Elliott Power
Elliott Omar Power-Taiwo, simply known as Elliott Power (often stylised as ELLIOTT POWER), is a British recording artist, born and raised in West London.[1] Power released his debut single Sink/Swim in 2013 on Marathon Artists.[2] His debut album Once Smitten was released in 2016 as a Marathon Artists and Mo' Wax collaboration.[3] In 2015 The Elliott Power songs Sword Souls and On The Windrush were remixed by UNKLE and featured on Global Underground #GU41: James Lavelle Presents UNKLE Sounds - Naples compilation. [4]
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Background information | |
Origin | London |
Genres | Downtempo, synthpop, trip hop, industrial, experimental |
Years active | 2013-present |
Labels | Marathon Artists (former) Mo'Wax (former) |
Website | elliottpower |
Background
Elliott Power was born in Ealing Hospital in Southall London and was raised in Brentford, West London.[5] He attended Little Ealing Primary School, Isleworth & Syon Secondary School and the University of Roehampton. Power's Mother is of English and Irish descent, his Father is of Nigerian and Trinidadian descent.[6] Power met his production partner Dorian Lutz through a mutual friend when he was 15 years old. Dorian's uncle had a small recording studio just off Askew Road in Shepherd's Bush, West London.[7] Lutz had invited Power down to the studio, he described their first encounter in a written interview with Vulture mag:
I'd never been in a professional studio before, with a booth, mixing desk and proper mics and stuff and here was this 14 year old skinny kid, Dorian - setting everything up, using a mixing desk and engineering the whole session. From that day I knew he was a special talent.[8]
It wasn't until Elliott Power was 21 years old that he started taking music seriously, and started trying to shop his then-demo with little success.[9] Power went onto release his debut single "Sink/Swim" through Marathon Artists in May 2013.[10] Elliott Power went onto sign an album deal with Marathon Artists and released his debut album "Once Smitten" as a collaborative project with James Lavelle's Mo' Wax in February 2016.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details |
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Once Smitten |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Murmur |
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Sword Souls (Remixes) |
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Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Sink / Swim" | 2013 | Once Smitten |
"On The Windrush" | 2014 | |
"Murmur" | 2015 | |
"Once Smitten" | 2016 |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Cowboys or Indians" (with Elliott Power, Miink and Ysée) |
2016 | Unkle | The Road: Part I |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"You Don't" | 2016 | Formation & Elliott Power | non-album single |
"Farewell" (with Ysée, Eska, Elliott Power, Keaton Henson, Liela Moss, Mïnk, Dhani Harrison & Steven Young) |
2017 | Unkle | The Road: Part I |
"Arms Length" (with Elliott Power, Mïnk and Callum Finn) |
Uncredited apperances
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Iter V - Friend or Foe" | 2017 | Unkle | The Road: Part I |
Music videos
As lead artist
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"On The Windrush" | 2014 | Sam Pilling | [12] |
"Murmur" | 2015 | Toby Dye | [13] |
"Once Smitten" | 2016 | Alex Hulsey | [14] |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Cowboys or Indians" (UNKLE featuring Elliott Power, Miink and Ysée) |
2017 | Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones | [15] |
References
- ^ Cooper, Dale (18 November 2015). "I had a chat with Elliott Power about his release for Mo' Wax". Mo'Wax Please. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Stanley, Sean (7 May 2013). "Premiere: Elliott Power - Sink/Swim". Dummy Mag. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Stewart-Lockhart, George (3 March 2016). "Elliott-Power-Once-Smitten/release/8172356". Discogs. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (20 September 2015). "UNKLE's James Lavelle Readies New 'Global Underground' Mix". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Monitors, The (12 February 2016). "Up in (the) smoke: Elliott Power". The Monitors. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Stanley, Sean (19 January 2016). "10 things that inspired Elliott Power's debut album 'Once Smitten'". Dummy Mag. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ W, Julia (29 February 2016). "Interview Elliott Power". Liomadier. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Yong, Alexa (September 2016). "Elliott Power". Vulture Mag (17): 22, 23. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Loh, Clifford (1 October 2016). "Considered Cinematic Sounds". The Salvages. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Gardner, Constant (10 May 2013). "Elliott Power - "SINK/SWIM"". Pigeons and Planes. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Spice, Anton (26 February 2016). "James Lavelle reignites Mo'Wax with Elliott Power". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Writer, Staff (1 December 2014). "NOWNESS Loves: Elliott Power". Nowness. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Velez, Cat (17 September 2015). "Elliott Power 'Murmur' by Toby Dye". Promo News. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Day, Laurence (16 February 2016). "Elliott Power toys with ferrofluids in his stunning "Once Smitten" clip". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Writer, Staff (24 February 2017). "Unkle: Cowboys Or Indians". Nowness. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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