Elon
[Auralism Records, Made to Play, Clink, Infant]
In the span of just one year, New York's Elon has made the jump from DJ to producer, taking the technorati by storm with a slew of high-profile releases. But don't mistake him for some studio-monkey-come-lately—with a solid instrumental background playing bass and guitar augmented by his longtime work as a sound and lighting engineer, Elon brings a canny sense of musicianship and technical perfectionism to the table. He continues to tickle the borders between micro-house, minimal techno, and electro, splaying the wax wide open with his signature splattered reverb and juicy, jackin' swing.
In spring 2007, the Israeli-born producer made his debut with the two-track Movin' In EP, released on Jesse Rose's hot Made to Play imprint—originally self-released by Elon as a white label, Movin' In so impressed Rose when he heard it at the 2006 Winter Music Conference that he not only signed Elon to his own label, but included the track on his Body Language Vol. 3 mix compilation for Berlin's Get Physical record label. Since then, Elon has enjoyed a non-stop release schedule for 2007, with electro-bangers Tamingo out on Infant Records in May, the Radio Engine EP slated for Clink in June, and Maze hitting stores in July courtesy of Klickhaus. With his Auralism releases, Elon proves that tracks can be dark and dance-floor ready at the same time. "My stuff is more bleepy, dark, and punchy; it's minimal but at the same time you could play it in a house set, too," he explains. "I'm trying to break down boundaries between styles, make it about the production. I'm inspired by details, the ways to employ effects, spending time cutting and editing, putting in little reverbs and delays from every angle—these are the things I care about!"
