Ela Minus Shares Buscabulla remix of “close” (feat. Helado Negro)

Ela Minus’ debut album acts of rebellion, released last October via Domino, boasts “daring calls to would-be dance floor revelers and rioters alike, in both English and Spanish” (Rolling Stone). Since the album’s release, Ela has been keeping busy - she recently performed at Chanel’s Fall-Winter 2021/2022 Haute Couture show and remixed Little Dragon’s “Hold On”. This autumn, Ela will tour the US in support of the album, which includes appearances at Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival and tour support for Caribou. Ahead of these dates, she today presents a remix of “close” (feat. Helado Negro) by Buscabulla, plus a live performance of the otherworldly Liminal Spaces version of the song. 

Ela and Buscabulla have previously worked together, namely on Ela’s remix of their song “Vámono". The “close” remix features vocal contributions from Buscabulla's Raquel Berrios and expands the playful original into a murky and dreamy dance track. The "close" (Liminal Spaces Version) live performance was filmed in the Centro Historico district in Mexico City earlier this spring and marks the first time Ela performed the song live.  

“‘close’ is different from the rest of the songs on my album in many ways, including that it’s the only one with a collaboration, Helado Negro. My approach to sharing this song has been different; when I imagined how to approach new versions of it, I imagined them very distinctly. I came across the concept of liminal spaces, which inspired the improvisation of this version - in one take. I always imagined hearing Raquel’s vocals on this song, so I asked Buscabulla to rework it.”- Ela Minus

Ela Minus Tour Dates 

Fri. Sept. 10 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Sat. Sept. 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time ∞ 21
Sun. Sept. 12 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Wed. Sept. 15 - Washington, DC @ Flash
Fri. Sept. 17 - Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
Wed. Oct. 20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere
Fri. Oct. 22 - Sat. Oct. 23 - Miami, FL @ III Points Festival
Sun. Oct. 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
Thu. Feb. 10, 2022 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall ^
Fri. Feb. 11, 2022 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater ^
Sat. Feb. 12, 2022 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ ^
Mon. Feb. 14, 2022 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren ^
Wed. Feb. 16, 2022 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater ^
Fri. Feb. 18, 2022 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom ^
Sat. Feb. 19, 2022 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom ^
Sun. Feb. 20, 2022 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox ^
Mon. Feb. 21, 2022 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater ^
Fri. June 10, 2022 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound 

^ = supporting Caribou 

Praise for acts of rebellion 

“Whether set to a gallop or to a stutter, the music doesn’t evoke hedonistic abandon so much as the unsettled energy lurking on a dance floor. [Ela Minus’] is a private and brooding disco, befitting an edgy era.” New Yorker 

“acts of rebellion is infused with a radical spirit” The Guardian 4*

“It’s acts of rebellion that fully reveals Ela’s promise as an artist—her capacity to create gritty, layered textures, to claim her voice as powerful, and to conjure immersive inner worlds, all while reminding us to dance.” Pitchfork 

“Somewhere in Brooklyn, well-guarded by a mighty army of synthesizers, enigmatic techno-punk Ela Minus is soundtracking the revolution.” Rolling Stone 

"This innovative debut album fuses urgent anthems with meditative moments to soundtrack the momentum of change" NME 5*

“Ela Minus was made for these times.” Stereogum 

“[acts of rebellion] is a debut album of electro-pop that's brawny, brainy, and boundless.”  The FADER