A Tropical Entropy

Over the course of the 2020s, the Miami-based DJ and producer has situated himself at the forefront of Magic City’s more forward-thinking club scene—both for his solo work, which synthesizes underground club textures with Latin American and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, and for his collaborations with Spanish pop experimentalist ROSALÍA and rising reggaetón star Isabella Lovestory. On his debut album *A Tropical Entropy*, inspired by Joan Didion’s 1987 book *Miami* and released on the Colombian dance label TraTraTrax, León swathes the sun-bleached sounds of reggaetón, dembow, and dancehall in hazy reverb and synth pads, elaborating on the micro-genre he’s coined “arquitectronica.” Ela Minus collab “Ghost Orchid” evokes a dream of reggaetón from long ago and far away, and the sublime “Bikini” with Erika de Casier channels the feeling of an endless South Florida sunset.

The exceptional debut album from the Miami producer captures the lively, menacing, and sensual sounds of his home—a dembow pop record made for those muggy, electric nights.