“the most original sounding album I’ve heard of late, and most controlled and musical application of noise I’ve experienced in a long time.”– THE WIRE

“it’s about how music that’s both carefully-made and open to chance can produce mini-narratives, vignettes that sound like windows into something larger.” – BANDCAMP DAILY

Ale Hop (Alejandra Cárdenas) is a Peruvian-born artist. Cárdenas began her career in Lima’s underground music scene in the 2000s. Her work encompasses various formats such as live shows, albums, multimedia artworks and research. Her live performances merge the physical qualities of sound with raw affective states. She builds layers of sound by maneuvering an intricate repertoire of electric guitar techniques to create music of deep intensity. In the past year, she has initiated various collaborative practices, including Agua Dulce with percussionist Laura Robles, radically mutating Afro-Peruvian rhythms, and Near and Remote Activation Practices, with sound artist Tatiana Heuman, which draws inspiration from South American organology and storytelling. She has presented her work at festivals and institutions such as UNSOUND, MUTEK, Sonic Acts, CTM Festival, Taiwan C-LAB, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Somerset House Studios; and released albums on Nyege Nyege, Buh Records, Karlrecords and Superpang. Cárdenas is also available with Laura Robles with the project Agua Dulce.