ION presents “Soundscapes” live
ION presents live excerpts from the albums “Soundscapes Vol. 1 & 2” for the first time in a single ambient set.
By connecting the intertwined sound paths of “Soundscapes,” he creates an auditory journey between field recordings, films, electronic instruments, and live improvisational transformations. The “soundscapes” of Soundscapes are reimagined on stage as a map of memories, in a fluid environment where sound, space, and time merge. ION reinterprets the material from the albums, combining analog instruments, electronic soundscapes, and improvisation with Dinos Zouberis on electric bass and electronics. Together, they create a unified listening environment that transforms into a living collage of soundscapes, memory, and rhythmic silence.
ION (aka Giannis Papaioannou) is an electronic music producer based in Athens. As a composer, he has also led the industrial band Mechanimal since 2011. Since 1985, he has released 21 albums under the names Rehearsed Dreams, Spider’s Web, Raw, ION, and Mechanimal. In 1991, he co-founded Elfish Records, an independent record label in Athens, focusing on new electronic sounds from local and international artists. For three decades, his sound has ranged between ambient, electronic, and “soundscape” composition. With his two albums, “Soundscapes Vol. 1 & 2”, he mapped out a world of field recordings, synthetic landscapes, and moments of silence transformed into sound.