With Pieces of Eight, Carl continues to walk a line giving into his passions of heart felt pop and driven rock, depending on which of the voices in his head drive him on any particular day. As previously stated he's living in the U.S. with the Union Jack wrapped firmly around his heart. Carl gives his songs a Brit Rock feel, while still at the helm of production. He is showing his skills on guitars, bass, keys, drums and vocals while keeping his hands firmly planted on the recording board, yes it is a world of one, and from what we are told, that's just the way Carl likes it. Music about Dreams & Nightmares, Carl Elizondo delves into the minds of Lennon, McCartney & The Gallagher brothers. Psychedelic with a hint of India influences brings forth fresh ideas based on a familiar sound.
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Singer/Songwriter Carl Elizondo brings experience to his craft. Indulging in writing, playing, producing & recording, all created by Carl at his Soundesign Studio located in Sparks, near Reno Nevada. Carl has many influences some being of course The Beatles,Oasis, Kasabian, India Influences mixed with the 60's psychedelia and world music percussion.
Along with playing drums, guitar, keys, bass & vocals Carl is a B&W photographer & oil on canvas artist, and maybe a bit psychotic?..... Perhaps. a true Warrior Poet !
Carl Elizondo marches to the sound of a different drummer......... Himself!
by Bobby Collini
He was at it again.... wrestling with the voices in his head!
When not opening his big mouth, or feeling that everyone is out to get him, Carl Elizondo was tucked away in his studio writing, rewriting and arguing with himself trying to get the sound just right for his just released "Pieces Of Eight". "Its true! I feel as if I'm mad, writing and second guessing myself, looking for the right sound, whatever or where ever that may be, a mirror perhaps?" I asked why the title "Pieces of Eight"? Carl explains, "The whole is worth more than the sum of its parts, just like the Spanish coins of old, at least to me it does"
Carl has been concocting his brand of rock for the past seven years. As a solo artist, he finds many twists & turns in his labyrinth of ideas. In 2006 he released "The Crystal & The Cross", 2008 saw the sophomore release "The Tomes Of Lore" and April of 2010 delivered "Pieces Of Eight", another collection of Brit-pop styled songs with a different flair "I study the Stones, Beatles, Oasis, T-Rex, trying to ride a fine line between British pop & my idea of rock. In my head it works, but I have yet to find an audience that can either appreciate or understands what I'm trying to do."
Carl is still at the helm of his ship, writing each song playing guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, vocals, recording, engineering, mixing & producing each endeavor. One hell of a task for this helmsman who calls himself "a drummer by trade", I queried as to why the drums aren't at the forefront of each song? "I used to overplay, I'd fill each hole in a song as if it were a dam and I was a plasterer. In time I was taught, that less is more, so I just play the drums as a time piece and try to showcase the song itself. Music is my life's blood, and my reason for being, I hope to make music for many years to come, now if I could get others to understand that, I'd be a happy man"
Carl says he is at work on his fourth release titled,
By UIMC
Further exploring his dreams and nightmares, Carl Elizondo takes on
new challenges with The Tomes Of Lore, the sophomore effort from this exciting songwriter.
Bobby Collini, an independent music reviewer raves "Carl turns in a solid performance, there's growth since his debut album The Crystal & The Cross, and the writing is exceptional!" This album still has traces of Lennon, McCartney, and theGallagher Brothers
with the Carl's spin on it. The 15 track collection has experiences that range from the sublime to the out & out rockers that tell stories of the hard life as in " The Dole Queue". Written are past articles of Carl living in a music studio on the dirty streets of Hollywood Ca., a building without a roof, and "if your feet slipped off of the dirty sofa at night, rats would nibble on me toes!"
The Crash Landing songwriter bares his soul and invites you to take a glimpse into his mind, and share some of the thoughts that play random parts in his musical profile.
Included on The Tomes Of Lore are four little snippets that really come from left field, beautiful in their simplicity, they need to be heard to be understood, along with the upcoming singles, English Rain, I Don't Know and The Dole Queue.
This relatively unknown Brit pop rocker has a very bright future which contrasts with his deep dark past........The Tomes Of Lore- Carl Elizondo -UIMC - Universal Independent Music Coalition
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1st October 2011 Still working on the new album no new news? sorry!\ 6th April, 2011 yes of course another three months ave gone by since me last post. writing & recording for the next CD "By Her Majesty's Request...We Present "The Royal Union Of Archetects".of course I find meself in the studio alone again but I guess thats what I want. I ave many tunes demo'd & just ave to record them. partially done with a little ditty that has a 60's feel, I think its fab! ta ta for now....Carl be sure to check out http://mebloodymind.carlelizondo.com/ 20 january, 2011 Aye up, I've been busy recording me newest album racking me brain for ideas, hopefully it will come around, if you want, you can follow me at http://mebloodymind.carlelizondo.com/23,March 2010Hello, Long time no see... I've finished "Pieces Of Eight" and am mega proud of it, I think its Ace! some o me best work, but what do I know? Its being played at http://www.jango.com/music/Carl+Elizondo \
daily and I have had a lot of response to it. Thank you to everyone who have tuned in and those of you that have bought the cd, I appreciate it and will drink an Ale in your honour. Check out my Twitter & Myspace, write me on my feedback page here at Carlelizondo.com, Cheers to all, Carl Well The new album is finished wow, this was harder than the first album The Crystal & The Cross, I am trying new things and tricks, but getting from idea to reality is the hard part. Being the only one in the studio is also hard, not having anyone I trust musically to bounce ideas off of. Some songs were started in 2002 and some were written for this album, ideas or real past experiences, I try to keep them bottled up until I can get them on to tape! I actually have ten songs for the next album tentatively titled "Pieces Of Eight" So thats where I am at. Please email me back on the last page here at my site, and let me know your thoughts about my music, the cd's or just to tell me to Piss Off! Cheers, Carl Ok Ok I have heard from several of you that I don't update my site very often, I forget, I am an arse... and I am sorry. actually I have been working on my next album The Tomes Of Lore and having problems with the songs that fight with the lyrics.. Its hard being the musician, Produce and engineer all at the same time. I think if I collaborated with someone else, would make things better but the idea of sharing my songs with some bloke, well that just wont do.
The winter is coming and I love the cold weather, it makes for good writing material. sometimes I get great ideas at 7 in the morning but by the time I get down to the studio.... well you know how that goes. in the evening after some studio time I like to watch the tele or go on E-bay to search for some random Beatles album that I must have. I am listening to Muse and Placebo right now... now thats stellar song writing! well thats it for now. be kind! Cheers I have just sneaked another song titled"Down"... "The Tomes Of Lore" is the title for Carls next album tentatively slated for a December '07 release! English Rain, the first single from the album has been leaked on his Myspace Page... Please check it out... My album is now onPandoraInternet Radio! check out Pandora it is awesome... Check out the Blog on page 5, New info always added!Thanks to Jeff Barsky, & Tim Doolin for purchasingThe Crystal & The Cross! Two new songs for the next album: "I Don't Know" & "English Rain"-I will sneak preview them soon I am taking suggestions to name my next album...email me! Dont forget to visit:MySpace:http://www.myspace.com/carlelizondo
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