Viken Arman announces his new EP “The Light At The End” on Cercle Records

"The Light" is a deep ascent carried by remembrance and love. The music unfolds like a distant glow, gently illuminating the path left by those who are no longer with us. In its final breath, a radiant opening emerges, not as an ending, but as a presence that continues to guide us.

With "At The End", the passage continues, drifting toward an unseen horizon. More textural and exploratory, the piece moves through an avant-garde and cosmic breakbeat landscape. What remains is a sense of expansion: a movement into the infinite.
"The Light At The End" explores the tension between emergence and release, where brightness slowly unfolds before dissolving into the unknown. It is the kind of music that feels timeless, an ambient transition between states, unconditionally held by love. A bright and soulful gem for spring.

The Light is not about the end. It’s about what appears when you accept to keep walking in the dark.

- Viken Arman

French producer/ DJ and musician, Viken Arman crafts a distinctive sound that blends the timeless and the modern, from a collage of samples, modular grooves, and acoustic composition. A musical maverick with a progressive yet grounded approach, who subtly melds his vast influences of jazz, house, minimal, hip hop, and world music. His hypnotic live performances and DJ sets have left a mark on some of the world’s most iconic dancefloors and festivals from Fusion (DE) to Burning Man (USA).

His musical journey began at the age of 5, when he first entered the Conservatory. But his passion didn't stop there - at 12, he delved deeper into the world of electronic music, discovering a revolutionary way of manipulating sound material.

Viken Arman honed his experience in Parisian nightclubs such as the legendary Rex Club. He contributed to the emergence of a news global scene since 2010, with his collective Minimal Trip; his label Denature Records; his international Festival SouQ.

Over the years he navigated his way to iconic clubs and festivals worldwide taking center stage with his nuanced, unreserved, and poetic music. Securing 6 EPs, his latest release 'Willow' topped N*1 of the Beatport Chart Electronica, while his Cercle Live reached over 1 million views, cementing his status as one of the most innovative artists of the scene.

Always looking to explore new horizons, he has been collaborating with musicians from a diverse range of genres and performing with the likes of Acid Pauli, The Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, Tigran Hamasyan, the jazz legend Michel Portal, or the saxophonist rebel Guillaume Perret.

Now living in Berlin, Viken Arman also holds a deep connection to his roots, actively investing in the cultural and artistic scene in his home country of Armenia. In 2016, he participated in the creation of an Independent Modern Art Museum in Yerevan with the collective Rambalkoshe, offering a real creative alternative, with exhibitions and concerts by local and international artists.

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