Atlas by Elias - My New Album

22 Nov 2022

Music

And now, for another thing completely different.

I’m so thrilled to be able to introduce the difficult second album, the follow up to 1977, my new album entitled Atlas.

From the press release:

The titan from Greek mythology was condemned to support the heavens for all eternity, and so too is the vertebra that sits atop the spinal column: condemned to support the skull and brain for our own, personal eternity. The brain is the most complex object humanity has encountered in the entire universe; its innermost workings as yet unknown. And so, when it turns against us, the brain can be a formidable adversary.

“The events of the last few years have compounded the struggle for those of us who battle anxiety and depression. This music explores those topics, and serves as a catharsis for grappling with the machinations of a rewired brain.”

On this instrumental release, our protagonist, Carl Elias Belle, is joined by an array of guests, including internationally acclaimed artists Dewa Budjana and Derek Sherinian.

“Collaborating with so much incredible talent has been a very humbling and amazing experience. I’m so thankful all the contributions; these artists have all added a dimension I could never have achieved by myself.”

On this album I changed everything: my DAW, software, plugins, effects processing equipment, and instruments. In addition to this, I collaborated with 10 talented artists.

Track Listing

01 BLIND MARY Alex Machacek, Joshua Meader

02 DRONGO Michael Kennett, Dylan Reavey

03 ATLAS Dewa Budjana, David Soong, Connor Kaminski

04 BLETCHLEY PARK Wes Thrailkill

05 THIS ANXIETY Derek Sherinian

06 AN APOLOGY TO ALL MY TEACHERS

07 BOB DUDEFACE Michael Kennett, Amadeo Corbalán

Running time: 52:20

Gear Listing

The following is what I used exclusively on this release:

DAW Steinberg Media Cubase 12 + Focusrite Clarett 8Pre

KEYS Arturia Keylab 61 MK2

GUITARS Abasi Concepts Larada Legion, Faith Naked Venus

BASS Kiesel Zeus ZBM5

EFFECTS Neural DSP Quad Cortex

PLUGINS FabFilter Pro-C2 + Pro-Q3, Arturia Analog Lab + V Collection 8/9 + Comp Fet 76, Liquid Sonics Seventh Heaven Pro, Lexicon MPX Native, SoundToys EchoBoy

MASTERING IK Multimedia T-Racks 5

I also created a short film in Unreal Engine 4 to introduce the album:

Bandcamp - https://eliasmusic.bandcamp.com/album/atlas

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/3PwYwdkWvweOx6wSU0OWdy