ELDA

‘a beautiful album...a revelatory anthem which moves forward into this grand vista of beauty’

- Corey Mwamba, Freeness on BBC Radio 3

We are ELDA, two musicians who draw from shared experiences in free music, electronica and folk. We often work with special guests and friends from the UK/European improvising communities to make music which lives in the spaces between things.

ELDA is a verb in Swedish, meaning to kindle a fire.

Fire can have many connotations; destructive force, human gathering, a glimmer of hope. We lean towards the latter, choosing the act of kindling as our reference point, nurturing something delicate and improbable into a life of its own. The music collected on the ‘Collaborations’ box set represents what for us was a source of hopefulness in our creative lives in the years 2020-2022.

In the absence of human gathering, we reached out to fellow artists near and far to continue our work in spite of, and as a creative response to, the physical restrictions imposed at that time. We sought to recapture the vital spark of communing with listeners, bringing our improbable fireside gathering into a virtual space.

We hope you enjoy listening to the results.

- Andrew Woodhead and Aaron Diaz

Collaborations 2020-2022

7-DISC BOX SET - OUT NOW

A limited edition of 100 copies with artwork & design by Sarah Farmer, housed in a bespoke wooden box manufactured & designed by Vlad Costache (Digwood).

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