Eli & Fur (Defected)
Jack Dee & Jake Walpole
Matt Brawn
This week we welcome Eli & Fur who’s latest release with Shadow Child on Defected is causing some serious trouble on dancefloors worldwide!
Bio:
Following a series of stand out recent releases, including ‘Nightmares’, which topped the XLR8R download chart and was supported by the likes of Monki, Russ Chimes and Rudimental, London’s freshest sounding producer duo Eli & Fur have an exciting year ahead of them and some big releases and collaborations on the horizon.
Since bursting onto the scene in 2012, Eli & Fur have been perfecting a sound built around infectious, electronic melodies and seductive, pensive vocal lines that have been hypnotising dance floors from London to Dubai. Eli & Fur have also been remixed by the likes of the legendary Jimmy Edgar and the fast rising Hackman and Ejeca. All the duo’s releases have come via their own imprint NYX, which they have recently launched as a club night in the capital showcasing up and coming new talent.
The girls met at college at the age of 16 where they bonded over their love of music, eventually turning this passion into DJing out at house parties around London, working without an agent to secure their names on as many line ups as possible. Now known for their captivating sets, which have seen the duo play alongside the likes of Maceo Plex and Scuba the duo have also been appearing on line ups for Chibuku, Bugged out and most recently Boiler Room TV. Their Festival highlights include Creamfields, Dimensions and Glastonbury.
Eli & Fur have also been writing together since their teenage years and their sharp songwriting sensibility is clearly recognised with ‘You’re so High’ which reached top 3 on Hype Machine and over 250k plays on Soundcloud. Their latest track, ‘Seeing Is Believing’, sees the girls collaborate with the talented Shadow Child who featured it in his recent BBC Radio 1 essential mix, the track will be forthcoming on Defected this Summer alongside other releases and remixes on Anjunadeep and Kitsune.
Eli & Fur’s production techniques are as on-point as ever; drawing from anything House, with a obsession with old school Chicago and Acid, Techno and Garage through to RnB and Drum and Bass. Eli’s love for songwriting, growing up playing guitar in bars around London made melodic vocal elements clearly an important factor for the girls and Fur’s early clubbing days cemented a firm love of electronic music creating an interesting pairing with eclectic tastes and influences; an exciting platform for musical development. Constantly working together to write music, performing live and djing, Eli & Fur will continue to set dance floors alight this Summer.
