[pn245] 05.09.2025 “Afectos del Desastre” by José Miguel Candela [Chile]

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Pueblo Nuevo Netlabel is pleased to present the album “Afectos del Desastre”, vol. 4 from the
“Greatest Dance Hits Collection”, by Chilean electroacoustic composer José Miguel Candela.

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OVERVIEW:

“Afectos del Desastre” (Affects of Disaster) was an immersive performance installation created in
2023 by DESARTES, the Arts and Disasters Unit of CIGIDEN (Research Center for Integrated Disaster Risk
Management, Chile). Its objective was to delve into the emotional dimension of the human experience
in the face of socio-environmental disasters related to economic practices. The installation combined
live performance with new media elements to convey the experiences of three disasters that occurred
in Chile, based on social research conducted by CIGIDEN: the fires in Santa Olga (consequence of the
practices of the timber industry), the pollution in Puchuncaví, and the drought in Quillagua (both
consequences of the mining industry’s practices). Each event was explored through a specific tunnel
within the installation, offering a unique perspective on the performance. A quadraphonic acousmatic
composition related to the addressed case was presented in each tunnel (which interacted with the
performance), along with texts of testimonies from those who experienced these disasters firsthand.
The music’s structure included a random distribution of some materials, allowing different versions
to emerge each time. This album is, therefore, one of the many possible versions of the work.

From outside the installation, one could hear the three quadraphonic environments interweaving into
a 12-channel sonic whole, an experience I attempted to replicate in the final track of this album,
titled “Afectos del Desastre” (Affects of Disaster).

The papers related with the research carried out by CIGIDEN mentioned above are the following:

1) Puchuncaví:
Tironi, M. (2018). Hypo-interventions: Intimate activism in toxic environments.
Social Studies of Science, 48(3), 438-455.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0306312718784779

2) Quillagua:
Acuña, V., & Tironi, M. (2022). Extractivist droughts: Indigenous hydrosocial endurance in Quillagua, Chile.
The Extractive Industries and Society, 9, 101027.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214790X21002045

3) Santa Olga:
González Gálvez, M., Gallegos, F., & Turén, V. (2021). Unfinished extinction and the velocities of
capitalist sacrifices in the woodlands of central Chile.
Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society, 4(1), 1939491.
https://doi.org/10.1080/25729861.2021.1939491

José Miguel Candela
(Santiago, Chile. September 2025)

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THANKS TO:

To Francisca Miranda, the immersive performance installation’s performer,
for her interpretation of the sung parts in “Quillagua (sequía)”.
To Antonia Valladares, for her collaboration in the vocal recording.
To Ignacio Guitierrez Crocco, Director of the Affects of Disaster project,
for his support, guidance, and enthusiasm.
To Georgia del Campo Andrade, Stage Director of the performance,
for all the creative dialogue and collaboration in the creative search.
To Marcelo González Gálvez, for his invitation to this beautiful and important project.
To Pueblo Nuevo Netlabel, for its constant and unwavering support for
the diffusion of Chilean electroacoustic music.

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TRACK LIST:

01. Puchuncaví (pollution) (11:57)
02. Quillagua (drought) (11:57)
03. Santa Olga (fires) (11:57)
04. Afectos del Desastre (11:57)

Total play: 47:48

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GENRE:

Acousmatic | Electroacoustic

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FREE DOWNLOAD MP3/FLAC AT:

https://pueblonuevo.cl/afectos-del-desastre/

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RELEASE INFO:

Release “Afectos del Desastre” [pn245], 09.2025.
Copyright: Licensed to the public under Creative Commons:
Attribution – NonCommercial – ShareAlike – 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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CREDITS:

All composed, mixed and mastered by José Miguel Candela (@candelajosemiguel).

https://pueblonuevo.cl/candela/

Voice by Francisca Miranda.

Cover photos by Diego Salinas (@dgosalinas).

Artwork by Mika Martini (@mikamartini).

English version by José Miguel Candela.