About
Iluso Records is an independent record label founded in 2013 by Michael Caratti and Álvaro Domene.
Our catalogue focuses on exploratory creative new music derived and informed by the fertile traditions of jazz, avant-garde metal, free-improvisation, western contemporary classical, and experimental electronic music.
We have featured works by artists who are dedicated to exploring the endless sonic possibilities that can be found within and beyond said genres:
Briggan Krauss, Colin Marston, Matthew Shipp, Elliott Sharp, Henry Kaiser, Mike Pride, Álvaro Pérez, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Colin Fisher, Lotte Anker, Pat Thomas, Eliane Gazzard, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Frode Gjerstad, Michael Bisio, Kirk Knuffke, Harvey Valdés, Ståle Liavik Solberg, Max Kutner, Terry Day, Sam Newsome, John Butcher, Dane Johnson, John Russell, Tom Rainey, Killick Hinds, Josh Sinton, Jason Ajemian, Chad Taylor, Rachel Musson, Chris Hoffman, Steve Beresford, Eli Wallace, Devin Gray, Brandon López, Aaron Quinn, Jason Nazary, Dominic Lash, Alex Ward, Ricardo Tejero, Javier Carmona, Rick Parker, Jeremy Carlstedt, Luke Barlow, Roberto Sassi, Santiago Horro, Sergio Mena, and Andrew Bassett.
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Álvaro DomeneHEPTAD (Vol. II)
Here is the second volume of Álvaro Domene's HEPTAD project and book of compositions for solo seven string electric guitar and live electronics.
**** WATCH the performance of the piece "Dismissed As Chimerical" on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YuayuNel7g ****
Expanding upon the compositional and aesthetic concepts developed for the first volume, these 7 pieces seem to have a more percussive and aggressive sound, with a focus on asymmetrical rhythmic activity and melodic multi-directionality.
If the first release took sonic inspiration from avant garde string quartet music, this second release almost sounds as if two wild pianists were functioning in a duo setting. Still, it's all interpreted on an electric guitar with meticulously programmed pitch delay algorithms that assisted Domene in shaping the harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic palette of each composition.
Heptad Volume II is one more remarkable accomplishment by a composer and instrumentalist who keeps showing us how different an electric guitar still can sound in today's world.
Play loud, enjoy, and also make sure you listen to the first volume in case you missed it: ilusorecords.bandcamp.com/album/heptad
"Heptad is stunning! Vivid, rich in sound and emotion, and packed with ideas." - Elliott Sharp
Álvaro Domene: compositions, seven string electric guitar, live electronics, recording, mixing, mastering, and artwork.
No overdubs.
Published by Dometone Music BMI 2021
High quality audio files, 24-bit/96kHz.