Iro Aka - Memories Exploration Iro Aka

A closing chapter for Iro Aka: ambient introspection and precise IDM meet in a deeply personal, memory-driven LP.

Barcelona-based duo Iro Aka present “Memories Exploration” (GLOSSY025), a record that marks the closing of a creative chapter. Set for release on May 29th via Glossy Mistakes, the LP unfolds as a personal archive—tracing ideas, influences, and emotional states shaped over time.

The A-side moves through ambient-leaning territories, building meditative landscapes where time seems to dissolve and blur. Through tracks like “Frozen Sun” and “Golden Sea”, the duo showcase a refined approach to sound design, shaped by carefully distilled emotion. Meanwhile, “Gendo” and “Intervertert” lean further inward—sketching moments of deep introspection through soft textures and a minimalist sensitivity that invites contemplation.

On the B-side, the record shifts. Rhythmic structures come into focus, drawing from IDM and broken beat patterns with a precise, understated touch. “L”, “Ozadene” and “Phased9” introduce movement while maintaining the album’s introspective core. Closing track “We Felt in Love with a Loop” brings the album to a gentle, open-ended close.

The artwork by Jack Anderson reflects this sense of fragmented memory and process, complementing the album’s emotional tone.

Rather than a definitive ending, “Memories Exploration” feels like a transition—an understated way of closing one chapter before the next begins.

“An autumn evening — without a single tear, things come to an end.”