Hi friends,
I will be performing a solo acoustic set in the Golden Mile Music Series on Aug. 26. Bring a picnic blanket!
I will be performing at 2:15pm on The Garden Stage, which is located at the 14th Ave East Meadow in Golden Gate Park.
The show is free and open to all ages.
-Elliot
Hi Friends,
I am working hard on recording a new album. If you would like to help me cover my recording costs with a financial contribution, you can make a one-time contribution at gofundme.com/f/help-elliot-racine-record-his-new-album or an ongoing contribution towards my new album and beyond at patreon.com/elliotracine. Of course, not all of the contributions that I am in need of are financial. If you would like to make a non-financial contribution, I've written down some ideas for how you can do that at elliotracine.com/non-financial-for-new-album.
One of the first things that you will notice about the album will be the instrumentation. I will reveal what the instrumentation will be when I get closer to releasing the album, but for now, I can tell you that I, at least, have never heard of any albums that have the same instrumentation that I will use on this one. I do have a title for the album at this point, but as with the instrumentation, I will reveal it when I get closer to releasing the album.
A lot of the material on this album will draw heavily from the influence of a lot of the folkloric and traditional music from around the world—the music of our ancestors. All of my music does, but that side of it will come through very clearly in the composition, tonalities, and rhythms on this album. One of the things that I strive for as a creator and performer of music is a sense of timelessness. I strive to make music that feels like it could be 1,000 years old and five minutes old at the same time. I strive to make music that feels both ancient and fresh. This album will be keeping with that tradition of mine.
Recording this album is something that I cannot do all by myself. I will need help with a great many things. Some of that help will be financial in nature, some of it will not. Thank you for your financial and/or non-financial help in recording my new album.
-Elliot
As you know, I am working hard on recording a new album, but I have an exciting piece of news about my last album, Curiosity. My friend Naomi Stine has written a review of Curiosity in the 13th issue of her zine, Rite or Riot?! In her review, Naomi describes songs on Curiosity as being "Trippy", "FUN-ky", and "soo San Francisco." I'll take it! Read the review at elliotracine.com/press-reviews.
-Elliot
My friend Naomi Stine has interviewed me in the 8th issue of her zine, Rite or Riot? Naomi asked me a bunch of great questions about things like how the pandemic has affected my music, being a bass player, and themes in my concert poster art. I tried my best to give her a bunch of great answers. Read the interview at elliotracine.com/press-reviews.
-Elliot
Hi friends,
I would like to say some words about my use of social media as a tool for sharing my music with you.
Before I get too deep into it, I want to make it absolutely clear that I am NOT trying to tell anybody to not use social media. As of the typing of this message, social media is one of the most useful tools that I have for sharing my music with you and the world, so please keep your social media profiles, and please “like”, follow, and subscribe to mine.
What I’m here to say is that I have seen a lot of great things happen on and because of social media, and I have also seen a lot of horrible things happen on and because of social media. My takeaway is that social media is too big and too complicated to be just good or bad, and that because of its massiveness and complexity, it can be very dangerous when it is not used with thought and precaution.
It is important to me that you know that as I use social media to share my music with you and the world, I am constantly asking questions about it and the ways in which I use it. Questions, for example, like, how much time do I spend on social media and why do I spend the time on it that I do? What are the differences that I see between online and offline? How I will react when I see something on or relating to social media that I know isn’t right? How do the platforms that I use make their money? Why do I see what I see on them? What roll do I play in all of it?
It is also important to me that you know that I do not use social media to define myself. I do not use social media to express myself. I do not use social media to get the world to notice me. I do all of that through my music.
So yes, please, “like”, follow, and subscribe to me on social media, and as you use social media to connect with my music, please do so in ways that are safe for yourself and for others.
Thank you for taking the time to read or listen to this message, and as always, thank you for all of your support.
-Elliot
