16/12/2025
Spirits of Tepeyac Under the Silver Rain is an EP inspired by the Virgin of Guadalupe as a central cultural icon of Mexico, and by the layered histories and spiritual continuities embedded in her image.
The work draws from a widely acknowledged cultural understanding in which the Virgin of Guadalupe carries a deep connection to Coatlicue, the ancient mother-earth figure. In this context, Coatlicue is the saint, a protective light, while also embodying the primordial force of the land the black anaconda rising from the soil. These dimensions coexist as part of the same symbolic lineage.
Composed of chants and sound environments, the album reflects processes of spiritual and cultural colonization that shaped the Guadalupe icon over time.
This project is also inspired by a personal childhood experience: an angelic apparition encountered at the age of eight, perceived as a Virgin-like presence that appeared during sleep on the night the my grandfather died.
The silver rain signifies protection and renewal falling over Tepeyac, the hill where the Virgin of Guadalupe is said to have appeared to Juan Diego in 1531. Originally a sacred ceremonial site in pre-Hispanic Mexico, Tepeyac later became a central location for colonial devotion, functioning as a symbolic landscape where indigenous cosmology and colonial religious narratives intersect.
The album will be released on December 12th via Bandcamp and SoundCloud.
Prayer(Rezo):
Sangre
que brota de tus piernas
como semillas que besan la tierra,
abre el útero y deja que el agua fría
y fértil riegue el campo.
Tus piernas húmedas,
marcadas
por la sangre que engendró
a los hombres sombra,
temblorosas y cansadas,
aun así nos envuelven a todos
con calor. Cuidas a tus hijos.
Concédenos ese sabor dulce y amargo,
como el amor de una madre que sabe de p***s.
Abre nuestros corazones crudos
con tus manos cálidas,
recuérdanos
que amemos hasta que el dolor,
que me ha hecho pedazos,
se desvanezca en la tierra fértil.
De
regreso.
