Loscil
ICA, The Mall St. James's, SW1Y 5AH London Kort
sun. 06.09.2026 18:00
Baba Yaga's Hut Present:
Loscil at the ICA
Loscil is the electronic music project of Canadian composer and multimedia artist Scott Morgan. For over 20 years, Morgan has built a robust catalogue of work under the Loscil moniker, loosely spanning the genres of ambient, classical and electroacoustic music. Since 2001, the vast majority of Loscil's albums, including the 2021 LP, Clara, have been released on the esteemed American imprint, Kranky. Alongside keystone editions for Kranky such as Plume, Endless Falls, Sea Island and Monument Builders, Morgan has also produced numerous special projects, remixes and collaborations with other labels such as Ghostly International and Glacial Movements and artists including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Murcof/Vanessa Wagner, bvdub, Sarah Neufeld, Daniel Bejar, Rachel Grimes and Lawrence English. After meeting at the Banff Centre in 2014, Morgan started the duo High Plains with Madison-based cellist Mark Bridges, releasing their debut album, Cinderland, on Kranky in 2017.
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Loscil
LOSCIL is the electronic music project of Canadian composer and multimedia artist Scott Morgan. For over 20 years, Morgan has built a robust catalogue of work under the LOSCIL moniker, loosely spanning the genres of ambient, classical and electroacoustic music.
Morgan graduated with a BA in music and communications from Simon Fraser University in 1996. While at SFU, Morgan studied under computer music pioneer Barry Truax, working on the Vancouver Soundscape Project and the PODx granular synthesis system.
Since his first full length album, Triple Point, in 2001, LOSCIL has gone on to release 11 albums on the esteemed American label, Kranky. Morgan has also produced special projects, photo books, remixes and collaborations with other musicians including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Murcof/Vanessa Wagner, bvdub, Sarah Neufeld, Daniel Bejar, Rachel Grimes and Lawrence English.
Morgan’s music can be found supporting film, television, theatre and contemporary dance productions including notable work with choreographers Damien Jalet from Belgium and Vanessa Goodman from Vancouver. Morgan has also created bespoke music for games and interactive multimedia projects including Hundreds, Osmos, Lifelike and his own generative music application ADRIFT released in 2015.
As a touring entity, Morgan has brought his live audio-visual performances to festivals worldwide such as Mutek, Le Guess Who, LEV, Gamma Fest, Sled Island, Today’s Art, WOS, Open Frame and Big Ears.
