People

Loidis

Lush, swirling dub and ambient techno alias of Brian Leeds, also known as Huerco S. and Pendant.

Loidis is an alias of American techno producer and DJ Brian Leeds, who is also known by many other names. Focusing on swirling ambient, minimal, and dub techno, he debuted the Loidis moniker with a 2018 EP, then returned to it with the 2018 full-length One Day. Colonial Patterns As Huerco So., Brian Leeds became known as one of the main proponents of outsider house during the early 2010s. His early EPs and 2013 debut album, Colonial Patterns, contained grainy, lo-fi dance tracks, and he gradually drifted away from beat-driven material with the detached yet rhythmic ambient loops of 2016’s For Those of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have). 2018 saw the first release by his Pendant alias, In the Place I Sit, The Floating World (& All Its Pleasures), an EP credited to Loidis and issued by the anno imprint. Leeds released additional albums as Pendant and Heurco S., then returned to the Loidis project with the 2024 double-LP One Day, released by Incienso. The lush, shimmering effort was named record of the year by Resident Advisor.

Their Website

Photo by Kasia Zacharko