Iñigo Vontier - Aluxes

LN008 - Iñigo Vontier - Aluxes EP Release date (12inch & Digital) August, 18th 2017 on Lumière Noire / !K7 Order it now: https://LumiereNoire.lnk.to/Aluxes «Since I was little, I’ve been immersed in the culture of the Mexican Aztecs and Mayas. So, logically, I’m attracted to magic and spells. Mixing both in my music is the perfect combination of my tastes and my roots». Seen from Europe, Iñigo Vontier’s assertion can seem puzzling, but from the point of view of a Guadalajaran DJ-producer, this blending of genres makes all sorts of sense, expressing the dreams of peoples steeped in mystique, whose rites have provided refuge and hope through generations. As soon as the needle hits Aluxes («it’s the name of forest spirits, and it’s pronounced ‘aloo-chess’,» according to Iñigo) a channel to occult forces does seem to open up. The EP’s title track, with its sparse, unfathomable voices and its bouncing, metered rhythm, is like a spell operating its serene power over the listener. The spirits are at time tricksters: the facetious Patito and its stubborn metallic rhythm brings back Vontier’s precious dark disco essence, which mellows out what would be more overly-serious Western electronic music: «I’m proud to help the Mexican Dance Music scene make its international mark, along with Rebolledo and others. My personal contribution, along with my role as a label head, is to bring this sound to the world. Musically speaking, that means that our productions are increasingly influenced by Latino – and sometimes Arabic – sounds, which makes them more diverse and eclectic». Detlef Weinrich’s, a member of post-rock band Kreidler and a resident of Düsseldorf’s Salon des Amateurs, tasks his Tolouse Low Trax side project with elevating Macaco to the temporal dimension of a fevered nightclub, with a remix that is lightyears from weekender minimal techno, and closer to Dopplereffekt. Finally, with its haunting incantations and ritualistic percussion, Temazcal brings the EPs ritual to a close. The spellbinding suite, with a musicality and an originality which is all too rare on the electronic scene, prompts the artist to muse: «perhaps dance music sometimes lacks magic, but I’m sure there’s many dancefloors where we can feel it». Leave it to DJ, producer and occasional wizard Iñigo Vontier to make that happen. Follow Inigo Vontier on socials: FB - www.facebook.com/Inigovontier/ TWITTER -   / in_igo   Follow Lumiere Noire on Socials: FB - www.facebook.com/lumierenoirerecords/ BDCP - www.lumierenoirerecords.bandcamp.com/ RA - www.residentadvisor.net/record-label.aspx?id=14831 INSTAGRAM - www.instagram.com/lumierenoirerecords/ YOUTUBE - www.youtube.com/c/Lumi?reNoireRecords