Traidora

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Traidora Una Mujer Trans Sin País LP

A trans woman without a county. TRAIDORA’s Una Mujer Trans Sin País is an exploration of the isolation and displacement faced by trans women, particularly those without a homeland, both physically and emotionally. The album’s title speaks directly to the experience of being a trans woman who doesn’t fit within the confines of traditional gender or national boundaries. Opening with “Grito Ausente,” TRAIDORA introduces a sonic picture that is both unsettling and intimate. The themes of alienation are clear, with tracks like “Disforia Eterna” and “Ella” addressing the absence of space for trans identities in a world that insists on conformity. The music is a vicious hardcore punk assault sung in Spanish (Eva Leblanc is originally from Venezuela) that borders on faster hardcore acts like DROPDEAD. Una Mujer Trans Sin País is both a personal and political statement, a soundtrack for anyone who has ever felt displaced or unwelcome for who they are. TRAIDORA’s journey of resistance is one of both internal and external struggle, as the project challenges the borders that seek to limit. This album is a cathartic scream for belonging, a reminder that, even without a country, one should still carve out a space to exist. This is the main goal of punk: to liberate the mind and body!

Traidora Un Cuerpo Trans Lleno de Odio cassette

TRAIDORA presents seven tracks of stripped-down D-beat with a certain goth or deathrock quality—maybe it’s the cover art or the black metal-esque vocals. The record’s tone feels desperate and direct. The vocals echo and the guitars come with maximal treble, like a 33 RPM recording of a chainsaw sped up to 45 RPM. The drums are playing a one-two-one-two lurch, sounding like a pair of Docs clonk clonk clonking down an empty hallway.