John Elliott (born June 22, 1984) is an American multidisciplinary artist from Cleveland, Ohio.[1] A former member of Emeralds, Elliott has been involved in a number of solo projects and collaborations including Imaginary Softwoods,[2] Mist (with Sam Goldberg), Outer Space (with Andrew Veres), and Organic Dial (with Andrew Veres). Elliott also curated the electronic music label Spectrum Spools, as well as Wagon, a label he set up with Emeralds guitarist, Mark McGuire.[1]
John Elliott | |
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 Multidisciplinary artist John Elliott sitting in the Cleveland Arcade building in downtown Cleveland. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Genres | Experimental, psychedelic, drone |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Synthesizer |
| Labels | Spectrum Spools, Wagon |
| Member of | Imaginary Softwoods |
| Formerly of | Emeralds, Mist, Outer Space, Organic Dial |
In 2016, Elliott won the Cleveland Arts Prize for Emerging Artist.[3] On June 1, 2023, Elliott reunited with Emeralds to perform at Primavera Sound in Barcelona.[4]
Elliott's music is synthesizer-based covering experimental, psychedelic, drone, kosmiche, musique concrète, and ambient genres.
Discography
editImaginary Softwoods
- Imaginary Softwoods (2008)
- The Path of Spectrolite (2011)
- Annual Flowers in Color (2016)
- Gold Fiction Loop Garden (2016)
- The Suncoast Digest (2017)
- So Extra Bronze Lamp (2020)
- The Notional Pastures of Imaginary Softwoods (2023)
References
edit- ^ a b Purdom, Tim (February 14, 2012). "Emeralds' John Elliott on how mind-altering substances and goofball music inspired his Spectrum Spools label". FACT magazine. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (January 14, 2011). "Imaginary Softwoods: Imaginary Softwoods". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ Heaton, Michael; Dealer, The Plain (June 24, 2016). "2016 Cleveland Arts Prize: John Elliott makes his own kind of (electronic) music". cleveland.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Emeralds (US)". www.primaverasound.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
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