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The EP title GAME-O — short for both ‘game-oriented’ and ‘game over’ — captures Ilya’s unique approach to blending intuition with the idea of creative practice as a game. Rooted in self-reflection and a game-centric framework, his work challenges listeners to engage with contrasting elements of sound collage, trip-hop, jungle, and footwork. It bridges his teenage years spent in Minsk and the immersive influence of two years in London. 

It is an introspective EP that represents the artist’s reflections on re-imagining himself in a new place. Bringing together raw, rhythmically complex beats with refined textures, GAME-O explores themes of identity, loneliness, and the city’s impact on personal transformation.  It is an intricate exploration through creative reflection at the intersections of digital culture and creative experimentation. Known for his immersive sound design and complex rhythmic structures, Ilya's work on GAME-O draws listeners into deeply personal landscapes that merge the grit of his perception of a new place. 

A signature feature of this release is the artist’s playful and inventive approach to beat-making. Ilya uses groovy rhythmic structures of footwork, mixing them with more assertive drum patterns from techno and electro, keeping listeners constantly on edge, anticipating the next twist. Another key element is its mood and distinct sonic aesthetic, which flows from track to track, transcending genre boundaries. It’s built upon the creative implementation of field recording combined with grainy vocal sketches and voice messages from the artist. GAME-O perfectly conveys Ilya’s inner state — a sense of abstract nostalgia paired with a bold, forward-looking attitude with a smirk.

GAME-O

В процессе создания этой работы я еще раз удивился тому, сколько поистине волшебных вещей создаются белорусскими музыкантами.

Отдельное спасибо месту силы Accidental Records.

Tracklist:

Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - 7water (unreleased version)
Faky Trick - Echo 2021
Abiocoen - Sceneries
zuva (Портреты - Мара)
Ylowii - untitled (unreleased)
Ylowii - untitled (unreleased)
Polina Shturma - Venue
okravan - Kabul
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - C-P-W
chemosyntesis - letorgia
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - Vavilov-Cherenkov Effect
Faky Trick - Slow tape running
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - W&W
Abiocoen - Prayer
Polina Shturma, Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - 2 года/полиапаия
kravchenko - early morning or late evening
Anton 3_a - Slozhniy
Abiocoen - Low
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - embryo 1
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - Media-Eye (Ylowii Remix)
Polina Shturma - Intro
Polina Shturma - hollow
okravan - untitled (unreleased)
okravan - emigration
Polina Shturma - Whisper
okravan - untitled (unreleased)
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - xtuj
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - galereia blahoslavený
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - По Парам в Tate
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - Mark Rustamovich
Abiocoen - Venue
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - in the enchanted forest (pre-master version)


Ylowii (@1p1ztgwr2j24)
Polina Shturma (@polina-shturma)
Abiocoen (@tvorski)
okravan (@okravan)
Anton 3_a (@3_a)
chemosyntesis (@madmapper_music)
kravchenko (@shpacklevka-ori)

Ilya Gurin-Babayeu 10.09 @Accidental Records

Live session recorded with @maximsamos in his studio.

Maxim Samos & Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - Ambient Live Session 1

I made sound design for a new Acid Topser project. He always did some really cool projects that took my breath away and left me wondering how he came up with it and realized it.

But this project is special, I decided to expand this story with the eponymous mixtape "The ugliest pretty sunset".

Acid Topser shared important tracks that he associated with various scenes and events in the project.

I hear the audio landscape. I listen carefully, I really like it.
I love and have deep respect for what I hear. At the same time, I have an idea of ​​how and what I want to rebuild in this landscape.

Gradually, the desire develops into a necessity.

The storm of emotions retold in this project prompted me to a certain method of overlaying different drum samples and random voice recordings mixed with granular synthesis.

I see in this way the expression of a large number of different and rather deep emotions, which are realized only to some extent, but together add up to something one, but very textured. Mixing console in the head of the main character.

I used several samplers and my modular system on a mac.

Painted a canvas, yes, that's what I was trying to do.


All tracks produced / remixed by Ilya Gurin-Babayeu.

"The ugliest pretty sunset" mixtape

More info:

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SOUND SETTING #05 W/ ILYA GURIN-BABAYEU (LIVE) 20/11/2022

Live performance at @iklectikartlab on 13.06.

Ilya Gurin-Babayeu (LIVE) 13.06 @ IKLECTIK, London

Zone of Elusive Meanings is a new show on @radio-relativa that explores creative processes and methodologies of various electronic musicians and sound artists. The purpose of the show is to draw attention to the fact that the creative practice of musicians and sound artists is not limited to the tracks they have released or polished projects they have published. It focuses on pushing the boundaries of the genres by creating a safe space for the artists to present their innovative ideas. 

In each episode, I invite 2 artists and ask them to produce a sound collage out of their unfinished sketches, sound works, and anything that lies at the intersection of music, sound art, and field recordings. In this sense, it acts as an acknowledgment of a creative process that has taken place.

The show will help these unfinished ideas to find a new context, and also will indicate that this part of the creative process, not only deserves attention and study but also has an artistic value.

In the first episode you can find sound collages by @nexcyia and @thegurinbabayeu.

NEXCYIA is the musical alias of Adam Dove, an African-American/French sound artist and ambient musician. His artistic practice exists in between installation, painting, moving imagery, and sound art, delving into the concepts of alienation and the feeling of otherness in the African-American experience.

@ Radio Relativa 
04/10/2023

Zone of Elusive Meanings #1 w/ Ilya Gurin-Babayeu, NEXCYIA

Welcome back to the Zone of Elusive Meanings!

The new episode of my show on @radio-relativa features sound collages by @junglatch & @tofudj

I the first 30 minutes we will be listening to Kyiv-based DJ and sound producer - Tofudj. He is one of the founders of the Pep Gaffe (@pep-gaffe) label. His collage is a chronology of field recordings and sound collages that represent part of his life in Ukraine, from peacetime to the ongoing war.

In the second half of the show we are gonna be listening to the sound collage created by Jung latch, London-based DJ, producer as well as the founder of Fragment on Machines (@fragment-machine) platform and event series. He produced some truly magical ambient textures mixed with desonstructed beats and infra bass.

Zone Of Elusive Meanings #2 w/ Ilya Gurin-Babayeu, jung latch, Tofudj

Welcome back to the Zone Of Elusive Meanings! 

In the new episode we will be listening to live set by @sashawasaalcatel and sound collage by @sholto-wilson-1 .

Triš developed a passion for electronic music from a young age, exploring the Ukrainian underground scene. At the age of 16, she began frequenting clubs to listen to her favorite musicians and capture their performances on video. Through her love for moving images, her appreciation for music grew. As a visual artist, Triš’s video work, "Infra," in collaboration with Pavel Milyakov, her regular co-author, was featured at the Venice Biennale in 2020. Currently, Triš is more immersed in music and she has released three albums on the @psyxrecords label, including the captivating drum and bass album "In Your Head" in collaboration with @buttechno. 

In the second half an hour we will get to know electronic musician, DJ, co-runner of party series and label Accidental Meetings (@a_m_radio), resident of @kioskradio and @noodsradio — Voidal. In his words ‘Seems pretty overwhelming listening back to bloops, sounds and full tracks in sequence that you've thrown all your energy into for the last few years. I've used a base sample of vocals from the film Enter The Void by Gasper Noe throughout, as I've always loved the tone in Oscar's voice contrasting with the ambient non-existent sounds of the room, and the door specifically in this clip.’

Zone Of Elusive Meanings #3 w/ Ilya Gurin-Babayeu, Triš, Voidal

ILYA GURIN-BABAYEU 6.2.24

ILYA GURIN-BABAYEU 30.7.24

Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - XKnight 
GAME-O [IG-B001 / Ilya Gurin-Babayeu]

Produced by Ilya Gurin-Babayeu
Mastered by Roshan Chauhan at Works Of Intent
Artwork by Artemiy Sei
Released by Ilya Gurin-Babayeu (Self-Release) from London, UK
Release Date : December 12th. 2024

It is an introspective EP that represents the artist’s reflections on re-imagining himself in a new place. Bringing together raw, rhythmically complex beats with refined textures, GAME-O explores themes of identity, loneliness, and the city’s impact on personal transformation. Gurin-Babayeu masterfully blends techno, IDM, and footwork influences, crafting a sound that feels fresh yet rooted in the gritty legacy of urban electronic music. It is an intricate exploration through creative reflection at the intersections of digital culture and creative experimentation. Known for his immersive sound design and complex rhythmic structures, Ilya's work on GAME-O draws listeners into deeply personal landscapes that merge the grit of his perception of a new place.

The EP title GAME-O — short for both ‘game-oriented’ and ‘game over’ — captures Ilya’s unique approach to blending intuition with the idea of creative practice as a game. Rooted in self-reflection and game-centric framework, his work challenges listeners to engage with contrasting elements of sound collage, trip-hop, jungle, and footwork. It bridges his teenage years spent in Minsk and the immersive influence of two years in London. 

A signature feature of this release is the artist’s playful and inventive approach to beat-making. Ilya uses groovy rhythmic structures of footwork, mixing them with more assertive drum patterns from techno and electro, keeping listeners constantly on edge, anticipating the next twist. Another key element is its mood and distinct sonic aesthetic, which flows from track to track, transcending genre boundaries. It’s built upon the creative implementation of field recording combined with grainy vocal sketches and voice messages from the artist. GAME-O perfectly conveys Ilya’s inner state — a sense of abstract nostalgia paired with a bold, forward-looking attitude with a smirk.

Ilya Gurin-Babayeu (London, UK)
https://soundcloud.com/thegurinbabayeu
https://www.instagram.com/thegurinbabayeu
https://thegurinbabayeu.bandcamp.com

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XKnight

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Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - XKnight [IG-B001]

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Album opener, 'Back to Step 1', serves as a captivating entry point into this universe, setting off on an intergalactic journey aboard a distant spaceship, drifting through the eerie expanse of forgotten dreams and unraveling a fevered, space-time delirium that pushes the limits of sound design. The track begins with celestial reverberations and lo-fi textures, evoking the hum of arcade games - a sonic detritus that mirrors the afterglow of a disintegrating future...As the track progresses, it plunges into the depths of intricately crafted trip-hop rhythms. Hypnotic, laser-like oscillations slice through the composition, while fragmented vocal snippets and ghostly textures coalesce into a tense, otherworldly soundscape that lingers like an elusive dream, long after the final reverberations dissipate into the void.

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Back To Step 1

Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - Back To Step 1 [Self-released]

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Ilya Gurin-Babeyeu. "Dj post-euro" comes off the new EP, Game-O. The release is an introspective EP that represents the artist’s reflections on re-imagining himself in a new place. Bringing together raw, rhythmically complex beats with refined textures, GAME-O explores themes of identity, loneliness, and the city’s impact on personal transformation. Gurin-Babayeu masterfully blends techno, IDM, and footwork influences, crafting a sound that feels fresh yet rooted in the gritty legacy of urban electronic music.

Game-0 is out December 12th. Pick it up at: https://thegurinbabayeu.bandcamp.com/album/game-o

https://www.instagram.com/thegurinbabayeu
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu 

https://soundcloud.com/thegurinbabayeu

PREMIERE: Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - DJ post-euro

ILYA GURIN-BABAYEU 26.11.24

Ilya Gurin-Babayeu's new EP, GAME-O, explores themes of identity, loneliness, and the city’s impact on personal transformation, out December 12th.

Pre-order: https://thegurinbabayeu.bandcamp.com/album/game-o
More: www.orbmag.com/music

@thegurinbabayeu

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Premiere: Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - SNEK Reo 2012

Pre-order: https://thegurinbabayeu.bandcamp.com/album/game-o

'GAME-O' is an introspective EP that represents @thegurinbabayeu’s reflections on re-imagining himself in a new place. Bringing together raw, rhythmically complex beats with refined textures, 'GAME-O' explores themes of identity and loneliness.

A dungeon of swing, groove, and stylish bass sequences, 'edding 141F' layers percussive breaks samples, 808 rimshots, and hi-hats, which come together in a harmonious electro-groove with a footwork beat rounding off the track.

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Premiere: Ilya Gurin-Babayeu 'edding 141F'

ILYA GURIN-BABAYEU 4.3.25

London-based multidisciplinary artist Ilya Gurin-Babayeu provides a hypnagogic mix of unreleased exclusives and murky dub textures.

Tracklist:
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - intro kupfer (unreleased)
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - Эмбрионы М
Manonmars - Billin
anton 3_a - untitled (unreleased)
Mercury Ribbon - Coalescence
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - around (ureleased)
Voice Actor, Squu - Cut (2)
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - Self-portrait Room 1 (unreleased)
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - XKnight (Trip-hop edit)
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - SNEK Reo 2012 (Ambient Edit)
eolet - Origin
Ilya Guri-Babayeu - Media Eye (Plus 6 Edit)
Dean Blunt, STOOZY - Kwake Dub Version 2
Pavel Milyakov, Lucas Dupuy - room
Ethel Cain - Vacillator
Rain Text - 3.1
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - Self-Portrait Room 0 (unreleased)
GB - AMY (feat. CTM)
Yeun Helez - London
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - W&W
BAKGROUND - credits
NUG - Row
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - untitled N (unreleased)
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - untitled piano (excerpt from ‘The uggliest pretty sunset’)
tibslc - friends
Perila - HA (Cover)
Babyxxan - Heave
Europa & Amoxi - Prosac Bunny
DJ Healer - Untitled
Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - F (unreleased)
Dwells - chief keef x dean blunt

TANK Mix: Ilya Gurin-Babayeu

Ilya Gurin-Babayeu @ HÖR Berlin | 27.02.2025

Концептуальный электронный альбом, включающий в себя 13 композиций, каждая из которых, так или иначе описывает период жизни ребёнка и подростка в пост-советском государстве. Вместе с фильмом они составляют вторую часть трилогии "A.C.A.B.".
Альбом имеет интроспективный характер.
Переживания и страх, связанные с воспитанием, постоянно преследующие экзистенциальные противоречия, потерянность в контексте самоидентификации, осознание абсолютной беспомощности, состояние континуального шока. 
В конце концов непонимание, куда же направить всю ту боль, которую государственная система мне нанесла за 17 лет жизни. На тот момент, я даже не мог подумать о том, что произойдёт уже в ближайшие 2 года.
Этот альбом - попытка начать собирать по кусочкам жизнь, чтобы понять, что делать.
Мне удалось увидеть момент, когда вокруг меня нашлись средства и обстоятельства, способные помочь мне осмыслить большую часть уже произошедших со мной событий.

"Прогулки, совершаемые в побеге от реальности, в сущности, помогали мне рисовать её картину."

Media-Eye

eddind 300

knesset

embryo 1

efemerniy tip

oko n

2(RPC)

Ilya Gurin-Babayeu 17.01 @Accidental Point

thegurinbabayeu@gmail.com

07.08.25 —  Insomnia, Corsica Studios
30.05.25 — Kiosk Radio 
27.05.25 —  HÖR Berlin
07.06.25 —  Saltare, House Of Gaffe
23.05.25 — Derschein X, Mala Warszawa
27.02.25 — FOM Label Party, Bath House
17.08.24 — ШЩЦ, Greatorex Gallery
09.08.24 — FOM, The Yard
11.07.24 — ???, Kupfer Project
15.06.24 — ШЩЦ, The Old Church
10.02.24 — Counter-mapping, The Crypt Gallery
09.02.24 — Fragment On Machines, UNIT 58
06.02.24 — KINDRED Record Shop, London 
05.01.24 — Fragment On Machines, Waiting Room
30.11.23 — A Pluriversal Volume, Dilston Gallery
11.11.23 — SAGOME, Venue MOT, London
28.10.23 — What What Reading Room, London
19.10.23 — Pocko Gallery, London
13.09.23 — Unique Organic, London
01.09.23 — Fragments x BoHD, London
08.08.23  — KINDRED Record Shop, London 
26.07.23  — IKLECTIK, London
08.07.23  — 180 Reference Point, London
01.07.23  — CAMPDERSCHEIN, Warsaw
13.06.23  — IKLECTIK, London
06.04.23 — Biblioteka Kyiv, London
11.03.23 — Tokoro Studio, London
03.03.23 — AXXID, Warsaw

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