Arthur Mountaniol's work has been called shaman rock. No matter what you call it, Mountaniol's work is unique. He plays all the instruments on this CD. It has a base of rock electric guitar, bass, and drums. He also uses loops and samples, and a bit of flute.
Added to this, however, are his unusual vocals based on throat singing, a form of deep-toned vocalization that uses overtones. It might be recognized as a technique used by Tibetan monks. On the second track, Australia,his vocals sound like a didgeridoo.
Mountaniol also has conventional vocals derived from New Age themes, as when he sings about changing the sky on Skychange,or sings about watching a rainbow on Writing Dark. At other times, it sounds like he is singing in tongues. 
The tone varies from hard rock to light pop. But through all of it, Mountaniol's unique vision shines through. This is music like you have never heard before. It is not for the faint of heart, or for those who are only comfortable with familiar sounds.
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Arthur Mountaniol's music is very different from other artists out there.He's extremely innovative and very,very original.He does everything,absolutely everything from writing the songs to playing all the instruments and doing all the vocals which he describes as "shaman vocals".He also produces his songs.And when he plays live,he's just out there,all by himself,no sidemen.
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Hi Arthur,I just wanted to say that I went to your site and thought you were fantastic.Great guitar and great vocals,and very unique sound.
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Excellent music.I particularly liked the "Australia" song - this one is a world-rock piece of epic proportions.Very unique sound...I like the "didgeridoo-like" voice and tribal drumming.
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