About
+ Essonite is a live, electronic ensemble from Philadelphia, PA. Essonite is the brain child of Martin Esser and Will Loftus, who met while attending Temple University for undergrad. Similar interests in audio technology and music composition found them creating music in abnormal jam styled sessions. In 2016 they officially branded as Essonite, working to format live instrumentation, into electronic domains. Working with various drummers & percussionists since the projects conception, Essonite brought Marquis Deleon onto the kit in 2018. The live experience maintains its organic improvisational qualities by avoiding full backing tracks, or prerecorded instrumentation. Essonite is an ever-growing project, periodically the group brings other musicians on for more complex electronic jam abilities, specifically in a live setting. The live show is an impressive block of emotional display; each track or jam is a re-exploration of a studio release, in a `live remix` fashion, allowing for completely different takes and melodic structures that can be found nowhere else but the stage. Behind the scenes Essonite works with a wide range of session musicians, other artists, engineers, producers, and friends to record analog based instruments for later construction of studio releases.
press
"While Essonite is still very deeply seated in the underground, the trio is headlining a sundry of shows after taking years to develop their sound. A deep cut with a sound that exudes undeniable nuance earnestly aims to occupy a current gaping void in the electronic space.”
-Dancing Astronaut: Top 5 Under 15k
"They specialize in taking samples from decades of vintage films and records and intermingling them with live instrumentals, hip-hop beats, and modular synthesizers to create tracks that straddle the line between electro-funk, smooth soul, and downbeat electronic music. Regardless of what genre the group falls into or who they are compared to, it’s clear that they are comfortable pushing the envelope of experimentalism in the best way possible.”
-Raver Rafting
"There is simply so much emotion that comes from the ambiance and arrangement of each track, with narratives ranging from uplifting, to the darkest places. For some darkness, listen to Todo Triste (Sin Ti). You can tell these guys are as serious about music as it gets, just by hearing the weight of each song."
-rBeatz
"Combining hip hop, electronic beats, and the consistent groove of a live band, the two have bridged the gap to create a project similar in sound to acts like Break Science and Marvel Years...We see a truly bright future for these young phenoms, as their musical talent and creativity shine through their sound in a way that many up and coming acts have not found yet."
-The Musies
"What we've drawn from the conversations we've had with them, is that these guys are about as serious about the music they are making as serious can get. They stressed to us the overarching importance of keeping intact the passion and love for their art that inspired them to begin experimenting with sound in the first place.”
-EDM Sauce
"Coasting on an intricate layering of sonic samples and textures, the track balances the ease of multifaceted movement with a warped appeal of immediate intensity.”
-The Deli Magazine
"Everything from the production work, to Skyblew's flow is simply flawless. This is a definite shortcut to happiness.”
-Stereofox
