ACCLAIMED SAN FRANCISCO DUO TOUR COUNTRY IN SUPPORT OF DEBUT RELEASE ON SOUNDS ARE ACTIVE

SAN FRANCISCO- With the release of their self-titled debut album in May, ellul have begun to establish themselves and are starting to see their hard work pay off. Recent reviews have seen the album receive a 9 out of 10 from Foxy Digitalis with West Coast Performer Magazine calling the album "stunning." Others are taking notice as well; documentary filmmaker James Spooner invited the group to perform at the 3rd annual Afro-Punk Music Festival and Sounds Familyre duo Ben + Vesper have scheduled back to back performances in New York with the group in July.

"The last few months have been amazing." says vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Joel St. Julien, one half of the duo with vocalist/keyboardist, Joel Brown-Tarman. "We've sold and mailed out hundreds of copies of the album and played great shows on both coasts. Now we're looking forward to filling in the gaps."

The band's bizarre mixture of deeply processed electronics and spare folk/rock inventiveness has resulted in invitations to perform at music festivals across the country (from San Francisco's Mission Creek and Brooklyn's Afro-Punk) and has prompted the scheduling of a summer tour of the US. In addition to performances with Ben + Vesper ellul will perform alongside Benni Himm Himm (Iceland) and the::armor::class.

Despite the conspicuous absence of well-fed publicists and perfect storms of well calculated hype, ellul is doing thing the right way: Souly, Slowly, Soley.

ELLUL 2007 SUMMER TOUR DATES
Jul 14 Towne Lounge Portland, Oregon %
Jul 15 Cafe Venus Seattle, Washington
Jul 19 South Union Arts Chicago, Illinois $
Jul 20 Melody Inn Tavern Indianapolis, Indiana
Jul 21 SoLo Rochester, New York
Jul 22 Radio Bean Burlington, Vermont
Jul 23 The Abbey Somerville, Massachusetts
Jul 25 Goodbye Blue Monday Brooklyn, New York ^
Jul 26 Lit Lounge New York, New York ^
Jul 27 Circle of Hope Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 28 Emmaus Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Aug 2 KRFC Live at Lunch Fort Collins, Colorado
Aug 2 Lions Lair Denver, Colorado
Aug 3 Coal Creek Coffee Laramie, Wyoming

% with Benni Himm Himm
$ with the::armor::class
^ with Ben and Vesper

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR ELLUL'S DEBUT, SELF-TITLED ALBUM
"There is a beautiful balance of acoustic and electronic sounds throughout… one song carries flawlessly to the next… Skipping anything would just be missing out on a strong piece of the album. 9 out of 10"- Foxy Digitalis

"This is the sound of clouds not burning off. The sound of sleep seeds building up in the corners of your eyes… of minor paranoia and doubt. Sounds great…" –Music-for-Robots

"Ellul manages to skirt the line between experimental and minimalist pop, mastering the ability to dip into both sides while maintaining the breathy subtlety that is the band's signature." -West Coast Performer

"…an enjoyable if not totally surprising debut… the continuum can be more accurately labeled as the kind of not-unknown but not-top 40 version of rock and roll moodiness of bands like the Flaming Lips as well, fitting in a niche while not being entirely part of it."- Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

"The band's self-titled debut was recorded along the California coast in places as diverse as churches, industrial warehouses, and living rooms–which isn't too surprising given the the guys' lust for indie guitarscapes." - XLR8R Editors


WEBSITES
Official site: www.soundsareactive.com
Band site: www.myspace.com/ellulband