The project of Ithaca, New York’s Alec Koone, Balam Acab -- named after a Mayan demigod who created rainbows by piercing clouds with arrows -- began as an experimental noise project while he was still a Pennsylvania high-school student. He resuscitated the name a few years later as a music student at Ithaca College, incorporating dubstep, U.K. bass, and R&B elements into his atmospheric sounds, drawing comparisons to Grouper as well as drag/witch house artists such as Salem and White Ring. Balam Acab's critically acclaimed debut EP, See Birds, was released in 2010 by the Tri Angle imprint. The EP was reissued early in the following year, while Koone's debut album, Wander/Wonder, arrived in September 2011. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi
Artist: Balam Acab EP: See Birds Release Date: August 16 Label: Tri Angle Tracklist: 01 See Birds (Moon) 02 Regret Making Mistakes 03 Big Boy 04 Dream...
The industrial-tinged synth-pop track "Nuclear Seasons," by UK artist Charli XCX, is one of the year's more memorable singles in its vein. Its hook st...
Tweet Alec Koone, better known as Balam Acab, has been extremely giving as of late. I mean, just four days ago he gave away an R&B'd up remix of KP & ...
On his Twitter this afternoon, young murk-music producer Balam Acab let two unreleased new joints go out into the ether. Both "Just Stay" and "Come Tr...
latest album, Plateau Vision, on April 17 through Western Vinyl. And before gives us another taste of the project, he's shared one hell of a remix of ...
Remix warlock Balam Acab recently tackled Lushlife's new single, "Still I Hear The Word Progress," instilling his own slowed-down, wispy aesthetic. Do...
Tweet A photo gallery of Active Child, Balam Acab, and Superhumanoids at Bowery Ballroom, May 10th 2012Previous · Active Child, Balam Acab, and Superh...
Here's a one-off joint from murky production specialist Balam Acab, a track called "Ass Pop" that rides a shifty, goofy pulse while finding plenty of ...
a fair trade. Add in one of the sprawling epics ("Mogwai Fear Satan," though "My Father, My King," "Xmas Steps" or "Like Herod" could have easily suff...
For reasons only known to young laptop murk-designer Balam Acab, the young man has just remixed "Touch'n You," a Rick Ross/Usher collaboration from th...
