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“Alternative Gothic Music: “Love Bites” and its Fascinating Feline World”

"Alternative Gothic Music: "Love Bites" and its Fascinating Feline World"

Introduction

If you’re a fan of alternative music with a gothic twist, you’re in the right place. In this article, I will take you on a unique musical journey where we will explore my latest creation: a song titled “Love Bites.” This musical piece combines dark elements, international collaboration, and a dose of feline behaviors, all presented in an ironic manner. Join me as we uncover the secrets behind this artistic masterpiece.

The Origin of “Love Bites” Feline Inspiration

The idea behind “Love Bites” originated from observing feline nature. Cats are enigmatic and mysterious beings, and I wanted to capture their essence in a song. The independence, curiosity, and elegance of cats served as the starting point for creating this work.

International Collaboration

To bring this musical vision to life, I partnered with a talented musician from Scotland. His guitar skills added a special touch to the song. International collaboration allowed us to merge different musical influences, creating a truly unique blend.

Comprehensive Composition

“Love Bites” is the result of a comprehensive effort. Not only the music but also the animations and the graphic part of the video were created by me, Lisfera. This ensured that the song was a complete representation of my artistic vision.

Highlighted Elements Powerful Drums

One of the most notable features of “Love Bites” is the powerful drums that set the song’s rhythm. These impactful percussions add an additional dimension to the music, creating an energetic and captivating atmosphere.

Enigmatic Guitar Touches

The collaboration with the Scottish musician resulted in truly enigmatic guitar touches. The guitar melodies immerse you in a world of mystery and emotion, complementing the song’s lyrics perfectly.

Conclusion

“Love Bites” is much more than just a song; it is a work of art that masterfully combines musical, visual, and thematic elements. This song ironically captures the essence of feline behaviors and transports you to a dark and thrilling world. If you’re looking for a unique musical experience, “Love Bites” is not to be missed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I listen to “Love Beats”?

You can listen to “Love Beats” on all major streaming platforms, such as Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.

Who collaborated in creating the song?

The song features collaboration with a talented musician from Scotland on the guitars, and it was entirely composed by the artist Lisfera.

What inspired the feline theme of the song?

The feline theme was inspired by feline behaviors, such as independence and elegance, portrayed ironically as biting is a display of feline affection.

Will there be a music video for “Love Bites”?

Yes, the music video for “Love Bites” was also created by Lisfera and complements the song in a fascinating way.

How can I support Lisfera in her music career?

You can support Lisfera by listening to her music on streaming platforms and sharing her art with your friends and followers. Every play counts!

The call

PUERTO MISAHUALLI

Close to amazon Ecuador

What valued the fact that they had given me a residence in Ecuador and not anywhere else in the world, was what allowed me to get closer to two things that were going to add a more interesting and genuine touch to my research:

On the one hand, the fact of having an extraordinary nature and almost in its pure state, such as the lagoons of the mountains, or the waterfalls, exuberant vegetation and huge rivers of the jungle.

On the other hand, Ecuador still has indigenous nations which are in contact with nature and somehow maintain their culture linked to it.

So incorporating these two bases into my project: my initial work plan was to look for the origins of music in song and the human voice.

Something that I came to title ¨the call¨. Why? Well, because in one of my hypotheses language and music arise in some mammals from vocal sounds, if we go back to the existence of animals and the origins of man, we find that animals emit sounds in the jungle, what is called calls, both to warn of a danger, to attract a partner, or even to be able to be located by other members of the pack.

food stand

Puerto Misahualli, brimmed with street food stalls, where you could taste local food for a few dollars.

What I liked the most is that they used the leaves of a plant to wrap food, instead of the polystyrene and plastic gadgets, highly pollutants that are wasted in cities

Local Dish

When you interact with the locals, it is most likely that they will invite you to eat given their hospitality. It is said that refusing the food they offer you is a very serious offense, and I had some luck, I admit it, despite being a vegetarian I had to eat chicken, but I got rid of the delicacy of a type of worm that is very appreciated.

THE ROLE OF MUSIC

There are innumerable functions, and I say functional, because in my opinion music, like all arts, starts from a very clear function and is based on the survival of the species. Music, like all the arts in its beginnings, has a clear function and utility. And commenting with the Shaman of Chiripuno for example, when observing that he uses music for his rituals, communicating with spirits or healing. I ended up corroborating that we are not talking about something purely aesthetic and whimsical. Music and the arts are not distractions or hobbies or entertainment, but an essential part of the development of species, which allows them to evolve and fulfill multiple social and collective functions.

Quitchua women’s group, which manages the Chiripuno community. They use the dances and songs that they show to visitors as the axis of their activity. They are also in charge of organizing the tourist part and promoting the community. It’s funny how girls participate in their actions. They recover the tradition and revive the ancestral songs and dances.

Returning to the theme of the calls, they articulate a message but also reproduce a musicality, alternating intervals of frequencies, rhythms and others.

I also wanted to put aside the sound of birds or insects, species that are evolutionarily a little more distant from humans, but perhaps this difference led to greater complexity, so I will look at them but only anecdotally.

Music is a social glue, although it can also work the opposite when communities are divided.

But the most common is that the community congregates to the call of the drums, to dance, sing or tell stories.

Luxury in Garbage Bags

A few years ago I made a theme that criticized irrational consumerism, especially on Christmas dates, although any pretext is good to consume: Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Day … So now in The new version that I have made of the same theme I have decided to take away all temporality and baptize it as Black City.

Somehow it also reminds me of the SinCity Idea.
In this new version, I keep criticism of consumerism, and the dehumanization and uprooting of big cities.

Already in the first video clip I made with my few media of the time in Black Christamas, I was placed in a shop window, dressed in gala with garbage bags, (one of my classic happenigs).
Now I am working on the new video clip, where there will also be manequis.

Manequis that look like frozen souls in a body of plastics, bodies that look like frozen souls in a body of meat …
I hope to get down to work soon …

Action reaction: Imma Lucas Ars Nova

In 2002, I had already been living in some cities in Europe and worked for more than five years in a series of video-performances, both in my studio on Calle Camí de Alcoy, and during my stay in Paris.

Imma Lucas

Lizfera

the origens

Action reaction: Ars Nova

For me, the public was an impediment to find me free to think, to feel, to interpret different figures and actions, which were sprouting from my unconscious. That does not mean that I had not left my self-absorption to explore other people’s realities, such as that of one of my friends in Paris, to whom I proposed to wear a couture suit made of garbage bags.

I also invited musicians to my inaugurations and encouraged them to compose a piece for the occasion.

"Intimate Ceremonies", that first cycle of performances, it was nothing more than an encounter before the mirror or rather: the camera

I baptized as “intimate ceremonies”, that first cycle of performances, it was nothing more than an encounter before the mirror or rather: the camera. Scenes were captured, which had little to do with trends, so they fed on personal imaginary.

I used cameras, something not so widespread before the smartphone boom. These cameras gave me back my image, but it was much more than that, they gave me a snapshot of my soul.

With all that material, mount some exhibitions at a local level that were moving rather through the area of Alicante or Valencia.

One day, the art critic Ramón Tío Bellido contacted me to send him my work material, because he was working as a curator for a yearbook of artists from the Valencian Community. It was Ars Nova.

In the years after 2002, I continued working on these types of actions, always closely linked to the theme of skin and paint layers.

Black City, New Single

Lizfera on Spotify

RELEASE OF HER NEW SINGLE

The new Lizfera theme entitled Black City has just been launched to all digital distributors, which will soon be heard on the networks.

This is a theme that reflects the darck tradition of the artist that could be reflected in his previous band Debtors, where he was the composer, singer and bassist.

The theme speaks of dehumanization in big cities and criticizes the cult of the most extreme materialism.

Lizfera is already working on the video clip which will manifest a somewhat incendiary, dreamlike and surreal vision of the city. Especially the city where he lives: Barcelona.

It is therefore a more rocker theme than his previous single: Day and Night, where the bass supplies the guitar and the drums still sound stronger.

We will be able to hear it shortly, since from now on it will be published in the different distributors, you can follow its publication through the link “in scoop”.

Black City

Shamans, interview with Petronio

Shiripuno Town

The community of Shiripuno has been able to find in the cavities and natural forms of the rock countless representations.
When tourists come they are invited to guess these forms, and curiously tourists are seeing them: there are snakes, jaguars, even a woman who seems to be praying to what they call “the virgin”.

When I observed this, it reminded me of how I also try to recognize and make comparisons with the shapes that come out of the tonoscope. Apart from the fact that these forms may exist, (as is the case with prehistoric paintings and engravings), which nobody knows, or the fact that they may have been engraved by the hand of man or be simple forms inherent to the rock . The question that centers my interest is the fact that cultures seek to identify, “recognize”, and look for patterns, structures or recognizable forms in the phenomena that are mysterious and unknown to them. And even, why not, the fact that these forms are sacralized.

La Roca Sagrada

During my stay in Puerto Misahuallí in the Kichwa community of Shiripuno, there was a rock that they said came from a meteorite, which they called “the sacred rock.” To which I composed one of my songs. The mysterious sacred rock of Shiripuno, appeared by chance when Teo, an expert guide in biology and snake venoms, which is recognized internationally, was going to build his house.

“ All you can see ”

Kichwa woman of Shiripuno showing the figures of the sacred rock

Development & Creativity, My experience curating cultural projects at Ecuador.

Images of the jury experience of artistic research projects in Ecuador

On the ranch starting the tasks as a jury

The organization gave us an excellent treatment and better reception, we were staying at a ranch a few kilometers from Quito and from there we examined and discussed the projects that could be submitted to the funds of the Ministry of Culture of Ecuador. In the end, I was able to escape a couple of days to the south, to the islands and to return renewed for the cycle of conferences where each speaker presented a topic related to development and culture. Of that I will comment in a next post, since it has just recently published a book that collects the content of these talks.

The chapel of the ranch that served as a meeting point for meetings.

Con Jose, Marco y Llanos en un break entre conferencias

A curious bar that was inside a church, by the way Masses were given in the morning in the adjoining chapel

La caligrafía secreta de las criaturas del mar

Aves despegando cerca de Isla de la plata

Despegando y despidiendose de las montañas de Quito

El extraño color del amanecer en el vuelo de regreso

Imma Lucas Biography

IMMA LUCAS

THE OTHER SIDE OF LIZFERA

Imma Lucas, is the person behind Lizfera. In this post we present her biography briefly.

Imma begins studies of Art and Design in Alicante, her home province, after she travels to Milan, London, and Paris; both to complete them, and to experiment with other disciplines.

Of restless spirit and in constant change of city, decides to enter humanities, with the degree of Anthropology.

Her career from its origins is multidisciplinary, developing videos and photographs, large-scale series of paintings, and experimenting with performance in her studio, which she also records in video. She holds both individual and collective exhibitions, and participates in Insonit, an experimental festival of electronic music and artistic creation of Alcoy.

In 2015 she carried out the Master of Research in Art and Design, EINA, Barcelona; linked to the Autonomous University.

She has worked in graphic design, textile research and communication.

In her musical facet part of the experimentation that integrates the image with the sound and participates in several projects creating in Barcelona her own post punk band called: Deudoras.

At the same time, she composes and produces her own songs under a more personal and creative vision embodied as Lizfera.

In May of 2018 she travels to Ecuador as a resident of Artefacto Sonoro, it is an artistic residence specialized in sound in which she carries out a project that has to do with the cymatics and with the investigation of rituals and creativity in the indigenous people. This project culminates with a concert at an event scheduled by the Contemporary Museum of Quito.

During this period, she is also preselected atv the call of the IMB Artist Talent Contest Festival in Barcelona.

In October 2018, she was selected, after winning a contest, as an international jury in Artistic Research projects, by the Ministry of Culture in Quito, Ecuador. During this stay he participates in the conference for Development and Creativity with a paper that will be published at the academic level, along with the whole cycle of conferences, by the Ministry, under the title, Let’s Talk.

She is currently focusing on the launch of Lizfera and the composition of new themes and promotion to others of being working on the edition of her first novel, which is in some way related to music and which she will publish in the course of 2020.