On The Spur Of The Moment

by Hugo Espírito Santo

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Dissipation, flow, forces in flux. With têmpora, I dive back into my musical universe, taking listeners on a journey through dark, gloomy electronic soundscapes. têmpora explores the idea of fluidity and stillness in motion, while being deeply influenced by ambient, minimalist, and concrete music.

This new project, mostly instrumental, is the result of 12 months of experimentation with synths and sound collage. The ethereal atmospheres and soundscapes serve as a representation of the abstract, non-linear forms that constitute the core of the artist’s usual visual work. têmpora follows the raw ideas and textures of my previous project, debris (ep, 2024).

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A Sort of Musical Debris in the Form of Eight Tracks

by Hugo Espírito Santo

Hugo Espírito Santo


It all started for me in the mid-2000s as a pre-adolescent who had fallen in love with hip-hop culture in all its forms. After a few attempts at beatmaking throughout my teens, life eventually led me to cinema, visual arts, and abstract painting.

But the enthusiasm for (making) music never left—hence the debris EP. This project is the result of six months of experimenting with synths and plugins. It is a sort of musical debris in the form of eight tracks inspired by minimalism, time perception, and the soundscapes of daily life.

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