James Curd, Marius de Vries

Auditory Gates is a collaboration that feels both unexpected and entirely natural. James Curd—Chicago house veteran with a flair for funk, groove, and playfulness—joins forces with Marius de Vries, the acclaimed composer and producer known for cinematic, emotionally rich arrangements (think Moulin Rouge, La La Land, and Björk). The result? A genre-defying album that walks confidently through a hall of mirrors—part electronic odyssey, part symphonic dreamscape.