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Purple tangerine dreamsNumber 1 on the Myspace Trip-Hop charts for over a year, with almost a million plays, rising UK singer-songwriter Ella Montclare's debut album 'Ella Trip' is a truly global collaboration with producers from all over the world, including the legendary Dan The Automator, producer of The Gorillaz, and Kasabian.
“I Surrender” is the first single release from 'Ella Trip', a quirky, sensuous mash-up of tripped out beats and down-tempo soul, with a dark, retro feel, already in rotation on KCRW in Los Angeles and radio stations across the UK, a song which asks the question: is love only real if you completely surrender to it?
Produced by Steve "B" Buchanan - Dr Dre’s number 1 engineer and beatmaster - "I Surrender" was conjured out of one of their 'midnight sessions', an all-night studio lockout, creating a vibe which is richly reflected in Montclare's tripnotic beats, fairytale lyrics and darkly seductive vocals and melodies.
It's all world's away from the remote mining village in County Durham at the edge of the North Sea where Ella grew up. Mixed-race, of English, Barbadian and Spanish decent, she wasn't accepted by the local community and music became her escape. First losing herself in the hippie folk music of her mother’s affections, artists such as Joan Baez, Kate Bush, and Simon & Garfunkel, then later discovering melancholy Bristol bands like Portishead and Massive Attack, and the righteous power of hip-hop played in the underground clubs of her teens.
With a long anticipated UK live tour and radio tour in the pipeline, Ella's live performances, often accompanied by an all-female string quartet and harpist, are gaining a reputation as glamorous and theatrical experiences, The New Statesman reviewed her last London show: Unbelievable trip-hop gig….It was terrific, people. If you didn't go, kick yourself NOW. Ella has also been described as: Sade meets Florence + the Machine, a powerful and flamboyant performer who transcends the stage. In short, Ella Montclare is one of the most original and ambitious artists to come out this year.
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