"I've heard birdsong all my life, but oh such beauty piles the pressure that cracks the ice..."
Feel the cold wind and baroque eerie keys from the intro to "Reflex and Movement" by UK based artist, singer songwriter, producer who goes by the moniker of Elron Gardy and you won't realize what you're in for. Perfectly rendered, evocatively produced, Elron has vocal pipes to match this elevated body of work. The production ebbs and flows moving on a super cool bass line, a straight forward beat (with delicious high hat work) and layers of sounds that squeal, swell and subside when they have to revealing acoustic guitar strums.
Elron shares this about the song:
"This is song is about how mankind has convinced itself that it has surpassed evolution and that we are better, or at least above, all other things that live on our planet - when in reality we are simply just another species that roams it. By denying our animal instincts we have moved further towards an existence of rootlessness, loneliness and anxiety. With our lack of care for the things that gave us life, that life will inevitably, at some point, be taken from us. But perhaps without humans the world would be better off…”
AND press notey stuff reveal this about Elron's personal inspirations:
[The project was in part inspired by the creator's struggles with Depersonalisation / Derealisation - a dissociative illness which makes one feel as if reality is crumbling around them. Removed from their body and emotions while everything they see seems fake and unreal while plagued with intrusive existential thoughts. It has been described as enlightenment’s evil brother but in reality, no truth is to be garnered from it - just fear.
During this illness, which has now largely retreated, the man behind Elron Gardy delved deep into mythology and nature, as both somehow provided relief. One day he heard the sound of the North American aquatic bird, the loon, and at that time it sounded like all of eternity in one call and prompted him to write a song with the loon as a prominent feature. Quickly more music and a full story appeared, within 3 months there were 20 songs and a feeling of hope within the chaos. So this project is one of longing and romance but also an empowering message of recovery and the beauty of existence.]
During this illness, which has now largely retreated, the man behind Elron Gardy delved deep into mythology and nature, as both somehow provided relief. One day he heard the sound of the North American aquatic bird, the loon, and at that time it sounded like all of eternity in one call and prompted him to write a song with the loon as a prominent feature. Quickly more music and a full story appeared, within 3 months there were 20 songs and a feeling of hope within the chaos. So this project is one of longing and romance but also an empowering message of recovery and the beauty of existence.]
It is a constant that a lot of art stems from pain and processing through it. At around 3 minutes into "Reflex and Movement", after thunderous proggy drum rolls, the song erupts into a cacophony of guitar heaviness and more. It feels like a bloodletting of emotions. The totality of the song is incredibly impressive especially given that the auteur crafted everything (in his garden shed no less).
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.instagram.com/elrongardy/
Elron Gardy, Psychedelic, Freak Folk, Alternative Rock, alt pop, indie rock, art rock, "Reflex and Movement", debut single, singer songwriter, UK based,
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.instagram.com/elrongardy/
https://twitter.com/ElronGardy
https://open.spotify.com/track/203HsZEohGOl54lgoUbblK
"Debut single from Elron Gardy. Written, performed and produced by Gardy in his garden shed. "
https://open.spotify.com/track/203HsZEohGOl54lgoUbblK
"Debut single from Elron Gardy. Written, performed and produced by Gardy in his garden shed. "
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