Ricardo Villalobos

For those who have experienced Ricardo Villalobos in the flesh, little introduction is needed. The Chilean-German artist is the minimal master, and at a time when club tempos and transitions feel more volatile than ever, there is something uniquely powerful about his ability to work with house and techno at a microscopic level: the endless builds and blends, and the poetic, irresistible sense of groove that is impossible to capture in words. Like a hypnotic, boundless jazz improvisation, his sets are minutely sculpted, slowed, sped up, shaved and gently steered towards bliss. Villalobos does not just play records; he reinvents time. He has played Dekmantel Festival in the Amsterdamse Bos.