Once upon a time… “Hola”. After five years of silence as a duet (Ibon Errazkin released his last solo album, “Foto Aérea” in 2018; SINGLE has not released anything since that Maxi-Single “Rea Del Ritmo” in 2015), the duo formed by Ibon Errazkin and Teresa Iturrioz is back with a brand new album.

Good things, when short, are twice as good. This is a constant in the trajectory of Errazkin-Iturrioz, ever since AVENTURAS DE KIRLIAN, the legendary group from San Sebastián they first made themselves known with, whose eponymous debut just turned 30. They have always leaned toward albums with discreet lengths, but with an incredible capacity for endless sonic fascination. On their fourth album as a duo (their fifth if we include “Anexo”), SINGLE is taking us on a new journey to their interior universe, new proof of their capacity to reinvent themselves without ever giving up their artistic principles.

“Hola” makes it clear, once again, that SINGLE is unique when it comes to making collages with an exquisite capacity for suggestion. They are always surprising when it comes to combining sounds and influences that at first glance – or first listen – can seem impossible to bring together. Here, Errazkin and Iturrioz do it again, at the same time as they bring back the essence of another of their celebrated groups, LE MANS. Diving into their roots, into [ Read more ]

We’re not telling you anything new when we say that Teresa Iturrioz and Ibon Errazkin move the hearts that come into contact with the compass of their music. Nor is it news that they believe in the Single format; their stage name is even SINGLE.

That’s why we have to celebrate their return, after four years of silence, as a duo (Ibon Errazkin released his solo album, “Foto Aérea” in 2018; SINGLE haven’t released anything since the Maxi-Single “Rea Del Ritmo” in 2015). If they submerged themselves in the most sinuous dance rhythms on their last release, with that Jamaican inspiration that looked so good on them, this time they are recovering their most personal essence.

“El Roce” could have perfectly been a Single from LE MANS, their last project together, but it’s not. Over the years, Iturrioz and Errazkin have figured out how to continue stripping down their music of any complacent decoration, and their poetic vein has become more and more intense.

Their new Single, a delicate bareness that defies any clichés, is the perfect example of the level of mastery they have reached. And this being with two thinking heads includes on the B side a third person, inseparable from them, and now more present than ever.

Because on the alternative version that they have called “Un Roce Al Paso” they have an incredible guest artist, Javier Aramburu (FAMILY), who is responsible for all the album covers, each [ Read more ]

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We have spoken on countless occasions about the singularity and personality of SINGLE and what they are doing. Their last album, “Rea”, reached sublime levels, and was deservedly well-received by their fans, and just as deservedly appeared on many the year’s best-of lists, including the highest spot on RockDeLux magazine’s list, both in the category for albums and for songs (“Me Enamoré”). This 500-copy, numbered-limited-edition Maxi-Single is the squaring of the circle. “Rea Del Ritmo” is the close of a really great year full of inspiration, that is completed with this release of remixes and their version of the song “Amor… Amar” by Camilo Sesto, which gets such a huge applause at their live shows.

In fact, their re-visioning of the song-writer from Alcoy is absolutely sublime, stretching it out to almost nine minutes. It begins with psychedelic echoes of a poor-man’s bolero and then quickly travels to dub and beyond, and impossible melodies. The song seems to find itself in another dimension, as far as parameters are concerned, but at the same time Ibon and Teresa seem so close. References as disparate as MAD PROFESSOR or Chabuca Granda help us see the unparalleled achievements SINGLE are reaching. “Claros Y Chubascos” is a remix of “Modo B”, done in the best Jamaican tradition, with elongated reverb and spacey effects, sea [ Read more ]

SINGLE is a one-of-a-kind, inimitable group, and we will never get tired of saying so. We are still retracing the grooves of “Rea”, the last album from the duo formed by Teresa Iturrioz and Ibon Errazkin, and we are still finding touching and exciting surprises. One of these surprises is this “Me Enamoré” that is being released now as a digital single. It is a vaudeville-esque song, fantastical and full of sharp irony, and includes a rap by Garbanzo. One of those finds that throws you off the first time you hear it, and that inexplicably holds onto you, making you listen to it again and again until you can finally begin to understand that its mysteries are unexplainable, and that the only thing you can do is give yourself over to them.

For this digital single’s previously unreleased B-side, we have new proof of SINGLE’s skills with covers – both for choosing them and for covering them. In this case, we’re talking about “Soy Una Nube”, by the Columbian duo Elia y Elizabeth, who just released a compilation album with songs from their two albums from the early 70s, which had been lost and forgotten by the music industry for decades. And Teresa and Ibon’s revision reflects part of the melancholy psychedelia of the original, bathing it in those small samples and flirtations that are the house specialty. It’s an incredible song that they played for the first time at the Elefant party in Madrid on [ Read more ]

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ER-1185 SINGLE “Rea” Álbum *LP [Limited Numbered Edition of 750 copies **Includes a free digital MP3 download [320 kbps] *CD Digipak *Album Digital [Release date 5-5-2014] 

Tracklist “Rea” 01. Modo B 02. Nota mental 03. Globo de helio 04. Me enamoré 05. Siete 06. Rea 07. La moto 08. Virgen del Cisne 09. Palmeras

Artwork by Javier Aramburu: Teresa the Lionheart. Tempera and oil on board. 24 x 24 cm

Any record label appearance with Teresa Iturrioz and Ibon Errazkin as protagonistsis always a huge question mark; it is absolutely impossible to predict what path they will take with each new installment, and it is precisely this uncertainty that is, for many of the duo’s fans, their greatest charm. We never know what they are going to surprise us with, but we always know for sure that they will win us over with their lyrics, their melodies, their arrangements, and that unique universe of theirs that they have been creating all these years.

“Rea” is SINGLE’s best album. Submerging yourself in the album’s songs and discovering all the surprises hidden throughout it is magical. The dub and reggae sounds that Ibon and Teresa are so passionate about abound, and it’s main point of reference is Lovers Rock, a movement which started in the very early days of reggae, when important Jamaican and U.S. singers like Ken Boothe, Johnny Nash and John Holt all achieved international succ [ Read more ]

On May 5th, “Rea”, SINGLE’s new album, is being released. The album was produced by HIDROGENESSE, and once again, the cover (pictured), is (a masterpiece) by Javier Aramburu.

Any record label appearance with Teresa Iturrioz and Ibon Errazkin as protagonistsis always a huge question mark; it is absolutely impossible to predict what path they will take with each new installment, and it is precisely this uncertainty that is, for many of the duo’s fans, their greatest charm. We never know what they are going to surprise us with, but we always know for sure that they will win us over with their lyrics, their melodies, their arrangements, and that unique universe of theirs that they have been creating all these years.

“Rea” is SINGLE’s best album. Submerging yourself in the album’s songs and discovering all the surprises hidden throughout it is magical. The dub and reggae sounds that Ibon and Teresa are so passionate about abound, and it’s main point of reference is Lovers Rock, a movement which started in the very early days of reggae, when important Jamaican and U.S. singers like Ken Boothe, Johnny Nash and John Holt all achieved international success with reggae versions of popular love songs. The movement ultimately found its base in London thanks to the work of Dennis and Eve Harris, who founded the label that gave the musical style its name, and with which artists like Janet Kay, Louisa Marks and 15-16-17 wer [ Read more ]

Release Date: **CD Digipak and **Digital Album [10 December]  // ** LP White Colour Vinyl [Numbered Limited Edition of 1000 copies] [20 December] • The vinyl format includes a free digital MP3 download [320 kbps]

TRACKLIST: 01 Why Should Christmas Be So Hardcategoría (Attic Lights) 02 Holding Hands Around The World (Guille Milkyway And The Jelly Jamm Sound Orchestra) 03 Christmas Lights (The Magic Theatre) 04 La Luz Del Mundo (Single) 05 El Viaje Mágico De Santa Claus (Modular) 06 X-mas Song (Edine Avec Lisle Mitnik Et Son Orchestre) 07 I Just Wanna Hold Your Hand (On Christmas Day) (The Yearning)08 Let Me Be The Fairy On Your Christmas Tree Tonight (The School) 09 Los Anillos De Alcyone (21-12-2012) (La Casa Azul) 10 You Trashed My Christmas (The Primitives) 11 Te Espero En Navidad (Axolotes Mexicanos) 12 Bells To Ring And Jingle (YouDoMeToo) 13 Donde Todo Sigue Igual (Band À Part) 14 You're Coming Home Tonight (The School) 15 Let's Make Christmas Love (BMX Bandits) 16 Su Šventom Kalėdom (Fitness Forever)

Here at Elefant, we have always been huge fans of Christmas albums, so we finally decided to get our act together, and we’ve put a lot of energy and excitement into our first Christmas album. “A Christmas Gift For You From Elefant Records” is full of previously unreleased songs that look toward that luminous side of life, a fantastic excuse to feel optimistic, colorful, and, why not, irony a [ Read more ]

SINGLE “Anexo”: Recorded live, 300 copy limited-edition vinyl, with the cover art by the always infallible Javier Aramburu

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When we talked about “Monólogo Interior”, we said it was a more intimate and compact album than its predecessor, “Pio Pio”, though the overflowing imagination of Ibon Errazkin’s production work and the amazing synthesizers of Genís Segarra still mark SINGLE as a group with tremendous personality and overwhelming creativity. For the release of said album, which reinforced their legions of fans and the admiration of critics, the did a series of concerts in minimalist format, in harmony with the base on which they built the album, and which have ultimately given way to what is the third album from the group from San Sebastian, “Anexo”. Ibon and Teresa themselves explain it like this:

“In this past year we have played a lot of SINGLE concerts playing the songs from our repertoire with just vocals and an electric guitar.

As we continued playing these songs, we saw how they were getting farther and farther away from the versions we had recorded for the album, and were becoming something quite distinct.

So we decided to record the songs in the right conditions to leave a record of our concerts February 2011 (the date of our first “acoustic” show in the Cerralbo Museum in Madrid) and February 2012 (the date of our [ Read more ]

The summer festival season is almost upon us and we’re closing out the spring with one last party before summer vacations. It has been a year of huge concerts for Elefant Club, with the series at Sala Siroco, and we wanted to finish things up with a bang, this coming July 7th. To begin with, the performances will be run, on the one hand, by Laetitia Sadier, the singer of STEREOLAB and MONADE, who, after her marvelous and highly-regarded solo debut, has a new album, “Silencio”, which will be released at the end of July and will have its opening concert in our Club. On this new album she has worked once again with Tim Gane, her inseparable and fundamental partner from their seminal band. On the other hand, SINGLE will also be debuting a new release – the album “Anexo”. It will be an exclusive, limited edition that shows Ibon and Teresa doing precisely very special and intimate versions of their songs. This is a double-headliner that we are tremendously proud of. After the concerts, Laetitia Sadier will handle the DJ session, and she’ll be spinning and showing us her good taste and her elegance when it comes to choosing pop melodies. And to really top things off, another appealing DJ, Luis Elefant, will fill us up with another one of his delicious sessions.

There’s something else to add to such a special night, considering that we’re going to make the most of the moment and celebrate this year’s Operaci&oa [ Read more ]

Tuesday, 21 february 2012 

Single: Ciclo Martes MúsicaTime: 20:30Centro Cultural Provincial (CCP) Ollerías, 34. Málaga Málaga 

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Wednesday, 22 febrero 2012

SingleTime: 21:00Sala Cero TeatroC/ Sol, 5 (Santa Catalina)(Sevilla)TICKETS: Advance: 10 € / Place: 14 €

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Saturday, 25 february 2012

SingleTime: 19:30Teatre Xesc Forteza Nova Plaça Prevere Miquel Maura a Sa Calatrava, 1 Palma de Mallorca TICKETS:Advance: 10 €/ Place: 12 €GeneralTickets

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As many of you already know, the first Saturday of every month is the day we celebrate Elefant Club in Madrid’s legendary bar, Siroco, located on 3 San Dimas Street. Siroco has been totally remodelled, to better suit their fantastic concerts and unforgettable DJ sessions, which are becoming more and more popular. Groups like THE SCHOOL, BAND À PART, FITNESS FOREVER, PAPA TOPO, LOS BONSÁIS, SINGLE, CORAZÓN, GUATAFÁN, CAPITÁN SUNRISE and DJs like Guille Milkyway, Pepito Prieto, Bob Stanley, and our very own Luis Elefant have already made stops on Siroco’s stage, making every single person in the audience twist and shout, in events that are already basically obligatory for anyone who loves the best pop. Nights like these get written indelibly in one’s memory.

We now have new, confirmed dates for the upcoming months. To start, on March 3rd we have the “Mad Madrid 5×25” party, where 5 groups from the capital city will play for 25 minutes each, with a range of groups from established ones that have already put out albums, like BLA, to Belén and Luis from L-KAN’s parallel project, to others that will soon form part of our “New Adventures in Pop” collection – as is the case with TEACHER TEACHER (a super new band formed by María (CHARADES), Cristina (WILD HONEY) y Guille (WILD HONEY, THE MITTENS) – and including some who already form a part of that collectio [ Read more ]

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Song: Los Chicos Hoy Saltarán A La Pista (LA CASA AZUL)

It took many months of work but we can finally announce, with much joy and satisfaction, the release of “L-FUN 45 (Summer of love)”, the first independent musical videogame for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, a fun application that will get all of the label’s fans excited. The videogame is full of the Elefant universe and our groups. It was created and developed by Dolores Entertainment, a young and promising company that develops mobile phone applications and videogames, and that shares Elefant’s spirit of independent work and passion for music. Dolores Entertainment, who recently celebrated their first anniversary as a company, started their voyage with more classic-styled games with a more direct dynamic, like “Vectron” or “Spanish Chiringuito”. Now, they are official providers for TV3 and they are working on some different, very interesting projects that we’ll be hearing about soon, but L-FUN 45 is their most ambitious project so far.

L-FUN 45 is an interactive musical, a game where the music isn’t just an excuse to smash buttons, but instead it tells us a love story. The love story begins with a break-up, and includes friendship and summertime adventures. The game, which we are launching today, is the first part of a four-part series, since there were so many ideas at the beginning of the project, plus all of the [ Read more ]

Miguel Gutiérrez and Carlos Díez Díez are in charge of directing and producing SINGLE’s new video, putting images to Ibon and Teresa’s cover of the Lucía Bosé and Gregorio Paniagua song they recorded for their single “Noi Pomodori”. This is the third video that Miguel Gutiérrez and Carlos Díez Díez direct for SINGLE; they had previously produced the videos for ”Posponías” and “Fotos”, which come from the duo from San Sebiastian’s second album “Monólogo Interior”, already a classic.

This coming November 5th they will present the single “Noi Pomodori” in Madrid.

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