The new label of the web-magazine and collective Swine Daily - Swine Records - is releasing a split EP with the Mexican label Fayuca Retumba, a project by Yourte Bugarach. After an interview with the Mexican producer for the Slovak web magazine, the conversation gradually gave rise to a spontaneous idea for a musical project. The Slovak artists had a clear assignment; the only inspiration was the mythological creature called "Turoň" from Slovak (particularly around Čičmany village), as well as Czech and Polish legends. Mexican artists, on the other hand, attempted to set the Aztec mythological creature "Ahuizotl" to music.

Turoň ➜ also called turôň, or chriapa, is a carnival mask that was known not only in Slovakia, but also in Poland and the Czech Republic. Its name is derived from the tur, an animal similar to an ox, which became extinct in Slovakia in the 17th century, and in the magical ideas of our ancestors, symbolized strength and fertility.

Ahuizotl ➜ was a water monster in Mexica mythology. It was described as a dog with monkey-like limbs, pointed ears, and a third hand at the end of its long tail. It lured its victims by imitating the cries of a child along the banks of rivers, then caught them with its third hand.

The ancient Mexicans considered it an emissary of Tlaloc, the rain god who resided in the depths of rivers. Its function was to catch people by the hand on their tails, drown them, and send them to the god's house as his servants. The strands of its wet hair were tangled together and resembled thorns, hence its name. In Nahuatl, a(tl) means "water" and huiz(tli) means "thorn". This name was taken by the warlike and fierce Mexica emperor Ahuítzotl, the eighth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, who ruled from 1486 to 1502.

Turoň/Ahuizotl EP

TUROŇ/AHUIZOTL

OFYERF - IZANAMI

FAYUCA RETUMBA