Ela Orleans

I was born in Poland. I live in Brooklyn, New York. The structure of my compositions are methodically improvised circles of layers. Atonality and disintegration are the result of an overwhelmed mind and an indication of sickness caused by a concussion. The phrases are imprecise, accidental and determined by what I consider attractive, but not necessarily pleasing. I use violin, guitar, piano, vocal, line 6, sampler and my small record collection. I am inspired by radio waves, ambient noise, overheard conversations, daily routine, literature and the physical action of playing an instrument. I have been taking part in a few experimental / noise projects in New York City. I have played with Marc Orleans, Phil Franklin, Tom Greenwood, Pete Nolan and Kevin Shea. I performed in Knitting Factory, East Village Radio (New York), Eat Records, Free103 point 9, Llamo Estacado, Matchless (Brooklyn), John Doe Records (Hudson) Wave Farm (Catskill Mountain Park) [NY]. I was featured on EVR (NYC), Dublab (LA) and Radio Junk Drawer (Portland).I was a third part of the Glasgow based Hassle Hound. The band had releases on Staubgold ('Limelight Cordial'), Twisted Nerve (7" singles club) and Textile Records (split 12" with Sun). 'Scaring the Grass in the Garden' , was released on Pickled Egg on February 2002, in a limited edition 10" vinyl pressing. Tracks from this record were selected by John Peel and presented on Radio BBC 1. In the past I composed music for a few theater productions. I also collaborated with Marcus Schmickler (A-Music) on his composition "United Untitled" during The Goethe Institute program called "Sounds D" dedicated to emerging Polish composers. With Hassle Hound I played in: UK - 13th Note, Transmission Gallery (Glasgow), Germany - Zentrale Rantlage (Berlin), Feinkost Lampe (Hanover), Westwerk, Astra Stube (Hamburg), Kunstverein (Karlsruhe), Kulturbunker (Cologne) ParisMoskau (Leipzig), MS Stubnitz (Rostock); Netherlands - WORM (Rotterdam), Extrapool (Nijmegen); Poland - Re (Krakow), CDQ (Warsaw), Firlej (Wroclaw), France - Les Instants Chavires (Paris), Centre Culturel du Crous (Reims).