Mirages

Born in Pinsk, Belarus in 1984 and immigrating to Canada in 1992 with the collapse of the USSR, Alexei Orechin has been actively shaping musical environments with his current projects No Seas, a solo project for guitar and tape, and leading his own ensemble incorporating jazz, chamber, and experimental elements into his compositional work. A diverse talent that is reflected in the company he has shared the stage with: Nas, Akae Beka, Rana Mansour, Shad, Yaadcore and Sina Bathaie. 2020 saw the premier of 1992 Ambient, a 45-minute long composition that is a ‘therapeutic experiment in slowly melting sound and colour; representing the acculturation and restructuring oneself through emigrating. 2021 brings the release of his debut Mirages; an album that showcases his diverse and ever evolving style of composition, ranging from moments of melodic solitude to fractal experimentalism.