Koone began creating
hardcore and
metal at the age of 13 with a group of musician friends. got him categorized as
witch house according to Pitchfork. He followed that up with his first full-length album,
Wander/Wonder, in 2011.
Wander/Wonder was recorded entirely in the same bedroom he slept in as a child and heavily incorporated
Creative Commons-licensed nature recordings he found on the Internet. His song "See Birds", title track of the
See Birds EP, was featured in a
L'Oréal mascara ad starring
Beyoncé in early 2011. After a long hiatus, Balam Acab self-released his second official album,
Child Death, on December 17, 2015 via
Bandcamp. In April 2016, the album was pressed on vinyl and released by the
DIY record label
Orchid Tapes. Since the release of
Child Death, Balam Acab has released many singles and collaborations in a variety of styles through
SoundCloud and Bandcamp. Among numerous side projects and aliases, Balam Acab recently teamed up with producer Goodbye to form the duo hospice_dreams, releasing the debut demo "because i am true". A full release was expected to be released late 2018. The name "Balam Acab" was taken from a rainbow-creating deity in
Maya mythology that Koone learned about in Spanish class. ==Discography==