Maklak

Seattle based band “Maklak” will be releasing their highly anticipated debut album this September.

The self-titled album was recorded, mixed, and co-produced by legendary producer Jack Endino. Having conceived the band as well as writing the entire first album, vocalist Mike Perkins recorded the album in much the same style as Dave Grohl, tracking all instruments and vocals himself. Maklak has already made a name for themselves by touring twice in the last 2 years, as well as playing countless shows in their regional area. Maklak prepares to strike out on the road again in September to head down to the Midwest and tour in support for the debut album. This tour will be followed by an East Coast tour in the spring and a full U.S. tour in the summer. The debut album breaks many boundaries in both song-writing and recording methods. The music appeals to both mainstream and underground audiences, and the band is well known for their amazing high energy stage performance, leaving audiences highly entertained and craving more.

Maklak has been creating a lot of noise not just in their local scene but in the regional and national industry as well. Opting to carve their own path, rather than ride the coat tails of others, the band has been extensively touring with aspirations to not only conquer the national scene, but to also spread their music overseas to areas such as the U.K. and Japan.

The debut self-titled album is scheduled for world wide release on Sept 12th, 2010.

Maklak will be performing live at The Funhouse in Seattle, WA, next to the world famous Space Needle in tandem with this date to officially release the album. - Thumper Custom Drums

Well, MakLak has given his three-months notice: After September, the venerable one-man band (with live rhythm section support) won't be playing any more shows. Presently, this is the only gig on his concert calendar, so local music enthusiasts who've been meaning to see MakLak for the past twelve years but haven't quite gotten around to it should probably seize the opportunity. His four-track demo recordings range from scratchy sludge rock with distorted-screech vocals to shoegaze noise swirls: MakLak's cover of Mazzy Star's "Roseblood" fits into the latter category. This packed all-local, all-ages bill also includes the impressively full-sounding female-fronted indie act Fall City Shakedown; piano-playing singer/songwriters Jordan Lake and Mary Lydia Ryan; mellow-grunge trio Hellocharger; melodic metal outfit One Weak Throttle Fix; the name-says-it-all crew Renob Squad; and Starting at Zero, a group that's poised to establish itself as the world's preeminent gaming/sci-fi-obsessed crunk/funk/hardcore sextet.
Sun., July 20, 6 p.m., 2008

- Seattle Weekly

With credits on The Lonely Forest's excellent debut LP that we featured earlier this year, Seattle resident Michael Perkins has recorded some songs under the moniker Maklak, one of which we are featuring here called "Cutting Clouds." On the song, Maklak plays all of the instruments himself.

Drawing from the local influences of Nirvana and The Melvins, to name a few, Maklak serves up melodic alternative rock that is beginning to attract a fan base outside his following in the Pacific Northwest.

"Cutting Clouds" - Maklak, single release (2009)
- Indie Rock Cafe

With the constant reminder of a struggling economy it's a pleasant surprise to see Seattle based independent solo artist (with live support) "Maklak" is hitting the road on a "DIY" style tour of the west coast this fall. In 1997 Michael Perkins,"in order to find true self-expression", started writing and recording his own music in his parents garage and playing every instrument, naming the project Maklak. With extreme passion and dedication from an early age; Michael is a young man with the wisdom and the experience. Besides teaching himself over 9 instruments, he also developed a unique writing style with strong dynamics and hard shifts in timing. By the age of 18 he had already: recorded 3 studio albums, played/booked/setup hundreds of concerts including one tour, received press and radio exposure, and much more. Nearing the rise of Maklak from a side-project to a full fledged act, Michael continued to push himself in every direction including: starting a successful music teaching business, getting endorsed by drum company "Thumper Custom drums", co-founding an indie label, opening for HR (Bad Brains), and even getting his name in the Guinness book of world records! After 13 years since the spawning of Maklak, Michael is vulnerably unleashing himself on the music scene in fierce way..."spreading the message of understanding through the medium of rock music", as he calls it. Maklak just finished the Northwest leg of his "Underground Understanding" tour, and is poised to go further on a full West coast tour of the US this fall. Waiting for him back in Seattle is studio time with legendary producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden) for first official debut album to be released. With Micheal and his live band's entertaining and high-energy performances; music fan's will want to check the band's tour schedule to see when Maklak will be stopping by your town! - Thumper Custom Drums