Oren Ambarchi

Oren Ambarchi is a prolific vanguard composer and multi-instrumentalist with longstanding interests in transcending conventional instrumental approaches. From the late '90s, his experiments with guitar abstraction and extended improv and compositional technique have led to the creation of a unique, idiosyncratic sound world that incorporates a broader range of instruments as well as a range of tonal dynamics and sensibilities. On Grapes from the Estate (2004) and In the Pendulum's Embrace (2007), Ambarchi employed glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano, drums, and percussion, creating fragile textures that tenuously coexist with deep, wall-shaking bass tones from his detuned electric guitars. Other solo works have explored Krautrock (2016's Hubris) and polyrhythmic minimalist jazz (2022's Shebang). Ambarchi has not only recorded numerous solo albums but has a multitude of collaborative releases with artists such as Richard Pinhas, Keith Rowe, and Keiji Haino, to name a few.