
Ela Minus debuts new track "megapunk"
30th July 2020
Today, Colombia-born/raised and Brooklyn-based musician Ela Minus debuts her new single, “megapunk”. It follows “they told us it was hard, but they were wrong”, an invigorating single Minus released this spring that was recently remixed by Fort Romeau, DJ Python and buttechno.
“megapunk” is on the same motivating wavelength. It’s driven by an array of shifting instrumentation - blipping techno, a thumping drum beat, and Minus’ tempered vocals. Written last year and prescient given today’s progressive social movements, “megapunk” is defiant, and an encouraging reminder to surge forward, despite resistance: “you don’t want to understand // you’re choosing to lead us apart // but against all odds // you still won’t make us stop.”
Ela comments, “When I wrote this song last year, I was worried it would lose context if not released immediately. I could not have been more wrong. This is the perfect time to put this out. We have to keep going. Ánimo y fuerza.”
Watch the video for "megapunk" below.
Ela uses only hardware synthesizers to perform, write, produce and record. Her music exudes a vibrant warmth, and a stark, celebratory affirmation that our breaths aren't infinite.
Watch Ela Minus' Remezcla "Hardware" episode HERE
Praise for "they told us it was hard, but they were wrong":
"By the song’s intensifying conclusion, you realize that the title 'they told us it was hard, but they were wrong' should be taken seriously, that there is something life-affirming coursing through it. The colors haven’t changed by that point. Ela Minus just knows how to locate rejuvenation within them.” - Stereogum Best Songs of the Week
"‘they told us…’ features electronics built virtuosically to explode in dramatic yet grounded form.” - Remezcla
"her uplifting words become an intoxicating and empowering mantra when repeated over the song's whirring, celestial synths and throbbing beat.” - Gorilla Vs. Bear
Ela Minus they told us it was hard, but they were wrong.
Single | 15th April 2020
Limited edition 12" of the latest Ela Minus single featuring an extended mix and remixes by Fort Romeau, DJ Python, and buttechno.
Limited edition 12" of the latest Ela Minus single featuring an extended mix and remixes by Fort Romeau, DJ Python, and buttechno.