With imported vinyl being prohibitively expensive and a traditional predominance of rock nacional as the preferred style of music for Buenos Aires' rebellious youth, electronic music never had it easy in Argentina's sprawling capital. Besides the more commercial clubs, like the Pacha or - the now closed - El Divino, an interesting underground scene has however developed in recent years, gaining international respect with artists like Barem or Guvstavo Lamas.
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Dumb Unit |
Sebastian 'Seph' Galante started to study music by playing the piano and percussion at the age of 7, discovering urban beats and electronic music at the beginning of the millennium at the tender age of 15. His characteristic production style combines...
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One of the major figures of Buenos Aires' young electronic music scene, Gustavo Lamas represents a style that is influenced by modern minimal techno aesthetics, but at the same time remains deep, reflective, melancholic at times, and doesn't shy away from occasionally expressing itself through beatless ambient soundscapes. His...
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Kompakt |
Of Chilean origin and currently commuting between Buenos Aires and Paris, Matias Aguayo is a true cosmopolitan. Living in Cologne in the early years of the millennium, Aguayo became known as part of successful minimal pop duo Closer Musik alongside Dirk...
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Minus |
Mauricio Barembuem (a.k.a. Barem) perfectly personifies the new breed of electronic musician who has grown up in the digital age, using intuitive software programs like Reason and Ableton to spontaneously express ideas and emotions. On-line distribution...
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Living high among a forest of skyscrapers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Franco Di Lorenzo works diligently in his home studio, recording minimal techno as Dilo, while his futuristic pop experiments appear under his Elephant Pixel alias. His musical tastes and influences include IDM, abstract hip-hop, indie rock, folk, minimal techno...
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Curle Recordings |
Over the past few years Jonas Kopp has become recognised as one of Argentina's brightest talents in the field of techno music. His impeccably produced tracks of dark, spacious and echoing techno have been released by highly regarded label such as...
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Argentina's Gonzalo Urtizberea records under the names of Gurtz and Gonzales, and has been receiving wide-spread attention for his releases of bleepy minimalistic house on labels like Einmaleins Musik, Telegraph and Lomidhigh Organic. Besides his prolific production and DJ work Gurtz has recently opened a mastering studio and...
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Desolat |
A classically trained jazz virtuoso, Gabriel Gutierrez first began to explore minimalistic techno music with productions on local Argentinian label Unlock Recordings before being signed to international heavyweight imprints like Wolf + Lamb and Supplement...
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