Mexican Institute of Sound Essentials

Camilo Lara is at the forefront of a movement in Mexican music that’s reinvigorated indigenous folk and classic pop with the modern sound of electronic music. Under the moniker Mexican Institute of Sound,—which he first adopted for mixtapes and remixes—Lara makes the most of his keen ear for samples and his wide-ranging taste. He uses snippets of the past to jazz up techno, hip-hop, dub and even chiptune collages, and revives Latin golden oldies with a dizzying array of sonic effects and club beats.