Elia was born in the colourful 80s and was raised in the suburbs, near the mountains. As a kid he studied the piano for some years without much enthusiasm, as he was more interested in the idea of playing his own pieces instead of music composed by others. He then started to use sequencers, synthesizers, effects, finding his own dimension.
"AKE embodies the need to have a creative alter ego, something with independent shape and identity. Its name is a graphic acronym of my name, because I liked the idea of having a strong bond with this new creature after all."
In the music he produces as well as in the listened one, the most important element is always the tone. Melody, harmony and rhythmics, though essential, move to the background. The tracks are a mixture of samples, drones created using granular synthesis, synthetic melodies and acoustic sounds.

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At once both recalling the past and proposing the future, Videocean is an idiosyncratic hybrid that melds shoegaze and psychedelic-soul.
 
Born in a small back room in Peckham, this quartet is the sound of intuition; master musicians calling and responding in ways that only time and proximity can foster. This is homemade music without the indulgence - restraint and generosity of spirit rule. Having shaped their respective skill sets touring and recording with other artists, each member of the quartet is a compelling piece to the jigsaw.
 
Relocating post-New Year hangover to the rural Squarehead studio in Kent, the group worked on what would be their first release. It is impossible to ignore a tangible air of awakened curiosity as this group moves as an organic unit - woven vocal layers provide the essence of Videocean's hypnotic sound. Lyrics hint at arcane truths, reinforced by smart guitar, strings and synth conversations.

Toronto 4 piece alt-rockers.

Next show SOON

Clubnight and record label in London, UK and Barcelona, Spain
(mostly London for now, soz)

We like DIY bands, alternative mind-altering fare, but basically pop music.

The compilation 'Kobayashi Nights I: Intergalactic Champions' was released Feb 2017, and brings together a bunch of bands that have played London's Kobayashi Nights clubnight over the last year. It's available to buy along with a comic and nicely printed gig posters here: https://kobayashinights.bandcamp.com/releases


"If you’ve been thinking about dipping your toes into the true world of the DIY underground but didn’t know where to start then ‘Kobayashi Nights I – Intergalactic Champions’ is the perfect launch pad. This record is a beautiful patchwork quilt of some of London’s finest unsung travelling minstrels and wouldn’t it be brilliant if someone from every city up and down the UK took a leaf out Kobayashi Nights' indie comic book and did the same? The revolution would be graphic novelized." 
– 8/10, Louder Than War

"it feels like this could be the start of something great, something to look forward to each year, like the original NOW albums when I was a kid. With a little digging and perseverance each band could very well become your new favourite obsession. And isn’t that what you want from a club night?" 
– 8/10, Drowned In Sound 

"featuring new music from some of our favourite fixtures on the London DIY-scene, as well as plenty of people we’ve never heard of but like an awful lot. Outsider Riot-Pop heroes, The Ethical Debating Society, offer the typically ferocious Paywall, GOLDBLOOMS channel their inner Los Campesinos! on Hellomire, while the new to us Megaflora shine on the jittering, Joanna Gruesome like noise-pop of Anxious. Elsewhere there’s further intriguing offerings from the likes of electro-poppers Mega Emotion, the meanderingly epic Mardemarmo and the joyous jangle of Just Blankets" - For The Rabbits

"Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call unto the lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the lord, in asking you a king."

Sending you down the electronic corridor xx

Bedroom recordings with shitty cubase drums.

Followers of Kit Taylor