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2017 “The Almanac” – History
The story of the Album The Almanac is a narrative continuation of the 2013 release, “Excipio”. It is a series of short story adventures through time and space following a character by the name of, “The Traveler”. This story focuses on the character’s journey of...
2020 “The Baring of Shadows” – History
The story of the Album The Baring of Shadows tells four separate stories of loss, pain, and sorrow from the perspective of a single person. This is a visceral telling of universal pain. The album’s direction was intentionally built by Mark’s desire to explore what it...
2015 “Peripety” – History
The story of the Album Peripety breaks away from the Kardashev mythos, a hopeful story of our far off future, and explores themes of purpose, meaning, and responsibility. It faces the realization of one’s own place in a vast, primarily empty existence. Who are we to...
2013 “Excipio” – History
The story of the Album Excipio was Kardashev’s first EP with a focused effort in writing narrative around the second tier of the Kardashev Scale. The EP is titled, “Excipio” which is Latin for “I rescue” or “I capture” and is lyrically based on the concept of a...
Kardashev as an Abstract
The Beginning The history of Kardashev begins in 2009 when Nico Mirolla met Mark Garrett at Northern Arizona University while listening to metal and playing Magic the Gathering in a dormitory common area. After discussing their desires to make music, they began to...
2014 “IOTA pt. I” – History
The story of the Concept “IOTA” was the first deviation that Kardashev took with their writing as they began to crave a more mature writing approach and more atmosphere in their compositions. Having parted ways with their drummer James, Nico took on drumming duties...
2012 “Progression” DEMO – History
The story of the Album Progression is less of a story and more of a concept. It is a figurative and imaginative layout for describing the concepts found in Nikolai Kardashev’s concept work. Creative license was used on the naming of the songs and the world around...