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Tocar las Estrellas

Razteria’s new album Tocar las Estrellas (Touch the Stars) to be released March 20, 2023

Album is no. 9 for SF Bay Area artist

San Francisco Bay Area artist Razteria’s new alt-Latin album, Tocar las Estrellas (Touch the Stars), debuts on March 20th, 2023 and will be available on all streaming platforms. Razteria dips into multiple genres offering a complex look at world music across the decades. Resonating sounds of acid rock, alternative R&B, 90’s Ska, and reggaeton showers listeners with spectrums of emotion. Tocar las Estrellas explores life challenges, living in the present, and love. The intention is to bring modern production to old skool style. Razteria’s unique voice combines the smooth vocals of Sade with those of H.E.R., Nathy Peluso and Kali Uchis over beds of guitar driven music stylistically bringing a modern twist to throwbacks from the 1980s through 2000s.

“Tocar las Estrellas, my first full length album in Spanish, was co-written and produced with veteran musician/producer Dave Shul. He challenged every idea, pushing me to explore new styles and to make the songs the best that they could possibly be. It was a challenging and humbling experience,” she states. “The title track represents my life as a hopeful romantic, how the muses in life and love, like the Stars, are always out of reach, but yet always there for us to revel in their beauty and to inspire us to grow and create.”

Distrokid link – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/tocar-las-estrellas

Bandcamp link – https://asteriarecords.bandcamp.com/album/tocar-las-estrellas

Tocar las Estrellas was produced over the span of 2022 at Dave Shul’s studio in San Francisco and Razteria’s home studio in El Sobrante. Razteria started working with Dave in 2021 and he encouraged her to focus on writing music in Spanish. Dave has been producing music in the SF Bay Area for over 35 years including with Cornell CC Carter, Luis Enrique, Jason Becker amongst others and most recently recorded with Jim Keltner, Steve Paccaro, Jason Wall, Lawrence Juber, Eva Gardner (bass, Pink) and Julian Lennon. The album includes drum performances from veteran drummers Ronnie Smith (Maria Muldar, The Sons of the Soul Revivers, Alabama Mike), Jay Lane (Bob Weir, RatDog, Primus, The Uptones and more), Alcide Marshall (son of Eddie Marshall) and Roberto Quintana (percussion). Tracks “Ambicioso”, “Aprovecha” and “Mientras” were co-written by Venezuelan-Colombian poet Orlando Muñoz Garcia.

Already-released tracks on Tocar las Estrellas include:

Ser feliz – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/ser-feliz
Me gusta estar sola – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/me-gusta-estar-sola
Respira – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/respira
Ambicioso – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/ambicioso
Crash – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/crash-2
Madre Tierra – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/madre-tierra

Instagram / Facebook / Spotify / Website

YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/RenayMusic

Apple Music (iTunes) – https://music.apple.com/us/artist/razteria/497520675

RAZTERIA

Razteria (Renee) means to be reborn in French. A name that accurately describes an artist in perpetual renaissance of sound. Razteria is a producer-engineer that collaborates with artists from the SF Bay Area and around the world notably in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Philippines, Tanzania, Germany and Switzerland. Razteria’s musical evolution can be appreciated through her catalog of independent music dating back to 2005. Razteria has released 8 albums from 2005 through 2021. Space to play, Razteria’s most recent full length album released in October 2021. Notable songwriting awards include “Once Again” (Grand Prize, John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2016), “Baila” (International SC semi-finalist 2019) and “Inspire me” (ISC finalist 2020).

Tocar las Estrellas tracks and credits:

All songs co-produced and co-written by Renée Asteria Peñaloza & Dave Shul unless otherwise noted. All tracks mixed by Razteria. Mastered by Justin Weiss, trakworx.com.

Track listing

  1. Ser Feliz (Peñaloza & Shul) 3.13
  2. Me gusta estar sola (Peñaloza & Shul) 4.41
  3. Tocas las Estrellas (Peñaloza) 5.05
  4. Respira (Peñaloza & Shul) 3.14
  5. Ambicioso (Peñaloza, Shul & Muñoz-Garcia) 4.48
  6. Madre Tierra (Peñaloza & Shul) 3.15
  7. Aprovecha (Peñaloza, Shul & Muñoz-Garcia) 3.26
  8. 100% (Peñaloza & Shul) 3.50
  9. Mientras (Peñaloza, Shul & Muñoz-Garcia) 4.11
  10. Amante Imaginario (Peñaloza) 3.37

Credits: 

Renée Asteria Peñaloza: vocals, keys, production, mix

Dave Shul: production, guitar, bass, keys, tambourine, recording  @Dave_shul_guitar (IG)

Orlando Muñoz Garcia: co-writer on 5,7,9

Roberto Quintana: percussion 1,5,6

Alcide Marshall: drums on 1, snare on 2. @alcidemarshall (IG) 

Ronnie Smith: drums on 3,8 

Jay Lane: drums on 2,4,6 @luvrzlane (IG)

Press Release Downloads

English Press Release
Spanish Press Release

Promotional Art Downloads

Album Artwork
Artist Promo Photo

Happy Spring + New Album Announcement!

🌱 Today is Spring and the Equinox; Rebirth is Ubiquitous. Silver linings are crystal clear… what I love is right here. In my insignificance, I have the power to transform. It starts with one drop of water to make plants grow. ⠀


I am honored to share that my new album, “Space to Play,” will drop on the Autumnal Equinox, September 22, 2021, when once again, light and dark will equate. I look forward from now until then to continue to share my muse, through music and imagery. I hope to inspire something in you. What are your priorities? How will you bloom?

New Single: BOMS

Black Lives Matter #BlackLivesMatter

This song, BOMS, “blood of my soul” is dedicated to all of the black women and men who have been murdered by police, a result of systemic racism which permeates every facet of our society. Until #BlackLivesMatter, all lives will not. Profits from streaming on any platform will be added to my monthly contribution to the Equal Justice Initiative (https://eji.org/), and, if it is ever licensed (big money) profits will also be donated.

I am reposting a list of organizations that you can donate to (credit: @botanicaldyke), together with a list of legal resources. https://shorturl.at/krxCD Tab 2: Legal Services and Bail Support Tab 3: Advice for Protesting and Social Media Tab 4: Bail Funds, Memorial Funds, Organizations & Mutual Aid Tab 5: International Solidarity and Resources Tab 6: Misc Mutual Aid and Community Projects

Here are a few of the names of the women and men lost. I know many many more have gone unnoticed, but they are not forgotten.

Say their names. Breonna Taylor Sandra Bland George Floyd Ahmaud Arbery Rayshard Brooks Michael Brown Eric Garner Oscar Grant III Trayvon Martin Amadou Diallo Rekia Boyd Tamir Rice Alex Nieto Aiyana Jones Jonathan Akeem Pairre Ferrell John Crawford Ramarley Graham Kendrec McDade Ousmane Zongo Kathryn Johnston Eugene Ejikeobiora Tarika Wilson Sean Bell Philando Castile Terence Crutcher Freddy Gray

Video edited and directed by E.A Films Filmed by Alex Zajicek Special thanks to Oriana Saportas for the protest footage. BOMS (blood of my soul) represents the beautiful vulnerability we each feel when we love unconditionally. It came as a stream of consciousness three years ago, and developed into this orchestra of intense sound. I am so grateful for the collaboration for the video (EA Films and Alex Zajicek), the single’s cover art with Baidi Kamagate @im_baidi @le_noir_px (model and photographer) as well as the musicians that helped bring it to life. Kora by Yacouba Diarra, cuatro by Jackelyn Rago, live drums by Jayme Arredondo, all other instruments/vocals/mix by myself, and mastered by Trakworx.

I hope we keep up the fight and force true change in the USA. Demilitarize and defund the police allocating these resources directly to the community. Track individual police and hold police accountable when they use excessive force for any reason, not just when it results in severe injury or death. And so much more. We can do so much. We can vote and make sure those who represent us follow through with their promises, we can protest in the streets, we can donate money, we can boycott businesses use prison labor or otherwise support a white supremacist agenda and we can directly support the black community, by, buying from black businesses, supporting and promoting black artists across disciplines. I hope that we do not allow the numbing effect of living in a society of instant gratification consumerism to continue to drug us into inaction through surface-deep distractions, the illusion of division. I hope we can rediscover the unique creativity that lies in each of us, our power of expression, of true love. Renee Asteria/Razteria/Renay Asteria Records 2020

New Single: “Infinity” by RENAY

*Grateful to present new single “Infinity” by Renay @renaymusic

https://soundcloud.com/razteria/sets/infinity

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/renay/fd58

Official release Nov 20

Infinity by Renay
Music/Lyrics/Production/Performance/Mix by Razteria
Master by TrakWorx
Art by Dické @dicktowers69
Graphics by @Razteria

LYRICS

 

Infinity

By Renee Asteria Penaloza

 

You hit me like sunrays

Beams fill me I’m flying

A manic ballistic

circling the planet

A million miles a minute

Im Flying like a bullet

 

Love is Infinity

So much love inside me

It blinds me

I’ll never forget

 

My love is infinity

Love is all we need

I love you infinitely

Far beyond what eyes see

 

My Body melts away

Radiation decay

my essence just the best

A trillion miles a second

higher than the purest

higher than the purest

 

I love you Infinitely

You’ll always be, Forever part of me

I’ll never regret

 

I love you infinitely

Love is all we need

What will be will be

You’ll always be part of me

 

I Love you

Mmm

 

My love is infinity

I love you infinitely

Your Forever part of me

Love is all we need

 

I love you infinitely

So much love it blinds me

I don’t need to see

Love is all we need

New Single: Infinito

Infinito (Infinite) – Vocal version of Con Todos (With Everyone)

http://soundcloud.com/razteria/infinito

http://asteriarecords.bandcamp.com/track/infinito

 

credits

Releases October 20, 2018

Music & Lyrics by Renee Asteria Penaloza

Guitar by Lucas Rochaix

Backing vocals Francisco Vicente Penaloza & Razteria

Live Drums by Jayme Arredondo & Andres Delacasa

Percussion by Oscar Reyes recorded at

Arrangement, production, performance, edit, mix by Renee Asteria/Razteria

Master by TrakWorx

Tracked originally by Andres Thomas at Chafirete Estudio in Olivos, Argentina

together with Lucas Rochaix (guitar), Andres Delacasa (drums) and Raian ValenÇa JoÃo (bass). Retracked and produced at Truffula Oak Studio.

Art by Dicke (@dicktowers69)

Graphic design by @Razteria

#newsingle2018 #latin #soundslikeshakira #soundslikesantana #santana #shakira #world #cumbia #asteriarecords #fusion #latinamerica #lucasrochaix #razteria #roots #SanFrancisco #caligraphy #enespanol #nuevosencillo2018 #caligrafia #infinity #infinito #independentproduction

lyrics

Infinito

V1

Solo quiero un amor – (Amor Amor)

Con quien pueda compartir – (todo, darte todo)

Mi unicornio azul – (Amor Amor)

Sentir el palpitar

de tu corazón

Respirar tu espiración (breath, respirar)

Y Sonar (Sonar)

Un sueño que nunca se termina

CH1

Somos tan diferentes

Nos queremos igual

Y no hay nada más importante

(Nos queremos igual, nos queremos igual)

Dicen que es imposible

Que no va funcionar

No les voy a escuchar

(No hay nada más importante que Amar)

V2

Manana no se si (no se, no se)

Voy a estar aqui (aqui, en esta Vida)

Entonces aprovecho (Vida linda)

No tengo miedo lastimarme

Me voy a lanzar

CH2

Somos tan distintos

(Amor imposible)

Nos amamos igual

No hay nada más importante que Amar

Venimos tan lejos

(Amor infinito)

No voy a regresar

Me voy a lanzar

(No hay nada más importante)

Verse 3

En el Amor no hay fronteras (fronteras, no hay)

Sin limites ni reglas

Como Cuando miro tus ojos

Somos como dos espejos

(Reflejándose Miles y miles de veces)

Más de Mil millones

Una mirada que nunca se termina

CH3

Somos tan diferentes

(Amor Infinito)

Nos amamos igual

Y no hay nada más importante

(nos amamos igual igual)

V4

Quiero unir

Mundos con tigo

Mis Multitudes de raíces

Chiquititas y finitas

A tus gruesas y profundas

Dando luz a una planta

Que resiste cualquier clima

Una Vida que nunca se termina

CH4

Somos tan diferentes

(Amor Imposible)

Nos queremos igual

Y no hay nada más importante que Amar

(Nos amamos igual)

Dicen que es imposible

(Amor Imposible)

Que no va funcionar

(No hay nada más importante)

No les voy a escuchar

(No hay nada más importante)

Somos tan distintos

(Amor infinito)

Nos amamos igual

No hay nada más importante

Venimos tan lejos

(Amor infinito)

No voy a regresar

Me voy a lanzar

Y Amar

New Single: Con Todos

Con Todos (With Everyone) by RAZTERIA featuring Lucas Rochaix

Credits:

Music by Renee Asteria Penaloza featuring Lucas Rochaix

© (p) ASTERIA RECORDS 2018

 

Live Drums by Jayme Arredondo (Truffula Oak Studio)

Live Drum Fils by Andres Delacasa (Chafirete Estudio, Buenos Aires)

Percussion by Oscar Reyes Chapaterro (Afroestudio, Barranquilla)

Arrangement, production, performance, edit, mix by Renee Asteria/Razteria

Master by TrakWorx

 

Tracked originally by Andres Thomas at Chafirete Estudio in Olivos, Argentina

together with Lucas Rochaix (guitar), Andres Delacasa (drums) and Raian ValenÇa JoÃo (bass). Re-tracked and produced at Truffula Oak Studio.

 

Art by Dicke (@dicktowers69)

Graphic design by Razteria

 

About the Artists

Razteria

https://razteria.com/bio

Lucas Rochaix

http://asteriarecords.com/artist/lucas-rochaix/

New Single: Baila

BAILA-BAILA-FINAL-Yellow-Red-Heart

Spotify

 

 

 

New Single: DCN + Irie Magazine Feature

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DCN – new single now out! Thanks Irie Magazinefor the release feature in their July 2018 issue covering Protoje !

DCN http://soundcloud.com/razteria/dcn
on iTunes ! https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1411648732?ls=1&app=itunes

“D C N” (Despierta Cada Noche), in Spanish, is an uplifting song about insomnia, featuring EDY (Bolivia), Rich D Lion (Honduras / England) & youth from Enseñarte (Bolivian non-profit). Jayme Arredondo (drums for Don Carlos, Jamaican reggae band) co-wrote the music and Matias Martyn (Univerzoo / Churupaca, Argentina) added sound effects.

D C N (Despierta Cada Noche)
By Razteria featuring EDY & Rich D Lion & Enseñarte youth

Credits
Music – Razteria & Jayme Arredondo
Lyrics – Razteria, EDY & Rich D Lion
Production/recording/editing/arrangement/mix – Razteria
Live drums – Jayme Arredondo
Beat, synths – Razteria
Additional sound efx – Matias Martyn (Univerzoo)
Mastered – TrakWorx

Art by Dické @dicktowers69 (IG)
Face art by Cacaio Tavares
Graphic design Razteria

Recorded at Truffula Oak Studio & Enseñarte (Performing Life – Bolivia)

 

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