Mira Calix

Mira Calix was an acclaimed U.K.-based composer, producer, DJ, and multidisciplinary artist. Initially known for releasing abstract electronic music beginning in the mid-'90s, she later worked with several chamber orchestras, contemporary music ensembles, and galleries, creating multimedia installations as well as composing for dance, film, and theater. Her earliest releases, including 2000's One on One, blended brittle, distorted beats with obscured vocals and uneasy textures, sometimes sourced from natural sounds. Calix began collaborating with the London Sinfonietta in 2003, and subsequent releases such as 2004's 3 Commissions consisted of her orchestral compositions. Aside from her solo work, Calix also participated in the Alexander's Annexe project and worked with Mark Clifford (Seefeel) as Cliffordandcalix. In 2019, Calix returned to her earlier IDM sound with the release of the EP Utopia. 2021's absent origin reassembled some of Calix's scores and compositions from the previous decade.