Dronica #74 - Dronica Meets IOM
Nicola Serra, founder of East London's experimental music festival Dronica, presents new and archival material.
Iker Ormazabal is a London-based experimental musician from Spain. He started his solo project IOM circa 2004. He has also been a member of bands like Atomoog, Sorkun, FFT Players, Soizu, Oilbag, Mnemoniic, Warren Schoenbright and has published music in labels such as: Zulo Beltzak, RONF, Doministiku, Desetxea, Afeite Al Perro, Astral Noize, Attenuation Circuit, Mattoid and Hominid Sounds.
He has previously worked alongside other artists such as Arturo Blasco, Jordi Aligué, Borja Ramos, Miguel A García, Raxil4, Itto Morita, Minako Seki, Gonzalo Catalinas among others. In 2017, he was awarded with the John Leckie Award for Innovation in Audio Production for a soundtrack to "Elementary Tryptych of Spain" by Jose Val del Omar. He also runs his own effects-pedal brand, IOHM Fx.
Since 2004, London-based Iker Ormazabel has been progressing experimental music in different forms, through solo projects (as IOM or Iker Ormazabal), alongside dance performers (Itto Morita, Soizu, Minako Seki), improvising with other musicians (Miguel A. Garcia, Oier Iruretagoiena, Andrew Page, Arturo Blasco) and in bands (Mnemonic, Warren Schoenbright, Fft Players, Oilbag).
This solo work is heavily inspired by acousmatic composers, and acousmatic listening, the music and writings of Pierre Schaeffer, Eliane Radigue, Pauline Oliveros, Francisco Lopez, taking inspiration from what is known as ‘deep listening’, listening with intent or acousmatic listening. 45 copies.
For this Dronica show, he presents a selection of Spanish industrial and experimental music from the 80s.
Tracklist
Esplendor Geometrico - Sheikh
Eduardo Polonio - Paseo Japonés en Nairobi
Mecánica Popular - Quiero Irme
32 Guajar's Faraguit - Pocker de Ausencias Digitales
Avant-Dernières Pensées - Misión Apostólica
Ética Makinal - 0640031
Macromassa - Mi Amigo El Ombligo
ETICA MAKINAL - STUDIO IS TEMA G
Miguel A Ruiz - Transparent
Diseño Corbusier - El Grito En Su Momento
Francisco López - Untitled
La Fura dels Baus - Ajoe
Esplendor Geométrico - Muerte a Escala Industrial
Vagina Dentata Organ - Sex Star #1
Orfeon Gagarín - Voces Mauritanas
Neo Zelanda - Paso Hambre
Comando Bruno - Ray Vogue
Merz - Infection Part 1
Técnica Material - Made in Spain
Randomize - Movilidad Incesante
Ambulatorio Segreto - Voxel B
Javier Segura - Malagueñas
Funeral Souvenir - Gas de Abidjan
Esplendor Geométrico - Rotor
Uvegraf - Área Pupilar
Víctor Nubla - 20.000 Lenguas