Biography
Joel Gilardini (1983) is an experimental guitarist and sound designer, based in Zurich (Switzerland).
He’s known for his live ambient duties as an opening act for Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin in Zurich’s clubs, besides being the mastermind of the experimental-doom-sludge project The Land Of The Snow and member of the noise-industrial combos such Mulo Muto (with Attila Folklor/CH) and Psychic Drones (with Kazuyuki Kishino/JP)
Furthermore, Joel works as a soundtrack composer for theater and dance performances. In this context he has collaborated with ensembles such as the Junior Ballett Zurich, Swiss dancer Benoît Favre, and the collective House Of Pain.
Current projects:
~ Solo Ambient (ambient/dub/drone)
~ The Land Of The Snow (sludge/doom/metal)
~ Mulo Muto (experimental/noise/industrial, with Attila Folklor/CH)
~ Psychic Drones (experimental/ambient/noise, with Kazuyuki Kishino/JP)
Complete discography:
https://joelgilardini.bandcamp.com
https://thelandofthesnow.bandcamp.com
https://mulomuto.bandcamp.com
Publication
Selected Dance & Theater Performances:
- Die Hure Babylon, House Of Pain, September 2021
- Feeding Crocodiles, House Of Pain, September 2019
- Feeding Crocodiles WIP, House Of Pain, September 2018
- Out of place, Benoît Favre & Bayerisches Staatsballett, June/July 2017
- The Spin Of Impermanence, Impro with Benoît Favre , Das Tanzfest St. Gallen, May 2017
- Disrupted, Benoît Favre & Zürich Junior Ballett, March/June 2017
Selected Discography:
THE LAND OF THE SNOW
- The Land Of The Snow, As Within, So Without, Subsound Recrods, Vinyl, September 2023
- The Land Of The Snow, Paths Of Chaos, Taxi Driver Records, Digipak CD, March 2017
- Mingle & The Land Of The Snow, Vuoto/Leere, LUCE SIA, Tape, October 2016
- Sshe Retina Stimulants & The Land Of The Snow, Free Bitches Love : A Deflagration In Extra Sensorial Perception, BloodLust Record Label, CD, June 2015
- The Land Of The Snow, Belonging To Nowhere, Altrisuoni Records, Digipak CD-Extra, June 2013
MULO MUTO
- Mulo Muto & Black/Lava, Worlds Corroding Under Xenomorphs’ Ejaculations,Tape Marbre Negre, Italian Extreme Underground, Urbsounds / abrasive music label, CD Digipak Cheap Satanism Records, January 2022
- Mulo Muto, meanwhile.in.texas & Skag Arcade, Endurance, CD, Endtitles, October 2019.
- Mulo Muto, Decomposing Cacophonies, Digipak CD, LUCE SIA, March 2018
- Mulo Muto & Mademoiselle Bistouri, Karelia – Once Upon A Winter, Split Tape, L’È Tütt Folklor Records, April 2017
- Mulo Muto & Sshe Retina Stimulants, Tutti I Colori del Buio/Colloidal Semantika Sessions Vol.2, Split Tape, LUCE SIA, December 2016
- Mulo Muto, Eterna Caduta, L’È Tütt Folklor Records, Tape, March 2016
- Mulo Muto, Eclipse & Equinox, L’È Tütt Folklor Records, Tape, March 2015
- Mulo Muto vs. Beta, Tape Crash #11: The Examination, Old Bicycle Records, Split Tape, December 2014
- Mulo Muto, Distorted Rituals, L’È Tütt Folklor Records, Tape, November 2013
PSYCHIC DRONES (Joel Gilardini & KK Null)
- Psychic Drones 2, Luce Sia, cd-digipak, March 2022
- Psychic Drones, Standa/Silentes, cd-digipak, November 2020
SOLO & COLLABORATIONS
- Joel Gilardini & Paolo Bandera, Jenseits Der Anerkennung, Standa/Silentes, cd-digipak, limited edition of 200, March 2022
- Joel Gilardini & An Moku, Maya Deren, Bullflat3.8, cd-digipak, October 2020
- Joel Gilardini, The Age Of Space, Zero K, Digipak CD, September 2020
- Joel Gilardini, Tales Of Forsakenness, Endtitles, Digipak CD, May 2020
- Joel Gilardini, Against Heatwaves, Endtitles, Tape, November 2018
- Joel Gilardini, Silent Tides, Self-relesed, 2nd official MONTAGS bootleg, Digipak CD, September 2018
- Joel Gilardini, A Bliss In Imperfection, Self-relesed, official MONTAGS bootleg, Digipak CD, December 2016