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In Gelli Haha’s latest single “Spit” - only S-words are allowed. The track has underground-club grit, with a strong, consistent bass line and strange electronic effects. On “Spit”, participation is encouraged and surrender is required. The accompanying music video, directed by David Gutel, features Gelli strapped to a spiraling operation board as Gelli Kompany scientists conduct a surreal experiment on her.
A shapeshifter, a sonic acrobat, a performer with one foot in the cosmos and the other in arthouse theatrics, Gelli Haha (pronounced Jelly-Haha) is a space for pure creative chaos that exists somewhere between Studio 54 and Area 51. Gelli’s music thrives on duality: playful but profound, tongue-in-cheek but sincere. Her debut album Switcheroo, out next month, is the soundtrack to the Gelliverse, a sensory adventure sphere created by Gelli.
With a shared taste for off-kilter pop and vintage gear, producer Sean Guerin (of De Lux) joined Gelli in turning freshly-formed demos into a high-voltage experiment, abandoning meticulous structure for something freer and more electrifying. Every song on Switcheroo makes use of a myriad of recording toys; wacky analog effects, such as the Eventide Harmonizer, MXR Pitch Transposer, and various Electrix units, fashion an intentionally flawed and strictly silly texture throughout the album. Switcheroo is an exercise in letting go, an inside joke turned theatrical spectacle.
L’Eclair, the electrifying and genre-hopping Swiss ensemble formed and led by Bulgarian brothers Stef and Yavor Lilov, have shared new grooving, cheeky single “RUN.” The song features singer Gelli Haha, whom The Guardian praised as “delightfully weird” last week and FLOOD proclaimed “experimental pop’s newest trickster.” Together, “RUN” strikes the perfect balance between Gelli’s mysterious sonic universe and L’Eclair’s heavy, raw funk. The demo for the song was rooted in Afro-electronic/Nyege Nyege Tapes territory before morphing into the upbeat, confident and crunchy final result.
The song is off L’Eclair’s forthcoming album Cloud Drifter, out June 20.
Meticulously crafted over the last four years, Cloud Drifter marks a departure from L’Eclair’s signature instrumental music, featuring vocals from a wide slate of frequent collaborators – including Pink Siifu, girl named GOLDEN, Gelli Haha, INES and more. Having toured with the likes of The Cinematic Orchestra and WITCH–including writing and recording for the latter’s 2023 and forthcoming 2025 albums–and produced for wide-ranging artists including Varnish La Piscine and Allah-Las member Maston, the Lilov brothers have assembled a vast network of likeminded musicians. Across Cloud Drifter, they keenly curate a cohesive vision incorporating many disparate contributions.
L’Eclair has built an international fanbase thanks to its impressive command of rhythm, dynamics and electro/acoustic alchemy, which has nodded equally to vocal-free titans such as Can and Tortoise, expansive, spacey and blissed-out jams (2021’s Confusions) and more stripped-down, feel-good and genre-jumping destinations (the 2018 debut Polymood). Two live sessions for KEXP have accumulated nearly 900,000 views combined, beaming L’Eclair onto the playlists of adventurous listeners around the world.
Gelli Haha gives us “Funny Music” - the second single from her debut album Switcheroo due out this summer. “Funny Music” is deliberately contradictory: silly and serious, sincere yet performative. Pulsing arpeggiations and dynamic vocal delivery take the lead on this experimental pop track.
A shapeshifter, a sonic acrobat, a performer with one foot in the cosmos and the other in arthouse theatrics, Gelli Haha (pronounced Jelly-Haha) is a space for pure creative chaos that exists somewhere between Studio 54 and Area 51. Gelli’s music thrives on duality: playful but profound, tongue-in-cheek but sincere. Switcheroo is the soundtrack to the Gelliverse, a sensory adventure sphere created by Gelli.
With a shared taste for off-kilter pop and vintage gear, producer Sean Guerin (of De Lux) joined Gelli in turning freshly-formed demos into a high-voltage experiment, abandoning meticulous structure for something freer and more electrifying. Every song on Switcheroo makes use of a myriad of recording toys; wacky analog effects, such as the Eventide Harmonizer, MXR Pitch Transposer, and various Electrix units, fashion an intentionally flawed and strictly silly texture throughout the album.
Switcheroo is an exercise in letting go, an inside joke turned theatrical spectacle. Participation is encouraged. Surrender is required.
For more info, check out Flood Magazine.
L’Eclair, the electrifying and genre-hopping Swiss ensemble formed and led by Bulgarian brothers Stef and Yavor Lilov, have shared “VERTIGO,” an explosive, high-energy instrumental synth anthem from their upcoming debut album, Cloud Drifter, out June 20. Beginning with rumbling pad synths and a complex, polyrhythmic drum groove, “VERTIGO” makes nods to French house while swelling to truly climactic heights. One of only a handful of instrumental songs on their first album to prominently feature vocals, this single is both a return to form for L’Eclair and a marked step forward for the band.
Meticulously crafted over the last four years, Cloud Drifter marks a departure from L’Eclair’s signature instrumental music, featuring vocals from a wide slate of frequent collaborators – including Pink Siifu, girl named GOLDEN, Gelli Haha, INES and more. Having toured with the likes of The Cinematic Orchestra and WITCH–including writing and recording for the latter’s 2023 and forthcoming 2025 albums–and produced for wide-ranging artists including Varnish La Piscine and Allah-Las member Maston, the Lilov brothers have assembled a vast network of likeminded musicians. Across Cloud Drifter, they keenly curate a cohesive vision incorporating many disparate contributions.
The release of “VERTIGO” follows Cloud Drifter lead single “ODESSOS,” a driving and atmospheric album highlight that transmits the infectious energy of the band’s live shows, featuring vocals from Phoebe Coco and A Ghost Column – listen here.
L’Eclair has built an international fanbase thanks to its impressive command of rhythm, dynamics and electro/acoustic alchemy, which has nodded equally to vocal-free titans such as Can and Tortoise, expansive, spacey and blissed-out jams (2021’s Confusions) and more stripped-down, feel-good and genre-jumping destinations (the 2018 debut Polymood). Two live sessions for KEXP have accumulated nearly 900,000 views combined, beaming L’Eclair onto the playlists of adventurous listeners around the world.
The latest single, "Telling Lies," from Serebii is described by the artist as "a vocal refrain based on love and mistrust. I was certainly enjoying music with a hint of country and folk at this point in the album."