Israel Martínez writes:

Black Minutes was composed between 2011 and 2012 with the support of FONCA’s grant (Jóvenes Creadores Program). Mexico is a country in a deep crisis of violence; the government's strategy of apparent eradication of drug cartels has detonated a war between organized crime, police and military, mainly affecting the society in general. Over 60,000 dead since 2006. In many parts of the country there has been a social transformation, there are now more empty playgrounds, abandoned streets, tension.

The main sources of my work are field recordings, which I select and, most of the time, process, creating different conceptual routes, and constantly giving a new dimension including electronic sounds. I've recorded a lot of sounds across Mexico during the last two years, on Black Minutes I try to express our exasperating feeling of uncertainty through the sound. It will be released in the next few months.

Israel Martínez (Mexico 1979) is an electronic musician and multidisciplinary artist. He has composed and performed experimental and electroacoustic music, and made video, actions, installation and site-specific projects. His albums have been released by labels such as Sub Rosa, Aagoo and Abolipop. Nowadays he lives in Berlin.

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