San Francisco-based multi-instrumentalist. Founder of Root Strata label.
ALBUMS
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Gift Songs
2025
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
A Bell That Never Stops Ringing
2024, CD, Album, A5 , Farbvision
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Poverty
2023, 
,
, Experimental/Ambient/Techno/Abstract
Félicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Un Hiver En Plein Été
2021
Ilyas Ahmed & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
You Can See Your Own Way Out
2021
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Julie Byrne
Love's Refrain
2020, File, AAC, Single, 256, Mexican Summer
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Tracing Back The Radiance
2019, Vinyl, 
,
, Ambient/Experimental
Alexis Georgopoulos & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Foreign Affairs
2018, 7", Emotional Response
Félicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Limpid As The Solitudes
2018
Alexis Georgopoulos & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Fragments Of A Season
2017, LP, Emotional Response
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
On The Echoing Green
2017
Félicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Comme Un Seul Narcisse
2016, LP, Album, Shelter Press
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
In Summer
2016
Novelist (2) x Mumdance / Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Fabriclive 80: Sampler 1
2015, 10", Ltd, Smplr, Fabric (2)
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Songs Of Forgiveness
2014
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Songs Of Remembrance
2014
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
A Year With 13 Moons
2014
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Eternal Spring
2014
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Another Void
2013
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Disappear
2013
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Wild River
2013
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
A World Apart
2013
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
The Burnt House
2013
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Archaic Torso
2013
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Gift Of Tongues
2013
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Requiem (For Violin And Magnetic Tape)
2013
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Speaking Corpse
2012, Cass, Ltd, C42, Los Discos Enfantasmes
En (7) / Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Blood
2012, Cassette, ,
, Drone/Noise/Ambient/Soundtrack
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Faceless Kiss / Blut Mond
2012
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Visiting This World
2012
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Conversations With Myself
2011
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma / David Tagg
Untitled
2010, 2xCDr, Mini, Ltd, Install
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma & Paul Clipson
Within Mirrors
2010, DVD-V, Comp, Students Of Decay
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma & Xela
Love Is A Dream
2010, 6xFile, FLAC, Album, RE, Not On Label (Jefre Cantu-Ledesma Self-released)
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Love Is A Stream
2010
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Bloodstream Sermon
2010
Jefre Sei Getsu Ledesma*
Namu Kie Butsu
2009
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma / Paul Clipson
Corridors
2008, DVDr, DVD-V, Ltd, NTSC, Root Strata
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma / Paul Clipson
The Phantom Harp
2008, DVDr, DVD-V, Ltd, NTSC, Root Strata
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
The Phantom Harp
2007, CDr, Mini, Ltd, Root Strata
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Shining Skull Breath
2007
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
The Garden Of Forking Paths
2007, 
,
, Ambient/Drone/Electroacoustic/Experimental/Post Rock
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Floating Weeds
2006, Cass, Ltd, Twonicorn
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair
2006
J.C. Ledesma* And Paul Clipson
Two Suns
2005, DVDr, DVD-V, Ltd, NTSC, Root Strata
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Voice Sutra
2005, CDr, Ltd, Root Strata
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma & Paul Clipson
Constellations Of Spring
DVDr, Ltd, Root Strata
Various
Self Discovery For Social Survival - The Original Soundtrack
2019, ,
, Surf/Psychedelic Rock/Indie Pop/Experimental
John Davis
Ask The Dust
2013, LP, Album, Students Of Decay
The Alps
Easy Action
2011
Raum
Daughter
2022, ,
, Ambient/Ethereal/Dream Pop/Drone/Experimental
Raum
Event Of Your Leaving
2013
Portraits
Portraits
2012, ,
, Drone/Experimental/Ambient
Josephine
You Are Perfect Today
2011, Cass, Ltd, C45, Digitalis Limited
Isidore Ducasse
Isidore Ducasse
2011
The Alps
Le Voyage
2010
The Holy See
Blood Honey
2008, CDr, Album, Ltd, Digitalis Recordings
Tarentel
Live Edits: Italy / Switzerland
2008, CD, Album, Ltd, Digitalis Recordings
The Alps
A Path Through The Moon
2008, CDr, Ltd, Root Strata
The Alps
A Path Through The Sun
2008, CDr, Ltd, Root Strata
The Alps
III
2008
The Alps
Jewelt Galaxies / Spirit Shambles
2007, CD, Comp, Spekk
Tarentel
Home Ruckus: Bottled Smoke
2007, CDr, Album, Ltd, Digitalis Recordings, ,
, Abstract/Experimental
Tarentel
Ghetto Beats On The Surface Of The Sun
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Num, Temporary Residence Limited, ,
, Abstract/Noise/Post Rock/Experimental/Ambient
Tarentel
Ghetto Beats On The Surface Of The Sun
2007
Tarentel
Ghetto Beats On The Surface Of The Sun
2007, Vinyl, ,
, Abstract/Noise/Post Rock/Experimental
Tarentel
Ghetto Beats On The Surface Of The Sun
2007, ,
, Abstract/Noise/Post Rock/Experimental
Tarentel
Ghetto Beats On The Surface Of The Sun
2007
Tarentel
Live Edits: Natoma
2006, CD, Album, Ltd, Root Strata, ,
, Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
Tarentel
Paper White
2005, CD, EP, Temporary Residence Limited, ,
, Post Rock
Tarentel
Big Black Square
2005, CD, EP, Temporary Residence Limited, ,
, Experimental/Ambient
Tarentel
Home Ruckus
2005, 12", Root Strata, ,
, Drone/Avantgarde/Post Rock
Tarentel
Ghost Weight
2005, CD, EP, Acuarela
The Holy See
Snowing Ash
2005, CDr, Album, Ltd, Root Strata
The Alps
Jewelt Galaxies
2005, CDr, EP, Ltd, Root Strata
Tarentel
Paper White / Big Black Square
2005
Tarentel
We Move Through Weather
2004, ,
, Experimental/Ambient
Tarentel
Mort Aux Vaches
2002, CD, Ltd, Num, Mort Aux Vaches
Tarentel
Ephemera / Singles 99-2000
2002, CD, ,
, Post Rock/Experimental/Ambient
Tarentel
The Order Of Things
2001, ,
, Post Rock/Experimental/Ambient/Field Recording
Tarentel
Two Sides Of Myself
2000, 7", Single, Ltd, Static Caravan, Static Caravan, 
,
, Post Rock/Experimental/Ambient
Tarentel
Looking For Things / Searching For Things
2000, ,
, Post Rock/Experimental/Ambient
Tarentel
When We Almost Killed Ourselves
1999, Lathe, 8", Single, Ltd, Num, Temporary Residence Limited, ,
, Post Rock/Experimental
Tarentel
From Bone To Satellite
1999
Tarentel
Tarentel
1998, CD Grey Sleeve, ,
, Post Rock/Experimental
APPEARANCES +
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
A Song Of Summer
2017, File, MP3, Single, Mexican Summer
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Fact Mix 485
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, FACT Magazine
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Devotion
2013, 4xFile, MP3, Devotion
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
By This River
2012, File, FLAC, Not On Label (Jefre Cantu-Ledesma Self-released)
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Dialogue 1-5
2002, File, MP3, 320, 8bitrecs
Michael Vincent Waller
Moments Remixes
2024, 2xLP, Album, Ltd, Play Loud! (2), 
,
, Contemporary/Experimental
Delmer Darion
Morning Pageants: Remixes
2021, LP, Ltd, Num, W/Lbl, Practise Music, ,
, Experimental/Ambient
Golden Retriever
Ansible
2020, 3xFile, FLAC, Not on Label (Golden Retriever (2) Self-released)
Moon Diagrams
Trappy Bats
2019
Mark Peters
New Routes Out Of Innerland
2019
Ride
Waking Up In Another Town: Weather Diaries Remixed
2018, 2xLP, RSD, Ltd, Wichita, 
,
, Shoegaze
Balmorhea
Clear Language: Reworked
2018, 6xFile, WAV, 16-, Western Vinyl, ,
, Ambient/Contemporary/Post Rock
Jasper TX
A Voice From Dead Radio
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Under The Spire
P Jørgensen
Soundtrack_Remix
2010, ,
, Modern Classical/Drone/Ambient
Machinefabriek
Kruimeldief (Machinefabriek Remixed)
2007, 2x CD, 
,
, Abstract/Ambient/Experimental/Glitch/Noise
Various
Like Clockwerck
2003, CD, Comp, Smplr, Pehr, ,
, Downtempo/Lo-Fi/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Glider
Sand From Water
2002, 
,
, Post Rock/Ambient/Shoegaze
Various
Tonalism
2001, CD, Comp, Pehr, ,
, Leftfield/Experimental/Ambient
Jules Archive
Platonic Tales
2024, LP, Album, Hidden Harmony Recordings, 
,
, Ambient/Drone/Glitch/Modern Classical
Julie Byrne
The Greater Wings
2023, Vinyl White [Sand], ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk/Indie Rock
Arp
New Pleasures
2022
Various
A Little Night Music: Aural Apparitions From The... Geographic North
2020, 2xCass, Comp, Ltd, Geographic North, ,
, Experimental/Drone/Ambient/IDM/Modern Classical/Shoegaze/Psychedelic Rock/Post-Punk
Yellow Swans
Being There
2020
Field Works
Ultrasonic
2020, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Experimental/Field Recording
Various
Mexican Summer: A Decade Deeper
2018, LP, Comp, Ltd, Mexican Summer
Mary Lattimore
Returned To Earth
2017, Cass, MiniAlbum, Soap Library
Evan Caminiti
Toxic City Music
2017
Mumdance
Fabriclive 80
2015, ,
, Grime/Techno/Dubstep/Abstract/Bassline/Experimental/UK Garage/IDM/Hardcore
Rutger Zuydervelt
Stay Tuned
2014, CD, ,
, Modern
The Norman Conquest
Myriad
2013, Cass, Ltd, The Tapeworm, ,
, Noise/Experimental/Modern Classical
Marielle V Jakobsons*
Glass Canyon
2012
Young Moon
Navigated Like The Swan
2012
Gregg Kowalsky
Battery Townsley
2011, LP, Ltd, Num, Tra, Senufo Editions
Moholy-Nagy
Like Mirage
2011
Date Palms
Honey Devash
2011, ,
, Drone/Experimental/Ethereal/Avantgarde
The Drift
Blue Hour
2011, ,
, Post Rock/Experimental
Xela
The Sublime
2011, ,
, Abstract/Experimental/Ambient
Xela
The Divine
2010
En
The Absent Coast
2010
Barn Owl & The Infinite Strings Ensemble
The Headlands
2010
Arp
The Soft Wave
2010
Greg Davis
Mutually Arising
2009, CD, Album, Kranky
Taiga Remains
Wax Canopy
2009
Gregg Kowalsky
Tape Chants
2009
Xela
The Illuminated
2009
Yellow Swans
Going Places
2009
Ensemble Economique
At The Foot Of Nameless Roads
2008, CD, Album, Ltd, Digitalis Recordings, Digitalis Recordings
Birchville Cat Motel, Charalambides, Tarentel
Rockumentaries
2008, 3xDVDr, Mini, Ltd, Nothing Out There, 
,
, Folk Rock/Post Rock/Noise/Doom Metal/Experimental
Coconut*
Coconut
2007, 3xCDr, Album, Ltd, Not On Label
Machinefabriek
Slaapzucht
2007
Axolotl, D. Yellow Swans* & Gerritt*
Untitled
2007
Fear Falls Burning
Once We All Walk Through Solid Objects
2007, ,
, Noise/Drone/Minimal/Experimental
Gregg Kowalsky
Tape Chants A Million
2006, CDr, Ltd, Root Strata
Bonus
Bonus
2006, CDr, Album, Ltd, Num, Root Strata
Various
TRR100 Thankful
2006, ,
, Post Rock/Indie Rock/Ambient/Indie Pop/Dream Pop
Zelienople
Stone Academy
2006, ,
, Folk Rock/Abstract/Experimental
Corbi Wright
Bang Bang Bang - Songs From Corbi
2005, CDr, Album, Not On Label
Drift Yellow Swans*
Drift Yellow Swans
2005, Vinyl, ,
, Noise/Experimental
1 Mile North / Colophon (2) / The Wind-Up Bird
Conduction. Convection. Radiation.
2004, CD, Music Fellowship, Music Fellowship
Various
Acuarela Songs 3
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Acuarela, 
,
, Folk Rock/Downtempo/Lo-Fi/Post Rock/Ambient
Various
TRR50 Thank You
2004, CD, ,
, Leftfield/Abstract/Experimental
Colophon
Travels In Constants Vol 18 (Love Loops)
2004, ,
, Ambient
Various
For Jonathan
2004, CD, CD, ,
, Folk Rock/IDM/Post Rock/Minimal
Various
Blue
2003, CD, Comp, Ltd, Dreams By Degrees, ,
, Ambient/Post Rock/Experimental/Folk
Lazarus
Songs For An Unborn Sun
2003
Colophon
Spring
2002, 10", Dreams By Degrees
Eating Flowers
What One Does To Another
2024, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Permanent Dusk
Ezra Feinberg
Soft Power
2024
Animated Matter
Sleep mix
2021, File, WAV, Mixed, Noods Radio, ,
, Ambient/Experimental
Various
New Neighborhoods
2020, Cass, Album, Comp, Ltd, Edi, Freedom To Spend
Field Works
Ultrasonic
2020, CD, ,
, Experimental/Field Recording
Various
CRXSSINGS (Fundraiser For City Plaza)
2019, 34xFile, MP3, Album, Comp, Not On Label, ,
, Abstract/Ambient/Modern Classical/Leftfield/Noise/Drone/Experimental
M83
Knife + Heart (Original Soundtrack)
2019
Grouper
RA.621
2018, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Resident Advisor
How To Dress Well
If We Do Feel Empty Inside, What Are We Supposed To Do About It?
2018, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Not On Label (How To Dress Well Self-released), ,
, Experimental
Various
Don't Look Now: Aural Apparitions From The Geographic North
2018, Cass, Geographic North, ,
, Ambient/Experimental/Post-Punk
Tengui
Love Is A Strange Place
2018, File, MP3, Mixed, Not On Label (Tengui Self-released)
Various
Centennial
2018, ,
, Leftfield/Ambient/Abstract/Experimental
Various
100 Tracks 2017
2017, 100xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Bleep (2), ,
, Ambient/Deep House/Techno/Ghettotech/Experimental
Unlogic Thing
Moisture For Nobodies Sessions Vol.29
2016, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Not On Label
Unlogic Thing
Ultimatum (Special Mix For Unline)
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Unline, 
,
, Ambient/Drone/Dark Ambient/Abstract/Experimental
Color Känsla
Stained Glass Body (Unline Special)
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Unline, ,
, Ambient/Drone
Various
The Top 100 Tracks Of 2015
2015, 100xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Bleep (2), ,
, Leftfield/House/Abstract/Disco/UK Garage/Techno/Ambient/IDM/Acid/Minimal
Eating Flowers
The Given Names of Stars
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, Kit Records (2)
Various
Marfa Myths
2015
Frog Pocket
Egg Box 009
2014, File, MP3, Mixed, Egg Box, ,
, Ambient/Experimental/IDM
Roel Funcken
Healing Emplinx
2014, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Headphone Commute, ,
, Ambient/Modern Classical/Experimental/IDM
Fear Falls Burning
Once We All Walk Through Solid Objects - Expanded
2014
Mike Shiflet
Secret Thirteen Mix 019
2012, File, MP3, Mixed, 192, Secret Thirteen Journal
Robert Skrzyński
Secret Thirteen Mix 022
2012, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Secret Thirteen Journal, 
,
, Experimental
Various
Music For Tom Carter
2012, 11xFile, FLAC, Comp, Not On Label
Various
For Lee Jackson In Space
2012, 94x File, ,
, Folk Rock/Lo-Fi/Black Metal/Country Rock/Noise/Prog Rock/Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Stoner Rock/Art Rock/Shoegaze/Rock & Roll/Free Improvisation/Garage Rock/Space Rock/Drone/Post Rock/Avant-garde Jazz/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Ethereal/Folk
Various
Benefit For The Recovery In Japan
2011, 64xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Antiopic, ,
, Leftfield/Musique Concrète/Abstract/Lo-Fi/Drone/Noise/Ambient/Modern Classical/Shoegaze/Experimental
Various
Mind The Gap #91
2011, CD, Comp, Gonzo Circus, ,
, Leftfield/Folk/Minimal/Industrial/Indie Rock/Shoegaze/Avantgarde/Drone/Neofolk/Techno/Psychedelic Rock/Hip Hop/Ambient/Electro/Modern Classical/Experimental
Giorgio Gigli & Obtane
RA.282
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 160, Resident Advisor, ,
, Dark Ambient/Abstract/Techno/Experimental
Various
ELEVENELEVEN :: Undomondo
2011, File, MP3, Comp, 224, Alias Frequencies, ,
, Abstract/Experimental
Various
Musique Pour Statues Menhirs
2009, 2xCDr, Comp, Arbouse Recordings, ,
, Glitch/Drone/Neo-Classical/Ambient/Shoegaze
Various
Spekk Sampler 2008 Winter
2008, CDr, Mixed, Smplr, Spekk, ,
, Modern Classical/Drone/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Ambient/Downtempo/Minimal
Various
Hiver : Résultat
2005, CDr, Mini, Comp, Ltd, Chat Blanc Records, 
,
, Abstract/Experimental/Ambient/Dark Ambient
