The album title "Islas" (Islands) refers to the six pieces as musical islands, each isolated but sharing underlying connections.
Compositional Technique
A defining characteristic of Lach's music is the organic use of discontinuous elements in parallel or sequence with continuous ones, creating duality in rhythm or micro/macro opposition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Lach's aesthetic is closer to the experimental attitude of John Cage and company, centering music in processes and conceptual ideas rather than post-nationalist or European academic languages.
Composer Biography
Juan Sebastián Lach Lau, the composer, created the music on this album over the last 10 years, some of it during his studies in Holland where his eclectic language was forged.
Composer Biography
Juan Sebastián Lach Lau holds a doctorate in artistic research from the University of Leiden, Holland, and has taught composition at the Las Rosas Conservatory in Morelia, Mexico.
Compositional Technique
Technology is fundamental to Lach's work, with programming and algorithms often serving as the primary motor for generating sonic materials, even in instrumental pieces.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Lach's work involves total appropriation, deconstructing existing works by composers like Satie or Monk, and finding himself in this deconstruction.
