Nicoorion & Bruno De la Vega: "Our music is about creating space rather than just rhythm"
- Editorial Staff
- Feb 2
- 3 min read
Nicoorion is the electronic music project of Chilean filmmaker and producer Nicolás Orion, with over twenty years of experience in cinema and visual storytelling. His music blends deep electronic atmospheres with a cinematic language, creating compositions that combine introspection, ritual, and emotional intensity. Since 2012, he has released music through labels in Chile, Australia, Russia, and the United States, forging a unique identity in the melodic electronic scene, aided by collaborations with guitarist Bruno de la Vega and sound engineer Barry Sage (The Rolling Stones, New Order). His recent work explores dark and symbolic themes, while his live performances and visual projects developed with The Shoot Lab deliver immersive audiovisual experiences.
"DÆMON" marks a new chapter in your musical journey: how did the idea behind this project come about, and what emotions are you aiming to convey with this track?
Musically, I was looking for a more melodic and accessible sound — a way to connect with a wider audience without losing depth. The spirit of the track was born during a trip to Europe a couple of years ago, when Bruno and I spent a summer in Málaga. That period led us to connect deeply with the history of the place: Phoenician navigators, Greek mythology, figures like Astarte and Medea, until we arrived at the concept of DÆMON.
The daemon represents an inner force — an instinctive guiding energy that exists within all of us. DÆMON invites the listener to recognize and integrate that inner presence. The track unfolds as an emotional journey, moving from introspection and restraint toward an expansive, cathartic climax.
Your music spans ambient, trip hop, space rock, and deep trance. How do you manage to blend such diverse influences while maintaining a cohesive sound?
I think my identity is strongly connected to atmosphere and world-building: sustained soundscapes, textures, and synthesizers that create space rather than just rhythm. Ambient was my starting point and still feels like my native language, even though over time I’ve felt the need to explore different tempos and structures.
I’m not interested in locking myself into a single genre or repeating a formula. I prefer to let influences emerge organically, guided by emotion and sensation rather than stylistic rules. The coherence doesn’t come from the beat — it comes from the atmosphere.
Bruno, as a guitarist, how does your live and studio contribution integrate with Nicoorion’s experimental electronic style? What kind of synergy develops between you two?
My participation in Nicoorion’s project has been a ride, kind of going back and forward between live messy and sloppy improvisation bachanalias to thoughtful creative processes on studio, Also it’s been an opportunity for me to get into the creation of sound landscapes with software, all of that computer kind of thing is completely new for me, so Nico is opening that door for me to get into a whole new world with my guitar. That intersection between the organic and the digital is where our real synergy lives, i fkg love it.
You’ve worked on various collaborations and remixes in recent years. How important is interaction and cross-pollination with other artists in evolving your sound?
Collaboration is fundamental to the way I create. I always felt the need to integrate guitar organically into my electronic music, and I explored several collaborations until I found in Bruno the missing piece of the project.
Even on a technical level, I like to open the process — working with different engineers, receiving feedback, and inviting external perspectives. Today I see Nicoorion as a deeply collaborative project. Bruno and I have been working together for nearly four years, and only now do I feel we’ve truly found our own language. That exchange has helped me recognize both my strengths and limitations, and to be much more honest with the final result.
Looking ahead, what are the next steps for Nicoorion & Bruno De la Vega? Are you planning new live shows, collaborations, or perhaps a full-length album?
In the short term, we’re preparing the release of the DÆMON music video, inspired by the figure of Medea. It will be part of a broader audiovisual narrative and a conceptual EP that continues exploring this melodic, cinematic techno direction.
At the same time, we’ve been working for a couple of years on a space rock album that we plan to release this year. Regarding live performances, we’re developing a circuit of clubs and intimate venues in Chile. We perform as a trio alongside Lorena Manzo (M.A.N.Y.A.Z), a Chilean multi-instrumentalist who brings a unique layer to the project. The idea is to build the path from smaller, close-knit spaces and gradually open toward larger stages.
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