November 29, 2017
Thursday August 24, 2017 - Esplanade de la Place des Arts
Who: Montréal-based Mexican producer and composer Esteban Lara
Style: Electroacoustic experiments in IDM, loopy break beat, melodies for a better world
Labels: Manual Music, Herzblut Recordings, 8day, Grrreat Recordings
Latest: Avenir (2017)
More: Many of Van Did's tracks embrace eco-conscious narratives for the dance floor; you can hear Montréal metro announcements embedded in his new album
MUTEKs: Montréal: 2013
Hypnotizing with a progressive introspective style, Van Did wraps his talent for details and nuance around melodic grooves, studio-made sounds and transformed field recordings to take us on cinematic journeys through uncannily familiar lands.
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