Eli Chen, by Whettman Chelmets

Eli Chen

by Whettman Chelmets

supported by

Steve Hadfield Big dynamic drones with all manner of sonic chaos dancing around them in the background Favorite track: Slowly Opens His Eyes to See the World Replaced by Cosmic Ancient Script.

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$4 USD or more
Full Digital Discography

21

releases

Get all 21 Whettman Chelmets releases available on Bandcamp and save 75%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Koppen, Ode to Roy, Brunch, Joan, For..., Eli Chen, The Poor. The Reign., Theme∞Variations with qualchan., and 13 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

$14.25 USD or more (75% OFF)

1.	Eli Chen Lies Unconscious as the Rain Beats Against His Forehead 02:47	buy track
2.	Slowly Opens His Eyes to See the World Replaced by Cosmic Ancient Script 10:09	buy track
3.	Speaking to the Archons 12:18	buy track
4.	Voices Speak Back in Crushing Waves 06:38	buy track
5.	Eli Chen Responds in Anger and Defense 08:01	buy track
6.	Eli Chen is Judged 03:01	buy track
7.	Breaking through the Pleroma 01:30	buy track

about

****NOTE: DIGITAL ONLY HERE. FOR CD's VISIT COLLAPSED STRUCTURES:

collapsedstructures.com

With Eli Chen, Whettman Chelmets returns to the themes of last year's 1000 Faces EP through the concept of Jungian archetypes. Whereas before the themes were general, carried through the idea of the Hero with a 1000 Faces, here we find a solitary individual brought through a specific mythological gnostic travel through the archons and spaces above to bring themselves (and us) through the fullness of it all.

Primarily recorded on May 27, 2020, the album is primarily based on one spontaneous act of creation. Tracks were set up for field recordings, guitars, strings, and loops, but nothing beyond basic keys were conceived before hitting the record button. What you hear is the best example of the artist live, where notes are fed and built and looped and destroyed only to be rebuilt again. Some of the loudest and heavy and most beautiful post-rock influence can be heard here alongside his characteristic drone and ambient work. Eli Chen plays out through builds and crescendos and sheets of sound before collapsing into a solitary sound and fading away.

credits

released January 8, 2021

Whettman Chelmets - snores, guitars, strings, field recordings, drones, crashes, clanks.

Recorded in one take on May 27, 2020 in-between his daughter napping. Originally part of the Harmony Index Livestream Concert of June 13, 2020.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMDnG-n4Y7M

Additional drones and clicky sounds added August, 2020.

Mixed and Mastered by Whettman Chelmets in his living room, August, 2020.

license

some rights reserved

about

Whettman Chelmets Tulsa, Oklahoma

ambient drone shoegazey composed. Confrontational, uplifting, and silly.

Recommendations

discography

Koppen

Dec 2023
Ode to Roy

Jan 2023
Brunch

May 2022
Joan

Feb 2022

more releases...

contact / help

Contact Whettman Chelmets

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

Whettman Chelmets recommends:

Dinner Music for Weirdos
by Mayor of Donutville

Best sci-fi, modern take on Space Age Bachelor Pad Music you're likely to hear. Arrangements are tight and inspiring. Whettman Chelmets
go to album
Peeling Strawberries
by Trixie Delight

Wonderful cover of Brian Eno's "By This River" here. Other good songs as well Whettman Chelmets
go to album

If you like Whettman Chelmets, you may also like:

Everywhere at the end of time
by The Caretaker

supported by 16 fans who also own “Eli Chen”

Actually astounding and emotionally moving, creating a community that I have been proudly a part of for 2 years OrsonXD
go to album
Chill Noise
by Phirnis

supported by 13 fans who also own “Eli Chen”

This album is a wonderful study of industrial ambience - combining harsh tones with gentle atmospherics for a dense and intriguing journey. Ohsaurus (Webelotrax)
go to album
Mementos
by Gísli Gunnarsson

Ten gorgeous compositions from Iceland’s Gísli Gunnarsson that ride the line between ambient & modern classical. Breathtaking. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 25, 2023
go to album
In The Dust Of Idols
by SPECIMENS

Swirling, lightly experimental ambient full of expansive instrumental choices and dynamic sonic dimension. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 6, 2018
go to album