Huerco S.

Huerco S. (Brian Leeds) was one of the most celebrated producers of the 2010s outsider house underground, but he gradually drifted away from club material, and has since explored a highly distinctive form of experimental ambient music. His debut album, 2013's Colonial Patterns, was a collection of grainy, lo-fi dance tracks. His next album, 2016's For Those of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have), abandoned beats but still featured crackly, detached rhythmic loops. Leeds formed the West Mineral Ltd. label and released albums under several additional projects, including Pendant and Loidis. He returned to the name Huerco S. with 2022's Plonk, an abstract work that veered toward IDM and experimental hip-hop.