Alex Zhang Hungtai

// 01 OCT AT PILAR: ALEX ZHANG HUNGTAI // @lastlizard808

We're happy to announce Alex Zhang Hungtai will return to Pilar this autumn. His recent album 'Orion/Mother' via @americandreamsrecords, is a stunning, deeply personal work. Make sure to check it out and come join us on the 1st of October. 🌝

Alex Zhang Hungtai is a multi-disciplinary artist focused on improvisation and its correlation with the unconscious. After retiring his project Dirty Beaches, Zhang has been focusing on explorations of improvised music, free jazz, and his role as a composer. His newer compositions predominantly work with saxophone and drums, delving into electronic music. Besides his solo work, some past collaborators include: Tashi Dorji, Che Chen, Chris Williams, Sam Shalabi, David Maranha, and Gabriel Ferrandini. Zhang currently works as a composer for film soundtracks, along with acting in independent films. He has appeared in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return alongside Dean Hurley and Riley Lynch under the fictitious band Trouble. His latest film score “Godland” by Hlynur Pálmason was in competition at Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard.

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