Marina Elderton, an award-winning composer and artist, crafts immersive, otherworldly, and emotionally charged soundscapes under the musical banner, ELDR. Her latest release ‘Deer Skin’ is sonically intriguing and thematically deep, one that unfolds with a wistful mystique and fierce vulnerability that grips your senses. The lyrics, poetic and poignant, delves into themes of racial and emotional violence, abuse, and coercion in relationships.
The song opens with a slow-building percussive beat that immediately pulls you into the music with its hypnotic pulse and thumps. As synth infusions, atmospheric melodies, and reverberating bass notes appear, the sound is injected with a mystical and melancholic quality that accentuates the effect and impact of the melody and message in the song. Her raw, distinctive voice dons each melody with impressive elegance and precision, while asserting a bold, powerful attitude. The vocal performance is alluring and moving, adding to the song’s potency. ELDR’s avant-garde, authentic touch to her compositions shines bright in some of the embellishments of this track, the haunting vocal harmonies, vibrant guitar motifs, ominous bass, and more such experimental insertions. ‘Deer Skin’ is a soul-stirring sublime release from ELDR.
ELDR masterfully blends genres—electronica, folk, pop, and alternative music—in ‘Deer Skin’ in a way that feels rich and seamless. The song reflects ELDR’s musical brilliance, creative expanse, and emotional depth. Her work, including scores and soundtracks composed for BBC, Sky Arts, BFI and Film4, and her EP ‘HÖLY STRANGER’ are critically acclaimed and exhibit her intuitive and ingenious approach towards making music. Listen to ‘Deer Skin’ by ELDR here! Check out the visually-stunning music video as well.
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