World Premiere: CZARINA - Medusa
Today is the Algol eclipse - the gorgon star in the Perseus constellation. This star is also known as Medusa’s star. Today, Galicia, Spain-based New Yorker, synth and electronic artist CZARINA (styled as C Z A R I N A on all platforms) unveils her latest Darkwave and Baroque Pop Single, Medusa. Based on the ancient Greek mythology about the legendary serpent-haired gorgon, Medusa is a song about time eventually unraveling all hidden truths from beginning and the end - “the Alpha and Omega.” According to the myth, Medusa was once a beautiful maiden wrongfully punished by the warrior goddess Athena after the ocean-god Poseidon defiled Medusa in Athena's temple. Athena transformed Medusa’s beautiful hair into horrible snakes and her gaze that turns men into stone. Throughout history, Medusa has been associated with monstrosity which CZARINA sings with cynicism, “Cuz I’m the predator, I’m predator,” even though she’s the true victim in the ancient myth. In today’s culture, Medusa has been retransformed into a powerful symbol of feminine rage which the track celebrates. CZARINA reinvents Medusa in the accompanying new music film into a stunning force of revenge soaked in art deco majesty and gives her personal thoughts on the subject and project.
“Since I was 9 years old, I’ve always been fascinated with ancient mythology, legends and ancient history. Something about the ancient world resonates with me throughout all various chapters of my life. Even when I was designing, my collections have always centered around the ancient world in terms of aesthetic narratives. The one story that always bothered me was the Medusa story. It is the ultimate gaslighting, victim-blaming, heavily manipulated story that turned toxicity into something heroic. Some accounts of the story depict Medusa being pregnant with Poseidon’s child at the moment of her demise under Perseus’ hands - her precious life expendable to save a very beautiful and privileged (yet damn weak-ass) woman, Princess Andromeda. It would behoove to note that Medusa, treated as a monstrously feared outcast, was the only single entity powerful enough to destroy the monster that threatened King Cephus’ realm and his people. Yet she was expendable because she was different. Even tho so much of history, myths and legends have been rewritten to fit some narrative or perspective, I’ve always disagreed with how often strong women get portrayed and how that stigma still lives in the modern patriarchal society to this day; women being preferred to be soft, weak, seen and not heard as embodied by Andromeda. The Medusa story itself embodies the metaphor for a lot of the prevailing systems of injustice ranging from misogyny, racism, bigotry, hate. I wanted to honor Medusa by giving my own twist to the dynamics of her story with a powerful revenge ending: As a mighty feminine symbol beheading four pillars of injustice on the day of her star’s eclipse.”
(Thank you to my dear pal Polaris Van Samus for noting the badass astrological synchronization with the release date.)
Written, arranged, performed, produced and recorded by CZARINA, Medusa is an eclectic mix of ‘80s goth and darkwave, heavy-hitting club banger soundscapes mixed with ethereal qualities of a simulated chamber orchestra and a full-scale choir performance by the artist. Von Hertzog of The Social Club (Reading, PA), provided additional atmospheric sound designs, along with mixing and mastering. All of CZARINA’s cover art and visuals are conceptualized and created by her and her husband, the artist DeadlyKawaii. Medusa and its accompanying music video are now available across all platforms. It is the third single from CZARINA’s highly-anticipated sophomore full-length record, ARCANA, due early 2022.
CZARINA is Vero Faye Kitsuné, an award-winning electronic musician, producer, songwriter, filmmaker, creative director, designer and visual and performance artist. She is known for her multi-disciplinary approach that combines transcendentalism and new age mysticism with her love for futurist culture, cybernetics, biomechanics, ancient artifacts, mythology, folklore and the discipline that comes with her Budo martial arts training.
CZARINA’s unique soundscape seamlessly melds electronic with organic sounds, transcending a vast spectrum of genres including progressive synths, art rock, Baroque pop, cyberpunk, industrial, trip hop, post-punk and darkwave. Her eclectic list of musical and visionary influences include Nine Inch Nails, TOOL, Massive Attack, Bjork, The Knife, Fever Ray, Puscifer, Vangelis, A Perfect Circle, The Cranberries, Enya, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, QUEEN, Blondie, Kate Bush, Siouxie Sioux, Tori Amos, and visual masters and storytellers Masamune Shirow, Yoshitaka Amano, HR Giger, Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo and Hajime Sorayama. CZARINA takes her audience into a new dimension, filled with atmospheric and cinematic synths, a full orchestra and heraldic choir chants, shimmering arpeggios, sonic guitar riffs, catchy melodies, powerful vocal hooks, and poignant, thoughtful lyricism that compels one to look inward, around and beyond the material world.
CZARINA is part of darkTunes Music Group EU.
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