Chuquimamani-Condori

Career Crampton began making music under the name E+E ("And & And" in Spanish) in the early 2000s. E+E consisted of several performers and contributing writers, editors, and DJ mixes made with a keyboard, acapellas, and a sampler.

In 2015, they ceased using the E+E alias and released their first studio album, American Drift, under the name Elysia Crampton. The album was released on August 7, 2015,

Crampton released their second album, Elysia Crampton Presents: Demon City, on July 22, 2016. It was a collaboration with friends/peers including Houston producer Rabit, Danish producer Why Be, London producer Lexxi, and Alabama producer Chino Amobi. Music review website Tiny Mix Tapes gave the album a 4.5 out of 5, while Pitchfork said: "Demon City, Virginia producer Elysia Crampton's follow-up to [their] sumptuous debut American Drift, is a wonder of concision and represents another massive leap forward in [their] growth," of the album.

In 2025, Chuquimamani-Condori and their brother Joshua Chuquimia Crampton released a self-titled album under the name (English: The Moths). The album received universal acclaim, and it was named as the best album of 2025 by Pitchfork.

Their physical output to date has consisted solely of project studio or home studio recordings, with their first two LP's The Light That You Gave Me to See You (2013) and American Drift (2015), as well as EPs Bound Adam 2011 and Moth/Lake (2015) all being recorded in their Ford Ranger truck.

Musical style Chuquimamani-Condori at the Silver Lion Award Ceremony — Venice Biennale (2025) Chuquimamani-Condori's music is notable for drawing from an eclectic and wide variety of influences, including cumbia, and Andean music like huayno and tarqueada, as well as American genres like crunk, metal, ambient, R&B and minimalism. However, their eclecticism is owed to their understanding and incorporation of Aymara ontology in their music, specifically the concepts of taypi and ch'ixi. As a way of summing up their stylistic intent, they have used the tags prog and folk to describe their music.

Through music, the post-colonial divide between Peru and Bolivia was bridged for me, and I was allowed to glimpse an ancient, illusive moment of my heritage that barred nationalistic dividings. The mixture of electronic and acoustic sounds, especially in huayno, provided inspiration that has stuck to this day. The incorporation of these textures into my own voice never had to be deliberately sought out; these ancestral/familial narratives, languages, tones, colors… moved with me as I musically came of age. They are the great-great-grandchildren of Francisco Tancara and Rosa Quiñones, spiritual leaders from the town of Rosario, Pacajes, who were leaders in indigenous resistance to state authorities in the early 20th century.

Discography With E&E Studio albums E&E (2008, self-released)

As E+E Studio albums The Light That You Gave Me to See You (2013, self-released; rereleased by Total Stasis in 2016)

Extended plays Bound Adam (2011, self-released) Smile (2012, self-released)

Compilations Edited/Remixed [2008–2012] (2014, self-released)

As Elysia Crampton Studio albums American Drift (2015, Blueberry Recordings) Elysia Crampton Presents: Demon City (2016, Break World Records) Spots y Escupitajo (2017, The Vinyl Factory) Elysia Crampton (2018, Break World Records) Orcorara 2010 (2020, PAN)

Singles "Moth/Lake" (2015, Boomkat Editions) "Flora's Theme" (2016, Williams Street Records) "Final Exam" with Kelela and Adrian Piper (2016, The Vinyl Factory) "Solilunita" (2018, Break World Records)

Compilations Selected Demos & DJ Edits [2007–2019] (2020, self-released)

DJ mixes Dissolution of the Sovereign: A Time Slide Into the Future (Or: A Non-Abled Offender's Exercise in Jurisprudence) (2016)

As Chuquimamani-Condori Studio albums Quirquincho Medicine (2019, self-released) DJ E (2023, self-released)

Compilations Edits (2025, self-released)

Extended plays Uta Pachanqiri (2019, self-released) 3 Demos (2020, self-released) Luzmila edits (2026, self-released)

With Los Thuthanaka Studio albums

Los Thuthanaka (2025, self-released) Extended plays

Wak'a (2026, self-released)