From the moment of its release, IÑIGO VONTIER’s El Hijo del Maiz has become one of the most gripping albums of the moment. With South American and Middle Eastern sounds and his conception of music as ritual, the Mexican DJ keeps electronica in check as a valid mix of influences. 

The EP El Hijo Del Maiz Remixes, marks the end of an episode which started, in good company, in autumn 2019 on the Lumière Noire label. 

El Hijo del Maiz is an album-length confirmation of IÑIGO VONTIER’s uniqueness, and his adherence to Lumière Noire’s policy of letting artists fully express their vision – while letting their passions guide their idiosyncrasies and explorations of innovative electronic signatures.

That record's four astounding tracks (complete with a TOLOUSE LO TRAX remix) further refined the producer’s approach to dark disco: off-kilter and bordering on the iconoclastic, but always dancefloor oriented. At the same time, the Jalisco native demonstrated how one can very much stand out on the worldwide electronic music scene while remaining faithful to one’s roots, infusing the EP’s hypnotic mid-tempo grooves with haunting incantations to Mayan deities – and other mischievous mythological creatures.

«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».

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.