Soela – Dark Portrait

Label: Scissor and Thread – SAT068LP
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Germany
Released: Sep 6, 2024
Genre: Electronic
Style: Ambient, Deep House, House

'Dark Portrait's is the second album from Russia-born Berlin-based experienced pianist and vocalist Elina Shorokhova aka Soela.

Having released music through notable imprints including Detroit Underground, E-Beamz, Lost Palms, Kompakt, Nerang Recordings, Cin Cin and Dial, Soela now joins the ranks of Francis Harris’ consistently on-point label Scissor & Thread with the release of her second album.

Consisting of nine heartfelt tracks, ‘Dark Portrait‘ is a deeply atmospheric body of music brimming with emotion, soundscapes, sultry vocals and lose-yourself dancefloor moments. The album opens in a typically understated manner with Unsuitable - a melancholic trip-hop adjacent track that sets the tone for the next 8 pieces. As Soela explains, “I was dealing with some very complex feelings, so I came up with this album, which helped me not to despair, to work on myself, to grow internally, and to start listening to myself. It helped me to keep sane when my country invaded Ukraine with a full scale war. It absolutely broke my heart, and music was one of my main salvations.”

• IA MIX 386 SOELA

A1. Unsuitable
A2. Through The Windows (feat. Francis Harris, Philipp Priebe)
A3. Drowning (feat Module One)
A4. Dark Portrait
B1. Lost In The Fog
B2. February Is Not Going To Be Forever (feat. Lawrence)
B3. Spirits
B4. Even If I Ask You To Stay