Artist: @soelaela
Stream/Buy: www.linktr.ee/scissorandthread

Soela is the DJ and production alias of Elina Shorokhova, a Russia-born Berlin-based experienced pianist and vocalist who has made a hugely impactful transition into electronic music.

Having released material on such labels as Kompakt, Dial, Shall Not Fade, Lost Palms, E-Beamz, Red Ember Records, Sushitech, and others, Soela joins the ranks of Scissor & Thread for this exquisite album - Dark Portrait. 

The album opens in a typically understated manner with Unsuitable - a melancholic trip-hop adjacent track that sets the tone for the next 8 pieces. As Soela explains, “I was dealing with some very complex feelings, so I came up with this album, which helped me not to despair, to work on myself, to grow internally, and to start listening to myself. It helped me to keep sane when my country invaded Ukraine with a full scale war. It absolutely broke my heart, and music was one of my main salvations.” 

This complex mix of emotions plays out across the album with tracks that utilize her beautiful musicality (Through the Windows feat. Francis Harris and Philipp Priebe, Drowning feat. Module One) and ear for details with skittering beats, ambient soundscapes (Spirits, Lost In The Fog) and lose-yourself dancefloor moments such as the collaboration with Lawrence on February Is Not Going To Be Forever. The title track Dark Portrait combines dubby elements with affecting pads and melodic touches, while the lead single Even If I Ask You Stay delves into multiple feelings around escaping toxic situations, and battling depression. It features a powerful vocal from Soela supported by a deeply affecting arrangement. The closing track The Darkest Hour Before Sunrise brings a sense of hope and light, balancing subdued keys and strings with ethereal tones and atmospheres

Dark Portrait

Soela - Through The Windows (feat. Francis Harris, Philipp Priebe)



My heart is in this ongoing zest for discovering & emphatically listening to melodies in spacious, atmospheric & ethnomusicological airwaves. 


https://www.mixcloud.com/babakalb/.

WellSee is an Amsterdam, Lisbon, and Ghent based harmonizer behind the decks, known for loving all-nighter long sets, vinyl digging, and deep grooves across the full spectrum. With over 20 years in the scene, he runs WeZienWel Records, organizes Curfew Festival, and founded WE’LL SEE, a creative lab for independent artistry. His releases include vinyl on We Play House Recordings and digital works on WeZienWel and Sony. He’s played worldwide at venues and events including Garbicz, Kater Blau, Afrikaburn, Sisyphos, ADE, Tomorrowland, and many more.

For the love of slow

member of @teppish-people

artwork from l.elora.michel

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Upcoming shows :
• Pic du Son, Château du Grand Monceau, 24 august

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Some past shows :
• Opal festival, La Goulafrière, 2025
• Planète Sauvage, Arcomps, 2025
• Groovin' Carpets festival, Limousin, 2025
• Le Vasco, Toulouse, 2024
• Chou Rave, secret place, 2024
• Bras de Fer, Nantes, 2024
• Château Perché festival, Villeneuve-sur-Allier, 2024
• People are Strange festival, Verrières, 2025 & 2024
• Crème Brûlée, Limousin, 2024
• Graines de Rue festival, Limousin, 2025 & 2024 & more
• Groovin' Carpets festival, Larzac, 2024
• Fish Festival, l'Argentière, 2023
• Aurillac festival, collectif la Soupape, 2023
• Fusion Festival, Lärz, Germany, 2022
• BB la Fiesta, secret place, 2025 & 2023 & 2021 & 2019

Scissor & Thread is cut from a different cloth than your average dance imprint.

digital west indies
IG : enfant.soley | enfant.soley@gmail.com

Composer & sound artist
Live set : down beat
Dj set : slow & mid tempo, dark & groovy

For booking : ektoplastcontact@gmail.com

Soela - Through The Windows (feat. Francis Harris, Philipp Priebe)

Scissor and Thread