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Sonoras

by S.Maria

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Juego de Cambios 05:27
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Dale Diente 04:31
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Siglo Acelerado 03:49
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4.
Alegria 04:39
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'Sonoras' is a meditation on channeled chaos, inviting a return to intuitive movement both as a creator and as a listener. Sonoras promises constantly-evolving soundscapes that shapeshift between pitched vocal performances, drum breaks, and multi-layered diasporic references. 

“Juego de Cambios” (“Game of Changes”), referencing the ancient Chinese divination text I Ching, enters a collision point between chance, fate, free will, determinism, disarray, and order under reverberations of a Korg Minilogue synthesizer. “Dale Diente” (“Give it a bite”) merges mutant accordion melodies, sub bass, and staccato-like drums for industrial-leaning storytelling.

“Siglo Acelerado” (“Accelerated Century”) enters digital hyperspeed territory, exploring younger generations’ experience of the exponential speed of tech development and media consumption. “Alegria” (“Joy”), features a vocal performance and co-writing duties by Silas. The culminating track offers world-making that investigates the extreme yet interconnected states of death and ecstatic happiness, bridging cumbia ballads and trance influences.

Sebastian Maria’s work draws upon diverse influences including música urbana, reggaeton, musique concrète, chance operations, and field recordings– celebrating and signaling a debt to diasporic memory while remaining individual in calculation. He “[pulls dexterously] from the trappings and tokens of bit-crushed harsh noise, sound art, glitch, and field recording while remaining firmly aware of the cultural residues to which they are so dedicated.” (Igloo Magazine). 

Maria is the co-founder of the New York-based experimental Latinx collective Sazón Department, also including Magnolia Polaris and Probablyourdaddy. Maria has performed at MoMa PS1 Warm Up 2020 and hosts a monthly show on The Lot Radio. His 2019 record, LUNITAS, was listed as one of the “Best Albums of 2019” by Tiny Mixtapes.

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released August 11, 2022

Composed, performed, and recorded by Sebastian Maria.
Mastered by SINES and Sebastian Maria.
Artwork by Sebastian Maria.
"Alegria" lyrics co-written by Silas.

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