American multi-instrumentalist and composer known for New Age, ambient and synth-orchestral instrumental albums.

Frequently uses synthesizers and orchestral arrangements; reviewers note cinematic, spacey textures and occasional world-music or tribal percussion elements. Reviews reference influences/comparisons to artists such as Kitaro and Tangerine Dream.

DeBaser's reviews discuss David Arkenstone's New Age and ambient works, highlighting rich synth textures, orchestral touches and cinematic scope. Atlantis and Another Star in the Sky receive particularly warm coverage. Troika V is noted for electronic, spacey compositions.

For:Fans of New Age, ambient and cinematic instrumental music; listeners who enjoy synth-orchestral soundscapes.

 David Arkenstone is one of the leading figures in contemporary New Age, Atlantis is one of his latest works (2004).

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 "Another star in the sky" was released in 1994 and is dedicated by musician David Arkenstone to the passing of his mother (as can be inferred from the title).

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 The album starts with the track "The chariot," a piece I would describe as "dawning," as A.'s electric guitar paints serene and calm melodies, interspersed with other acoustic and percussive melodies, against a backdrop of synthesized keyboards.

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