Ego and the Ids

Born in the back alleys and basements of Portland, Oregon, Ego and The Ids emerged as a family experiment gone deliciously off the rails. The trio, Gerald, April, and Esperanza del Campo, fuse Alt-Pop hooks with breakbeat chaos, synthpop gloss, and a gothic undercurrent that feels equal parts séance and dance party.

Their music has always been about contradiction: playful yet unnerving, hypnotic yet raw, catchy yet crawling with ghosts. They cite influences that stretch from psychedelic dreamscapes to the darker corners of electronica. Yet, their sound is unmistakably their own, a surreal soundtrack for those who find beauty in the bizarre.

Over the course of three albums, Almost Masons, A Sad and Bizarre Chapter in Human History, Kinemortophobia, and Nostalgia, the band has carved out a catalog that veers between shadowy humor and cinematic dread. Each record pushes further into uncharted territory, treating the studio less like a safe space and more like a haunted laboratory.

Ego and The Ids bring energy to life, driving beats that collide with synths, vocals wavering between the intimate and the theatrical, and the whole performance teeters on the edge of ritual.

Ego and The Ids aren't here to comfort you. They're here to remind you that the line between comedy and tragedy is razor-thin, and that sometimes the best way to face the darkness is to dance straight into it.