Trececerotres is the debut album of Peruvian vocalist, producer, and songwriter Daniela Lalita.[3] The title refers to the number of apartment 1303 in Lima, where she lived with her mother and grandmother before moving to New York.[4][5] The EP was released on September 16, 2022 through the independent British label Young, belonging to Beggars Group. It has been supported by the singles "No Para", and "Tenía Razón", the latter of which was part of the FIFA 23 soundtrack.[6] The album was critically acclaimed[7] and rated several times as one of the best EP's of that year.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Trececerotres is "rooted in magic, ritual, healing and the matrilineal relationship",[15] a "sonic world of ritualistic compassion where Daniela Lalita explores her personal experiences growing up."[16] The process of creating this work took five years, during which time she drew much of her inspiration for the composition from the teachings she had received from her mother and grandmother.[15]
Singles
The first single of the album was "Tenía Razón", co-produced by Sega Bodega and released on July 12, 2022.[1] Daniela Lalita described it as
"a form of self-exploration of the relationships we have with our past and future selves, with the intention of trying to love and understand ourselves in all our variations, no matter how many times those manifest as constant, antagonistic...and almost monstrous voices trying to destroy one's sense of self. Many of these internal battles and emotions are almost impossible to explain so I hope to connect with others who are experiencing similar emotions."[17]
The second single of the album was "No Para", released on August 24, 2022.[2] A recent review was impressed by the haunting beauty of the text, which conveys a message of self-discovery, hope and encouragement. It reminds us of the "importance of selfless love, the pursuit of our dreams and the power of resilience in the face of adversity."[18]
Music videos
Music videos were released for every song of the album:
The video for "Trececerotres", released on February 2, 2023, was directed by Daniela Lalita herself and shows the artist, sitting almost motionless on a chair, yet seemingly reacting to the dark ambient sounds of her song with great emotional intensity. In her own words:
"I've learned to develop my own paths, like offerings to a deity. I need to feed it and tame it. It's not horror and it's not evil, it's not about that. It's just what happens. So I make my own rituals. It's better when I create things and when I'm proud. It's better when you're watching me."[19]
Also the video for "Tenía Razón", released on the same date as the single, was directed by Lalita. The choreography by her and Isabel Legate involves her mother Pilar Secada and represents "her innermost thoughts, which she described as 'way to personify these inner dialogues while giving space to a lot of my visual influences and recreating dreams I've had.'" "In psychoanalysis, dreams are the key to your subconscious"; "it's mainly about mental health and inner battles, dealing with trauma" Lalita said. [20]
"Atrás", directed by Nate Boyce and Paul Gondry (son of Michel Gondry) with additional cinematography by Sofia Sinibaldi and 3D modeling by Hilsth, was released on October 10, 2022.[21] A song of betrayal is presented by "a fantastical and frightening world".[22]
"No Para", directed by Bradley & Pablo with "Lalita dressed in her own hand-sewn garments, re-enacting a ritual she performed months prior in the same area" was "shot at 16,000 ft. above sea level" at a famous volcanic viewpoint in Arequipa, Peru, "the city that shaped her grandmother’s worldview."[23][24]
The last song "Pisoteo", released on the same date as the EP, was directed by Daniela Lalita and choreographed by Lourdes Leon, showing Lalita dancing in an abandoned, empty building.[25]
Critical reception
The EP received positive reviews from Pitchfork,[26]Dazed,[7] and Gaffa.[8] In an article about overlooked releases that deserve more attention, Isabelia Herrera of Pitchfork highlights Daniela Lalita's mastery of her voice, which extends in a thousand different directions.[26] Martyn Pepperell from Dazed recommends not only listening, but also watching the music videos, as she is just as expressive with her voice as she is "with her costume design, her visual language and her physical movement" and thus creates entire worlds.[7] The EP has been described as "bewitching" and "frightening",[27] portrayed as imbued with "melancholy and a touch of folklore",[27] and compared to "ancestral rituals"[17] and "psychotropic journeys".[4] With a view on Daniela Lalita "caring for her grandmother, who battled and ultimately survived cancer in early 2019", Isabelia Herrera of Pitchfork wrote to the song "Pisoteo": "Her sepulchral performance makes her sound as if she were summoning her ancestors via gothic hymn."[28] According to Javier Rodríguez-Camacho, music critic at Opinión, Daniela Lalita works on the border between electronics and conceptualism.[10] Her "unique production style, which melds the ancestral and the modern, the abstract and brutally raw", was praised by Konstantinos Pappis of Our Culture Mag,[13] leading to an "intricate collection of experimental tracks",[29] mastered by Grammy Award winner Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound.[30][31]
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