Løt.te

Løt.te is Mehmet Irdel (born 1978), a Turkish artist, producer, dj and designer. He’s currently based in Brooklyn, NY, where he runs AI—F, a record label releasing music and sound works that explore the use of technology by and against oppressors such as authoritarian governments and greedy corporations. Upon moving to the US from his native Turkey at age 18, Mehmet started composing electronic music initially influenced by Warp Records and A-Musik artists, and later by industrial and experimental acts like Coil, Muslimgauze, Z’ev, Einstürzende Neubauten and Aube. In 2010, he founded the ambient/noise project Divine Slime, which blended electronics with traditional instruments from the Middle East and East Asia. He also co-founded the art and design collective and record label Rote Productions, through which he released experimental records and artworks until 2015. Mehmet started producing and releasing music and performing under the Løt.te name in 2014. He’s released records on The Bunker New York, Robert & Leopold, New York Trax, Mysteries of the Deep, and his own AI—F. Mehmet has performed globally both live and as a dj, at venues such as Berghain (BER), Pickle Factory (LON), Contact (TOK), Nowadays (NYC), Good Room (NYC), and Bossa Nova Civic Club (NYC). Since 2017, he's also been producing and exhibiting politically-charged long form audio and audiovisual works that take inspiration and adopt techniques from filmmaking. These works have been presented at galleries and performance spaces in both USA and Turkey.