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Ela Minus Unveils "QQQQ" - Album DíA out this Friday via Domino
Today, Colombian producer and singer Ela Minus releases “QQQQ,” the final preview ahead of the release of DÍA, her new album out this Friday, January 17th via Domino. On the heels of the “zippy, futuristic” (Stereogum) “house-techno banger” (Brooklyn Vegan) “UPWARDS,” “QQQQ” (pronounced “q”) is a throbbing and mighty dance track for the end of the world. “QQQQ” captures disappointment and detachment with candor and gravity, reflecting the sense of self-reflection and private reckoning found throughout DÍA, as she sings “Lately I've been feeling / that we are all agreeing / this is the end / but if we are going to give up / might as well end it here / Let the world end now.”
Watch the "QQQQ" visualiser here.
DÍA is a rare feat in electronic music, one where cutting-edge production and space-shuddering sonics meet a burgeoning singer-songwriter’s deeply introspective lyricism. Where her debut album acts of rebellion felt intentionally small, as if pounding inside the club with late-night reverie, DÍA is both honest and expansive, the wide sweep of its songs revealing more of Minus as person and producer than ever before. DÍA is a record about becoming, from a process that entailed self-discovery at a deliberate pace to songs that seem to collectively ask where we go from here, long after we’ve been broken but long before we intend to be broken forever.
Ela Minus will kick off her upcoming tour this Friday, January 17th at a special homecoming release day show in Bogotá, Colombia at Planetario de Bogotá. A full list of upcoming dates can be found below, and tickets can be purchased here.
As previously announced, Synth History is launching an ongoing and in depth docu-series on Ela’s story and music. Preview the first episode here, second here, and third episode here. Ela recently launched www.forthebirds.xyz, a platform where fans can write to Ela, and she writes back, covering personal and technical topics or whatever approach grabs her interest.
Live dates:
Fri. Jan. 17 - Bogotá, CO @ Planetario de Bogotá - Homecoming Release Day Show
Sat. Feb. 1 - Manchester, UK @ Victoria Warehouse
Mon. Feb. 3 - Paris, FR @ Zenith *
Tue. Feb. 4 - Luxembourg, LX @ Rockhal *
Wed. Feb. 5 - Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli *
Thu. Feb. 6 - London, UK @ Roundhouse * [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Feb. 7 - London, UK @ Roundhouse * - [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Feb. 8 - London, UK @ Roundhouse * - [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Feb. 9 - Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy *
Mon. Feb. 10 - Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon *
Tue. Feb. 11 - Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique * [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Feb. 12 - Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique * [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Feb. 14 - Berlin, DE @ Velodrom *
Sat. Feb. 15 - Barcelona, ES @ Astin (Nitsa)
Tues. Feb. 18 - Madrid, ES @ Sala Nazca
Thu. Feb. 20 - London, UK @ Oslo
Fri. Mar. 7 - Moyston, AU @ Pitch Music & Arts
Sat. Mar. 8 - Meredith, AU @ Golden Plains XVII
Sun. Mar. 9 - Adelaide, AU @ WOMADelaide
Sat. Mar. 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
Wed. Mar. 18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Public Records [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Mar. 21 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
Thu. Mar. 27 - Mexico City, MX @ Foro Puebla
Sun. Mar. 30 - Bogotá, CO @ Estéreo Picnic
Sat - Mon. May 24-26 - Detroit, MI @ Movement
Thur - Sun. Aug. 28-31 - Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road
* = supporting Caribou (Live)
= supporting Floating Points (DJ Set)
Watch the video for “UPWARDS” here.
Watch the video for “COMBAT” here.
Watch the video for “BROKEN” here.
DIA is available to pre-order now on red vinyl, black vinyl, CD and digitally.
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