JULIAN ELSIE

MY LAZY BUTTERFLY LIFE.................... Born in the south-west of the Iberian Peninsula, in the frontier town of Badajoz on the border with Portugal, in the spring of 1969. More than 20 years dedicated body and soul to music with a diversity of styles and phases born from punk, R’n’R and the Indie scene of the 90s. One of his best-known groups was The Animal Crackers (on the Jammin’ Music record label), playing their own brand of wild, licentious rock with the clear influences of Sonic Youth and Joy Division. They were a clear reference point of alternative music at the height of the Independent music scene in Spain, recording two albums; “Work My Body” (1992) and “Sounds Like a Hit” (1995). They reached the top positions of the most important charts, remaining there for several weeks at a time but unfortunately, the group disintegrated after releasing their second LP. A new stage began, with a new group - Big Black Mariah. They attracted the attention of Everlasting Records/Recordings from the Other Side, releasing the “Buick E.P.” (1998) and an album “Lovesmoke” (2001), both produced by Javier Almendral. During this period, they also played support to groups like Luna, Six By Seven, Sexy Sadie… Big Black Mariah lived out the decadence of the Indie explosion and Julian began a solo career under the moniker of Julian Elsie; Julian Elsie and the Gin-Soaked Boys. Julian tells us simply “I think at last I’ve found the path that I didn’t really know I was looking for, but I feel good making the music I make. I never think about if others will like it or not, I don’t force catchy choruses, I just let the music flow from the moment it appears in my head without being guided by external influences. (There’s not much out there that really interests me, though I have a lot of respect for Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, Mr Reed, Mr Cale, L. Cohen, the blues of Lightnin' Hopkins, J.L.Hooker and Big Joe Turner, Nick Cave, Tom Waits etc, etc, ). In short, I think I play to try to feel a bit of happiness”.