Elli Records: An Artist-Run Label Redefining Music Formats
Elli Records, a French label founded two years ago by Italian composers Alessio Santini and Emanuele Battisti, is now pursuing a more structured approach that transcends musical genres to explore human-machine interaction. The label releases electroacoustic, concrete, experimental, pop, song, metal, granular, and drone music. It aims to revitalize a 'tired' discography by supplementing standard CD and vinyl releases with dynamic, liquid formats released on different timelines. A new digital series, inaugurated by Australian composer Tom Hall, includes an app that generates a variable video with each playback, akin to Brian Eno's recent album but conceptually distinct as a performance method. The label's design, by Studio Papernoise of Bolzano (Hannes Pasqualini), uses hermetic symbols to identify content, reinforcing the idea of Elli Records as a 'super-artist'—a composite super-personality in communion with each musician.
Key facts
- Elli Records was founded two years ago by Alessio Santini and Emanuele Battisti.
- The label is based in France.
- It releases music across multiple genres including electroacoustic, concrete, experimental, pop, song, metal, granular, and drone.
- The label supplements standard formats (CD, vinyl) with dynamic, liquid releases on different timelines.
- A new digital series features an app by Tom Hall that generates a variable video with each playback.
- The app is conceptually different from Brian Eno's, serving as a performance method rather than ambient background.
- Design is by Studio Papernoise (Hannes Pasqualini) of Bolzano, using hermetic symbols.
- Elli Records presents itself as a 'super-artist' composite personality.
Entities
Artists
- Alessio Santini
- Emanuele Battisti
- Tom Hall
- Brian Eno
- Hannes Pasqualini
Institutions
- Elli Records
- Studio Papernoise
- Artribune
Locations
- France
- Bolzano
- Italy
- Australia