ell!psis

It’s no surprise how ell!psis has been blessing the underground with fun and intricate pieces of art. Each containing special characteristics and auras while still honoring his signature taste. Collaborating with forward thinking musicians such as Mohawk Johnson, TYGKO and more has helped bring brand new knowledge to his work flow to evolve even further. It’s clear he ain’t stopping…

Deep within the spirit of Chicago, an artist such as ell!psis is no stranger when it comes to complete mania. This high skilled musician has been working hard throughout the underground. Blessing and impressing many with his stone-cold flows and rhythmic characteristics. His highly versatile skills with frequencies are nothing but impressive and jaw-dropping. From groovy trap heaters to some…

For over a decade now, SoundCloud has given a welcome home to the finest in the underground trap scene, even going so far as to have many fans label the best and brightest genre curators as peddlers of tell-tale “SoundCloud trap.” To this day, the trap community stays ever-growing and ever-prospering, with one of the earliest champions of the platform…

It’s Black history month, and we must say, African Americans are depressingly underrepresented in our society as a whole, and even more so specifically in our music communities. With the very foundation of electronic music stemming from black culture, it’s pure insanity that they receive so little recognition for literally laying the groundwork for everything we know and hold dear…

Grappling toe-to-toe with a new year and fresh decade ahead of him, Chicago-based ell!psis makes his entrance into 2020 with the release of standalone single ‘fifty below’. While previous releases, such as ‘Toucans’ from the Forêt Compilation or ‘OFF GUARD’ with BIG RED, have depicted an overarching creative dexterity and an ability to work cohesively within a variety of stylistic…

Birthed from an initiative for charitability through music, the Forêt Compilation courtesy of Chicago-based collective Reset Presents stands tribute to the ability that music has to shape and guide our individual intentions in congruence to collective societal goals. Stemming from the recent disasters that deeply inflicted the prosperity of the Amazon Rainforest, Forêt is aimed to unify an abundance of…

With the midwest music culture being exceptionally saturated with up-and-coming talent, Chicagoans Brian Menachof and Jake Doan, or Big Red and Ell!psis respectively, aim to set themselves apart. Menachof has already had immensely successful releases on Below the Surface, Spicybois, and Wormhole Music Group to name a few. Most recently he also had his track ‘Royale With Cheese,’ which was…

One of the latest additions to Chicago’s budding underground trap scene, Jake Doan, more affectionately known by his sonic persona ell!psis, has depicted the virtue of his determination through a shocking progression in sound over the past two years. While the earliest releases from ell!psis demonstrate a solid foundation in production, more recent releases such as ‘stasis’ illustrate massive improvements…