Next show: Brussels, Sat 7 Nov
E L E C T R O A C O U S T I C --- INTERCULTURAL --- CONTEMPORARY GUITAR --- INTERSPECIES --- TRANSDISCIPLINARY --- NATURE --- IMPROVISATION Alec Ilyine is an electro acoustic musician mixing fingerpicking with fieldrecordings and effects on the iPad. Sweet melodies and compositions are used as frameworks for an improvisational practice, using 6- and 12-string acoustic steelstring guitars, cavaquinho, charango, ud and different kinds of flutes and found objects from over the whole world. As an intrepid traveler, bird sounds and song are collected and used as a sonic representation or souvenir of a certain place or country. At the same time intercultural exchange is also really important, meeting local traditional musicians and doing improvised sessions with them, finding a common ground. Mainly involved in moving strings and natural sounds, but also very interested in dance and how the body moves. Also doing sound design for dance and theatre performances, and using photography to express the beauty of detail and relational emotions. He also likes cooking.
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Alec Ilyine plays electroacoustic music, blending fingerpicked contemporary guitar, field recordings, and live processing with global folk traditions. Follow Alec Ilyine on Mood.
Alec Ilyine's live performances feature intricate acoustic guitar fingerpicking and live electronic manipulation, often incorporating traditional instruments and ambient textures.
