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E.lebleu

Fickle Folk

About Me


E.lebleu processes certain states of self being through songs done with acoustic instruments, feedbacks, hiss, field recordings and other realistic elements. He makes fickle post-folk, as in sounds nearly meant for cinematographic landscaping based on personal stories. Intimate escapisms full of warm nostalgia, like an old and long lullaby about self loss and found love whispered in minutes.
Eric Gamboa used to live in Guadalajara, where he created Destreza , an abstract hip hop adventure (with Abolipop Records ). Now he lives in Mexico City, where he recently recorded "Two Years Off" with Paúl Marrón of Childs (Static), a clear-cut ambient and folk album that will nudge those who like Kpt.michi.gan, Dub Tractor, and Fonica.
ALBUM OUT NOW!
E.lebleu "Two Years Off"
Buy it from Darla.com , Duotone or Noisekontrol.net .
MORE SONGS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT:
www.myspace.com/soundsisterrecords
www.ponirepublic.com
www.soundsister.com
So they say...
"A magic album..."
DE:BUG (DE)
"Afortunadamente, la tristeza de Gamboa no es lacrimógena ni exhibicionista, sino callada y tímida. Su música es parca en gestos y notas, y sirve igual de la electrónica que de la guitarra acústica, la eléctrica o el murmullo de la lluvia allá afuera. Muy Eno eso último, y muy post todo."
ROCKDELUX (ES)
"Gamboa plays nice organic music that has it's clear roots in folk music, but updated to the age of computer, treating all the various sounds into detailed and microscopic yet filmic pictures in sound. If this guy would have lived in London, he could surely be on the next hype..."
VITAL WEEKLY (NL)
"Detrás de tan enigmático alias se encuentra un viejo conocido, Eric Gamboa, que le da a la IDM de sabor añejo en su otro proyecto, Destreza, pero aquí prefiere decantarse por un bonito laptop-folk, [...] todo recortado en pedacitos minúsculos y luego vuelto a montar en un puñado de cancioncitas llenas de melancolía y con un sabroso regusto cinemático."
Go Mag (ES)
"'Two Years Off' has two sides, one with a folk approach based on song structures where emerges the voice of Gamboa and the other is dedicated to ambient where the field recordings and processed noises arise. In my opinion this last vein of Gamboas music is the most interesting one, because it causes to the listeners an special mood for reflection..."
LOOP (CL)
"One may not think to look south of the border for quality ambient acts, but E.lebleu proves that such things exist and will have you scouring old ambient mailing list digests for more of the like."
STYLUS MAGAZINE (US)
"El trabajo de Gamboa se inscribe dentro de ese ramillete de sellos que desde hace ya un lustro vienen defendiendo el baile neuronal Audiodregs, Carpark, y el inevitable Morr Music y demás afiliados- [...], los treinta minutos dibujados por el mexicano bien merecen un hueco en la estantería o por lo menos una escucha atenta para que se pregunten qué hubiera ocurrido si nuestro hombre hubiera nacido en Berlín y no en Guadalajara."
PIN & PON DJS (ES)
"Digitalismo que bebe del folk y del recogimiento, con field recordings que suenan a tristeza e instrumentos tradicionales que divagan entre un laptopismo susurrante y aterciopelado."
AVANT-FOLK (ES)

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Music:

Member Since: 7/26/2005
Band Website: elebleu.com
Band Members: Eric Gamboa - Sketchs, guitars, bass, vocals, samples, synths.
Paúl Marrón - Guitars, synths.
Influences: The KLF, Swirlies, Boards of Canada, Slowdive, Skip James, Richard D. James, Lou Barlow, Low, Hood, Barry Black, Microstoria, Telefon Tel Aviv, März, Mouse On Mars, Joy Division, Tortoise, Pavement, Modest Mouse, Archers of Loaf, Kpt.michi.gan, Delarosa and Asora, State River Widening, Kevin Shields, The Books, Broken Social Scene, An Angle, Fonica, The Boats, Shugo Tokumaru, Languis, Twine, Khonnor, Dub Tractor, The Merkin Dream, Blonde Redhead, Alvaro Ruiz, Colleen, Cure, Roy Orbison, Farben, David Pajo, New Order, Red House Painters, L'Altra, Ogurusu Norihide, Patrick Wolf, Lou Reed, Pulseprogramming, Kings of Convenience, Tim Kinsella, The London Apartments, Suicide, Manrico Montero, Hood, My Bloody Valentine, Alog, Fennesz, Jeremy Enigk, Nick Drake, Tyler Green, Echo & The Bunnymen, Andreas Tilliander, Tim Koch, Say Hi To Your Mom, Jane, Hayden, Owen, The Cansecos, Knapsack, Phonophani, Elliott Smith, A Girl Called Eddy, Onelinedrawing, Ida, Otis Redding, Third Eye Foundation, Richard Thomas, Cat Power, Dinosaur Jr., The Remote Control Viewer, Pixies, Spain, Josh Ritter, Sanso-Xtro, Apostle of Hustle, Thurstone Moore, Richard Thomas, Lee Ranaldo, Murcof, Mogwai, Alec Empire, Cevin Key, Eluvium, Sigur Rós, Jesu, Elliott, Robert Lippok, Múm, Godflesh, Apparat, Dntel, Seekers Who Are Lovers, Bright Eyes, Childs, Antena, Tom Vek, Why?, Chad Van Gaalen.
Sounds Like: Waking up alone in the morning.
Record Label: Soundsister
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

BLOGGER BASH TONIGHT! @ Beat Vision Club


Posted by E.lebleu on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:00:00 PST

BIGSTEREO + TTSO PARTY @ GDL!

LET'S ALL MAKE OUT THIS FRIDAY!
Posted by E.lebleu on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:54:00 PST

Two compilations

E.lebleu will be appearing this year on two great compilations, one by Darla and another by Ambulatore. More information available at www.soundsister.com....
Posted by E.lebleu on Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:23:00 PST

Tijuana

My god, you people are so strange, yet so wonderful, handsome and funny.At first I didn't like your city, but once the lights were off... The REAL party started!Thanks to everyone @ Multikulti, if y...
Posted by E.lebleu on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 05:31:00 PST

Ensenada Gig

Oh what a beautiful place, such a bunch of beautiful people live here.I don't want to go. I'd stay here more if I could. However, we'll definitely return next summer!Thanks to everyone, this has been ...
Posted by E.lebleu on Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:47:00 PST

Remix!

New Elebleu track available for download at Filtro Netlabel!!
Posted by E.lebleu on Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:04:00 PST

Download new song!

Now you can also download "See You Next Fall" here. A song recorded for the Soundsister Records sampler called "Heatwave In Coconut Land". It's free!...
Posted by E.lebleu on Fri, 02 Sep 2005 01:20:00 PST

New songs available...

There are a couple of new songs available! Please listen to them sometime soon because they will be constantly rotating. Buy Two Years Off at: www.darla.com (US) www.delikolder.net (EU) www.duoton...
Posted by E.lebleu on Wed, 17 Aug 2005 07:47:00 PST

new photographs...

Tyler Green (Amagoi) and I are locked somewhere in Northern Ireland (Ballymena) doing nothing else but drinking beer, smoking Golden Virginia rollies, and recording song after song for our different...
Posted by E.lebleu on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST