Notagami Drops Music Video For “Telarañas”
Emerging alternative Urbano artist Notagami recently dropped her latest video, “Telarañas.” Since Notagami’s previous videos have been live performances, “Telarañas” marks the first time she has done a video with a full production team behind it. The experience was a thrilling one for Notagami.
“I was very excited and anxious, for sure,” said Notagami. “This was the first time I had to flesh out a whole idea. I was pretty eager about working with other creatives. I was going in on this as a learning opportunity. It was my first experience doing something on this kind of scale. I’m hiring different talents and getting locations. I was definitely looking forward to it. It was a long time coming.”
For director, Notagami recruited Jerry Jondo, the Trinidadian filmmaker and music artist. Notagami was impressed with how Jondo directed the music video “I Think I Died” for Zeeonepoint0. Watching Jondo work firsthand impressed Notagami.
“He has an amazing work ethic,” said Notagami. “He is very organized, he’s very on top of it. We met on Zee’s set. I was just spewing ideas for Zee’s music video, and he looked at me and was like, ‘you have some really good ideas.’ He was using my info and feedback. Off the bat, we had creative chemistry. We made a good team. He took a small hiatus and started doing music. It sucked because I wanted to hire him right away. A month ago, he posted on Instagram that he was doing Mint Motives, his film company. He’s doing music videos again. I messaged him and planned the whole thing in two days. It was one thing after another.”
Another talent that Notagami brought into her circle was rapper Cruz de Infana. He performs a brief rap in the song. As an artist, Notagami has nothing but praise for his contribution.
“I’ve been such a big fan of his for so long,” said Notagami. “His style of rapping is amazing. In the community, he is very well-known. He has been doing this forever. I always sang over his production. He likes to mix Deftones with the Cure and then mix that with Latino rap. When I approached, I was like, ‘hey here’s the beat. Would you even consider being on the song?’ He just took a chance on it. I always have mad love for him. He saw someone just starting to do their own production. I’m just starting to get into my own artistry. He was a supporter. My vibe of music compliments his too.”
The video features other special appearances from artists simpatico to Notagami and who were willing to act out racy and transgressive scenarios. Notagami writhes in bed with an attractive young woman (played by actress Tiffany Carvalho). The action moves into a steamy hot tub scene before we are treated to the sight of Notagami giving a lap dance to a young man (Zeeonepoint0 in a cameo). The singer Sapphire Aura makes an appearance next to a whip-wielding Notagami.
The vibe of “Telarañas” is dark and sensual. While heavily erotic, there is a sense of danger looming overhead in every shot. Notagami is more of a succubus than a mere video vixen.
Notagami cites her love for an anime called Tokyo Ghoul as an inspiration for writing the song “Telarañas.” In the anime, dark beings live in secret among humans whom they devour for nourishment. This mix of eroticism and horror fits into Notagami’s persona.
“In the first episode, there’s a beautiful, nerdy woman who seduces a boy and consumes him basically,” said Notagami. “I’ve always identified with that character. We’re in this time where we are coming into our sexuality. People are way more open-minded. We are in this weird sexual evolution as a whole. People are not afraid to be gay, bisexual, or sexually liberated. It’s no longer taboo. That’s something I always wanted to represent in my music. I’ve also been coming into my own. I’ve conflicted with men and the male gaze. I’m pulling away from that. I’ve been trying to find myself through my own music and my inspirations. There are inclinations of things I desire, and I can explore these things with my music.”
This exploration of people’s deep sexual desires is something that Notagami wants to promote through her art. She is direct when asked what she expects people to feel when they first view her video.
“They are going to be turned on,” said Notagami. “I’m a little bit self-conscious about it but, we are slut shamed and constantly told to hide those parts about ourselves. ‘You should feel bad, you shouldn’t reveal that.’ In a way I want to step into that as a woman, I’m 33 years old, is taken this long, but here we are. I would like to inspire that in other people too. It’s a long journey.”
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