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Nico Guerrero is a French experimental composer & guitarist. Known for his post-punk project Vortex in the early 90’s (Les Disques du Soleil et de l’Acier), he currently weaves textures of intense cosmic drones with his sole chiming guitar.

His compositions reach out a certain sonic gigantism with a fairly minimalist instrumentation: a single prepared guitar and obscure electronic alterations, making the strings resonate like a hallucinatory echo of organ clusters. In this very dense space of overtones, almost symphonic, ghost sounds appear.

His album ‘Live at the Nordic House’ was recorded in Reykjavik during the Airwaves Festival 2018, and his latest ‘Streams of Oblivion’ was entirely composed in Iceland in winter 2021.

Nico composed and performed in duet with the New-York composer Rhys Chatham known for his guitar orchestras. He also co-conducted his symphony for 100 guitars (Le Havre, june 2018).

Imbued with esoteric references and devotion to Icelandic volcanic powers, his music is sometimes cold, incantatory, bright or abstract, evoking a deep melancholy and a certain idea of desolation.

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Rhys Chatham Guitar Orchestra | Cinémathèque de Paris | Feb. 27 2025
Upcoming release of “ATHAN🜔R” | Rhys Chatham & Nico Guerrero duet album
⟁ New Update ⟁ Appel à Guitaristes pour l’Ensemble de Rhys Chatham
BROKEN IMPRO | LE CHAIR DE POULE, PARIS | FEB. 07 2024
“Agame” release 2023 | Limited edition cassette on Space Odyssey
Nico Guerrero Live Stream | Space Odyssey | sept. 15 2022 | Reykjavik
Nico Guerrero opening for Lee Ranaldo | Maroquinerie, Paris | June 21 2022
Broken Impro | Le Chair de Poule, Paris | June 15 2022
Horus Rising | Vidéo Live @ Instants Chavirés | 8.3.2022
#Quasi 2022.3 | concert @ Les instants Chavirés | Montreuil, March 8 2022
Out on Bancamp now “NOT IN MY FUTURE: A Tribute to Genesis Breyer P-Orridge”
Video | the RHYS CHATHAM’s GUITAR ORCHESTRA @ BBMIX festival Paris | 27 Nov. 2021
RHYS CHATHAM GUITAR ENSEMBLE @ BBMIX festival Paris | 27 Nov. 2021
Nico Guerrero “Streams of Oblivion” album featured on Trash Flow Radio | Oct. 16 2021
Nico Guerrero concert at Extreme Chill Festival | Húrra – Reykjavik | Oct. 9 2021
STREAMS OF OBLOVION : reviewed + featured on the REYKJAVIK GRAPEVINE playlist!
New Album out now: Nico Guerrero “STREAMS OF OBLIVION” | Silent Records
New release 2021 annonced: Nico Guerrero “Streams of Oblivion” Album
Record compilation + book project “NOT IN MY FUTURE: A Tribute to Genesis Breyer P-Orridge”
Nico Guerrero + Rhys Chatham | concert video at 0fr. | Paris, Nov. 20 2015
DARK INDICATOR II – a collection of guitar & string drones
Wladd Muta & Nico Guerrero | Performance @ Galerie L’Antichambre | Sept. 11 2020
Review “Live at the Nordic House” by Dimi Brands | DARK ENTRIES
#Quasi 2020.1 | Performance @ Les Instants Chavirés | Jan. 28 2020
Review “Live at the Nordic House” by Yannick Blay | NEWNOISE
Nico Guerrero | Showcase @ Walrus Café | Paris, Nov. 14 2019
Review “Live at the Nordic House” by MÄX LACHAUD | OBSKÜRE
New album out today: Nico Guerrero Live at the Nordic House Reykjavik
1st track from the forthcoming album “Nico Guerrero, Live at the Nordic House”, Release sept.01.2019
Nico Guerrero @ Iceland Airwaves Festival | the Nordic House | Nov.09.2018
Nico Guerrero @ Mengi, Reykjavik | July 28 2018
100 Guitars | the Rhys Chatham Ensemble @ Le Havre, June 23. 2018
Improvisation Session | Nicolas Kunysz & Nico Guerrero | Reykjavik, Apr. 6 2018
New video “EN TO PAN” | from Haiku Irregolari in Forma di Musica – Aimaproject
“EN TO PAN” new instrumental piece for Aimaproject, Haiku Irregolari in Forma di Musica CD/Book
VORTEX paid A Tribute To Genesis Breyer P-Orridge in a benefit compilation (UPR 082)
Acoustic Camera invites Nico Guerrero for their Sound Annexation Project
Concert @ Mengi, Reykjavik | Iceland
Nicolas Kunysz & Nico Guerrero @ Stofan, Reykjavik Oct. 25 2016
Lowercase Night #48 @ Prikið | Reykjavik, Oct. 9 2016
Nicolas Kunysz & Nico Guerrero @ Stofan | Reykjavik July 16 2016
Vortex @ Détail | Paris Feb.13 2016
Nico Guerrero @ Détail | Paris Jan. 23 2016
Rhys Chatham & Nico Guerrero Duo | 0fr. Galerie | Nov. 20 2015
Rhys Chatham & Nico guerrero duo | Détail | Paris, July 2 2015