Sacramento, California electronic duo
Sister Crayon was created by singer/songwriter
Terra Lopez. Originally conceived as a solo project,
Lopez was eventually joined by producer
Dani Fernandez. The pair released two albums (2011's
Bellow and 2013's
Cynic) of beat-focused dark synth that was inspired by trip-hop and '90s hip-hop. While recording the third
Sister Crayon album, Devoted, in 2015, a series of tragedies befell
Lopez: the deaths of both her father and her best friend. After the twin losses, the pair decided to change their name to
Rituals of Mine, both as a way to put their loved ones to rest, together with the name they knew in life, as well as to brand themselves with a moniker that fully belonged to both women. ~ Neil Z. Yeung