Jura is the birthplace of versatile artist Lorena Stadelmann, known by her stage name: Baby Volcano. There are no limits for this multifaceted musician, born to a father from Jura and a mother from Guatemala, a country studded with volcanoes. “They can create and destroy landscapes at the same time,” enthuses the 27-year-old singer, who studied dance and performing arts in Argentina.
Lorena Stadelmann, who began her career as a performer, takes her inspiration from anything and everything. Her (very polished) music videos present a crazy, disturbing visual and musical blend of dancing, singing and even whimsical artwork. Baby Volcano’s first opus, released in 2021, showed the originality of this now internationally renowned artist. Each song on “Sìndrome Premenstrual” refers to a part of the human body. “Swiss Anxiety (Solar plexus)” thus refers to the solar plexus. The song itself is about luxury hotels in Geneva and love with both genders.
The music’s mood is trippy and bruised. “I am chaotic and juicy and I like the symbol of the zombie kitten,” the artist laughs in a short documentary about her by France 2. With her long black hair and the deep red lipstick she sometimes wears, the Jura native, who lives on a farm on the border between Jura and Solothurn, is a little reminiscent of Frida Kahlo. She even cites Chavela Vargas, a Mexican artist, as one of her sources of inspiration.
Baby Volcano uses a mix of styles ranging from hip-hop, trap and electro to lyrical and Latin music. The lyrics switch seamlessly from French into Spanish, where we can hear the characteristic “ch” of the Argentinian accent.
The singer is comfortable in all repertoires, as shown in her slow and expansive cover of “Le Baiser”, the beautifully nostalgic and sensual track originally by French artist Alain Souchon, where her murmured lyrics are accompanied by Jura musician and producer Louis Riondel. Baby Volcano is signed to nonprofit label Humus. She has toured in North America and is set to perform at a series of concerts in Europe this year. A second EP is on the cards for 2025.
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