Imbue (2)

Imbue consists of guitarist Eduardo Alvarez, pianist Ignacio Vallejo, and audio engineer Maximiliano Cortes. Based in Miami, Florida, these three childhood friends have crafted a unique interpretation of electronic music with original guitar and piano instrumentation superimposed over drum machine grooves and bass lines. Their live performances feature a hybrid of live electric guitar and synthesizer improvisation over a continuous DJ set, including both vinyl and digital mixing.

The trio launched their self-titled label in 2017 with their vinyl-only debut, “Imbue” [IMB001]. Seven official EPs have been released under that imprint: “Abstractions” [IMB002], “Of Time and Actuality” [IMB003], “Within the Gaze” [IMB004], “V” [IMB005], “Bloom” [IMB006] & “Tides” [IMBX001]. Three of their vinyl EP’s reached #1 on the Decks.de and Deejay.de charts. The success of these records helped them land features on the labels Telum [TELUM006], Retrospect [RETRO003], SISU [SISU01 & SISU02], Personality Disorder [PDM015 & PDM016], and Lisa’s Kickback [LKB003], amongst others. Lisa’s Kickback subsequently released a remix of their track “Don Carter’s” by Berlin based producer Afriqua: Imbue - Don Carter’s (Afriqua’s Durocell Bass Mix) [LKB008].

Summer of 2023 saw a shift in the group’s releases, opting for digital singles with their IMBX series: “The Funk” [IMBX002], “Overdrive” [IMBX003], and “Big Sky” [IMBX004].

Imbue have headlined shows in Miami, Atlanta, Portland and the Dominican Republic, and have opened for the likes of Traumer, Gene on Earth, Shonky, Raresh, Alci, Sepp & Nu Zau, SIT and more, both in Miami and in Berlin’s Club der Visionaere.