"well, I felt like a sick pet..."
I don't know what first attracted me to "Pause" by singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Drake Elliot. It may of been the dominant melody within the acoustic strum or Elliot's engaging somber vocal aesthetic singing, "well, I felt like a sick pet / sickness spread through my spine..." but what hooked me solidly was the eerie, plaintive distant wail of a violin that for me pulled me back to the mid 80's and early 90's for some reason. The sort of slow core, plodding cadence built around the guitar rhythm and elegant sadness punctuated by potent bass, dreamy guitar lines and drones of keys swells around you further pulled me into the semi dark fray. The vocal melody does contain hope and that hope expands and breathes in a sigh of relief during a beautiful coda "you take a trip on a weekend / you take a little vacation / you deserve it".
"Pause" is from Drake Elliot's upcoming album (as a solo artist) called "Mother Frog," due to drop in early February on Raw Pop Syndicate, a record label out of St Petersburg, Russia. Elliot formerly played in bands in the Bay area and Portland (Floating Room, Gillian Frances, MEH,) but now resides on a small island across from Anacortes, Washington. The askew wash of sounds on "Pause" are nuanced but bring an air of artistic mystery. Press notes indicate that the album features a myriad of instruments to achieve this aesthetic and that "The songs are then strung together with overlapping drones and waves of keyboard tones, violins, vibraphones, and washed out electric guitars. With string arrangements and production by Portland Oregon's Mo Troper, the album was recorded in 2019 at a combination of Singing Sands Studios in Portland OR, The Unknown Studio in Anacortes WA".
"Pause" is from Drake Elliot's upcoming album (as a solo artist) called "Mother Frog," due to drop in early February on Raw Pop Syndicate, a record label out of St Petersburg, Russia. Elliot formerly played in bands in the Bay area and Portland (Floating Room, Gillian Frances, MEH,) but now resides on a small island across from Anacortes, Washington. The askew wash of sounds on "Pause" are nuanced but bring an air of artistic mystery. Press notes indicate that the album features a myriad of instruments to achieve this aesthetic and that "The songs are then strung together with overlapping drones and waves of keyboard tones, violins, vibraphones, and washed out electric guitars. With string arrangements and production by Portland Oregon's Mo Troper, the album was recorded in 2019 at a combination of Singing Sands Studios in Portland OR, The Unknown Studio in Anacortes WA".
Check out "Pause", the dreamy aesthetic here will undoubtedly push sonic memory buttons in your brain and take you to unexpected places.
-Robb Donker Curtius
"Drake Elliott is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter residing on a small island across from Anacortes WA. Having spent what feels like too many years playing in bands in the bay area and Portland (Floating Room, Gillian Frances, MEH,) he's found himself trying to write and explore different sounds. "Pause" is a track off his first attempt at a solo album, titled "Mother Frog," set to be released early February on Raw Pop Syndicate, a record label out of St Petersburg, Russia. It's a dragging celebration of breathing, waiting, and growing even through a sometimes grey world. Drake's songwriting on "Mother Frog" incorporates a variety of instruments and textures while remaining centered on acoustic guitar and vocals throughout. The songs are then strung together with overlapping drones and waves of keyboard tones, violins, vibraphones, and washed out electric guitars. With string arrangements and production by Portland Oregon's Mo Troper, the album was recorded in 2019 at a combination of Singing Sands Studios in Portland OR, The Unknown Studio in Anacortes WA, and various rooms and homes in between. The album is a delicate, sometimes unstable attempt at finding a warmer and quieter sound than where he's been before."
drakeelliottmusic@gmail.com
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