Drummer-turned-solo artist ELLiS·D spent their formative years flailing their limbs across the tattered kits of the UK and Europe’s basement scene before starting out a solo project in 2022. After signing with DIY label Crafting Room Recordings, the ensuing 18 months has seen him in a state of near consistent gigging and touring throughout the sweaty dives of the continent, bringing his raw, mercurial live performance to stages from London to Luxembourg, Bristol to Brussels, Kendal to Kusel. Embodying the extravagance and glam-pop sensibilities of the likes of Marc Bolan and New York Dolls with the lyrical sensitivity and intensity of The Smiths and Savages, ELLiS·D creates something uniquely contradictory. Jangly, threadbare riffs weave their way through CAN inspired rhythmic pulses as hook-smeared repetitions and explosive, abstract vocal acrobatics flow and fight their way into psych-driven instrumentals. After two self-produced EP’s recorded on a shoestring in their mysterious Brighton studio space (known only to its inhabitants as ‘The Carwash’) sold out separate limited cassette runs, ‘Straitjacket Blues’ saw ELLiS·D work with acclaimed producer Shuta Shinoda (Jehnny Beth, Hot Chip) for the first time, gaining consistent radio play from Tom Robinson at BBC Radio 6 alongside support slots for Razorlight at Brighton Dome and Hammersmith Apollo. 7-track EP 'Hullo, Reality!' released in October 2023 as ELLiS·D joined up with The DSM IV for a three week co-headline tour.

SMG Music Fest 2025

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