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Elisa Luu ‘Come’ – Underground of Happiness

Jamie — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:30:11 +0000

Excerpt: “Another beautiful instrumental from the Roman electro-ambient artist, from her upcoming new album. Warm harpsichord and vibes tones wrap around slow droning guitar sustains, with space-static swells arriving from the wings. A gorgeous journey, laden with emotion. Backed with the cosmic ‘Pixie Space Rock’ from last year’s wonderful Chromatic Sigh album.”

Underground of Happiness

Elisa Luu ‘Chromatic Sigh’ – Ether Real

Jamie — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:12:43 +0000

Excerpt (translated from the French): ‘Elisa Luu does not hesitate to tackle various genres, spending time on the edges of an atmospheric, post-rock sound, with intermittent drums and electric guitar parts or programmed rhythms… Textures develop to embellish the guitar, flute and other instruments.’

Ether Real

Elisa Luu’s ‘Chromatic Sigh’ makes Ondarock’s ‘Best Albums of 2009′

Jamie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:23:42 +0000

Elisa Luu’s ‘Chromatic Sigh‘ makes Ondarock’s ‘Best Albums of 2009′! Read the full list here.

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Elisa Luu “Chromatic Sigh” – Textura

Thea Porter — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:11:21 +0000

Excerpt: “It takes mere moments for Elisa Luu’s Chromatic Sigh to make a strong impression when its title track blossoms like some brilliantly hued meteor shower, its metallic materials slowly exploding into a panoramic field of glistening haze… It’s a full-blown plunge into digitally-crafted electronic composition, with Luciani weaving flute, sax, and guitar sounds into the quietly radiant fabric of her material. Moments of blissful reverie are captured in “Perhaps” and “Arteline,” both of which breathe like the softest of sighs, while the ruminative “Slow Bass Flute” carves a slow and stately path through a sleepy forest, its tranquil calm punctuated by sudden swoops. At forty minutes, Luciani’s album is also admirably concise and to-the-point, and ultimately registers as fully-formed music-making that blends melody-based song structures and bold instrumental arrangements into a thoroughly satisfying whole.”

Textura

Elisa Luu “Chromatic Sigh” – Delusions of Adequacy

tim — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:49:18 +0000

Excerpt: “A stellar work of ambience, Chromatic Sigh refracts the sound of cool intelligence. As far as descriptions go, you can trot out the usual suspects, like shimmering and sparkling, because they apply in abundance. The artist, Elisa Luu from Rome, Italy, composes with a maturity and patience that you can hear on this refined debut… There’s something cyclical about the music on Chromatic Sigh, and electronically this places listeners in the wondrous open spaces that still boom quietly in our natural world. These spaces are Elisa Luu’s sonic gift to the chumps stranded in suburbia or packed away in cramped apartments.”

Delusions of Adequacy

Elisa Luu “Chromatic Sigh” – Hypnagogue

Thea Porter — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:04:49 +0000

Excerpt: “Luu (aka Elisabetta Luciani) is an accomplished musician, largely focused on jazz, who only turned to electronic music in the last few years. It’s a welcome turn, and Chromatic Sigh marks the arrival of an interesting new voice in the genre. The title track kicks off the disk with a pastoral keyboard melody riding across a rising tide of drone in an ear-pleasing dichotomy…There’s a nice sense of playfulness throughout Chromatic Sigh, and Luu’s playing—on all instruments—is graceful and confident. She is an artist to watch, and I eagerly await more from her. Chromatic Sigh is a Hypnagogue Highly Recommended CD.”

Hypnagogue

Elisa Luu “Chromatic Sigh” – Music, Musings & Miscellany

Thea Porter — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:24:10 +0000

Excerpt: "Chromatic Sigh is an absolute joy to explore, full of emotional resonance. It has a perfect balance between experimentation and melody making it equally satisfying on both an emotional and intellectual level. It’s the work of a composer who knows exactly what she’s aiming for, and knows exactly how to achieve that aim. A terrific debut from a major talent."

Music, Musings & Miscellany

Elisa Luu ‘The Garden’ – Losing Today

tim — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:05 +0000

Excerpt: “Just what you need to de-stress yourself of the ravages of the day’s trials and tribulations, a more perfect way in which to head off to the hills in search of sleep we cannot at present better… Its gorgeous stuff, timid and trembling, frail and fragile – the ice sculptured craftsmanship eking out a beautified solitary elegance much recalling the early career work of Mum… most alluring and lulling stuff. We await the album with baited breath.”

Losing Today

Elisa Luu ‘The Garden’ – Luna Kafe

tim — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:09:16 +0000

Excerpt: “a new path in the world of electronica…’The Garden’ might be a digital botanical garden, with a broad spectrum of scents and colours. During the 5 minute track, a lot of artificial flowers and plants have had their time to grow… a swirling, melodic (and rhythmic) piece leaving the right urge for more.”

Luna Kafe

Elisa Luu “Floating Sounds” (Phantom Channel) – Luna Kafe

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:27:58 +0000

Excerpt: “On the evidence of this EP, Elisa Luu is an astonishingly talented artist, crafting immersive and emotive soundfields with ease. Fingers crossed that she can muster an album of similar quality sometime soon.”

Luna Kafe

Elisa Luu “Floating Sounds” (Phantom Channel) – Disquiet

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:23:49 +0000

Excerpt: “There is a balance of songness and sound, of an experimentalist’s emphasis on texture and a composer’s on tone, that makes Elisa Luu’s Floating Sounds (Phantom Channel) one of the most immediately awarding and arresting netlabel releases of the year thus far.”

Disquiet