Launchbox: Aelius

Aelius: We see this EP as an introduction to Aelius and our sound. As a band of 4 guys all with different musical backgrounds and tastes, we take influences and inspiration from right across the board, which has ended up giving us a few different variants to our sound. The EP gives you a taste of each of these; ‘Echoes…’ is the lead single and shows off our more Post-Rock side, whereas ‘No Way Out’ is purely electronic and focusses more on our EDM influences. In the middle of those we have ‘Walls’ which incorporates a bit of both, next to ‘Disappear With The Night’, which was a late addition to the EP and takes more of a instrumental, soundscape approach. The EP really just gives you a bite of our sound and a taste of the forthcoming album.

Fortitude: What one track would you say you enjoyed working on the most or stands out to you guys?

Aelius: Each track came together differently, but ‘Echoes…’ stands out for us. While we were writing it we never actually thought it could be a single, and really aimed for it as more of an album track. It was only really when we finished it that we sat back and listened to it properly and thought “Actually, this is alright”. We then managed to get some early radio play from Eddy Temple Morris on XFM, and it snowballed from there, and now here we are with the EP. What’s nice about all of our tracks is they are totally organic – nothing is forced or “made for radio”. We just make music that we enjoy making, and I think that shows.

Fortitude: In terms of the music video which is out very soon, were you guys heavily involved in the ideas for the video and in how it came together?

Aelius: We’ve been fairly hands-on with the music video, and in fact every part of this release. We approached Owamya Films back in November, who had previously come up with a great idea for a video for ‘No Way Out’. Due to various things that video was never made, but we really wanted to work with these guys as we could see their passion for what they do, so we contacted them again as soon as we had the idea to do a video for ‘Echoes…’. They came back to us with the idea and it was an instant green light from everyone involved. They totally *got* the track and the feel of the song. From there we were fairly hands-on with refining the idea and putting the final edit together. We’re perfectionists with whatever we put out there for people to see or hear, so I think it’s always going to be important for us to be involved in every part of a project.

As the guys told us, their sound really flourishes from a wide array of musical influences, and it’s that that really forces them to stand out from the massive sea of faces that the music industry is.

We suggest you get your hands on this EP!