Igorrr

Igorrr is the pseudonym of French multi-instrumentalist and electronic producer Gautier Serre of electronic grindcore project <a href="spotify:artist:05tfXy5v0DpYvuy4Sot4Nu">Whourkr</a>. His solo work, which includes chaotic efforts like Nostril (2010), Savage Sinusoid (2017) and Spirituality and Distortion (2020), combines frenetic breakbeats with operatic vocals, metal riffs, gypsy violins, and a multitude of other sounds, resulting in an intense, disturbing, and undeniably distinct experience.

The unique blend of meticulous drum programming and acoustic instrumentation on his self-released demos Poisson Soluble (2006) and Moisissure (2008) garnered attention from Berlin-based experimental label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Ad+Noiseam%22">Ad Noiseam</a>, who issued his proper debut Nostril in 2010. Its companion EP, Baroquecore, was also released that year on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Aentitainment%22">Aentitainment</a>. The refined complexity of these releases earned him positive critical response from French publications Les Inrockuptibles and Trax, as well as airtime on commercial radio. <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Ad+Noiseam%22">Ad Noiseam</a> reissued his demos as a double-CD in 2011. 2012 found him expanding further on his use of live instruments on his second proper full-length, Hallelujah, a collection of pieces intended to signal the apocalypse and featuring a myriad of collaborators ranging from Baroque singer Laure Le Prunenec to <a href="spotify:artist:0dR10i73opHXuRuLbgxltM">Mayhem</a> guitarist Teloch. In 2013, a 7" of remixes with ragga junglist <a href="spotify:artist:6dD5LzTwdYS3gRvRSCOIVP">Bong-Ra</a> was released on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22PRSPCT+RVLT%22">PRSPCT RVLT</a>. It was followed one year later by the Maigre EP on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Ad+Noiseam%22">Ad Noiseam</a>, a collaboration with Ruby My Dear. After a few years of silence, Igorrr signed to legendary metal label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Metal+Blade%22">Metal Blade</a>, which released his full-length, Savage Sinusoid, in 2017. The album was completely devoid of samples, and featured several guest musicians, including members of <a href="spotify:artist:67ZMMtA88DDO0gTuRrzGjn">Cattle Decapitation</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3H6yIZ1GLpc1WV51iuyZgp">Secret Chiefs 3</a>. 2020's bold Spirituality and Distortion saw Igorrr continuing to riff on his idiosyncratic experimental metal style . ~ Eric Stephenson, Rovi