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Purchase CD online at festival.bc.ca |
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| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Country: |  Canada |
| Last Login: | Aug 20, 2008 (1 days back) |
About Me |
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| E.S.L. are a band of gypsies, performing uniquely orchestrated songs inspired by everything from polish cabaret to Neil Young to the Beastie Boys and Velvet Underground, to name a few. Their chemistry translates into magical live performances that range from roaring gypsy-punk dance numbers to heartbreaking ballads. The Vancouver-based group was formed in 2005 when Marta Jaciubek- McKeever (Polish-born pianist and singer of Girl Nobody fame) and Cris Derksen (half-Cree cello superstar) found musical kinship in each other; Joy Mullen joined on drums (The People Verses) soon after and fiddleplaying gypsy heartthrob Diona Davies (Po’ Girl, Carolyn Mark) eventually rounded out the quartet. E.S.L.’s music takes listeners all over the emotional map, from the whimsical silent-movie-esque “Prove Me Wrong” to the lush cello sounds and vocal ache of “Side By Side” to the traditional Polish stylings of “Czarne Oczy” (which translates into Black Eyes) The group combines a playful songwriting style with the incredible chops and melodies to keep the music unique and interesting, both for themselves and their listeners. As far as the credentials are concerned E.S.L. is one of those rare projects when respected musicians come together to challenge each other in brand new ways: both Marta J-McK and Diona Davies have been classically trained on their instruments since the age of four, as was Joy Mullen, who studied performance and jazz drumming. Cris Derksen recently graduated from UBC with a Performance Degree in Cello and has been a session musician for such established acts as Kanye West and Tanya Tagaq. In February of 2006, E.S.L. released limited edition EP Hawks House to much critical acclaim. Since then the band has been featured on APTN’s “Beyond Words” showcase and on full rotation on CiTR. The group was also honoured by being invited to perform at this year’s Dawson City Music Festival. With plans to record a full-length album in the January of 2008, the girls are keeping busy with their other musical projects and are looking forward to working with Jericho Beach Records in the new year. | |
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Music:Member Since: 4/1/2008Band Website: eslband.com Band Members: Marta Jaciubek- McKeever - piano and vocals Cris Derksen - Cello Diona Davies - Violin Joy Mullen - Drums Influences: Trees, goddesses, Jack Daniels, snacks and dance parties. Sounds Like: “If Charlie Chaplin wrote songs with Bjork to be the soundtrack for a Tim Burton film, their collective musical result would come close to resembling the goodness, timelessness and otherworldliness of e.s.l.” -- Denise Sheppard, music journalist (Rolling Stone, Amazon.com) Record Label: Jericho Beach Music Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Melodramatic Popular Song/Indie/Folk |
My Blog |
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BUY "Eye Contact" HERE!!! |
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| Our album is now available online!!!
http://www.festival.bc.ca/index.php?target=/catalogue2/cartV
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love,
e.s.l.... Posted by e.s.l. on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:21:00 PST |
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Secretariat and New Pics!! |
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| Hey!
We've just uploaded a new song called "Secretariat"!!
There are also some new pictures up from the photoshoot for the album (by the AMAZING Jeff Petry www.troubledartist.com) You'll have to buy t... Posted by e.s.l. on Thu, 01 May 2008 12:14:00 PST |
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"Eye Contact" ALBUM ART |
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| Just wanted to give mad props to our friends who made our album look so amazing!Jennifer Bell painted the cover image and you can see more of her art here:http://www.galleryshoalcreek.com/artists/bell... Posted by e.s.l. on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:44:00 PST |
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW MYSPACE PAGE |
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| Welcome!This is where you'll find tracks from the brand new album "Eye Contact", new photos and updated information.Our old myspace site at www.myspace.com/bonafideesl will still be up, but we'll keep... Posted by e.s.l. on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:53:00 PST |
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e.s.l. ALBUM OUT ON MAY 5th!!! |
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| Our first official album "Eye Contact" comeso out on Jericho Beach Records on Cinco De Mayo!!!!
We are so excited
In the meantime, you can listen to some of our new tracks here
LOVE
e.s.l.... Posted by e.s.l. on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:55:00 PST |
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