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Influences
All kinds of music. Particularly Billie Holiday, Yma Sumac, Carl Orff, and Pink Floyd.
Sounds Like
Cocteau Twins, Bjork, Tori Amos, Goldfrapp, Portishead, Kate Bush, Sigur Rós, Moloko, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Émilie Simon, Dead Can Dance, Massive Attack, P J Harvey, Fiona Apple, Morcheeba, Pink Floyd, Klaus Nomi, Nina Hagen
Ella Blame comes from a different place entirely. She's one of the most original musicians I've ever heard. Honestly, listening to her CD Baby clips will give you a better impression than I can explain in words…Her performance on "Bitter Tears" (from her 2008 album of the same name) sounds like Sarah Brightman on two different kinds of acid, and when Sarah announced that her next record was going to piss off her record label, I hoped it'd sound a lot more like this. You've got drama already from the title and strings, and then those vocals come in, processed into the uncanny valley, operatic and brassy and commanding. The music has plenty of twists, of course, but this song's all about the singing…These don't even begin to sum her music up, though, so again, just go to CD Baby and listen. I sound like a shill and I guess, in this case, I am. This is worth it though. -- Sarah Morayati @ Self as Fractal
Ella Blame is one of the most difficult to define artists I’ve listened to in a while. Just when you think you’re flying on a magic carpet you’re in that Jamiroquai video where the floor moves; halfway between a silvery Christmas jingle and a snowy coke dream. Whimsical as all hell, Blame’s Bitter Tears album is an over-the-rainbow collection of electronic and ambient tracks bordering on the psychedelic and the ethereal. With a handful of international collaborators, the album has a variety of sounds and instruments ranging from Indian flutes to Celtic folk all generously sprinkled in Blame’s pixie dust. Her highly robotic yet strangely sweet voice goes in and out throughout the album with operatic presence. -- Alexandra Kain, Dig This Real, Issue 14
Imagine a cross between Laurie Anderson and Bjork and you’re not far from the voice of Ella Blame… Siouxsie Sioux and Happy Rhodes are others who come to mind, although Blame is difficult to pin down…Blame’s delivery is intimate, beguiling, and sometimes a tad scary (that’s what makes it fun). The overall musicianship on Bitter Tears is mesmerizing in a weird way, underscoring the strengths of a strange and unique voice. Not quite goth, not a cabaret vamp, but somewhere in between. -- Mark Newman, Progression Magazine Issue 55
Ella Blame continues to make edgy yet accessible music. She's still a strong presence vocally and is not afraid of experimenting. The densely throbbing "Cyberlover" is stuff to be proud of. Blame is not one to take an easy way out when she can throw a curveball. The spooky "Incurable" tiptoes delicately round its melody like Björk can do. "Bitter Tears" is haunted and dramatic, and Blame's acrobatic vocals don't let it down. It's another song that would easily fail in less assured hands. The closing "Hymn of Goodbye" is a suitable song to end the album. It's almost celestial and sweet, Blame's vocals angelic. -- Anna Maria Stjärnell, the Ectophiles' Guide
… Right from the first song "Cyberlover" you will feel like you entered a hidden territory where there is a lot to discover...Her new CD "Bitter Tears" has 11 songs and each and everyone of them can easily be your most favorite one. Listening to Ella is like being in a big mansion, each song opens up the door to a different room... with different colors, different decorations, different time frames. By the time the CD is over you ask yourself "Where was I just now?" ... that is if you think you are back... -- Hande Burdg, TheProgFiles
Bitter Tears definitely stands on its own as an album worth listening to and taken seriously. -- Darryl Gregory, Indie-Music
The second album "Bitter Tears" shows a more introverted side of Ella, the songs tend more towards ballads - but with a sting. The lyrics dive deep into the emotions that come with infatuation, saying goodbye, disappointment, grief and being empowered... All 11 songs are gems. I couldn’t pick a favorite... -- Thon Huijser
Ella Blame's debut CD "Ineffable Desire"
The MP3s are encoded at top-audiophile-quality (~200k VBR), higher than iTunes or any other major store.
This CD should have a warning label: "May induce a state of altered consciousness with distorted perceptions of space and time. Do not drive or operate machinery while listening to this music." Ella Blame's Ineffable Desire grabs you by the synapses and delivers an endless stream of audio stimuli that completely dominate your attention. This is music you don't simply listen to - you experience it... Ella Blame is innovative, perhaps ahead of her time. But the day will come when this music is the pop music of a new generation, and Ineffable Desire will likely be held up as the seminal album of the genre. -- Kenny Hart, Indie-Music
... Ineffable Desire, though, is full of blood and soul. And madness. Off-kilter, 4:00 A.M. raw, dark-night-of-the-soul madness. The CD cover with an outlandish ray of light beaming out of one of Ella's eyes conveys all of this... Her voice, the heart and soul of the record, is the first thing that boggles the mind. Many of the songs have her voice covering almost her full range (she covers low middle and high registers with bull's-eye accuracy). The madness comes from fear, confronting death, life intensity, longing itself, frustrated desire. Ineffable desire... You have been warned. -- Mark Kirby, MusicDish
... Vocally, Ella Blame has incredible range. Here, she's like Loreena McKennit with balls; there, she's like Cocteau Twins with comprehensible lyrics; and there, she's like Sinead O'Connor with a satanic twist. The song styles likewise range from fun and upbeat, to brooding and downtempo, to downright intimidating. In short, Ella Blame is one of those incredibly rare artists who is unique and listenable... I advise you to just go to CDbaby and listen to the samples for yourselves. And then purchase "Ineffable Desire", and support this unique artist. -- Gregg (DJ Arhythmius)
Ella Blame's music has the intensity of twilight: deep, dark and luminous.
Ella is collaborating with several electronic musicians and multi-instrumentalists from around the globe (USA, Canada, Japan, India, and Germany), especially Michael D. Temple and Shinji Imai a.k.a. "mode complex". Together, they create partially revolutionary music of genres Ethereal/Ambient, Psychedelic, and Symphonic Outer Space Music.
Let yourself be enticed into another world by Ella's unique and magic voice and ethereal and psychedelic sounds. Her music not only leaks into your mind, Ella invades it, leaving you mesmerized. Listening to her voice removes one from reality into this hypnotic and mystical realm of so many emotions and thoughts we keep secret...
Check out this video, inspired by Ella Blame's song "How Things Have Changed".
Created by achtungachtungalarm.com
Actresses: Mía Orellana and Laura Lasheras (young girl)
Rest of the Team: Anna Utrecht, Fran Gómez, Leandro Lasheras and Octavio Lasheras.
The trailer is for the award winning jenkev productions feature film "Discover Me". Ella Blame contributed 9 songs to the soundtrack.
Dear Ella, Just stopping by to wish you and yours a wonderful July 4th. Hey.....Keep pushing them boundaries with your music and art, We love you for it! All the best to you my friend, MIKE
EVERYONE, PLEASE GO TO MY PAGE AND CLICK ON THE "HELP THE ANIMALS IN SHELTERS" ICON TO CONTRIBUTE! IT DOESN'T COST YOU ANYTHING...JUST A FEW CLICKS! IT IS LOCATED IN MY COMMENTS SECTION. THANK YOU!
Hei there, yes I do like it ;) Very chilly, tough powerful and I love the change from very "aetheric" and subtle vocals to lower tones, as well as the enchanting rythms and melodies. well done and keep up with that! Best regards, Autumnale
following your kind invitation, I popped over to view your profile, and liked what I saw and heard. wonderful imagery and wonderful sounds. will certainly be returning in the near future to absorb more. good to have you as a friend, Ella. take it easy...
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