yibai

yibai (Dávid Gerlei) is a Budapest-based artist who composes experimental ambient with elements of contemporary classical music. His first release “Rianás” came out on the Hungarian experimental flagship label EXILES in February 2023. The material – featuring elements of icy ambient and frosty IDM – was well-received and got him to perform at multiple prominent Hungarian venues such as Budapest Music Center and Inota Festival. While promoting the EP, he was also invited to play at Nová Cvernovka in Bratislava and Kabinet Múz in Brno.

Following his slightly more industrial and drum-oriented 7-track material “Force Quit” – released on tape by the newborn Budapest-based label temporary nites –, he returned to EXILES with “Hatch + Foster”, a 20-minute EP exploring the fields of bass-heavy, dynamic ambient with an industrial touch. He has performed parts of the material at SHARPE Festival Bratislava, at House of Music Hungary before Ryoji Ikeda’s concert, and as an opening act before Ben Frost at Inota Festival. His brand-new EP “Oxygenation Event” will be released on 7” vinyl by dióbél kiadó on September 21.

Before joining the phonon~ swarming mixtape series, his previous guest mixes have been hosted by Lazy Calm Raga (on Lahmacun Radio), radiOzora and Marmint.