Axel Wild

Axel Wild makes house, funk, hip-hop and jungle from wildlife he recorded himself on travels across continents and at the residencies and places that invite him. He hears the beat in a wildlife sound before he has hit record, and his sets build the way a dawn chorus does, from deep, slow grooves to full energy. His latest release, The Global Birdsong with Timothy Arinaitwe for BirdLife International, is out via Brian Eno's EarthPercent. On 19 November 2026 he plays WONDER Across Continents at Polygon Portal in Soho, London, his first live spatial audio show. Fifteen thousand miles following millions of birds and the stories they tell, moving all around and above you on 27 speakers.

Wildifyed, his 2024 debut EP on Sounding Wild Records, runs on the patience of a birdwatcher waiting days for a bird to sing and the energy of a 6 a.m. UK bass dance floor. Awe humbles, he says, and wonder is the gateway to respect.

The recordings come from the Across Continents overland expeditions through Europe and Africa, sharing the sounds and music with local communities along the way, and from residencies in Albania and at the Forest Creative Loft in Cameroon. He played Glastonbury 2025 with Sam Lee, and The Global Birdsong premiered in Nairobi in September 2026. WONDER Across Continents is also the name of the final expedition, setting off in 2027.

He tours with Sam Lee in the live version of Singing With Nightingales. Axel Wild is the artist name of Axel Drioli.