SECOND ALBUM by UMBRAFONO

Media artist Enrique del Castillo, known as UMBRAFONO, revives the art of optical sound synthesis pioneered in the 1920s. Drawing and photographing geometric forms and ornamental patterns directly onto 35mm celluloid strips, UMBRAFONO transforms visual imagery into sound with the help of modified optical film projectors equipped with photosensitive cells.

This release presents a collection of rhythmic sound collages that make the visual directly experiential through audio. UMBRAFONO layers his hand-drawn frequencies into complex harmonic structures, creating sounds hard to replicate by digital means. Each composition emerges from the interplay between light and shadow, where carefully calibrated geometric shapes generate harmonic frequencies, atmospheric textures, and pulsing rhythms.

UMBRAFONO's approach connects directly to cinema's earliest analog soundtrack technology, reimagined for contemporary listening. The resulting pieces offer a uniquely warm, organic sound palette—one that bridges the gap between graphic art and sonic experience. Each track represents an original composition in both physical and audio form, where the visual score and its sonic translation exist as inseparable elements of the same artistic vision.

Within SECOND ALBUM forgotten analog techniques meet modern sound exploration, revealing textures and frequencies that can only emerge from the marriage of light, celluloid, and time.

MONIKER EGGPLANT (M+E) | established in 2012

DIY label and collective for diverse electronic music based in Berlin/Ger; releasing sound carriers and eggplant-based recipes.

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