#PHANTASYMIX 28: ELLES

Phantasy

ELLES may be a relative newcomer on the London scene, but her sound and discography already makes an impression. This is a run that continues on her contribution to #PHANTASYMIX, undoubtedly one of our most inventive entries yet. Whilst ELLES’ releases thus far have have found an open-hearted queer futurism in the legacy of UK rave and especially UK garage (see ‘Put On Our Classics’ from the ‘summer_of_love’ EP on Naive for a perfect demonstration of this distillation), this mix sees ELLES masterfully reduce the pace to an outright meditative pace, then gradually release that same pent-up club energy like a whistling kettle. Featuring music from the likes of Loraine James, Actress, Arca and Charlotte Adigery, ELLES celebrates powerful songwriting and production from some of the most forward-thinking artists in contemporary electronic music, mixed with the emerging tension of a quality house and techno set. Tune in, drift off and think towards that brighter future.