July 4, 2026 playing a collab set with Chavdar Manolchev (Crowfish, Outrage, Indignty) at НУЛА, Varna

The Next show I'm playing is at НУЛА, Varna, on July 4. I'll be doing a collaborative set with long-time friend and big inspiration, multi-instrumentalist Chavdar Manolchev (Crowfish, Indignity, Outrage). While our hardcore punk bands have shared the bill multiple times, this is the first time we'll be actually playing together. I love collaborating with friends, and I hope this show will take our music somewhere it's never been before. Also on the bill of the show are Nikolay Stanchev's Autonomaton and Eyal Talmor. It's a free donation show, so don't miss it if you're around Varna. 

RSVP here: https://facebook.com/events/1732770294515478

Born Erased at Kolonia, Gdansk for ate's 10th anniversary

This month, I'll be returning to Poland after way too many years to present my latest project, Born Erased. The occasion is the 10th anniversary of ate, the solo project of my dear friend and tour mate Petar Petkov, whose first releases under this name appeared on Amek Collective. I'm glad to be sharing opening duties with Galuschka. All friends in Poland, hope you join us on this journey!

RSVP here: https://facebook.com/events/1667302047827463

Expectations opening for Knocked Loose alongside Last Hope

On May 11 we're opening for Knocked Loose with Expectations alongside Sofia hardcore legends Last Hope. It's an open-air show. Louisville's finest are on top of their game, so it'll be one for the books. Get your tickets here and see you at Vidas Art Arena, Sofia. We start at 19:00 sharp.

OOHS! & Dayin opening for Jarboe & Joy Von Spain in Sofia on May 25

I’ve never missed a Jarboe show in Bulgaria, and even though I’m bummed out Thor Harris won’t be making it to Sofia for the first time, I’m beyond grateful to Threechord Record Store for not only putting this one together but also inviting Maxim Mokdad (of OOHS! fame) and me (as Dayin) to open this concert.

OOHS! & Dayin, photo by Tom Kirk.

That's going to be our second show together after playing with Kayo Dot last year, right after releasing our collaborative track, “And To Him We Will Return (Grasping Air).”

Get your tickets here while they last.

April 2026 Born Erased show in Bulgaria

It's been over 4 months since Cyclic Law released my second Born Erased full-length, Birds Drink My Blood, and I still haven't presented the music on it live in its entirety. That changes in April with two shows I'll be playing in Sofia and Varna. I hope to see some of you there.

If you still haven't checked out Birds Drink My Blood, press play below.

The shows are as follows.

April 17 at Fabrika Avtonomia, Sofia. Poster by Diana Bunkin.
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April 18 at НУЛА, Varna. RSVP here: https://facebook.com/events/1240503944859386

Born Erased "Birds Drink My Blood" out on December 4 via Cyclic Law

Still can't quite comprehend that my new album as BORN ERASED is released by the legendary ambient and industrial label Cyclic Law. I'm eternally grateful to them for believing in this record, and I'd also like to thank two of my personal heroes in atmospheric electronic music, Mondkopf & Vanity Productions, for being a part of it. Without Silvana Ilieva (artwork), Georgi Sharov (layout) & Marius Costache (mastering), I wouldn't be able to present this work as I envisioned it. 

Order on CD/DL at Bandcamp.

Birds Drink My Blood is the second full-length album from Born Erased, the latest solo venture of Bulgarian musician Angel Simitchiev. Conceived as a meditation on nature’s brutal beauty, the album channels the relentless flow of the natural world, its internal hierarchies, and the unseen forces that shape it. Electronic instrumentation forms the foundation of the record, marking this as the closest Born Erased has come to the final works released under Simitchiev’s now-retired Mytrip alias. 

Where I Am The End Of The World (BLWBCK, 2023) relied on the tension between acoustic drums, distorted guitars, and ambient electronics, Birds Drink My Blood turns inward, placing its focus firmly on electronic expression. Across six pieces, the music moves between stillness and intensity, occupying a space where fragile motifs and submerged power coexist. 

Born Erased once again opens the door to collaboration. French electronic artist Mondkopf contributes his intricate synth work to the track “Unmade,” while Denmark’s Vanity Productions brings his signature melancholy-drenched feedback and noise experiments to the abrasive “Dead Sun Emblem.” These collaborative tracks enhance the album’s contrasts, highlighting moments of interplay between guest interventions and Born Erased’s core sound. 

Birds Drink My Blood stands as a vivid reflection of a world where grace and violence remain inseparably entwined, and where collaboration amplifies the tension between beauty and brutality.

See the video for 'Voider', the opening track of the album, below.

October & November shows

Here are a few gigs I'll be playing this Autumn, I'll be updating as they are announced so keep an eye and hopefully catch you somewhere. 

On October 9th, Martin Lukanov and I are bringing mother spit back from its two-year-long slumber. It's been a while since we played together, and this won't be a recurrent event. So, see you at Fabrika Avtonomia for the screening of Jason Papperiella's An Observance of Absence and a live set by my long-time friend Fliessgewasser.

RSVP: https://facebook.com/events/1825589084711672

On November 6, I'll be playing brand new Dayin material and some bits from my latest full-length album Meditations on Forgetting (Mahorka, 2025) on the second day of this year's Sofia Experimental Festival. That's taking place at Goethe Institut Bulgaria.

RSVP: https://facebook.com/events/840199971665272

On November 20, playing at Mesmeric Club in Sofia, as part of Vague Voices, our duo with Stefan Batchvarov (Cyberian), alongside local heroes Evitceles, LATE & IC1101. The entry is at half price for noise heads under 22 y.o. Don't miss out.

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