A Guide to Mexico City's Thriving House, Techno and Experimental Music Scene Max Pearl - Electronic Beats
go to original January 16, 2017

Life in the Mexican capital throws up many obstacles, but a small number of dedicated people are trying to build an electronic music scene in one of the world's most chaotic cities. (Resident Advisor)

Mexico City locals like to joke that they live in “a small city of 20 million people” because it’s easy to run into familiar faces even in the western hemisphere’s largest metropolitan area. The sprawling megalopolis - usually referred to as D.F., or Distrito Federal - boasts as wide an array of musical cliques as any other global city, and within the world of electronic music the same rule holds.

House tends to have the strongest presence in the city, and there are plenty of ultra-classy and exclusive nightclubs scattered across its glitzier districts, but you can find crews dedicated to everything from industrial techno to ambient music and drum and bass, as well as patently Latin genres inspired by regional party sounds like cumbia.

D.F.’s more underground pockets tend to be small and tightly knit, and sporadic parties take place in sweaty, DIY basement venues, rugged warehouses and nondescript bars in and around the Downtown area. Each boasts an enormous wealth of artists who are deeply committed to their craft, and since - at least compared to New York or London - less money gets thrown at out-of-town headliners, the movement depends heavily on its homegrown talent.

Check out 10 artists and labels from the Mexican capital's bustling house, techno and experimental music scene at Electronic Beats

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