Songpot · Amsterdam Dance Event 2026

Houle’s live sets run on stripped-down drum programming, sharp synth hooks, and tightly edited machine patterns. The records lean from minimal techno into electro-pop, industrial bite, and new-wave colour, with enough melody for the lines to stick after the kick drops.

More about Marc Houle

He came up in the Windsor-Detroit orbit and made his name on Minus and his own Items & Things imprint, alongside peers like Magda and Troy Pierce. His name is tied to the mid-2000s minimal era, but the catalogue keeps drifting into electro, synth-pop, and colder machine music instead of staying in one lane.

A story

His 2006 ‘Bay of Figs’ release note singles out ‘Edamame’ as one of the tracks that got people’s attention in his live sets. In their own words

Playing

• 2026-10-22 20:00 · Slacker · BRET

Labels

Start here

• Bay of Figs (2006) · Minus
  Best-known early full-length; shows the minimal/electro balance.
• Undercover (2012) · Items & Things
  Brings in disco and new-wave colour without losing the machine pulse.

Worked with

• Magda Items & Things partner · source
• Troy Pierce Run Stop Restore band member · source
• Click Box remixed · source
• Miss Kittin featured on · source

Read

• Machine love: Marc Houle Resident Advisor, 2012
• Marc Houle - Car And Driver Resident Advisor, 2019
• Marc Houle - Sinister Mind Resident Advisor, 2017
• Marc Houle - Silver Siding Resident Advisor, 2016
• Festival Forte 2015 Resident Advisor, 2015

For fans of

Richie Hawtin, Magda, Troy Pierce, Tiga

Official links

BandcampSoundCloudRASpotifyYouTubeWebsite

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