ELENI ERA (DE)
Saturday, August 3nd / Fengaros 2019
Eleni Era is a Berlin-based classical pianist and girls' choir leader who's trying her hand at assembling her collection of songs into her debut album Rise Love which was released last March on Louvana Records. The album is confessional - at times confronting bleak situations of despair, facing loneliness and the passage of time as well as the necessity to love one’s self - but also sees the singer-songwriter recounting childhood adventures and the innocent songwriting sessions she shared with her siblings. Rise Love features mesmerizing blends of folk-y melodies and lush piano chord sequences enhanced with silky choral vocal loops. Her live shows vary between intimate and serene piano and vocal amalgamations, as well as into heightened loops beats, rhythmic vocal improvisations, all supported by breathy synth pads and chiming electric piano. Eleni’s current live band consists of herself on vocals, loops and keyboards, Lefteris Moumtzis on guitar, backing vocals and synth and Andreas Trachonitis on drums and samples.