Deep eklypsis

Elika’s debut album “Trying Got Us Nowhere” was recorded, mixed, and produced by Jason Martin of Starflyer 59 in 5 days. This album is Elika’s first release on Fiercely Independent Records, a UK-based independent record label.

Formed in New York in 2005 by Evagelia Maravelias and Brian Wenckebach, Elika describe their dreamy music 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 mention Slowdive, Karen Carpenter, Boards of Canada, Nico, Squarepusher and Flying Saucer Attack.

Favourite tracks “Confidence Kill My Spirit”. Not a lenghty track but totally vocal(less) and more sort of an (intro) in the middle of the album. “To The End” another fav’ gradually waves up and down. Also “Nowhere” and this is where Elika just electronically fills all the hollow spaces. Oh dear, looks like Im about to brief every tracks. In a nutshell Elika is a good mellow listening journey. Nothing too heavy, nothing too deprssive slightly pop”ish” but with a fair loads of textured guitars).

“Elika from Brooklyn—an incredibly exciting, radical fusion of shoegaze and electronica elements.” - Ulrich Schnauss “These kids are so good, they could battle the sun.”