Iku Sakan / Anders Lauge Meldgaard / AMR
Three electronic sound sets by Iku Sakan (Japan), Anders Lauge Meldgaard (Denmark) and AMR (Greece).
Iku Sakan is an electronic musician and dj from Osaka, Japan. In his richly textured organic music, he searches for soulful moments from soulless materials, through a constantly shifting collection of sound sources, melding improvisation and dj’ing practices. Sakan mixes various waves from machines & uniquely modified gear like the Omnichord, an MC-303 and oscillators, creating repetitive rhythmic patterns, rotating harmonics and detailed resonating melodies. He has collaborated / played with e.g. Pekka Airaksinen, Anders Lauge Meldgaard, Maher Shalal Has Baz, Sun Araw, and Michael Northam. his recent works incl. a remix for the French composer Yann Tiersen (via Mute Records) and musique-concrète-inspired tone poem LP “OMNITOPOEIA”.
www.ikusakan.bandcamp.com/album/human-wave-music
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Anders Lauge Meldgaard presents a solo set of free-from electronic music featuring EWI (Electronic Woodwind Instrument) and modular synthesizer. He engages in a wide spectrum of musical expressions, encompassing modern composed music, free improvisation, orchestral MIDI collages, and eclectic electronic explorations. His work reflects a deep versatility, blending traditional and contemporary elements to create innovative and captivating soundscapes. Whether composing intricate scores or experimenting with new electronic textures, he consistently pushes the boundaries of musical creativity. The tension between composition and improvisation is often used as a motivating force for his musical adventures. His recent works include the release “The Art of Playing the Fantasia,” an electronic music work released by Sun Ark in Los Angeles in 2023.
www.sunarkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-art-of-playing-the-fantasia
Sound artist and electronic music composer AMR creates site specific compositions for live performance. Her work has been released, among others, by the Parisian label Vice de Forme. Her sound is characterized by noise and electroacoustic elements. She uses analogue equipment as well as programming languages to produce sound and process live sound sources derived from semi-artificial synthesizers, acoustic instruments and field recordings.