elska is the narrator of cinematic lullabies and the creation of Composer Laura Boland. She represents love, imagination, resilience & awareness.
My vignettes are comprised of moments and memories that explore the human condition and our spiritual migrations in the context of our ever-changing environment.
Thank you for being here.
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this and listen. I am happy to present leden to you: a twenty-four minute introspective excavation that materialized during the wintry months of 2019-2020. leden translates to January in Czechoslovakian.
released January 29, 2021
Composed and arranged by Laura Boland
Recorded at the Park Church Co-Op Cathedral in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and in Bushwick, Brooklyn by Ted Young.
Piano, Harpsichord, Vocals, Organ, Organelle and Soundscapes by Laura Boland (Brooklyn, NY)
Transcriptions by Karan Lee (Long Island City, NY)
Cello performance by Eleanor Norton (Brooklyn, NY)
Guitar tracks written and performed by Matthew Vannelli (Minneapolis, MN)
Tracking and Mixing by Ted Young (Brooklyn, NY & Philadelphia, PA)
Mastering by Jessica Thompson (San Francisco, CA)
Produced by Laura Boland and Ted Young
Cover Design and Photography by Laura Boland
