Lucrecia Dalt was born in Pereira, Colombia in 1980. She studied civil engineering and worked for two years in a geotechnical company in Medellin before deciding to pursue music.
Her first recordings were released by Columbian collective Series under the name Lucrecia. After meeting Gudrun Gut, she contributed four songs to the 4 Women No Cry compilation released on Monika Enterprise in 2008.
After moving to Europe she released a series of recordings, including a release on Nicolás Jaar's Other People imprint and a series of collaborations with Aaron Dilloway. Among her more recent releases are the albums Anticlines (2018) and No Era Sólida (2020) on RVNG Intl.
Like the whirr of a wake-up call, Lucrecia Dalt’s metallic compositions entice us to rethink the possibilities of materiality and existence. The Colombian musician and sound artist has carved out a place at the contemporary frontiers of avant-garde and electronic music, hardware in hand, to channel age-old questions into a distinct and transgressive musical language.
Perhaps the ability to dig a little deeper is hard-wired into Dalt’s creative process through her background as a geotechnical engineer. Now residing in Berlin, Dalt often seeks inspiration in the worlds of fiction, poetry, geology and desire, excavating nuanced references to untangle and respond to in her music. At times, this exploratory impulse surfaces like an introspective call and response experiment with her source material, forming new perspectives on ideas rooted in Colombian mythology to German New Wave cinema. Dalt’s conceptual blueprints are intimate and intricate, emerging like cyanotypes cast in the sun. Around these frameworks she shapes her sound, using analogue instrumentation, a vast array of synthesizers and the processed glow of her voice.
Dalt joined the RVNG family in 2018 with the release of Anticlines. Interspersed with enigmatic metaphors, the record channels at its core the principle of tectonic plates compressing stratified rock: old material is pushed to the centre and sometimes becomes exposed. Guided by this concern with boundaries and edges, Dalt reframes traditional Latin American rhythms beside visceral tones of electronic composition and fragmented spoken word, tracing new contours in the topography of human consciousness. The poetic lyrics of Anticlines were written collaboratively between Dalt and artist Henry Andersen, and the accompanying artwork was realised by visual artist and ongoing collaborator Regina de Miguel.
With the release of Dalt’s seventh album No era sólida (2020), another world is located in her universe. In an embrace of introspection, Dalt sets out to capture the moment when one becomes pure sound. This transcendent process of creation summons Lia: an apparition of the artist as possessed by mimetic impulses. Language is dissolved into an evocative collection of glossolalia as the record swells with rhythmic tremors and the lunar echoes of a lawless organism tethered to sonic hardware. Navigating through each song as a different state experienced by Lia, the album closes with spoken word reflections on the existence of an unworldly lifeform seeded through sound.
Her sound work has been presented internationally in spaces such as Issue Project Room, Pioneer Works in New York, Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, Museum of Modern Artin Medellín, the Mies van der Rohe pavilion in Barcelona, the New South Walles art gallery in Sydney, among others.
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Lucrecia Dalt Lyrics
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Is it the way that you thought it would be?
Does the night come and and you think
That you wasted your day?
When you wake up do you feel you're still tired?
Can you recall the last time that you laughed
That you didn't complain?
Can't you see that all your wishes came true
Happening just as desired by you?
Can't you see that every minute is gone
Wasted and wasted in wishes to come?
All the time trying to find perfect love?
Is your time always escaping from your hands?
Escaping? Escaping? Escaping?
Can't you see that all your wishes came true
Happening just as desired by you?
Can't you see that every minute is gone
Wasted and wasted in wishes to come?
Is the time always escaping out from you?
Or is it that you're escaping somehow?
Are you just trying to find perfect love?
Are you just trying to find perfect love?
Are you just trying to find perfect love?
Are you just trying to find perfect love?
Lucrecia Dalt’s song Questions is about reflecting on life and asking oneself if they are truly satisfied with the way things have turned out. The lyrics pose various questions that a person may ask themselves at different points in life. The song explores themes of regret, disappointment, and the pursuit of perfection.
The opening lines “Do you remember you’ve waited for this? Is it the way that you thought it would be?” is a reminder that sometimes our desires are misplaced, and the things we thought we wanted may not be as fulfilling as we initially thought. The lyrics also touch on the idea of time slipping away and the pursuit of finding perfect love, which can cause one to feel like they’re wasting precious time.
Throughout the song, the lyrics highlight the importance of appreciating the present moment and realizing that sometimes the things we desire have been right in front of us all along. The repetition of “Can’t you see that all your wishes came true” and “Can’t you see that every minute is gone” serves as a reminder that we should cherish what we have and take advantage of the time we have left.
Overall, Lucrecia Dalt’s Questions encourages listeners to look within themselves and evaluate what they truly want and need in life. It urges us to appreciate the present moment, rather than constantly pursuing the elusive perfect life or love.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you remember you've waited for this?
Do you recall that you have longed for this moment?
Is it the way that you thought it would be?
Is this exactly how you imagined it to be?
Does the night come and and you think
That you wasted your day?
Do you feel like you've wasted your day when night falls?
When you wake up do you feel you're still tired?
Do you feel fatigued even after a good night's rest?
Can you recall the last time that you laughed
That you didn't complain?
When was the last time you laughed without any grievances?
Can't you see that all your wishes came true
Happening just as desired by you?
Are you aware that all your desires are coming true just as you wanted them to?
Can't you see that every minute is gone
Wasted and wasted in wishes to come?
Do you not realize that every minute that passes is lost yearning for future desires?
All the time trying to find perfect love?
Are you always seeking for an ideal love?
Is your time always escaping from your hands?
Escaping? Escaping? Escaping?
Do you constantly feel like time is slipping away from your grasp?
Can't you see that all your wishes came true
Happening just as desired by you?
Are you aware that all your desires are coming true just as you wanted them to?
Can't you see that every minute is gone
Wasted and wasted in wishes to come?
Do you not realize that every minute that passes is lost yearning for future desires?
Is the time always escaping out from you?
Does time always seem to be slipping away from you?
Or is it that you're escaping somehow?
Could it be that you are escaping or avoiding something?
Are you just trying to find perfect love?
Are you solely seeking for an ideal love?
Are you just trying to find perfect love?
Are you solely seeking for an ideal love?
Are you just trying to find perfect love?
Are you solely seeking for an ideal love?
Are you just trying to find perfect love?
Are you solely seeking for an ideal love?
Writer(s): Lucrecia Dalt
Contributed by Charlie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Juan David Franco Cardona
lucrecia isn't from Barcelona, Spain. she is from Pereira, Colombia, actually she resides in that Beautiful city. we love his music and love her Disculpen mi ingles es muy malo.
steve b
amazing. thank you.
Anna Konda
@judafranco Lucrecia comes from Colombia but living in Barcelona Spain now ...I recently met her so I know this for good :D