Music for IKA

This EP brings together a collection of tracks composed by TOMC for the creative unit IKA, formed alongside wheelchair dancer Kenta Kambara and human augmentation researcher Ryoichi Ando.
Exploring themes of physical diversity and defamiliarized bodily expression, the project represents a bold experiment in redefining the relationship between sound and movement.

Each composition was created for Kambara's dance performances utilizing the "Slide Lift", a wheelchair-shaped body-augmentation device developed by Ando. Anchored in the ambient soundscapes that have defined TOMC's career, the EP unfolds across a remarkably wide spectrum of genres--from trip-hop and drum'n'bass to techno, tribal house, trap, gospel, funk, and disco--forming a progressive and exploratory sonic journey.

Showcasing TOMC's deep musical curiosity as both a DJ and writer, the record also rekindles the bold experimental spirit he honed during his early years in places like Mexico. The result is an ambitious and liberating work that points toward an exciting new chapter in his creative evolution.