In this episode 3 of comusik Podcast season 9, we present the interdisciplinary artist, Veronica Mota aka Espectra Negra from México.

Verónica Mota is a distinguished philosophy scholar whose work spans academia, epistemological politics, electronic music, sound art, and performative text. She has published science fiction stories, live poetry, philosophical essays, and cultural analyses, alongside an extensive body of sound and music works that intertwine with feminism, cyborg and queer theory, and activism. 
 
All updates about the upcoming album and book will be announced officially after sommer 2024.
 

Content of the radio program:

I. Presentation and background of creative work and its activism from different uses of technology.

II. Art for art’s sake or art with content and message.

III. Background on Espectra negra.

IV. Explanation and context of the work “Utopie & Widerstand”.

V. Listening of the piece “Utopie & Widerstand” from the album NIHIL (2023) Camembert Électrique – France.

VI. Explanation of the piece “I shall sing until my land is free” based on a piece about the Palestinian struggle and resistance by the musician Muslimgauze – I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free (2013).

VII. Audition of the work “I shall sing until my land is free” (2023).

VIII. Explanation of the work “Melodic Minstreals (All birds should be able to sing)”.

IX. Audition of the work “Melodic Minstreals (All birds should be able to sing)” (2023)

Links:

Verónica Mota: https://linktr.ee/veronicamotaberlin

Espectra Negra: https://linktr.ee/espectranegra Philosophy Magazine: https://aion.mx/author/veronica-mota

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/777antigona/

TikTok: 777antigona

Photo credit: Viviana Zúñiga