Mexican composer, producer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Oriana Gidi shares iloteca, her second self-produced studio album.
The record moves between experimental pop, cinematic sound design, field recordings, layered harmonies, and shifting rhythmic detail. It is intricate without feeling overworked.
At 23, Gidi has already moved across film, TV, theatre, art, and music, with credits including HBO’s MUXES, a Centre Pompidou performance with Patti Smith and Soundwalk Collective, and experimental work for Leopoldo Gout.
Built from fragments, voice notes, and field textures, iloteca feels like a self-built sound world rather than a standard singer-songwriter album.
Frozen Spiderwebs sets the tone, while Blue Bin Boy adds minimal percussion, dense harmonies, and clean melodic detail. Gambler and For Better expand the range, moving from jazz shifts to piano-led orchestral lift.
iloteca works because songcraft and sound design move together: curious, controlled, and quietly unpredictable.