HHY

Bio:

HHY is the main alias for multi-specter instrumentalist and producer Jonathan Uliel Saldanha.

His music is informed by Alchemy and Hermetic cosmologies, RA, Heavy Bass Pressure, Indian music, Calliope, Echo Chamber, Sonic Mayhem & Voodoo Downbeats.

Under his own name or with other formations HHY shares projects and collaborations with musicians such: Damo Suzuky, Steve Mackay, Raz Mesinai, Vincent Patternostro, Scott Nydegger, Benjamin Brejon, Ripit, OVO, Ewen Chardronnet and countless other artists from a wide lexicon of sonic context (Unlooped HipHop, Spectral Dub, Brass Band, Xamanic Improv, Chaos Rock...)

Collectives:
SOOPA
Mécanosphère
Faca Monstro
Cabinet of Spectral Nautics

Bands:
HHY & The Macumbas
Fujako
Herzbeat Hotel
F.R.I.C.S.
Besta Bode
Mental Liberation Ensemble


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DISCOGRAPHY
Jonathan U Saldanha: "The Earth As A Floating Egg" [cd Soopa, 2010]
Besta Bode: "Hexacosioihexecontahexafobia" [7'' vinyl, Soopa, 2010]
Fujako: "Landform" [Wordsound Digital 2009]
Faca Monstro Mix Tape 1, 2, 3 and 4 [Faca Monstro]
Badawi/Raz Mesinai's Unit Of Resistance [cd & vinyl on ROIR, 2007/2009]
F.R.I.C.S.: "Abraço Vivo" [cd, Soopa, 2007]
Mécanosphère: “Limb Shop” [cd, Soopa/Raging Planet, 2006]
United Scum Soundclash [cd, Soopa/Radon, 2005]
Herzbeat Hotel: “Eve Of Wide Island Is Not A Child Anymore” [cd, Soopa, 2005]

COMPILATION APPEARANCES:
V/A: "Expeão Maskhara" (Facamonstro, 2009)
V/A: "Dystopic Future" (Revista Acto Nr8, 2007)
V/A: “Kix-Shake Vol.1” (Soopa&Marvellous Tone, 2006)
V/A: “Dig/Feed/Shit” (Worm, 2006)
V/A: “Radon compilation 2006”(Radon, 2006)
V/A: “No Noise In Porto Vol. 1 & 2” (Let’s Go To War, 2005)
V/A: “Radio Worm 68 - Smoke Signals From Portugal” (Worm, 2005)

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7'' OF HHY & THE MACUMBAS VYNIL OUT NOW ON SOOPA!


12'' VYNIL OF FUJAKO IS COMING SOON ON ANGSTROM RECORDS!
FUJAKO (HHY & RIPIT) here
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Members:

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Influences:

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
Hildegard von Bingen
John Coltrane
J.G. Ballard
King Tubby
Sun Ra
Magma
Echo

Sounds Like:

United Scum Soundclash "U.S.S." here
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Mécanosphère - "Limb Shop" here here
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F.R.I.C.S. - "Abraço Vivo" here
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FACAMONSTRO "Mix Tape 4" here
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