EP 12: From PERU to You, The Making of the Spring Moon Album 🌸

Dear Nomad Kitties 💖🐱,

Today we’re taking you to Peru, behind the scenes of the upcoming Death Is A Business album, Spring Moon. It took 4 years to make this album a reality.
We recorded this in #Peru with some wonderful Maestrxs that really made this album powerful

We hope this album makes you proud.
We hope this music allows you to dream during these times.

Link to the Album: https://youtu.be/NbSKPDXF3Ho?si=-QTkxqtZmIw8cTo1

Link to the Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb0uWkf71Uw&list=RDfb0uWkf71Uw&start_radio=1&pp=oAcB0gcJCd4JAYcqIYzv

Thank you for coming on this journey with us

✨ Here’s what’s inside:

• The legendary musicians we met in Peru and how we build this album together
• How we played with AI as a creative tool ( not a replacement for the soul in our music)
• Navigating creative conflict and how it actually made the album (and us) stronger
• Our favorite places in Peru that left permanent marks on our hearts

WANT TO GO EVEN DEEPER?!

Get exclusive snippets on PATREON:

• What Maestrx we had a crush on (because hello, we’re human)
• Our music production process, a technical deep dive into the process of Spring Moon
• How we’re experimenting with AI in art
• How we moved through creative conflict (spoiler: it wasn’t always pretty, but it was worth it)
• Our favorite hidden gems across Peru for your next trip

You can grab those extras by joining us on Patreon — you can become a member and support our future collaborations or scoop up each exclusive individually!

Spring Moon has been a cosmic journey for us. We can’t wait for you to hear the album—and now, you get to hear how it all came together.

With love,

Death Is A Business | NMK | EatMe.Land

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@eatme.land | QTPOC travelers and indigenous stories.

@deathIsABusiness | Global music project bridging the world through sound.

@fruitsofrevolt | Sonia Erika, multidisciplinary artist connecting migration, rebirth, and belonging.

@coachsteph_z | Dancer, musician, and life coach empowering immigrants and QTPOC entrepreneurs globally.

@eltresdanova | Lead guitarist for Death Is A Business and writer covering the policy, science, and culture of drugs. Get educated, get lifted!

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Hey, Nomad Kitties 💖🐱 !!

We’re excited to share EPISODE 11 of the #NOMADKITTIES PODCAST

This is a CHISMEANDO edition:

Chismeando is a Nomad Kitties (NMK) podcast edition where we share intimate conversations about life, growth, and all the juicy surprises along the way. We hope to spark connections and inspire you through our stories. Let us know what resonates with you! 💖

Step into today’s episode where Sonia, Steph, and Aisha take you on a journey through Mexico City. What began as a retreat for rest and connection transformed into a magical, unplanned experience: matching tattoos.

✨ Here’s what’s inside:

• Rites of Passage: Steph’s tattoo became a bold mark of staying open-hearted, trusting intuition, and honoring her personal journey.
• The Axolotl’s Power: How this pre-hispanic mythical creature—symbolizing youth, resilience, and transformation—inspired their spiritual journey.
• Pain as Connection: Sonia reflects on dedicating the pain of tattooing to Mother Earth, turning it into a profound spiritual experience.
• Vulnerability and Intimacy: Aisha reflects on how the process of tattooing brought raw trust, meditative connection, and a powerful moment of sisterhood.

Quotes from the Episode:
🖤 “This tattoo was a rite of passage for me. I placed it right where my heart sits to remind me to stay open, let my intuition lead, and carry this journey with me forever.” – Steph

🖤 “We discovered that the axolotl represents youth, resilience, and transformation—it’s also linked to the feathered serpent god. It was such a perfect alignment for us.” – Aisha

🖤 “I dedicated the pain to Mother Earth. I told myself, ‘I’m a warrior for her, I will die for her.’ It became a spiritual experience that connected me to everything I love.” – Sonia

How it Ended:
What started as a retreat to reconnect turned into an unforgettable, transformative moment of art, sisterhood, and care. This episode is a celebration of the bold femme energy 🐅 that fuels our stories and the cosmic exploration that keeps us coming back for more.

Tune in to feel the raw magic—let’s talk rites of passage, cultural symbolism, and the power of shared rituals. 💖✨

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@eatme.land | QTPOC travelers and indigenous stories.

@fruitsofrevolt | Sonia Erika, Musician and artist connecting migration, rebirth, and belonging.

@coachsteph_z | Dancer, musician, and life coach empowering immigrants and QTPOC entrepreneurs globally.

@aishaNailah | Founder and director of RUMA Collective, an artist support network based in Washington, D.C.

@deathIsABusiness | Global music project bridging the world through sound.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Sonia here. As a response to the pain and suffering happening in our very own mother earth, we would like to give you something very intimate: A Guided Meditation Shroom Trip. Take with or without shrooms.

I have been thinking a lot about what is happening with the world. In the midst of experiencing pleasure and pain, I hope this episode allows you to process your guilt and shame and transform them into a birth of creative abundance and sacred beauty that allows you to act with courage.

I hope this piece allows you to dream.

I hope this piece allows us to collectively fantasize and create a world where we actually want to exist.

I hope this piece brings you peace.

In this time of sadness and grief we, Death is a Business, follow the path of our elders.
We share joy and softness. There is no better time to give you this project.

We hope it is a mirror to your inner voice, remember that you are human and your softness holds great power.

This was mainly a collaboration between Sonia Erika and Dorian Gomez Pestaña.

We want to thank the creators that collaborated with us to make this possible:

• RA
• Aisha
• Stephanie Sucasaca
• Alexander Lekhtman

WE LOVE YOU!!

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