PIEDRAS 1 & 2 (2LP + BONUS DOWNLOAD) by NICOLAS JAAR
| SKU | 136122 |
| Artist | NICOLAS JAAR |
| Title | PIEDRAS 1 & 2 (2LP + BONUS DOWNLOAD) |
| Label | OTHER PEOPLE |
| Catalog # | OP 078 |
| Tag | |
| Release | W 06 - 2025 |
| Format | Vinyl - EU2LP |
| € 34,50 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Tracks
- Cangilon
- piedras
- aqui
- agua pa fantasmas
- rio de las tumbas
- viento
- 1 7 nmi viejita
- no hope
- radio chomio con eli wewentxu
- rio radio correspondencia anfibia
- 3eee
- collect
- even heaven is uneven
- el azar
- i you
- heterodina
- sin conexion
- sss1
- sss2
- sss3
Description
The initial seed for this project was planted in 2020 when Nicolás Jaar wrote the song “Piedras” for a
concert at the Museum of Memory & Human Rights in Santiago, Chile, which commemorates the
victims of human rights violations during the military dictatorship led by Augusto Pinochet between
1973 and 1990. Between 2022-2023 it took on a new form as a radio play entitled 'Archivos de Radio
Piedras', which was shared on a dedicated Telegram channel. In 2024, the play was converted into a
24 channel installation at the University Museum of Mexico City (MUAC), where it was exhibited for 5
months.
Piedras 1 and 2 is a collection of the tracks featured within the play, all new music by Jaar, but partly
presented within the play as the music of Salinas Hasbún (the name a composite homage to Jaar's
grandmothers, Graciela Salinas and Miriam Hasbún).
The play follows two friends mourning the disappearance of Salinas Hasbún, a musician and writer
who vanished in the early 2020s. Although they live in a future where technology is advanced, they
resort to DIY radio methods because the anonymous group “Las 0cho” has launched a worldwide
attack on undersea internet cables, causing a global internet blackout.
