{"id":36057,"date":"2020-09-29T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=36057"},"modified":"2020-09-28T19:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T23:49:07","slug":"interview-rituals-of-mine-hype-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/interview-rituals-of-mine-hype-nostalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Rituals of Mine Heals Through Reinvention with Hype Nostalgia LP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/RitualsofMine_HYPENOSTALGIA_ByJeffreyLaTour_Lead1-scaled-1-1024x846.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36056\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When musician Terra Lopez was 11 years old, she told her father she wanted to reinvent herself every day. Having lost her father as well as her best friend in 2015 and 2016, respectively, Lopez has been healing through reinvention. Formerly in a project named <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5Epbm4z0XUwp08se9Yu5x0?si=Zee3lbLcRziVwROabo-5lg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sister Crayon<\/a>, she\u2019s chosen the new moniker Rituals of Mine. The first Rituals of Mine LP, <em>Hype Nostalgia, <\/em>employs R&amp;B and dark synths to explore loss and reexamination of the past. Meanwhile, the layered, manipulated vocals mirror Lopez\u2019s search for identity through her trauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReinvention can create such resilience, and while it was important to continue to make music, doing it under a different name was symbolic,\u201d Lopez says by phone from her LA home. \u201cIt was a brand new name so no one could tell me what it could and could not be. This album is a complete departure from anything we&#8217;ve done, and I&#8217;m already looking to create work that&#8217;s completely different from this,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/31joubxNvyyEETjWjy0QPO\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever direction Lopez\u2019s music takes, connecting with others is always top priority, and she\u2019s succeeding. \u201cOne of the most profound experiences I&#8217;ve had is a dad who came up to me in Boston and said \u2018Thank you so much for talking about how losing your dad to suicide has affected you. It&#8217;s made me realize I could never do that to my children.\u2019 As uncomfortable as it may be to be vulnerable, I have to be, if it helps people get through, that&#8217;s why I do this,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The musician has always been open about the pain of this loss, but she is equally ready to share what helps her get through it. A big part of her trauma recovery has been doing EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a practice that helps PTSD patients desensitize traumatic memories. \u201cThe only way to get through grief is to work through it and not around it. EMDR has truly helped me unlock these different parts of my mind,\u201d Lopez says, adding that she was reluctant to try it and only did \u201cbecause nothing else was working, and it was crazy to me how immediate I felt the results. Mental health and therapy excite me, and it&#8217;s something I avoided for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Possessing boundless creativity and adroitness at cultivating community help, no doubt. In addition to her new album, she\u2019s launched a new podcast called <em>Hype Nostalgia TV<\/em>. Teaming up with drummer Adam Pierce, the two sought a way to connect with fans after COVID-19 forced them to cancel tour dates and landed on the idea of a visual podcast. The episodes feature guests like <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fNsoxipAtVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tegan Quin (of Tegan and Sara)<\/a> talking about their high school bedrooms and other ways their past has shaped them. The themes of the podcast often dovetail nicely with the ways in which the <em>Hype Nostalgia<\/em> album plumbs the trajectory of Lopez\u2019s own history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rituals of Mine - &quot;Trauma&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LVm2rKU1r4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrauma could never figure me out\/Maybe it\u2019s in my blood, maybe it\u2019s yours now,\u201d Lopez sings on \u201cTrauma.\u201d She\u2019s singing about her family, but Lopez is also invested in cultural legacies like sexism and racism. One night she had the idea to make an interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/d2GS-NHX7eQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">art installation<\/a> about street harassment. She jotted her idea down on a napkin, not knowing <em>This Is What It Feels Like <\/em>would be seen by hundreds of thousands of people, including the state capitol in Sacramento and a dozen Canadian cities. \u201cWhen I first started it, it was supposed to be a one-off. <em>Huffington Post<\/em> covered it and then <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> covered it and from there it got so big. We were in a Dove commercial! I I&#8217;ve even been asked if I would run for office. I&#8217;m going to look into it,\u201d says Lopez, who isn\u2019t finished with the exhibit. Instead, she hopes to make variations to discuss other forms of discrimination, though that\u2019s all on hold due to COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much like in her music, Lopez\u2019s approachability and vulnerability help others open up to her. She\u2019s been especially surprised at how disarmed many men have been by the installation. \u201cI&#8217;ve had men break down in tears. I&#8217;ve had men apologize. I&#8217;ve had men sit down and want to tell me all the times they harassed women and how this exhibit has opened their eyes. It&#8217;s been remarkable and unexpected,\u201d she says, clearly invigorated by the response she\u2019s gotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Lopez, music and installations and podcasting and politics are all new avenues for connection. While many artists are afraid to stray too far from their main field, Lopez thrives on it. Undaunted by trying new things, she&#8217;s elevated the daily process of reinvention into something more like art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Follow Rituals of Mine on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ritualsofmine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ritualsofmine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> for ongoing updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When musician Terra Lopez was 11 years old, she told her father she wanted to reinvent herself every day. Having lost her father as well as her best friend in 2015 and 2016, respectively, Lopez has been healing through reinvention. Formerly in a project named Sister Crayon, she\u2019s chosen the new moniker Rituals of Mine. 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