The Glasshouse

North East based electronic musician, producer and performer, ako (alias of Simeon Soden) infuses influences from vaporwave with experimental dance music.

ako is an audio-visual experience, using experimental music videos to accompany musical works and performances; employing creative coding, modified games consoles, VHS manipulation, analogue video equipment and CGI.

A common thread in ako’s work is repurposing obsolete audio and video recording / production equipment/ software/ abandonware as rebellion against planned obsolescence and hyper-consumerism.

ako has released music through international labels and got airplay on BBC 6 Music. He’s been selected for Spotify’s official editorial playlists, featured Tom Robinson’s ‘Fresh on the Net’ and on BandCamp Daily. In 2021 ako was commissioned to produce a remix for ‘Eyeliner’ (aka Luke Rowell / Disasteradio) as part of a project and new collection by New Zealand National library.

The artist is part of Badger; a collaborative spoken word, no wave and noise pop project with a debut album on the way. A track from their latest EP was remixed by the Andrew Fearn of the internationally acclaimed Sleaford Mods. ako co-founded Kaneda Records and Northern Electric Festival plus Linebreak Records ,the world’s first cryptocurrency record label in 2018, as part of his PhD research. He previously completed a Masters in Music at Newcastle University.

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