Scandelion pushes past the normal confines of genres and “labels” with their unique and refreshing approach that can only be described as “Brutally beautiful”. Formed in 2002 by Jorge Afonso (Keyboards & Vocals), Scandelion takes its name from the ruins of a Greek fortress on the coast of Jerusalem. The band released their first demo in 2005 and their first album (The Pureheart’s Breed) in 2008. Three albums later, 2014 saw a dramatic lineup change following a relocation to the UK. Jorge was first joined by guitar virtuoso Fabrizio Ferraro. Lastly the band recruited drummer James Chapman. 2014 was also a huge year for the band’s sound. Scandelion transformed from the Gothic/Symphonic Doom metal of their roots into something far more aggressive and powerful. Their album “Nonsense” released in 2014 shows a darker, more intense incarnation of the band; showing that they can move seamlessly into the more extreme styles of metal while retaining their symphonic and doom metal influences. In 2017, two of the members of the classical line-up, Sonia Hernández and Ancor Amador, return to the band and a new album is released. "When Everything Turns Black" is a conceptual album about the transmigration of souls. with great pressence of classical guitars but keeping the essence of the band. Back in Canary Islands, the band will release its fifth full-length album during 2020.

RELEASES:
"Demo" (2005)
"The Pureheart 's Breed" (2008)
"Demonia Praedictio Chronicles" (2009)
"The Garden of Lies" (2011)
"Nonsense" (2014)
"Demonia 2.0" (2014)
"When Everything Turns Black" (2017)
"This Place I Don`t Belong" (2020)

Spanish Label into Metal Music since 2003

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Biography:

Ilya Santana is a name that echoes through the shimmering corridors of electronic music, particularly in the realms of space disco and cosmic funk. Born and raised in the Canary Islands, a place where the Atlantic meets the dust of Africa, Santana found himself drawn to the edges of sound early on—edges where melody could float, and rhythm didn’t have to march. He came up through the analog warmth of the ‘70s and the cold seduction of the ‘80s, and somehow fused both into his own kind of future nostalgia.

His career took root in the early 2000s, not through grand gestures but through consistency—a steady stream of releases that wound their way through labels like Balearic stalwarts Eskimo Recordings and Nang. Each track, a kind of ode to neon dreams and late-night drives, became a testament to Santana’s gift for atmosphere: his music doesn’t just play, it inhabits. There’s a cinematic quality to his work, like he’s scoring the movie of a life that’s never quite real but always feels familiar.

Ilya’s sound is less about chart-topping bravado and more about evocation. It lingers. It hums beneath the surface of memory. Through remix work, original compositions, and DJ sets that feel like journeys, Santana has shaped a career that’s both low-key and influential—an underground luminary lighting the way for those who understand that some of the best music doesn’t demand attention, it earns it.

Ilya is running his own record label "Astrolead recordings" specialized on the most underground side of Disco, Space/Cosmic disco, Retro and Synthwave.
Also started duties as a sound designer crafting sample/loops packages for "Loopmasters"

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