Putochinomaricón

Chenta Tsai Tseng (Chinese: 蔡真太; pinyin: Cài Zhēntài), better known as Putochinomaricón (stylized as PUTOCHINOMARICÓN), is a Taiwanese-born Spanish musician and architect. They began in the Spanish alternative music scene in 2018.[1] Their name was created from the insults they would be referred to on the streets.[2] They released their debut album Corazón de cerdo con ginseng al vapor in 2018,[3] followed by Jájá Éqúísdé in 2022,[4][5] the latter being described as an album of "relief after only knowing resistance".[6]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tsai.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tsai and the second or maternal family name is Tseng.
Putochinomaricón
Chenta Tsai photographed during an interview for eldiario.es
Putochinomaricón photographed during an interview for eldiario.es in 2019
Born
Chenta Tsai Tseng

Taiwan

Themes

Their early singles "Gente de Mierda" and "El Test de la Bravo y la Superpop" associated them with the hyperpop genre.[7][8][9] Their music has also been associated with the related glitchcore genre.[10] They cited A-Mei as an influence for them as an East Asian and Taiwanese pop artist and GFOTY as someone they have looked up to as an experimental artist.[10][11]

Their music has influenced discussions on decolonized dance music, being referred to by The Line of Best Fit as using pop for "fictional speculation and political resistance".[10] On the subject of decolonization in their music, Tseng states "That was a game changer for me. I suddenly realised I am talking about the colonisation of our bodies and identities, but it was hypocritical of me to go back to my living room and use Ableton, where you open it and it has a tuning system that is Western, it marks a four-by-four rhythm. I wanted to use this DAW in the most incorrect way possible."[10]

Discography

Mini albums

  • Corazón de Cerdo Con Ginseng al Vapor (2018)
  • Miseria Humana (2019)

Albums

Title Details Peaks
SPA
[12]
Corazón de cerdo con ginseng al vapor [13][14]
  • Released: 12 April 2018
  • Label: Elefant Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming, limited vinyl
Jájá Éqúísdé (Distopía Aburrida)
  • Released: 22 April 2022
  • Label: Elefant Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming
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References
  1. "PUTOCHINOMARICÓN Explores Contradictions on "JÁJÁ ÉQUISDÉ (Distopía Aburrida)"". Bandcamp Daily. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  2. "Gay Asian millennial protests his way up Spain's music scene". The Local Spain. 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  3. "Putochinomaricón / Corazón de cerdo con ginseng al vapor". jenesaispop.com (in Spanish). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. 20minutos (2022-06-15). "Putochinomaricón cancela su actuación en el Orgullo LGTBI de Palma por la presencia de una exdiputada de Vox y la "mercantilización" de la fiesta". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  5. "Putochinomaricón presenta Jájá Équísdé". Zona de Obras (in Spanish). 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  6. "Introducing Putochinomaricón" by Franchesca Judine Basbas, 6 May 2022 https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/introducing-putochinomaricon-chenta-tsai-interview-jaja-equisde-new-album-may-2022
  7. "Meet The Spanish Hyperpop Artists Bringing The '00s Back". Nylon. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  8. "Putochinomaricón: "Ceno macarrones con tomate cuando estoy de bajona"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  9. Gutiérrez, Por Iván Iglesias y Óscar (2018-07-18). "Putochinomaricón contra sus haters: "Me inspiro en la España profunda, en lo feo"". Esquire (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  10. "Putochinomaricón is on the rise | Interview". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  11. Medina, Raquel Hidalgo (2022-03-20). "Putochinomaricón y GFOTY se unen en el sencillo "Tamagotchi"". MondoSonoro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  12. "Search: Putochinomaricón (albums)". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  13. "Putochinomaricón: "Soy el referente que me hubiera gustado tener con cinco años"". www.20minutos.es (in Spanish). 15 May 2018.
  14. "Corazón De Cerdo Con Ginseng Al Vapor". Elefant Records. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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