Music Is Dying Now: Ian D. Hawgood

23 июн. 2012 г.

English musician who lives between London and Tokyo and runs the Home Normal, Nomadic Kids Republic and Tokyo Droning labels.

There are a few select artists whose mere presence and sheer enthusiasm can make you believe that Sound Art will some day come to be more than just a niche phenomenon. Ian Hawgood is definitely one of them. Since debuting in 2007, Hawgood has opened the floodgates of his heart and embarked upon an obsessive release schedule. Including his Koen Park and Oh No Nuno! aliases, his discography now encompasses almost thirty EPs and full-lengths of deep, dreamy and occasionally discreetly disturbing Drones. At the same time, he has somehow also managed to establish three full-time record companies: Home Normal, dedicated to both sweet and sultry Ambient as well as darkly intriguing and delicately intoxicating soundscapes. Tokyo Droning, a more experimental outfit offering an eclectic roster of anything from Noise to Drones. As well as his latest brainchild Nomadic Kid Republic, which is set to release "bleep, crunch and glitch manifestos" very soon. His continuous involvement in the most diverse projects, ceaseless curating of talented colleagues and untiring energy has certainly not been in vain and served to bring the scene even closer together. Home Normal especially has quickly established itself as one of the up and coming imprints and Hawgood's own work is being published in increasingly higher print runs. Not bad for an artist who suffered from horrible bouts of ear pain and deafness in his childhood. Not to mention his legendary newsletters, in which he allows readers a personal and highly entertaining glance into his life, which is almost entirely made up of composing, meeting up with friends and traveling from one side of the globe to the others.

Interviews: 1, 2.