When applied to a Japanese fighting game character, a punch is never just a punch. It becomes “Megaton Justice Fist” or something along those lines. Just looking at Ela Minus’ grid of synths, sequencers, and drum machines inspires a similar kind of purple prose.
When applied to a Japanese fighting game character, a punch is never just a punch. It becomes “Megaton Justice Fist” or something along those lines. Just looking at Ela Minus’ grid of synths, sequencers, and drum machines inspires comparable purple prose. Minus’ craft isn’t just a cerebral sequence of turning knobs and playing keys: each action is augmented by singular intent or feeling.
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Loma (members of Shearwater and Cross Record); the terrific debut album from techno pop artist Ela Minus; the third album from Ty Segall s proto-metal-influenced trio Fuzz; the new album from jangle S.F. power-poppers Latitude; and Gruff Rhys has a new memoir on the way. There are LOTS more albums out this week than those four, and Andrew reviews some of them (including two from Big Thief s Adrianne Lenker) in this week s Notable Releases. More Basement-approved stuff from this week: the double-album reissue of The Fall s We re less than two weeks out from the election, please vote. Head below for this week s reviews and news.
Midnight In A Perfect World: Ela Minus photo by Teddy Fitzhugh Ela Minus is the alias of Colombian-born, Brooklyn-based artist Gabriela Jimeno. One of the breakout artists of 2020, Ela Minus debut album acts of rebellion came out this past October on Domino Records to both popular and critical acclaim. Citing Kraftwerk, Fugazi, and Daft Punk as early inspirations, her music is a bold fusion of techno, electro-pop, and ambient music with a political bent and a passionate punk spirit. Ela Minus guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World takes the listener on a hypnotic journey through underground techno, tech-house, and house rhythms that includes stellar tracks from Four Tet, Marie Davidson, Kelly Lee Owens, Overmono, Porches, and more, while also including Machine Woman s standout remix of Ela Minus own single megapunk.