“Athanor” brings together American composer Rhys Chatham, a pioneering figure of minimalism and post-minimal guitar music, and French composer/guitarist Nico Guerrero in a radical instrumental dialogue conceived as a process of sonic transmutation rather than a conventional collaboration. Across its extended duration, flutes, electric guitars … Read more
David F. Presents : Rhys Chatham + Nico Guerrero “We’ve been waiting for this duo album from Rhys Chatham and Nico Guerrero for years. It’s finally out, and I highly recommend it. It’s a little gem of pure beauty. Subtle drones, like a landscape in … Read more
Today, Erototox Decodings is releasing a collaboration between Rhys Chatham and Nico Guerrero entitled ATHANOR, LP avalaible on 12″ vinyl LP + Digital album. It features Rhys and Nico’s guitar talents as well as other instrumentation and processing. Lawrence English (Room40) brought his magic touch … Read more
The new experimental duet Nico Guerrero (prepared lapsteel guitar) and R Michael Hendrix (mysterious tapes machines) will play for the first time at Mengi, opening for a special performance with Pan Thoraresen, Þorkell Atlason and Borgar Magnuson 💥 Mengi / Saturday, October 11th – … Read more
Psyched to play for Falconfest with Tristan Zand, Christian Høgh and Carl Michael Richardt at Lemmy’s Reykjavik on sunday 5th of October (at 2.00pm). The festival opens on saturday 4th with a bunch of incredible musicians, artists and performers (full program below). Come and join! … Read more
Intense rehearsal with @r.m.hendrix for our concert at Mengi Reykjavik on october 11th. Using lap steel guitar, electronic filters, mysterious tapes machine and ondes magnétique, we decided to take a risk and experiment with unfamiliar instruments, trusting each others instincts, experience and the improvisational process. … Read more
On the occasion of the Griffith/Eisenstein retrospective, the Cinémathèque de Paris will program the Sergei M. Eisenstein’s film, “Le Cuirassé Potemkine” (1925) in a restored version on February 27, 2025. The Rhys Chatham Guitar Orchestra will play a 68 minutes live musical soundtrack during the … Read more
The live sessions at Space Odyssey are curated by Extreme Chill Festival Reykjavik. Check the live streaming session of Nico Guerrero on january 29 to listen to some overtone collisions using prepared guitar and sampler in mictotonal Φ tuning. If you are in Reykjavik, welcome … Read more
Happy Solar Revolution to my dear friend Rhys Chatham ! Today is a perfect planetary conjunction to announce the upcoming release of our duet album “ATHAN🜔R” this winter on EROTOTOX DECODINGS, the fantastic label of Chandra Shukla. Lawrence English made the mastering at Negative Space … Read more
⟁ New Update ⟁ LES INSCRIPTIONS SONT CLOSES !! —– Oyé camarades! On recherche des guitaristes et des bassistes ! Pour un événement privé à Paris le 29 mai 2024, Rhys Chatham recherche 56 guitaristes et 4 bassistes exactement, pour jouer une version … Read more
Plaisir monstre demain au 🥁 BROKEN IMPRO 38 avec : Sonia Terhzaz, Nico Guerrero, Sylvie Leys, Damien Thonnard, Vincent Loiret, Thalie Amossé, Sandra Giura Longo, Christine Chardonnier, Juliet Quinn, Tristan Macé Début à 19h! Merci au Chair De Poule, Sonia Terhzaz et RoroVomir Perrot 🖤🖤 … Read more
Recorded in September 2022 during a streaming Live Session at Space Odyssey Reykjavik, an Experimental Music space, label, record shop and house of wonders led by Pan Thorarensen (from Stereo Hypnosis). This ultra-limited edition cassette unfolds a 30-minute drone of chaotic swirling harmonics slowly merging … Read more
Check the ambient live streaming session on september 15 to join Nico Guerrero as he experiences a new over(t)(d)rone ritual at Space Odyssey, Reykjavik, Iceland. Located in 101 Reykjavik, Space Odyssey is : Adventurous music, selected record shop, experimental music space, presenting by Extreme … Read more
Une soirée intime avec Lee Ranaldo et sa guitare acoustique, mettant en vedette la musique de son récent album, la suite instrumentale écrite pendant la pandémie “In Virus Times” ainsi que des chansons récentes. Nico Guerrero ouvrira cette noce des harmoniques en invoquant les … Read more
Broken Impro, Sessions de musiques improvisées, un à deux mercredi par mois, de 19h à 21h au Chair de Poule, rue Saint Maur à PARIS. Broken Impro 10 | Mercredi 15 juin 2022 avec: David Fenech, Nico Guerrero, Tarquin Manek, Tristan Macé, Fred Marty, … Read more
Recorded live @ Les Instants Chavirés, March 8 2022 Nico Guerrero – electric prepared guitar Arthur Aether – sampler tuned in Φ Sound engineer: Ben Composed by Nico Guerrero Studio version on Silent Records: https://silentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/streams-of-oblivionDissonant -> www.instantschavires.com
#Quasi 2022.3 / Nico Guerrero @ Les instants Chavirés / March 8 2022 #Quasi 2022.3 – entrée libreNICO GUERREROEX_PILE MUR DU FOND « Dissonant. Discordant. Inquiétant. Des drones soniques et des guitares torsadées recouvrent un paysage onirique, s’élevant en spirale les unes autour des autres … Read more
Honored to have humbly contributed to this amazing Genesis P-Orridge tribute comp, available now on Bandcamp (and later on 2LP or CD). There are some amazing musicians involved in this magical invocation so be sure to give it a listen! Infinite gratitude to Chandra Shukla … Read more
There were celestial frequencies and angelic harmonics all around during this magical version of the Rhys Chatham‘s Guitar Trio at the Festival BBmix last Saturday, where we celebrated a pagan marriage of sounds led by the magician himself in intense joyous communion. Thank you to … Read more
Nico will join the Rhys Chatham’s electric guitar ensemble on November 27 2021 for the Parisian BBmix festival at Carré Belle-feuille. The guitar orchestra will consist of: Rhys Chatham, guitar Valentina Magaletti, drums Myriam Stamoulis, bass Jean-François Pauvros, guitar Nico Guerrero, guitar Tatiana Paris, guitar … Read more
On Sat Oct 16 on Trash Flow Radio, to celebrate the season, DJ Jugular Jones played spooky punk, post-punk, psyche-folk, and underground experimental tracks about TV (very scary), snakes, serpents, astrology, hauntings, and ghosts. Including: spooky tracks from Fontaines D.C., Soursob, Amyl and The … Read more
Extreme Chill Festival 2021 | Reykjavik | Húrra venue, Oct. 9 – 20:00 | The 11th anniversary of the Icelandic experimental music festival Extreme Chill will be held October 7th – October 10th in Reykjavík. This year, the Extreme Chill festival will be taking place … Read more
Nico Guerrero – Streams of Oblivion Dissonant. Discordant. Disturbing. Sonic drones and twisted guitars smother an anxiety dreamscape, spiralling upwards around each other into a space which is simultaneously expansive and suffocating. Nico says that he can only create in Reykjavík, and cites “Icelandic telluric … Read more
Nico Guerrero “STREAMS OF OBLIVION” | Silent Records | release June 25 2021 “Metaphysical drones for metaphysical people. A collection of evasive shadowy textures, deeply meditative but with an edge, less flower more thorn… Composer Nico Guerrero uses his guitar as a divining rod to … Read more
Nico Guerrero “Streams of Oblivion” | Silent Records | release June 25 2021 New album composed with dark drones material and depthcharges of guitar overtones, recorded in Reykjavik, Iceland (winter 2021) and mixed/mastered in Paris (March 2021). After the track “Horus Rising” for the Dark … Read more
“We are elated and find it fitting to announce this farewell tribute to Gen that is in the works consisting of : Susan Atkins Hannah Haddix Theresa Rodrigues Xambuca (Chandra Shukla) Lux Vibratus (Chrome, Nektar, Xambuca) Edley O’Dowd (ex-PTV(3)) Matthew Samways Manos Michaelides (Egodeath) … Read more
Already 5 years to the day that Nico Guerrero and Rhys Chatham had given this concert-workshop at the 0fr. bookstore in Paris … “It was exactly one week after the Bataclan massacre and Paris was paralyzed by fear and sadness. Despite everything, we decided to … Read more
Second collection of dark, distorted guitar and other string drones for those into doom, power ambient and drone metal with an experimental edge. “I was listening to this album again this morning to make sure the tracks all sounded OK and was struck by … Read more
10 000 VIBRATING OFFERINGS TO THE GREAT HIVE IN THE SKY : For the first time since the start of their Black Bee project in 2014, Wladd Muta and Nico Guerrero will present a part of this musical work on September 11, during the Wladd … Read more
Nico Guerrero Live At The Nordic House – The Nordic Intimate Sessions (Le chant des Egrégores) Avant-Garde – Dark Ambient – Drone – Ritual 07/06/2020, Dimi Brands Bij al wie de Franse artiest Nico(las) Guerrero niet kent zou bij het beluisteren van Live At … Read more
QUASI (AKA Q since 2009) is a convivial and monthly moment within the programming of Instants Chavirés, always focused on the local experimental scene, new encounters and formations, electrical attempts, noise, improv, free, in progress, electronic … Almost anything can happen .. or not… Tonight, … Read more
NEW NOISE (dec. 2019) / Review by: Yannick Blay Experimental Ambient Nico Guerrero, formerly Parisian and now living in Iceland, is a guitarist-composer first known for his shoegaze project Vortex. He also played a lot with the famous Rhys Chatham, in studio, but also on … Read more
Nico Guerrero will be in showcase at Walrus Café (Paris) on Thursday November 14th for the release of his new album “Live at the Nordic House – The Nordic Intimate Sessions”, recorded at Airwaves Iceland 2018 festival (Reykjavik). Accompanied by Arthur Geffroy on electric guitar, … Read more
Review by: Mäx Lachaud (nov. 2 2019) “Still too little known, Nico Guerrero made an impression with the Vortex project founded with Sonia Cohen-Skalli in the early 1990s. Their first album, Eksaïphnès (Les Disques Du Soleil Et De l’Acier, 2000), laid down already the foundations … Read more
Recorded in November 2018 during the AIRWAVES Reykjavik Festival, a highlight of the Icelandic music scene, this album captures the furious whirlwinds of fire that Nico invokes on stage with his sole electric guitar and alchemical filters, transforming celestial chords into abstract organ clusters for … Read more
1st track from the forthcoming album “Nico Guerrero, Live at the Nordic House”, Release sept.01.2019 PRE-ORDER the CD album here: https://nicoguerrero.bandcamp.com/releases This limited edition [CD Digipack 6 panels] is first avalaible in Iceland in july 2019. The CD order and Digital version will … Read more
Airwaves off venue- Nordic Intimacy – vol. 2 09.11.2018 / 12:00 -19:00 Two days of intimate Nordic melancholy at the Nordic House An aural feast of solitary musicians clinging to their instruments and pouring their hearts out. Up close unplugged and personal sessions Vol. … Read more
Let’s dive together into an infinite whirlwind of sonic spleen. MENGI: Doors at 20:30 – Starts at 21:00 – Tickets: 2.000 kr. About the artist: Founder of the French band “Vortex” (Les Disques du Soleil et de l’Acier) with Sonia Cohen-Skalli in the early … Read more
FLAMME D’ALBAN HEFIN – for 100 electric guitars RHYS CHATHAM From 11 p.m. to midnight As part of his creation for Un Été au Havre 2018, the composer surrounds himself with a team made up of Jean-François Pauvros and Nico Guerrero, section heads, as well … Read more
Founder of Lowercase Nights and co founder of Lady Boy Records, Nicolas Kunysz is a Belgian musician & designer living in Reykjavik since 2009. He has become a force in the Icelandic music scene. Known for his immersive soundscapes, his music takes place in the … Read more
>> VIDEO: EN TO PAN (Music for 5 Electric Guitars) Composed, recorded and produced by Nico Guerrero for the Aimaproject CD “HAIKU IRREGOLARI IN FORMA DI MUSICA” (Agorà & CO. 2017) Mastering : Marco Milanesio, OFF Studio (Torino) ~~~ Purchase: … Read more
Haiku Irregolari in Forma di Musica / Aimaproject VARIOUS ARTISTS Show Me Your Wounds Production “Haiku irregolari in forma di musica” contains 11 songs made by various artists, with the vocals of AimA and based on her poems collected in the homonym book. … Read more
Vortex covers the Psychic TV “We Kiss” song in a benefit compilation for Genesis P-Orridge / released on February 06, 2018 on Unknown Pleasures Records. Musical pioneer, cultural engineer, wrecker of civilization, anti-Pope of the Temple ov Psychic Youth and also merry prankster – … Read more
Sound Annexation project ACOUSTIC CAMERAS Art Project ACOUSTIC CAMERAS invites composers and sound artists to annex the real-time flow of webcams located in various places around the world. The flow of webcams is intercepted but not modified. The artist is invited to deliver a sound … Read more
Next stop: Reykjavik, Saturday, January 14 2017 Nico will play for the second time at MENGI, an experimental place at the heart of the beautiful Reykjavik. You can expect newly hatched compositions for solo prepared guitar and some overtones experimentations… if today’s light snow doesn’t … Read more
Founder of Lowercase Nights and co founder of Lady Boy Records, Nicolas Kunysz is a Belgian musician & designer living in Reykjavik since 2009. He has become a force in the Icelandic music scene. Known for his immersive soundscapes, his music takes place in the … Read more
In October 9 2016, Nico performed for the Lowercase Nights #48 at Prikið, Reykjavik (IS). While lowercase started as a soundscape night, it has since morphed into a full sensory experience where a musician, group or ensemble pick a film and improvise a soundtrack live. … Read more
Founder of Lowercase Nights and co founder of Lady Boy Records, Nicolas Kunysz is a Belgian musician & designer living in Reykjavik since 2009. He has become a force in the Icelandic music scene. Known for his immersive soundscapes, his music takes place in the … Read more
“Active since the end of the 80s in France, Vortex is part of a strange musical avant-garde, one that remains partially hidden from the general public. Founders of the duo, Nico Guerrero (guitars and vocals) and Sonia C.S. (bass and vocals) invoke through uneasy songs … Read more
Founder of the group Vortex in the early 90s (Eksaïphnès/Les Disques du Soleil et de l’Acier), Nico Guerrero is an experimental guitarist working on the electro-acoustic possibilities generated by the electric guitar. Filtered through a chain of effects and reverb, the massive, chiming, overtone-rich sounds … Read more
Composer, guitarist and trumpeter, Rhys Chatham is a key figure in the New York music and no wave scene, having combined minimalist tones with the energy of punk rock. He is known in particular for his “guitar orchestras”, where he conducts dozens or even hundreds … Read more
Rhys Chatham & Nico Guerrero en duo à Détail! Fondateur du groupe Vortex (Fr) au début des années 90, Nico Guerrero est un guitariste expérimental travaillant sur les possibilités électro-acoustiques générées par la guitare électrique. Filtrés à travers une chaîne d’effets et de réverbération, … Read more