Named Experimental Artist of the Year in 2014 by Pitchfork magazine, Australian composer and multi-instrumentalist Oren Ambarchi creates carefully tended arrangements that unravel gently—unprepossessing melodies that slowly work their way through various permutations, resulting in an otherworldly, cumulative impact of patiently unfolding compositions. He has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists such as Fennesz, Charlemagne Palestine, Sunn 0)), Thomas Brinkmann, Keiji Haino, Alvin Lucier, John Zorn, Merzbow, Jim O'Rourke, Keith Rowe, Akio Suzuki, Phill Niblock, John Tilbury, Richard Pinhas, Evan Parker, crys cole, Fire! and many more. Since 2001, Ambarchi has toured Europe, North America, and Japan regularly and performed at major festivals such as ATP (UK), Sonar (Spain), Mutek (Canada), CTM (Germany), INA GRM (France), Roskilde (Denmark), Etna Fest (Italy), Festival De Mexico (Mexico) and many more, including a recent live collaboration with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra at the Tectonics festival in Reykjavik. His acclaimed trio with Keiji Haino and Jim O'Rourke performs in Tokyo annually. Ambarchi has released numerous recordings for labels such as Touch, Southern Lord, Editions Mego, Drag City, Kranky and Tzadik. His solo release Sagittarian Domain was voted #1 in Spin magazine's Best Avant albums of 2012. His latest release, Quixotism, was listed in The Wire magazine's top 50 releases of 2014. Artist's website: orenambarchi.com