Trying Got Us Nowhere, by Elika (CD on Fiercely Indie)

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Elika: 'Trying Got Us Nowhere' (Fiercely Indie) Seven track EP from this Brooklyn based girl/boy duo who blend guitars; him, vocals, keyboards and drums; her, with him on additional prgramming. Somewhere between the haunting (yeah right! hahahaha) sub-Madonna style vocals, quiet strum, guitar histrionics and electronic textures.On other tracks, our man at the helm reckons the vocals come across like the girl from Low. There's elements of Americana themed widescreen vistas, radio friendly pop, shoe gazing and moody sub-ambient drifts.Almost like Seefeel with Madsy on vocals.

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Tracks...

The Whip
Nowhere
To The End
Confidence Killed My Spirit
Let Down
They'll Hate Us
Eliana
    

Elika’s debut album ‘Trying Got Us Nowhere’was recorded, mixed & produced in Los Angeles in July 2007 by Jason Martin ofStarflyer 59 fame. Whilst working with Elika,Jason commented: “These kids are so good,they could battle the sun.”

Released onMonday 18th February to coincide with theBritish tour, this album is Elika’s first release onFiercely Independent Records, a UK-basedindependent record label.

Formed in New York in 2005 by Evagelia Maraveliasand Brian Wenckebach, Elika describe their dreamymusic as “blissed-out ambience with head-nodding beats that range from Downtempo to Trance to IDM.” They mix spacey female vocals with gauzy,textured guitars, field recordings, and crisp drum programming to create incredibly visual songs with the atmosphere of childhood and layers of detail.Describing their influences, Eva and Brian include Slowdive and Boards of Canada combined with elements from My Bloody Valentine, Aphex Twin,and Flying Saucer Attack.

Brooklyn based duo Elika will commence their firstUK tour at The Louisiana in Bristol on Saturday 16th February. The tour will include London venuesIndustry and The Windmill, as well as incorporating an album launch party in Plymouth on 21stFebruary. Elika will be performing alongside world-renowned electronic composer Ulrich Schnauss, aswell as Arthur & Martha, Exit Calm, Sennen, EatLights Become Lights, Dawn Chorus Ignites AspenWoods and Winterlight.“Elika from Brooklyn—an incrediblyexciting, radical fusion of shoegaze andelectronica elements.” - Ulrich Schnauss

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