“Suddenly awoken, with the weight of the world on her shoulders, the first sound that’s heard on one-woman electronic orchestra Ela Minus’ debut album is a long, deep breath. It reflects the Bogotá-born Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist and former hardcore drummer’s unceasing spirit. You sense that this moment of preparation is Minus gearing up for the fight of her life. Really, though, scene-s”
“On the Brooklyn-via-Colombia synth auteur’s timely debut, she calls for unity as a conduit to resistance”
“techno-pop for dancing, thinking and resisting”
“The Brooklyn-based producer, vocalist, and drummer underlines her frosty club cuts and wordless, tranquil interludes with a message of dissent.”
“Ela Minus’ own slogan for herself is “bright music for dark times”, and though the Colombia-born, Brooklyn-based musician aims for Fourth of July fireworks on her debut album acts of rebellion, she achieves something more like modest sparklers. Minus promises a lot that the album doesn’t really live up to. That said, she’s undeniably good at a synth-pop banger. ‘they told us it was hard, but they”
