Zach Burba started making music as iji (pronounced “eeh-hee”) 12 years ago, when he was 15 years old. Burba moved to Seattle from Phoenix in 2008 and has been involved in the local underground and DIY scene ever since, putting out numerous singles, cassettes, splits, and something like 11 full-length albums as iji, with an ever-changing carousel of bandmates and collaborators. He has also toured as much as possible. “I’ve been around the country probably like 20 or 30 times, and it’s just been great,” Burba says. “I don’t really expect anything out of it, I just like to do it.”
Naturally, the music has changed over time—endearing bare-bones bedroom indie, dance-party synth-pop, tropical dub-dipped smooth rock laced with the sincerest of sax solos…
