Composed, recorded and produced by KOYKO
Mallets, Keys and percussion: Coco G. Diez

https://koyko.bandcamp.com/track/flyover

BIG SUR

Flyover

Composed, recorded and produced by KOYKO
Mallets, Keys and Percussion: Coco G. Diez

https://koyko.bandcamp.com/track/southern-waltz

Southern Waltz

The first single taken from the forthcoming Major Ruse Debut Album 'Reflections'

Major Ruse 'Make Me Stay' Feat. Daisy Godfrey

Two visionary maestros, Pierre Bastien and Michel Banabila, unite in their first collaborative album, Baba Soirée. The veterans of electronic music bring their unique expertise to the table, resulting in a captivating fusion of experimental styles. Bastien’s mechanical loops and experimental instrumental setups merge seamlessly with Banabila's sound design and impeccable skills of sampling collages. It's not a dance party, nor is it an avant-garde intervention. It's a soirée: a cultivated evening of sonic alchemy hosted by these two charismatic gentlemen.

Pierre Bastien is a composer and multi-instrumentalist with a background in French literature. He has spent decades crafting an idiosyncratic world of experimental sound with his self-built mechanical orchestra Mecanium. It was most notably showcased in audiovisual releases on Aphex Twin's Rephlex label. Bastien's creations are a mesmerizing combination of traditional instruments (he has a vast collection) and mechanical automatons. The violin in the track Rotomotor, for example, is physically played by one of his machines. In Baba Soirée, Bastien also plays a prepared cornet (Slow Dance, Banbas Aura), infusing the recordings with a breathy, dreamy dimension.

Michel Banabila, a sound artist, composer and producer, possesses an eclectic musical repertoire that defies genres. His seamless blend of minimal electronica, tribal ambient, and neo-classical influences has earned him a prominent place in the world of experimental music, and an impressive discography (Knekelhuis, Bureau B, Séance Center, a.o.). Banabila serves as the creative sampling editor for Baba Soirée, expertly weaving together the recordings to craft an evocative sonic tapestry.

The two share a curiosity for traditional instruments from various cultures. The instruments used in the recordings are shown in the cover artwork. A mutual admiration for each other's work paved the way for this fruitful artistic partnership of the Rotterdam-based artists: Collaborating on a single as a fundraiser for Yemen in 2022 set the stage for the creation of Baba Soirée.

For Pierre Bastien, Dada, Fluxus and International Situationism have played a significant role in shaping his artistic vision. The title Baba Soirée is an homage to Kurt Schwitters and Theo van Doesburg's "Kleine Dada Soirée" collaboration which took place exactly a century ago. There's an unmistakable stoicism and an anarchic not-giving-a-f*** attitude in these recordings by Bastien & Banabila, which resonates in the light of this Dada reference.

Get LP / digital

Pierre Bastien, Michel Banabila: Walk The Talk (Pingipung 083 / LP, digital)

The Anatomy Of Serene Eloquence

O Mar E A Lua (feat. Olav Wöllo)

SANDS presents a musical landscape of electronic and organic sounds that uses interactions with irregular lines to explore the ebb and flow of time and the fluid granularity of sand.

Music, keys and percussions: Coco G. Diez
Recorded and produced by Koyko
Vitoria (ES) 2024  

Artwork: Ghost Artist Society

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SANDS

SANDS-EP

Solitude

Sands

SANDS EP

Rise And Fall - Interlude

Causalities

BHOUM BÄP

Music & Production, Vibes Reform
Piano, Guitar & Keys, Oscar G. Diez
Vibraphone, Coco G. Diez
Winds, Ramsés Uralde
Drums & Percussion, Periko Raez

Vitoria-London 2020

Vebes Reform Specials-Intensities In Db

Intensities in Db (Vibes Reform Specials)

Vibes Reform:

Coco G Diez, vibraphone and marimba player, is at the forefront of this project from Spain, where are involved different musicians from the world of jazz, latin jazz, funk, electronic, and other waves...