Thoma

Influenced by early 2000s electronica, jazz, world music, house, and techno, Thoma is a project that grew out of a desire between producers and long-time friends Tristan de Liège and Benjamin Hill (Cuervo Cuervo, Invite the Infinite) to bring together their creative abilities and challenge themselves beyond their solo efforts. Their albums are composed and envisioned in a wide range of locations, each of which inform the aesthetic and sonic approach, from a small island near Vancouver in British Columbia to Detroit to Los Angeles to rural Oklahoma. The genre-defying duo constantly shifts their sonic palette, working with different synths, samplers, and instrumentalists for each project. The duo expanded their use of live instrumentation even further with 2021's Ikiru, which features rich string and woodwind arrangements. 2023 saw Thoma releasing music with Folded Music, based in the UK and curated by producer Asta Hiroki. Their first release with Folded, Pictures of Infinity, is a homage to the playfulness and exploration of their youth and childhood friendship. In 2025 Thoma self-released their album Ondea, a dancefloor-centric album bringing together various influences and inspirations from recent years into minimalistic and creative interactions between hardware beats and organic samples.