Prayers, The
Chologoth - The Return Of Pluto
Prayers is an electronic rock act founded in 2013 by Rafael Reyes. As the musical project Prayers, Reyes originally collaborated with Tijuana-born synthesizer player Dave Parley as a duo. Prayers began including other artists such as Travis Barker, and Kat Von D on Prayers' third album, "Young Gods." Prayers further expanded, collaborating with Christian Death, Pictureplane for The fifth album, "Chologoth - The Return Of Pluto" featured musicians Annie Hardy and Robert Harvey. Prayers is the first musician/artist to use the term Cholo goth to define this genre of music which lyrically explores the harsh realities of gang and street life over throbbing beats and swirling synthesizers. Prayers is influenced by Christian Death, Depeche Mode, Bauhaus, Pet Shop Boys, Xmal Deutschland and other Gothic rock and dark 80s music, as well as by Reyes' life as gang member in the Sherman Grant Hill Park 27 gang, one of San Diego's oldest gangs, also known as Sherman 27. He was jumped into the gang as a teenager. Prayers' music, lyrics and image breaks down stereotypes within the Goth and Cholo subcultures.