Tania Ordoñez
Soltera es un proyecto de danza experimental de la solista colombiana/estadounidense Tania Ordoñez. Ordoñez creció en el Valle de San Fernando, hogar de muchas actuaciones caseras de donde provienen todas sus mayores inspiraciones musicales. Ordoñez comenzó a producir música por su cuenta con sintetizadores y máquinas de percusión prestados por amigos, creando sus propios sonidos y desarrollando el alter ego oscuro y etéreo que ahora se conoce como Soltera.
Ordoñez es una música autodidacta que comenzó a hacer música en 2018. Audiofemme cita: "Musicalmente, Ordoñez fusiona estilos como darkwave y minimal synth con dosis de techno y house y la energía del punk". Su intención es crear música que haga que la gente baile, sane, libere y, en general, una a la comunidad.
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Soltera is the experimental dance project of Colombian/American solo artist Tania Ordoñez. Ordoñez grew up in the San Fernando Valley, home to many backyard shows where all of her greatest music inspirations stem from. Ordoñez started producing music on her own with borrowed synthesizers and drum machines from friends creating her own sounds and developing the dark and ethereal alter ego that is now known as Soltera.
Ordoñez is a self taught musician who began making music in 2018. Audiofemme quotes, "Musically, Ordoñez melds styles like darkwave and minimal synth with doses of techno and house and the energy of punk." Her intention is to create music that make people dance, heal, release and overall bring community together.
3 influential artists in the current LA music scene
MARAL - AZIZ-E-MAN
Maral is a Los Ángeles based producer and dj. She makes experimental club music with the use of dub and samples from her collection of Iranian folk, pop and classic music. Maral is a huge inspiration to me. It’s rare to see poc/ femme representation specifically in the noise scene. Maral also collaborates frequently with longtime friend visual artist Annapurna Kumar. The two are a force to be reckoned with! The first time I saw Maral play was in a backyard show we both played at in Highland Park called Seraphim Dream. I remember hearing “Protect U” a track that features Lee “Scratch” Perry, the song had heavy distorted dance beats and this trippy telephone ringing noise. She really takes you on this crazy ride with all the experimental sounds she incorporates. I love that Maral is influenced by many genres such as dub, punk, indie, dance music, ect. You can feel all the influences in the sounds she creates.
AURAT - RAAT
Aurat is a music group based in LA. The group features lead vocalist, Azeka Kamal, a Pakistani-American, Gil Talbot on production/bass, Nathalie Martin on guitar and Victor Andrade on drums. It was during the beginning of the pandemic that I found out about this band. I was at home scrolling on my phone and I came across this video of them playing a show, it was lit red and Azeka was in the video singing in Urdu, dressed in black from head to toe, beautiful long black hair, dark make up. I was obsessed! It’s predominantly white and male in the “goth” music scene so it was super special to see a South Asian vocalist with Latinx band members taking over. They are also influenced by a range of genres, you can feel it in all of the music they’ve released over the years. Or even when you see them perform live. They have songs that sound more industrial, others post punk, synth punk..all the good shit.
PRISMESS BEAM - SOULAR PLEXXY
Prismess Beam is a dj and experimental pop artist based in LA. She is influenced by electrónica, house, trip hop, dub. Prismess and I were both in an online streaming event for Coaxial x FemSynthLab. There were a lot of amazing artists on the stream such as Frae Frae: Daughter of Drexicya, ShyGodwin, Bint and more. I really loved Prismess’s set, she played a lot of house music and had these beautiful colorful, galactic blue and pink visuals that would fade in and out throughout her songs. It was a soothing and visually stimulating experience. I later found out that Prismess produces her own music and I got to see her perform at Stellar Remnant for her single “The Sky is not the Limit” release party. Her sounds are wild and innovative and I love her beats. She really draws you into her own universe.
