Ángel Faraldo (ES, 1980) is a composer and improviser working mainly with new technologies.
He has premiered and presented works in Madrid (diario de Cualquiera [2006-2007] interactive sound installation for corridor and one loudspeaker, musique de l’indifférence [2001] for guitar, Apropiación [2006] for two computer-processed narrators, pre-recorded music and choir), Seville (Apropiación -electroacoustic version- [2006]), Cadiz (...y el hombre es el azar [2004] for chamber ensemble) and Mexico (Narciso ante un espejo cóncavo [1999], for two guitars). His electroacoustic piece Talla [2005] was selected in the 1st Radio Art Context “En el aire”, organized by Hablar en Arte (Madrid). He is the author of the soundtracks for the shortfilms Stadt-Fisch (Patrizia Monzani, 2006) and Café Solo (Naiara Seara y Estíbaliz A. Ruiz, 2002).
As an improviser he has performed in Amsterdam, Athens, A Coruña, Bilbao, Dresden, The Hague, Leon, London, Madrid, Santiago de Compostela, Seville and Utrecht, with improvisers such as Günter Heinz (DE), Eiko Yamada (JP), Matthias Schwabe (DE), Joe Tornabene (USA), Ricardo Tejero (ES), FOCO Improvisers Orchestra conducted by Didrick Ingvaldsen (NO), The Royal Improvisers Orchestra and as member of GIV (Vocal Improvisation, 2003-2007, Madrid). Currently he works intensively with flutist Yolanda Uriz (ES).
He teaches courses and workshops on improvisation and new technologies.