artist Eleazar VS John

Pits in the Sandblaster

A quirky combination of folk & electronica with special attention to detail.  Eleazar VS John's debut disc Pits In The Sandblaster jumps around from genre to genre.  The album kicks off with the minimal lounge tune Of Age which has unique glitched up vocals throughout, definitely a new sound.  Movements is a more challenging piece in which Eleazar weaves John's vocals in and out of an erie spaced out composition but if you stick around for the end you're treated to a warm serene finish.  Definitely worth the investment.

Chamomile is the finisher on the disc, a classic poppy folk tune with swelling ghost like synths throughout.  It finishes with a melodic instrumental sendoff which brings the album to a gentle finish.

From the high energy indie rock anthem Sport or the dark subdued Anthem Of A Thoughtful Son to the meloncoly How It Could Have Been or super detailed OX & So Forth, Pits in the Sandblaster will take you somewhere new.

The Artist

Eleazar VS John the Edmonton based recording project of Greg Goa (Eleazar) and Adam Palmer (John). Eleazar produces, engineers and provides instrumentation while John writes the lyrics and sings. Lane Arndt contributes guitar work for several songs in the project.

EVSJ's debut CD Pits in the Sandblaster was released on Eleazar Records in May 2009. The release did well on college and community radio stations across Canada peaking at number 5 on the Earshot! nationwide electronic chart & number 7 on Chart Attack's national electronic chart, the album reached number 46 overall on Earshot's national chart.  Adam's Solo debut titled Adam Palmer - Lights was released in May of 2010.

EVSJ's second disc Bedside Flax is expected to be released sometime in the first half of 2011.