Unintentional Consequences

by Ellende

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Unintentional Consequences is the second part of a trilogy of which Ellende’s previous release the double 10” album Odyssey, A Sentimental Journey from 2019 was part one.

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1.	Long Forgotten Pleasures 03:44	buy track
2.	Sublime Tribulations 04:03	buy track
3.	Alain Delon 04:27	buy track
4.	The Splinter in my Soul 03:13	buy track
5.	TE480 03:23	buy track
6.	Unintentional Consequences 03:31	buy track

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Unintentional Consequences
For this release Ellende was a core of three original members plus a guest musician. The album was recorded between May to August 2020 in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Tokyo, and London. The release contains a twelve page booklet with artwork by Richard Hart. The autobiographical text in English and Afrikaans is of a trip taken to Cape Town in the mid 1970’s where two teenage cousins are confronted with the consequences of their shared family history.

The music can be described as ambient; the sounds are multilayered, often a bit dusty and slow moving. Some of the tracks sound like they have been recorded on old tapes giving the whole album a nostalgic atmosphere. Often a piano acts as the leitmotif, there is plenty of droning and throughout the tracks bits of texts from old French movies float in and out. Most of the music is made with vintage analogue synthesisers such as the Arp Solina, Prophet 5, ARP Solus, Juno 6. Most of the piano’s, Rhodes and Wurlizters are from the late 70’s as well.

All the tracks have been recorded on tape, often played back on half speed. Mastering again was done by Rafael Irissari, whose own ambient work we greatly admire.

Unintentional Consequences is the second part of a trilogy of which Ellende’s previous release the double 10” album Odyssey, A Sentimental Journey from 2019 was part one.

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released August 8, 2021

Ellende was:

Martinus Antonius: ARP Solus, Casio VL-Tone, Eurorack, Recording and Looping, Processing, Mix;

Carina Bruwer: Flute;

Richard Hart: Graphic Design and Art Direction;

Rafael Irisarri: Mastering;

John John: Wurlitzer, guitar, Juno 60, Tape, Mix, Processing;

Lodewikus Pretorius: Piano, Rhodes MKI en MKII, Prophet 5, ARP Solina, Mellotron.

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Ellende Cape Town, South Africa

The history of Ellende can be traced back to around 1976, to some teenage tape experiments.
In 1990 the name Ellende was used and as a “band” the duo, now a five member formation, turned an old pool house into a studio: The Plantation. Here sounds were collected from unanimous collaborators and the mixed with mainly old analogue synths and other obscure electronic equipment. ... more

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