Akumu
 

Biography

Akumu is Toronto’s Deane Hughes, composer of dark electronic ambient music.

Formed as a solo project in 2000, Akumu [Japanese for “nightmare”] explores the eerie side of natural systems through long-form instrumental tracks constructed from drones, found sounds and micro-sonics that synthesize organic and electronic elements into haunting atmospherics and low frequency beats.

He has released three full-length albums as well as a split release with Andrew Duke plus various compilations and net tracks. He has scored music for television and film and has performed live across Ontario and Quebec including at Montréal’s Mutek Festival and Toronto’s X-Avant and Ambient Ping events.

He is currently producing new material for release later this year.

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Music

Between Worlds
2011
Haunting drones, nebulous beats and ethereal crackles all weave together on Akumu's fourth full-length CD. At times calming and at times unsettling, 8 tracks draw deeper into an ambient score of dirges, guitar-based atmospheres and unearthly landscapes.
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Fluxes
2010
Darkly ambient and ominous, Fluxes was created from binaural field-recordings in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. Unflinching zero-bpm minimalism that The Wire says "raises neat hackles across the skin", Fluxes is a shadowy journey of eerie soundscapes.
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Magmas
2010
An eerie soundscape of slo-mo beats and low-frequency drones written in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. Balancing calmness and microsopic details, UK's The Wire calls Magmas, "a classy construction of metallic atmospheres and subtle, whispering beats."
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Akumu
2010
Debut Chill-out / Downtempo CD from Akumu delivers 60 minutes of moody electronic beats, basslines and atmospheres. The title track "Chrysalis" has often been featured across the country on satellite radio networks and digital radio channels.
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