Laguz is the second EP and physical debut by KOI, the alias of mexican producer Diana Moreno, done after her first approaches to music. This release is an extended play which became a long-play following time spent exploring soundscapes and playful voids, resulting in a sequence of unconventional beats full of textured analogue and field recordings, which also developed diverse audiovisual collaborations. Its sonic narrative expresses the need to constantly dissolve cadence through ambience.

Laguz emerged while also working with several collectives in KOI’s native city, and was supported by the Berlin based label AM 01:09:69 JUN-05-1970, who put out the first digital edition of this masterful debut. Laguz is an exploration of these uncommon terrains and, as KOI’s first physical release, it marks the birth of the new Ekô label. This new adventure initiates a series of releases which will continue with a spirit of seeking union, both of the dancefloor and other-wordly sound realms.

LAGUZ es la runa que acompaña la portada del álbum, la cual intenta comunicar la idea simbólica, mística y monolítica de las runas y de su relación con el alma de los muertos.

LAGUZ está dedicado a dos personas muy importantes que han marcado finales e inicios en etapas de mi vida, a esas dos personas está dedicada una pieza en especial dentro del álbum, siendo una manera de ofrendarles todo mi afecto.

Finalmente, me gustaría agradecer enormemente el tiempo que has destinado a escuchar estas composiciones, las cuales no tienen ninguna otra intención más que la de ser un camino de expresión personal. De igual manera, me gustaría finalizar este texto resaltando el impacto que ejercemos en nuestro entorno y en los demás, incluso desde posturas como el silencio o la ausencia, ya que nada sería lo que es sin la otredad.

Laguz by KOI

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releases March 21, 2021

Digital album available on: AM 01:09:69 JUN-05-1970.
am010969jun-05-1970.bandcamp.com/album/laguz

Laguz LP, new limited edition tape on Otono/Ekô.

Remixes by Paperworks and Cor.s.

Bonus Track, “Libélula” is a cassette exclusive.

Mixed and mastered by Diana Moreno

Art and design by Antonio Ponce

KOI thanks: Eduardo Montero, Allan Vizuet, Antonio Ponce, Thilo Marx, Luis Clériga y Altay Bozkurt.
For more information of this release, go to www.otono.space/KOI

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