ïszhe in June 2022, describing it as "dark" and "heavily inspired by Magma … reminiscent of Üdü Ẁüdü," while critiquing that it "does nothing to differentiate themselves from Magma," and awarding it a score of 68/100.[1]
- DPRP.net reviewed Daturapyramides (2023), praising Vincent’s multi-instrumentalism and drawing comparisons to John Zorn, Steve Reich, and Soft Machine. The review noted the album as a culmination of his Hong Kong period before returning to France.[3]
- ProfilProg highlighted ATHAK’s experimental approach and unconventional song structures in its review of Üpjik (2023).[4]
- A Japanese Zeuhl-focused blog on Note.com described ATHAK as a "modern interpretation of Magma," praising the imaginative use of invented language alongside Latin and German.[5]
- Spanish site RockCulture featured ATHAK in its 2023 coverage of new underground progressive releases, noting its role in sustaining the Zeuhl tradition.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Odds & Ends: June 14, 2022". The Elite Extremophile. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "ATHAK published the music video for the track Rhune I – Lightbringer from Athak IX". Progressive Rock Journal. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "ATHAK – Daturapyramides". DPRP.net. 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ a b "ATHAK – Üpjik". ProfilProg. 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ a b "悩める海牛: ATHAK". Note.com. 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Noticias: Headcage, Waste, Youth Present Peasant, Hic Svnt Dracones, Athak, Cadence". RockCulture.es. 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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