The global revolution in electronic dance music is tangible now more than ever. Latin genres have fused with genres ranging from dance music to urban and trap. Latin culture is taking over. Here are 8 Latin American electronic music artists you need to know. They are leading the way for a more inclusive space within the dance scene.
Hailing from Pereira, Colombia, producer and live act Gotshell debuts on Ellen Allien’s Ā BPitch Berlin with Rezagados. The EP was produced against the backdrop of poverty, inequality and protest that was met with violent government reprisals. As a result, it is an outcry against the Colombian government’s repression of dissent.
Lucas Carrizo takes a journey in his latest track “34”. Hailing from Argentina and thanks to his versatile sounds full of dark melodies and aggressive basslines, the DJ/producer has become a standout in the nationās techno scene. He’s played across the country sharing the booth with headlining artists such as Alex Stein, Fabio Florido, and James Zabaleta.
Colombian techno DJ/producerĀ Advanced Transistor likes to look for “the complexity of the simple” and you can hear that in the music he creates. Music is organized chaos, and the artist (born Andres Felipe Gil Ocampo) is here for it. Semiconductor is his debut album on Konsequent Records (out July 24) and the artist shares the inspiration behind his sound (and name) as well as channeling the right energy into his tracks.
