Elias Moniker: The A.K.A. (2011)

Elias Moniker: The A.K.A.
  1. 01 The Urge 2:35
  2. 02 Flip 3:41
  3. 03 Do It Like This 4:43
  4. 04 Fresh Off The Press 4:30
  5. 05 With You 2:53
  6. 06 Good Boy 3:48
  7. 07 Freak Wit Me 3:47
  8. 08 Cartoon Dream 3:56

In 2011, I rented a small garage off Mississippi Avenue in Portland, which I turned into a recording studio. Inside, I composed and recorded my first full-length electronic music album, Elias Moniker: The A.K.A.

The previous year, I purchased a collection of hip-hop LP’s, whose vocal hooks would become the basis for the record. Also included in this collection were recordings of fairy tales, whose narrations found their way into Fresh Off The Press and Cartoon Dream.

The record is best experienced on good speakers, with limited distractions, from start to finish.

Cover art by Chase Velarde.

The Elias Moniker studio, circa 2010.
The Elias Moniker studio, circa 2010.