"EMBARKER" is the project of Michael Roy Barker. EMBARKER uses homemade / modified electronics, a circuit bent drum machine, a Monome controller, modified effects pedals, and voice to create hyperkinetic ADHD infused music.

MB plays or has played in Sharks With Wings, The George Steeltoe Ensemble, PIMA group, and Wet Cement. Michael has performed at the High Zero Festival in 2002, the International Noise Conference (Miami) 2006/07, the 2008 Bent Festival in Los Angeles. He has also studied at STEIM (NL) 2007 and been artist in Residence at the Experimental TV Center in Owego NY. He also has a profound obsession with found media where he has released a CDr of found answering machine tapes on Heresee Records and self released DVDr compilation of found video.

Selected Recordings
Embarker The Sayer Heat Retention 3" cdr
Embarker An Acre of Glass Prairies Deep Fried Tapes
Michael Barker The Answer Tapes Heresee CDR
Sharks with Wings S/T Sendhelp CDR
Sharks with Wings Disaster is a Big Damage 3" Sendhelp CDR
Sharks with Wings Lets Kiss the ring CS60 Sendhelp
Sharks with Wings/Paper legs split 7" heat retention/sendhelp
Sharks with Wings/Plain Seahorses/Sanguine Vessel split 12" breathmint records
George Steeltoe Ensemble "Church of Yuh" Heat Retention


Reviews
Sharks with Wings / Paper Legs Split 7"
WIRE
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