Ihan

Experimental electronic project from France.

Started in 1999, in 2020 renamed to Lingering Echoes.

Yan Arexis is a French musician and visual artist, also a writer (Editions Denöel). He started his works in 1991 with one of the pioneers of french Heathen metal SUS SCROFA, then with the band STILLE VOLK, pioneers of Heathen Folk whose records are published by Holy Recods (ORPHANED LAND, SEPTIC FLESH, ELEND; NIGHTFALL, S.U.P, GODSEND...) and Prophecy productions (ALCEST, AMBER ASYLUM, AGALLOCH, DOOL, ARCTURUS, FAUNA, NEGURA BUNGET..).

In 2000 he turned towards electronic-Glitch music with the IHAN project published on the prestigious label MILLEPLATEAUX records (ALVA NOTO, ALEC EMPIRE, KID 606, THOMAS KÖNER, OVAL, GAS, VLADISLAV DELAY...).

He then creates the duo LA BREICHE with Patrick Lafforgue whose records are published by COLD SPRING RECORDS (LAIBACH, LARS VON TRIER, CORRUPTED, PSYCHIC TV, COIL, SPK, MERZBOW, MZ 412, ZENI GEVA & STEVE ALBINI, GODFLESH...).

He is also the co-founder of the festival l'HOMME SAUVAGE since 2017 (HEXVESSEL, SATURNALIA TEMPLE, ARKTAU EOS, VISIONS, THROANE, JESS & THE ANCIENT ONES...).