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Cruz builds around interlocking hand percussion, swung machine rhythms, deep analog synthesis, chants and field-recorded detail. Recent EP Telemagenta pushes toward murky electro and muscular techno, so expect a more club-facing live set without losing the spacious, polyrhythmic construction of Kinesia.

More about Nicola Cruz

Raised in Quito, Cruz emerged from the city’s developing electronic circuit before connecting with Buenos Aires label ZZK Records and naming his early folk-electronic approach “Andes Step.” Later records for Multi Culti, Rhythm Section, Nous’klaer Audio and Kalahari Oyster Cult have broadened that vocabulary into breaks, electro and techno while keeping Ecuadorian rhythmic thinking central.

Playing

• 2026-11-07 2026-11-07T20:15:00 · Nicola Cruz · Fira Montjuïc
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Labels

Start here

• Telemagenta EP (2026) · Kalahari Oyster Cult
  His tougher current mode: murky electro, techno pressure and intricate detail
• Kinesia (2024) · Nous’klaer Audio
  Polyrhythms, breaks, voices and analog synthesis across multiple tempos
• Prender el Alma (2015) · ZZK Records
  The foundational meeting of Andean instrumentation, field recordings and electronics

Worked with

• machìna featured on “Miso”
• Marcela Dias featured on “Echo Distante”
• Nicolas Jaar early collaborator through Clown & Sunset

For fans of

Azu Tiwaline, Chancha Vía Circuito, Nicolas Jaar, Auntie Flo, Lagartijeando

Official links

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