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ELEA presents “Strange World†: a return to its sources, with a magnificent concept album.Recorded in Ibiza, facing the sea, this new album, calm and serene, develops a vast sound, opening onto symphonic horizons.Leaving ample room for acoustic instruments such as guitars, piano, flutes, percussions, the duo worked with a string quartet on arrangements that give cinematic scope to several of the album’s titles.In keeping with the tradition of the psychedelic music of the seventies, the major influence, the onethey grew up under, combined with the maturity they have acquired, the titles are mixed together in the manner of a concept album illustrating the universe of ELEA, where ethereal sounds wind in and out of vocal harmonies, revisited by modern technologies à la Massive Attack or Air. From the atmosphere inspired by Pink Floyd or Tangerine Dream, to a creative “chill out†with ethnic shades, “Strange World†reveals a dreamlike vision of landscapes, an “ambient†universe where organic sounds cross with areas of weightlessness.Elea Goa : Vocals, pianos, keyboards, programmings Swann : Vocals, guitars, flutes, drums, percussions, programmingsTracklist : 01. Paisley Faces 02. Strange World 03. Mahatma (Gandhi Dub remix) 04. Silver Castles 05. Paysage de soie 06. Wireless Life 07. Salam Shalom 08. The Road of the Dunes 09. Lama 10. Spiritual 11. Global Warming 12. Suns of Tatooïne 13. Myriads of Stars
Inspired by the psychedelic ambient of Ibiza where they live, the group actively participates to the Ibiza..s musical scene : being Kumharas resident, each Sunday of the summer season in the Kumharas Sessions - party organized at Kumharas Ibiza by Space Tepee Music; animating the Space Tepee Music radio show, every Friday of the year, on Ibiza Sonica 95.2 FM; playing live in a lot of Ibicenco events and places !The ELEA ..recipe.. lies in the use of complementary opposites: rhythm and harmony, low frequencies and highpitched sonorities, sun-bathed music and the music you listen to at night, the elements Earth and Air, the acoustic and the electronic. ..The idea is to dig into the sound so as to create the widest space possible between the low tones that resound in the earth, and the high, crystalline notes that rise into the air... The result: strong compositions, borne by an arial voice and extensive harmony, powerful percussion, and highly subtle programmings.Get Your Own! | View SlideshowELEA did more than 350 live acts in parties and festivals such as : Magic Garden / RDV Electroniques / Paris France - Festival Orejona / Bordeaux France - IBIZA Trance Festival / Ibiza - Festival MTV Aquasonic / Ibiza - Au Bar / New York USA - Lot 61 / New York USA - Festival Docks des sud / Marseille France - Borealis In / Montpellier France - Mix Move / Paris France - Festival Marsatac / Marseille France - Zen Lounge / Ibiza - Kumharas / Ibiza - El Bed / Benidorm Spain - Wake Up (Printemps de Bourges) / France - Funkadelika / Torino Italy - La luciole / Alençon France - Batofar / Paris France - Victoire 2 / Montpellier France - Forum FNAC / Montpellier France - Festival Les Plages S Villa Rouge / Montpellier France - Electro Béziers / France - Dreamers / Marbella Spain - La Terrasse / Sevilla Spain - Discoteca Generatriz / Algeciras Spain - Space / Ibiza - La Mare au Diable / Caen France - 2002 Ibiza Tour / Ibiza - Sala Week End / Sevilla Spain - Kube party / Paris France - Mix Party 2 / Béziers France - Nitin Sawhney (Support band for) / Montpellier France - Badmarsh & Shri (Support band for) / Montpellier France - Festival Electrocity / Bordeaux France - MCM Sessions / Paris France - Marquise / Lyon France - OPA / Paris France - Gibus / Paris France - Lacanau Pro / Lacanau France - Traxx / Rouen France - Fish / Lyon France - Goa free party / Sardegna Italy -Batofar / Paris France - Bars en Trans / Transmusicales / Rennes France - Morcheeba (Support band for) / Montpellier France...
