Jan Wagner is a pianist and producer. With his personal work he explores a simplicity of expression, one that maximises the emotional truth of each composition. He’s fascinated by the music hidden beneath the surface: overlapping overtones, textures and the sounds created by the piano’s intricate mechanism. He’s been working at the legendary Faust Studio Scheer for over a decade.

Ambient tape label out of Osaka, Japan. Run by Endurance and Dérive
NO DEMOS please. Seriously. Thanks for your understanding.
大阪を拠点としてるアンビエントカセットレーベル。
デモ音源は受け付けていません。ご理解のほどよろしくお願いします。

Ão mixes southern traditional sounds, rhythms and saudade with a poppy-ambient dimension of electronic effects and beats.

Started as a duo, with mesmerizing vocals in Portuguese and English and South-American guitarstyles, they released their self-titled EP in 2020. The music was partly written and recorded as musical pen pals 2000 km apart.

In 2021 Jolan joined with his ambient universe of pedals, guitars, synths and beats/samples on cassettes. After a performance on national television (De Zevende Dag), Bert Peyffers called to join with his distinctive percussion. Since then Ão is a four-member band.

The meaning of “Ão” depends on how you pronounce it: [ɐ͂w̃]. It is something painful, something beautiful, something sad, an expression of wonder or just total nonsense.

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Brenda Corijn ~ vocals
Siebe Chau ~ guitars
Jolan Decaestecker ~ cassettes, effects, field recordings, synths & guitar
Bert Peyffers ~ percussion (bombo, cajon, cymbals, udu, handpan, cookie box and other junk)
Bert Hermans ~ audio technician

Laureates of Sound Track 2022.
Residence in Het Depot, Leuven

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