Candles EP & others update

It's been a while since I gave an update, which rest assured is only because I have been exceptionally busy working on the forthcoming Candles EP (which may become The Damned EP, dependent on how I feel about it once it is done I guess).  I can shed further light on the release.

The EP will feature three tracks, which are confirmed as:

1. Lighting Candles in the Church of the Damned (with Kate Rogers) - a new mix of the track, specially for this release.

2. A Poisoned Chalice - a previously unreleased track - expect some brassy elements on this one - courtesy of a very talented guest.

3. Mind Over Matter - a remix of an older track - featuring the mesmerising voice of another very talented guest.


After the Candles / Damned EP, The Lost Ark has a couple of other dark harbours to dock at, before we leave Erebus.  These will be:

The penultimate stop:  The Discovery parts 1 & 2 - including a new version of part 1, I expect.

& finally:  Five Rivers - most definitely a new version of this one.

Echoes of Erebus may still haunt future releases from time to time too, given that tracks like The Sentinel, Demos Oneroi and Last Scene could also easily have headlined releases.  It does however feel like time for this old Ark to move on from the darkness and onto the next phase - which may or may not be the final Lost Ark album - again dependent on how I feel about it at the time.  I can absolutely say for certain that as long as I am still drawing breath, I fully intend to complete one more album at the very least.  The story would not be finished without it and indeed the long overdue continuation of the Flight from Erebus story must also be resumed too.

So lots more exciting / downright odd musical shenanigans to come, basically!


Your Captain



Cooke Q.

Another image for the Lost Ark gallery...

                                                NICCI MARBLES (Nickesha G) - vocalist on the Ouija EP.

            Work continues on the Lost Ark remix of Nicci Marble's "Flowers" - a sneak preview of the
             almost finished track can be found on this link - Nicci Marbles - Flowers (Cooke Q's Gathering the Asphodels remix)

Future Projects

I am starting to plot a route out of the darkness for Lost Ark, as it would be foolhardy to linger here too much longer I fear. Before we can exit Erebus, there are a few other dark places that we must visit.  These will almost certainly be:

#3 - Candles EP (featuring Kate Rogers and other special guests - more on those nearer the time).

#4 - The Discovery (parts 1 & 2)

#5 - Five Rivers (remix)

After this Lost Ark will take a short hiatus, as we work on the 4th as yet untitled album.  I cannot reveal too much about this one just yet but will say that it will be the polar opposite of Flight from Erebus.

Before the Candles EP (due Summer to Autumn) there will also be a remix of Nickesha G's gorgeous track, "Flowers". 

Time permitting, I will also be recording new versions of Rockets, Original Cut and other tracks which I feel haven't quite reached their true potential just yet.


Your Captain.


Cooke Q

Ouija EP release date & forthcoming projects..

The Ouija EP (Flight From Erebus extension # 2) has a tentative release date of 8th Jan.  It shouldn't be too much later than that, as all tracks are pretty much finished.  

This is what Electronic North had to say about Ouija II:

Electronic North review of "Ouija II"

Tracks on the EP will include:

1. Ouija II

2. Get Out! (with Nickesha G)

3. Can't Sleep ; Too Many Ghosts (Cooke Q's SAD spiritualist remix)

4. Unsteady Surgeon (with Nickesha G)

Extension #3 (probably out early Summer) will be the Candles EP and will feature the following tracks:

1. Lighting Candles in the Church of the Damned (with Kate Rogers)

2. A Poison Chalice

3. Mind Over Matter (remix)

Before that will be a remix of Nickesha G's gorgeous new track, "Flowers".

There will of course be a 4th Lost Ark album, which I shall start production on in the Autumn.

Your Captain

Cooke Q