Balam Acab

Koone began creating hardcore and metal at the age of 13 with a group of musician friends. While studying music at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York in 2009, he began to experiment with post-rock and ambient music. He eventually dropped out of Ithaca College to focus on his music career.

His first release, the 2010 EP See Birds,{{cite web|last=Park|first=Dave|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/balam-acab/see-birds/41761/|title=Album Review: Balam Acab – See Birds|publisher=Prefix Magazine|date=July 5, 2010 |access-date=2015-10-24}} got him categorized as witch house according to Pitchfork.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15766-wander-wonder/ | date=29 August 2011 | title=Album Review: Wander/Wonder| author=Richardson, Mark|publisher=Pitchfork Media }} He followed that up with his first full-length album, Wander/Wonder, in 2011.{{cite web|last=Yenigun|first=Semi|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/08/28/139952027/first-listen-balam-acab-wander-wonder|title=First Listen: Balam Acab, 'Wander / Wonder'|publisher=NPR|date=August 28, 2011 |access-date=2015-10-24}} Wander/Wonder was recorded entirely in the same bedroom he slept in as a child and heavily incorporated Creative Commons-licensed nature recordings he found on the Internet.{{cite magazine|last=Cooper|first=Duncan|url=http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/gen-f-balam-acab|title=GEN F: Balam Acab|magazine=The Fader|date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=2015-11-20}} His song "See Birds", title track of the See Birds EP, was featured in a L'Oréal mascara ad starring Beyoncé in early 2011.{{cite web|author=Brandon|url=http://www.stereogum.com/626831/loreal-gets-witch-house-balam-acab-soundtr%E2%88%86cks-beyonce-commercial-2/video/|title=L'Oreal Gets Witch House: Balam Acab Soundtr∆cks Beyoncé Commercial |publisher=Stereogum|date=January 27, 2011 |access-date=2015-11-20}}

After a long hiatus, Balam Acab self-released his second official album, Child Death, on December 17, 2015Matthew Strauss, [http://pitchfork.com/news/62605-balam-acab-releases-child-death/ "Balam Acab Releases Child Death"], Pitchfork, December 17, 2015 via Bandcamp. In April 2016, the album was pressed on vinyl and released by the DIY record label Orchid Tapes.Warren Hildebrand [http://blog.orchidtapes.com/post/143035490299/so-happy-to-be-releasing-balam-acabs-new-album "So Happy to be Releasing Balam Acab's New Album"], Orchid Tapes Blog, April 18, 2016 Since the release of Child Death, Balam Acab has released many singles and collaborations in a variety of styles through SoundCloud[https://soundcloud.com/balamacab/ "BALAM ACAB | Free Listening on SoundCloud"], SoundCloud and Bandcamp.[https://thebalamacab.bandcamp.com/ "Music | BALAM ACAB"], Bandcamp

Among numerous side projects and aliases, Balam Acab recently teamed up with producer Goodbye to form the duo hospice_dreams, releasing the debut demo "because i am true". A full release was expected to be released late 2018.

The name "Balam Acab" was taken from a rainbow-creating deity in Maya mythology that Koone learned about in Spanish class.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.factmag.com/2011/02/22/balam-acab-dream-out-loud/2/|title=Balam Acab: dream out loud|magazine=Fact|date=February 22, 2011 |access-date=2015-10-24}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/balam-acab|title=Balam Acab|magazine=The New Yorker|date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=2015-10-24}}

• Wander/Wonder (2011)
• Child Death (2015)

• See Birds (2010)

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Category:1991 births

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Category:American electronic musicians

Category:People from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

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