Nicola Cruz is a producer, musician, and DJ who makes music born out of a deep respect for indigenous South American mysticism and a strong background in house music. Born in France and based in Quito, Ecuador, he draws inspiration from the landscapes, cultures, and rhythms in the heart of the Andes. His self-recorded and self-produced EP Prender El Alma came out in 2015 on ZZK Records, home of like-minded artists Chancha Via Circuito and El Búho, a fitting imprint for his experimentations in indigenous instrumentation and deep house meditations on cosmology. Portland’s irreverent purveyors of outsider-Balearic-psychedelic frequencies Natural Magic open alongside 2Tabs, the new project from Gran Ritmos’ own Coast2c and Michael Bruce. DANIELA SERNA