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Ella Raphael‘s bio tells us that, alongside a love for Serge Gainsbourg, Karen Dalton (to whom her lilting vocal occasionally recalls), Vashti Bunyan, Catherine Riberio And Alpes, the original masters of Tropicalia, exotic 50s guitars and the more esoteric sounds of The Beatles, she’s also wooed by the symbolism of time and place, inspired by the movies of Almodovar, Vincent Gallo and Contempt (French: Le Mépris), a 1963 French New Wave drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard that she began assimilating it all into her own songs. For her latest video (Filmed by Aviya Wyse & Guy Offenbach and Edited by Noa Shemi), a brand new acoustic version of ‘Tangled Love’, the subtly cinematic feel perfectly emphasises the dreamy nature of this noirish lament for love.
“Instead of making the song heavy, I just wanted it to be light and fun. I added some broken French and, after getting a bit tipsy in the studio, the operatic backing vocals. The lap steel makes the whole thing feel dreamy with a Tropicalia feel, it was a lot of fun being playful, it’s a skewed and upbeat soundtrack for peoples’ trauma”.
Ella Raphael releases her debut album Mad Sometimes on October 18, 2024 on Fire Records.
Pre-Order here: https://ellaraphael.lnk.to/MadSometimes
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