Pillars by E. Ellison
This record is an attempt to share my experience and realization of entering into the second half of my life. What I've lost in terms of time coupled with remorse and grief and gratitude. The absolute love and beauty that surrounds me now, and their attempts to challenge my beliefs that have become weathered and worn. I have struggled as a musician to create something that scrapes the insides of me and present it unscathed in its truest form. I still think there is more to learn/present in that aspect, but this is the closest composition I have made that resembles that desire. My only wish is that it speaks to you, resembles familiar feelings, and allows you to move through it.
Written and recorded from 21'-24' in Portland, OR, São Paulo, BR, and Munster, IN.
Tracklist
| 1. | Maria | 3:30 |
| 2. | Pillar | 4:09 |
| 3. | Kraay Ave | 0:53 |
| 4. | Charcoal | 5:27 |
| 5. | For Me | 4:31 |
| 6. | A Head | 1:55 |
| 7. | Rosin | 3:15 |
| 8. | Visit Me | 2:52 |
| 9. | Birthday Song | 4:17 |
| 10. | For Me Again | 2:08 |
Credits
Written and recorded by Elisabeth Ellison*
Omnichord on Maria and Charcoal
Guitar on Pillar, A Head, and Birthday Song by Kristina Moore
Bass on Pillar and A head by Peter Ellison
Additional tracking at The Greenhouse with Randy Bemrose
Mixed and mastered by Randy Bemrose*
*Maria mixed by Rodrigo Puhlmann
*Maria, A Head, Kraay Ave mastered by Adam Gonsalves
Album art and direction by Ricardo d'Avila
License
All rights reserved.
Residing in PDX, OR, E. Ellison (previously Cardioid), Pillars is her first full-length under her name. It is comprised of a series of field and home recordings, captured throughout the past 3 years. It is purposefully imperfect and captures a period of her life just as it happened.