Elko B. - I Bambini Di Basilisco (2017)

Charmingly frivolous Belgian soundtrack for contemporary dance and children’s theatre. File beside your copies of Alain Pierre’s jan Zonder Vrees OST, and Graeme Miller & Steve Shill’s score for The Moomins

“Considering Elko Blijweert's been active in the Belgian music scene for about fifteen years now, it comes as quite a surprise that "I Bambini Di Basilisco"is only his first ever solo album. Known mainly for his virtuoso yet ever idiosyncratic guitar playing, Elko B. treats the listener to much more than just that. With the exception of the heavily guitar-driven western pastiche "Cochon Torrero", the emphasis here lies on dark Carpenteresque synthesizer sounds as well as jolly child-friendly melodies.

The twelve pleasantly concise songs, mainly based on compositions Blijweert made as soundtrack material for contemporary dance theatre and children's puppet theatre, beautifully blend together into a whole as the listener is presented with a unique glimpse inside the wide-ranging imagery that is Elko B.'s ever-expanding musical world.”

Tracklist:

01. Elko B. - Une Fille Dansante
02. Elko B. - Krokodil
03. Elko B. - Afrikakat
04. Elko B. - Crawling Night Bears
05. Elko B. - Aurelia
06. Elko B. - Save The Knight
07. Elko B. - Chyena
08. Elko B. - Une Fille A La Plage
09. Elko B. - Nachtelijke Verwelkoming
10. Elko B. - Cochon Torrero
11. Elko B. - Karabair
12. Elko B. - Basilisco