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Recommended by us on 21st January 2011
...according to our Phil on Thu 20 Jan, 2011.
Well I was reading the press release for this and it goes on about synths, field recordings, sound installations etc and I was expecting a right load of "beard". What I did get was a total pop album, the vocals of which sound reminiscent of Madonna (especially the 'Ray of Light' era). Listening to it with headphones on though I'm hearing a lot more detail which didn't get noticed when it was played over the office stereo. There's weird little crackles and textures layered in between the pop! The 2nd track 'Stand Still' is almost like Fennesz or something. Then before you know it you've got some gorgeous summery pop music, well crafted songs and ideas all welded together masterfully. It works a total treat and if you're after something adventurous but are a fan of pop music then then will totally work for you. I think different people will get different things out of this (kinda like the Simpsons - universally appealing) and I'm surprised by the goodness here. A really well crafted album!
Elika’s album ‘Snuggle Bunnies’ was recorded, mixed, and self-produced by the band in Brooklyn.
Elika mix stunning female vocals with textured guitars; throbbing bass; synths; field recordings; and meticulously programmed drums to create memorable songs with the atmosphere of childhood and layers of detail.
Having toured the UK, USA, Peru & Canada, Elika has been well received across continents and cultures. They have opened for their friends Ulrich Schnauss at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC and Asobi Seksu at The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn.
All artwork & illustration is created by Evagelia. Elika are as comfortable with sound installations, graphic design, video projections, gallery exhibitions & DJing clubs as they are with performing live.
‘Snuggle Bunnies’ is a multi-genre album that was written during an incredibly challenging time in our personal lives. The album and artwork follow themes of love, fear, domesticity, faith, family, illness, guilt and paranoia, but even the dark songs have an element of hope.
Evagelia Maravelias - Vocals, Synths, Drums, Illustration
Brian Wenckebach – Guitar, Bass, Synths, Production
“Every musical note seems as carefully placed as a comma in a novel, and Maravelias’ voice soars through a collection of intelligent lyrics centred on lost love. Breakups are cruel, but damned if I don’t want to have another one just so I can go home and put this album on repeat.”
-XLR8R
“Elika from Brooklyn—an incredibly exciting, radical fusion of shoegaze and electronica elements.”
- Ulrich Schnauss
1. Summer
2. Stand Still
3. Death & Avalanches
4. The Darkside
5. Seam
6. Less Than Greek
7. Near You
8. All The People Mourning
9. Polynya
10. Tidal Wave
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